# Solo sushi lunch: Kumano Sushi's 12-piece special set in Busanjin - By Mijin (https://superchart.com/en/@busan-evening-ledger/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Busanjin, Busan - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@busan-evening-ledger/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@busan-evening-ledger/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/index.md) ## In short Kumano Sushi is a sushi restaurant in Busanjin, Busan (Seojeon-ro 46beon-gil), built mostly around two-seat tables. Dining solo, the writer ordered the Kumano Special Sushi 12 pieces (₩25,000) with house-made jang-guk (savory broth), noting the white fish like flounder, sea bream, and yellowtail amberjack were sliced thin while tuna and salmon were cut thick — a sign of solid technique. With handmade soy sauce and shrimp nigiri topped with monkfish liver, it was a fully satisfying solo meal. ## Good to know - **Address**: 31 Seojeon-ro 46beon-gil, 1st floor, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea - **Hours**: Wed–Sat 12:00–17:00 (last order 16:00) - **Closed**: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - **Ordered**: Kumano Special Sushi 12 pieces — ₩25,000 - **Seating**: Mostly two-seat tables - **Parking**: No private lot; street public parking behind Gyeongnam Technical High School, ₩300 per 10 minutes *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* ![Signature photo of Kumano Sushi's sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-01-et0gu-1200.webp) So I had a gold filling on my upper right molar from elementary school, right? A gap must've formed there because a cavity showed up ㅜㅜ I ended up going back and forth to Seomyeon for the treatment, and it's finally done ＼(^o^)／ To celebrate finishing the last treatment I wanted something fancy, so I went for sushi haha. This is Kumano Sushi, a great-quality sushi spot in Seomyeon, Busan~ ![Exterior of Kumano Sushi in Seomyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-02-10qbg-900.webp) ![Kumano Sushi entrance and signage](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-03-1d1dn-900.webp) ## Kumano Sushi's location, hours, and parking - Location: 31 Seojeon-ro 46beon-gil, 1st floor, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea - Hours: Wed–Sat 12:00–17:00 (last order 16:00) - Closed: every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - No parking lot — you can park at the street public lot behind Gyeongnam Technical High School, ₩300 per 10 minutes~ ![Two-seat tables inside Kumano Sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-04-1v9na-900.webp) ## Inside, it's mostly two-seat tables Here's the interior of Kumano Sushi, the great-quality sushi spot in Seomyeon, Busan. It's mostly two-seat tables, so it'd be a good spot for couples or friends~ ![Overview of the tables inside Kumano Sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-05-1s3id-900.webp) Sushi itself is a food you can eat cleanly, and the quality here is good, so I'd recommend it as a date spot in Seomyeon too, haha. ![Kumano Sushi's menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-06-1oskj-900.webp) ## The menu and my order — the Kumano Special Sushi 12 pieces Here's the menu at Kumano Sushi, the sushi place in Seomyeon, Busan. I went alone, so I ordered the Kumano Special Sushi 12 pieces >_< ![Soy sauce, pickled ginger, and pickled radish on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-07-beval-900.webp) Soy sauce is set out on every table, and pickled radish, pickled ginger, and water are brought over once you order. I don't eat pickled radish, so I only took the pickled ginger. ![A bowl of house-made jang-guk broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-08-1wb47-900.webp) ### House-made jang-guk (savory broth) This is the house-made jang-guk at Kumano Sushi in Seomyeon, Busan. It wasn't just the sushi — the broth was great quality too. They seemed to make their own stock separately for it, and the deep, savory flavor with a hint of spice was excellent haha. ![The Kumano Special Sushi 12-piece platter](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-09-1pkok-899.webp) ## The ₩25,000 special sushi set, explained piece by piece by the owner Here's the Kumano Special Sushi I ordered~ It cost ₩25,000. When the owner brought the food out, he explained each piece of sushi one by one. I really liked that part~ ![Flounder, sea bream, and yellowtail amberjack white fish nigiri](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-10-112bo-900.webp) Kumano Sushi also has plenty of the white fish I love, which made me happy >_< From left: flounder, sea bream, and yellowtail amberjack haha. ![Close-up of white fish nigiri](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-11-1yz0u-900.webp) ![Nigiri topped with pickled ginger dipped in handmade soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-12-11om5-900.webp) ### Handmade soy sauce I'd picked up somewhere that dabbing pickled ginger in soy sauce and brushing it on the sushi tastes great, so I did that ㅋㅅㅋ At Kumano Sushi in Seomyeon, Busan, they make their soy sauce by hand. Maybe that's why it wasn't too salty and had great umami. ![Flounder fin (engawa) nigiri](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-13-myfl2-900.webp) ### Flounder fin (engawa) My favorite, flounder fin~~ The engawa had a really nice crunchy texture too. ![Shrimp nigiri topped with monkfish liver](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-14-1yc7i-900.webp) ### Shrimp nigiri topped with monkfish liver The shrimp nigiri had monkfish liver on top, which could easily have made the shrimp flavor one-note but instead really elevated it haha. Rich and savory — I loved it. ![White fish nigiri topped with monkfish liver](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-15-1n2cw-900.webp) I stole the monkfish liver off the shrimp and put it on the white fish nigiri too ㅋㅅㅋ White fish is so clean-tasting that it goes really well with something as thick and rich as monkfish liver. ![Tuna nigiri with knife scoring](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-16-1sdvz-900.webp) ### The tuna nigiri showed real fundamentals The tuna nigiri had these little knife scores cut into it, which I think made the texture even softer haha. What really made me feel this chef has real skill was that he sliced the white fish thin while cutting the tuna and salmon thick. White fish has a lot of collagen, so slicing it thin is better for the texture, while migratory fish like tuna and salmon have more protein and fat, so cutting them thick brings out more flavor — but a lot of Japanese restaurants these days skip these basics, right? This place felt like it had those fundamentals locked down. ![Salmon nigiri topped with onion and capers](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-17-epoeu-900.webp) ### Salmon nigiri topped with capers My beloved salmon nigiri >_< It came with what seemed like a house-made sauce, topped with julienned onion and capers. Rich, savory salmon with tangy, salty capers — you already know how well that pairs, right?! I was so curious about the recipe for that sauce. It was a flavor I'd never had before, and it went so well with the salmon. I wanted to sneak in and steal the recipe (not really). ![Seasonal autumn gizzard shad nigiri](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-18-18nm6-900.webp) ### Seasonal gizzard shad nigiri This is nigiri made with gizzard shad, the fish famous for the saying 'even a runaway daughter-in-law comes back for it.' Autumn gizzard shad is famous, right? haha Being in season, it had really nice fat content — savory and delicious. ![Egg nigiri topped with egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-19-vz0eu-900.webp) ### Egg nigiri Love-it-or-hate-it, but for me egg nigiri is an absolute favorite! I feel like you haven't truly had sushi until you've had the egg piece. The fluffy, sweet egg feels almost like dessert — like a little ceremony that puts a period at the end of the meal ^^ㅋ ![Grilled freshwater eel nigiri with sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi-20-156pq-900.webp) ### Finishing with freshwater eel nigiri To finish, freshwater eel nigiri~ The combination of the savory, sauce-glazed grilled eel with pickled ginger was great haha. ## Overall thoughts from a solo visit So that's my review of Kumano Sushi, the great-quality sushi spot in Seomyeon, Busan~ The owner runs the place drawing on over 20 years of experience in Japanese cuisine. Maybe that's why the fundamentals were so solid, and I could feel the care put into everything — the ingredients, the broth, the soy sauce, all of it haha. I went solo this time, but next time I'll have to bring a friend along >_< ## Where it is - Kumano Sushi (쿠마노스시) - 31 Seojeon-ro 46beon-gil, 1st floor, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea - 부산광역시 부산진구 서전로46번길 31 1층 - 35.1562433, 129.0648847 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%BF%A0%EB%A7%88%EB%85%B8%EC%8A%A4%EC%8B%9C/@35.1562433,129.0648847,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@busan-evening-ledger/kumano-sushi-seomyeon-solo-omakase-sushi/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt