# Jongno sushi restaurant with a pay-later tablet: Choe Uyeong Sushiya - By Somin Rae (https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-shop-pouch/) - Written Sep 19, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-shop-pouch/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@euljiro-shop-pouch/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/index.md) ## In short Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is a sushi restaurant in Jongno, Seoul, about a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Jongak Station, on the basement floor of the TOWER 8 building. Over a meal with a younger sibling visiting from China, Choe Uyeong Sushiya served the choesang (premium) and geukssang (top-tier) sushi sets plus shrimp tempura udon and beer; table ordering is prepaid by default, but staff brought a pay-later tablet on request. With corkage at just 3,000 won, it is worth bringing your own bottle on the next visit. ## Good to know - **Location**: B1, 7 Jongno 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (TOWER 8 building) - **Getting there**: About a 5-minute walk from Exit 1, Jongak Station - **Hours**: 11:00–21:30 (break 15:00–17:00) - **Ordering and payment**: Table ordering, prepaid by default / pay-later tablet on request - **Corkage**: 3,000 won - **What we ordered**: Choesang sushi set, geukssang sushi set, shrimp tempura udon, beer - **Seating**: Partitioned tables and bar seats (solo dining welcome) - **Price reference**: ₩3,000 ≈ $2.2 (2026-09-20) *as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026* ## How to find Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch from Jongak Station Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is a sushi restaurant on the basement floor of the TOWER 8 building at 7 Jongno 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul. My close friend living in China had been going on and on about wanting sushi the moment she got back to Korea, and as luck would have it, I was in Jongno recently and stumbled on a genuinely delicious sushi place. That was Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch. ![Exterior of Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch inside the TOWER 8 building on Jongno 5-gil](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-01-1615z-900.webp) Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is about a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Jongak Station, and since it's right in the basement of the TOWER 8 building, it wasn't hard to find at all haha. I really liked that it's such a convenient spot to meet up when you already have plans in Jongno. ![Entrance of Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch, a 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Jongak Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-02-obsos-900.webp) ![Stairs leading down to the basement level at Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-03-8opuo-900.webp) ![Entrance to the basement-level storefront of Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-04-py1fy-900.webp) ## Bar seats for solo diners and lunch for Jongno office workers The interior of Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch was cleaner and more organized than I expected. Every table has partitions, and there are bar-style seats too, so it looked totally fine to eat alone here, and also great for a group. Sure enough, a lot of office workers came in while we were eating!? There's clearly a reason Jongno office workers keep coming back for lunch or dinner after work. ![Interior of Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch with partitioned tables and bar seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-05-kh2ht-900.webp) ### Table ordering at Choe Uyeong Sushiya: prepaid by default, pay-later on request Orders go through a table-order system, so you can comfortably pick your menu right from your seat, and it's prepaid by default. But when I mentioned I wanted to pay afterward instead, staff brought over a separate tablet set up for postpaid orders. That was a surprisingly nice touch haha. ![Table-order tablet at Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch used for ordering at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-06-siaab-900.webp) ## Corkage is only 3,000 won? While we were eating, I noticed some office workers seemed to be bringing their own drinks. Turns out Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch allows corkage, and it's only ₩3,000..! Man, if I'd known that, we would've brought our own drinks too, ha. ![Beer ordered after confirming the ₩3,000 corkage fee](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-07-aa099-798.webp) We settled for ordering beer instead, and they even gave us such a pretty glass for it. We poured the beer into the glass first and got ready to really dig in haha. ![A glass of beer poured into a pretty glass](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-08-n5axo-900.webp) ## What comes in the choesang and geukssang sushi sets Finally, the sushi we ordered came out. At Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch we ordered the choesang (premium) sushi and geukssang (top-tier) sushi, plus shrimp tempura udon on top of that. Is this spread even real for this price? Lol. ![A full spread of choesang and geukssang sushi sets at Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-09-1rea3-900.webp) Every piece of sushi looked great and there was such a wide variety that it was mouth-watering just to look at...! I genuinely had trouble deciding what to pick up first lol. ![Close-up of a sushi plate with a wide variety of pieces](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-10-1siz9-900.webp) The balance of rice and fish was great, and it basically disappeared the moment it hit my mouth... it's seriously, seriously good!!! One piece of sushi, one sip of beer, another piece, another sip — it was the kind of combo that made the drinks go down way too smoothly. ![A piece of sushi enjoyed together with beer](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-11-nj6s5-900.webp) ### Shrimp tempura udon: a generous portion to share And the shrimp tempura udon we ordered together! Why is the portion so huge lol. There was plenty of udon noodles and the broth was warm and delicious, so it went really well alongside the sushi. With fried shrimp piled on top too, we came in planning to just eat sushi and ended up enjoying the udon just as much. ![Shrimp tempura udon with generous noodles and broth at Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya-12-4mjad-1200.webp) ## Would I go back to Choe Uyeong Sushiya in Jongno? For anyone who lives or works in Jongno... I'm honestly jealous you have a sushi place like this nearby. Above all, the sushi was genuinely delicious, so I'd say 100% I'll be back. If you're looking for Jongak Station sushi or a Jongno sushi favorite, I think Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is well worth a visit :) ## Where it is - Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch (최우영스시야 종로점) - 7 Jongno 5-gil, B1 Unit 104, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 종로구 종로5길 7 지하1층 104호 - 37.5704325, 126.9806336 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B5%9C%EC%9A%B0%EC%98%81%EC%8A%A4%EC%8B%9C%EC%95%BC%20%EC%A2%85%EB%A1%9C%EC%A0%90/@37.5704325,126.9806336,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-shop-pouch/jongno-sushi-choiwooyoung-sushiya/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt