# Jongno sushi restaurant with tempura: Choe Uyeong Sushiya - By Hajin (https://superchart.com/en/@menu-margin-seoul/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written with support for a visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@menu-margin-seoul/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@menu-margin-seoul/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/index.md) ## In short Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is a Japanese restaurant on B1 of Tower 8 between Jonggak and Gwanghwamun Stations in Jongno, Seoul. I had a 17-piece premium sushi set, extra favorite pieces, and shrimp and sweet-potato tempura, with the varied selection and speedy service standing out. Verdict: a great stop when you want a filling spread of many kinds of sushi. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Open daily 11:00–21:30; break 15:00–17:00 - **Premium sushi**: 17 pieces, ₩33,000 - **Sushi by the piece**: Argentine red shrimp with sea urchin ₩3,000; fatty tuna ₩3,000 - **Tempura**: Sweet-potato tempura ₩1,500; jumbo shrimp tempura ₩1,500 - **Other menu**: Sashimi from ₩10,000; assorted sushi from ₩13,000; assorted tempura ₩13,000; inari udon from ₩5,000 - **Amenities**: Takeout, delivery, and corkage available (₩3,000 per bottle); 2 hours of free parking *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* ## Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch, between Jonggak and Gwanghwamun Stations As a sushi-loving human, I went out for sushi. Sushi is delicious, but it is hard to eat your fill because of the price... (sob sob) But I think this place makes it possible!! At Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch, you can get good-value sushi priced at ₩1,000–₩3,000 per piece.!! ![Directions to Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch on B1](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-01-18e3a-900.webp) Choe Uyeong Sushiya is on B1. It sits between Jonggak and Gwanghwamun Stations, so I had a feeling lots of office workers visit!! ![Choe Uyeong Sushiya on B1 of Tower 8](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-02-1i494-900.webp) Choe Uyeong Sushiya is on B1 of Tower 8! I came from the Gran Seoul side and took the elevator right away, so I spotted Choe Uyeong Sushiya as soon as I got off!! ![Entrance to Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-03-gfhmq-900.webp) ## A varied menu, from sushi to kaisendon True to a good-value spot, à la carte sashimi starts at ₩10,000, assorted sushi at ₩13,000, assorted tempura is ₩13,000, and inari udon starts at ₩5,000.! Sushi restaurants often sell only sushi or sashimi, but unusually, they also had kaisendon (a seafood rice bowl). Honestly, I debated getting the kaisendon.. ![Menu with sushi and kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-04-5v0bc-900.webp) Just look at all those menu options.!! Choe Uyeong Sushiya has such a huge variety.! From sashimi to sushi sets, individual sushi pieces, and kaisendon. A sushi restaurant has to sell tempura too, right? Choe Uyeong Sushiya gets my approval,, ## An interior that worked for solo diners and groups > Inside ![Seating inside Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-05-2nioa-900.webp) ![Spacious table seating at Choe Uyeong Sushiya](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-06-i70an-900.webp) ![Solo-dining seats at Choe Uyeong Sushiya](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-07-1d002-900.webp) ![Four-person tables inside Choe Uyeong Sushiya](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-08-1fwuy-900.webp) Choe Uyeong Sushiya was so spacious. There were solo-dining seats that are great for people eating alone, wide tables that can easily take groups, and lots of tables for four, so it is good no matter who you come with~~ ![Table tablet and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-09-1v4t4-900.webp) Each seat had a tablet and side dishes~,, ![Ordered sushi and tempura spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-10-1vyga-900.webp) I got a little greedy. Since it was such good value, I loaded up on what I wanted and what I love. ![Sushi meal order](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-11-79dle-900.webp) They gave us savory, salty clear soup and wasabi.!! ![Clear soup and wasabi accompaniment](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-12-1xg3g-900.webp) ![17-piece premium sushi and tempura at Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-13-pvnxb-900.webp) What I consider a key point: Choe Uyeong Seafood's homemade soy sauce. Wasn't Sempio the name you thought of for soy sauce? Homemade soy sauce, seriously,, simply the best,, ## A 17-piece premium sushi set and extra pieces > FOOD ![17-piece premium sushi set](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-14-1vhb3-1200.webp) The premium sushi set arrived.! It felt like a combination of the ₩3,000 sushi options on the menu: fin meat, sea urchin roe with shrimp, egg sushi, abalone, eel, gunkan sushi, tuna, crab meat, monkfish liver with squid sushi, and more. ![Premium sushi with a varied selection](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-15-8fyne-900.webp) ![Sushi set including abalone and eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-16-6hb78-900.webp) The colors looked incredible. A single plate had kinds of sushi that might not all be included in a set elsewhere, so I was like, wow, this is the best value,, all these kinds at this price.? It really felt that way..! ![A plate of premium sushi set](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-17-1achp-900.webp) Extra pieces of sushi that I ordered because I like them. ![Extra sushi pieces ordered separately](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-18-1woyo-900.webp) This place is so generous.. Usually a ₩2,000 Coke Zero comes in a chubby can, but here they give you a PET bottle. No way, no way. ![PET bottle of Coke Zero](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-19-g2cjy-900.webp) There was not really any wasabi already in the sushi, so you can customize it yourself!! ![Korean beef sushi with wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-20-cp9ow-900.webp) I'll try the Korean beef. Hi-yah!! ![Shrimp and sweet-potato tempura](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-21-z3c7s-900.webp) ## Even giant sweet-potato tempura The tempura arrived too. My favorite shrimp and sweet-potato tempura, haha. This kind place even gives you scissors and tongs.! ![Giant sweet-potato tempura and shrimp tempura](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set-22-hiaee-900.webp) I was especially surprised by how huge the sweet potato was. And the batter was completely Japanese-style (it is a Japanese restaurant after all lol). I had over ₩44,000 worth of sushi at Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch, and the seafood-rich fish went so deliciously with the sushi rice. The food came quickly too, so I think it would be great even at weekday lunchtime. When you are at work, you get pissed off, so I thought it would be nice to eat something delicious and work hard again in the afternoon!! ## Where it is - Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch (최우영스시야 종로점) - B1, Unit 104, 7 Jong-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 종로구 종로5길 7 지하1층 104호) - 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/@menu-margin-seoul/jonggak-sushi-guksang-set/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt