Sushi buffet in Nowon, no wait at 7pm: mulhoe and tteokbokki, Kuu Kuu

In short

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch is a sushi and seafood buffet on the 6th floor of a building on Nowon-ro, near Hagye Station in Nowon, Seoul. Two diners arrived around 7pm on a weekday, got a table with no wait, and worked through sushi, sashimi, mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), waffles and bead ice cream, finding the fish fresh and the food better than typical buffet quality. Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch is a Nowon spot for family gatherings and work dinners worth revisiting for the mulhoe and tteokbokki alone.

Main photo of Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Good to know

Getting there
Hagye Station Exit 2 · 13-min walk (store listing, Oct 2, 2026)
Opening hours
Daily 11:00–21:30; closes at 22:00 on Saturdays and Sundays
Parking
2 hours of free parking
Wait
No wait around 7pm on a weekday; on weekends there seems to be a Catch Table waitlist
Reservations
Booking ahead through Naver Reservation reportedly means no wait
Seating
Plenty of tables and baby chairs
Cook-to-order station
5 dishes available to order

as written by the visitor on Oct 22, 2026

Main photo of Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch hours and the weekday dinner wait

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch (쿠우쿠우 노원점) is open every day from 11:00 to 21:30, and only on Saturdays and Sundays does it close at 22:00. I went around 7pm on a weekday and there was no wait~~ (nice)

On weekends I think people wait through Catch Table~~ (psst) They say that if you book on Naver Reservation before you go, you don't have to wait 😚😚 So everyone, please reserve before you visit!!

Price list at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
2 hours free parking notice at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch prices and parking

The price list is in the left photo and the parking info is in the right photo~~ You get 2 hours of free parking.

Notice for dinner visits at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Outstanding franchise store award at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

If you're going for dinner, check the left photo‼️‼️ Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch even won an award as an outstanding franchise store??? No wonder it's a famous Nowon restaurant, haha

Inside Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch on a weekday evening

Atmosphere and seating at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Even on a weekday evening, Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch was packed with people~~~ There were lots of baby chairs and lots of tables 👍👍👍

Vegetable and salad station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Salad station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Vegetable station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Drink station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Coffee and tea station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Drink and tea station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

How the buffet stations are laid out at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Vegetables, salad, drinks, coffee and tea

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch has stations for vegetables, salad, drinks, coffee and tea. I took photos of the veggies that help bring down blood sugar and the drink station, haha

Meat station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Fried food station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Broth dishes station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Soup station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Dumpling station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Meat, fried food, soups, broth and dumplings

Meat, fried food, broth, soup, dumplings... there were so many things that looked delicious 🤤🤤🤤

Live cooking station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Live cooking station: 5 menus

At the live cooking station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch you can order a whopping 5 different menus 😮👏😮

Meat, seafood, pizza, pasta and fried food, so many of my favorite foods 🫠🫠🫠 (diet starts tomorrow^^)

Sushi station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Sushi and sashimi station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Sushi and sashimi

When you say Kuu Kuu, it's all about the sushi, isn't it?! Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch has such a variety of sushi that I was so happy 🧡🧡🧡

Dessert station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Fruit station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch
Dessert and fruit station at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Desserts and fruit

The person who goes crazy for dessert? That's me, me! (I think I'll gain about 5kg today 😅)

Sushi and raw fish at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch: how's the quality for a buffet?

The raw fish and sushi at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch weren't lower in quality at all, even though it's a buffet. The mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) was seriously insane‼️‼️

Here are the first plates the two of us brought back ^___^ haha (it's not my first time at Kuu Kuu ❌) Honestly, I thought the quality might drop a bit because it's a buffet..?? It doesn't drop at all!!! It was actually much better than the conveyor-belt sushi place I went to recently!?!? The fish was fresh and good quality~~~ And the mulhoe was seriously insane‼️‼️ Everyone, you have to try it >_<

Plates of sushi and raw fish taken at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch

Every single piece of sushi is so delicious,, ☺️☺️ (this is why I earn money~) I wanted to try every sushi on the menu ㅠㅠㅠ but I failed the challenge, so I'm going to visit again 😋😋😋

Tteokbokki, waffles and bead ice cream: will I go back?

At Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch the tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) is better than most tteokbokki shops, and the waffles are totally crispy. To give an honest review, the food quality is really good 👍👍👍

The tteokbokki is better than most tteokbokki shops 👏👏👏 And the waffles were totally crispy and so delicious~~~ I really do plan to go back!!!

A buffet that even has bead ice cream? How could you not love it~~~ 💘💘

Verdict: a good spot for a Nowon work dinner or family gathering?

The food quality at Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch is so good and the staff are friendly, haha I highly recommend it as a Nowon spot for a work dinner & a family gathering~~~~ I came home with a full belly after dinner :)

Where it is

Kuu Kuu Nowon Branch쿠우쿠우 노원점

6th floor, 247 Nowon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 노원구 노원로 247 6층

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