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.

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

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!!


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.


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

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 👍👍👍






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

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 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 🧡🧡🧡



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 >_<

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





