# Jongno sushi restaurant with rice cake tempura for two: Choe Uyeong - By Eunbyul (https://superchart.com/en/@paper-cup-routes/) - Written Sep 21, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This review was written after receiving a complimentary meal from the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@paper-cup-routes/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@paper-cup-routes/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/index.md) ## In short Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is a sushi and sashimi restaurant on the basement level of a building 235 meters from Jongak Station Exit 1 in Jongno, Seoul. The writer and her older sister ordered the special sushi set, the premium sushi set, shrimp tempura udon, mixed tempura and zero-sugar cola, working through flounder, fatty tuna belly, seasoned eel and tteok (rice cake) tempura. With a solo-dining bar and wide private tables side by side, Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch suits both eating alone and a team dinner. ## Good to know - **Address**: B1, 7 Jongno 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul - **Location**: 235m from Jongak Station Exit 1 - **Hours**: 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM - **Break time**: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - **Amenities**: Takeout, group dining, delivery, separate men's and women's restrooms, mobile payment, wheelchair-accessible seating, accessible parking - **What we ordered**: Special sushi set, premium sushi set, shrimp tempura udon, mixed tempura (sweet potato, rice cake, scallop), zero-sugar cola - **How to order**: Kiosk beside the entrance *as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026* ## What is Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch? The sushi restaurant I'm introducing this time is Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch! It's a place where you can enjoy premium sushi and a variety of sashimi at reasonable prices. It's located near Jongak Station, so it's great for setting up a group dinner or a meetup. Let me introduce it — a Jongak Station sushi restaurant that really knows how to do sushi. > A Jongak Station sushi restaurant: Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch - Address: 7 Jongno 5-gil, B1, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 235m from Jongak Station Exit 1 - Hours: 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM - Break time 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Takeout, group dining, delivery, separate restrooms, easy pay, wheelchair-accessible seating, disabled parking If you love aged sashimi, you'll enjoy this place too. You can get kaisendon (seafood rice bowl), sushi, and seasonal menu items! It's a great space for solo dining, dates, family gatherings, and work meals alike. ## Walking from Jongak Station Exit 1 and the look of the restaurant Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is on the basement level of a building. It's inside the building and it was super clean and pleasant. Looked like a lot of office workers stop by during weekday lunch hours too! ![The way down to the basement level of the building where Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch is located](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-01-1y2jw-900.webp) If you go down the stairs, the restaurant is on the left. If you're coming as a group, it'd be more convenient to make a reservation beforehand. The cuts of raw fish are really big and there's such a wide variety that it's genuinely fun to eat. You can also add on extra pieces of sushi, which makes it more fun. You can pick anything from mixed sushi to premium sushi! The fish is thick-cut and you get to enjoy a lot of different kinds of sushi at once, which I loved. The food came out neat and fast, which was nice. You just order easily through the kiosk next to the entrance. The menu video glitched partway through so I had to scan it twice, haha. ![The kiosk and menu screen next to the entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-02-10elc-900.webp) There was also this long bar table that's great for solo dining. It'd be good to come here alone during lunchtime too. The inside of the restaurant was really clean and spacious. There were also private, large tables, great for gatherings! My sister and I sat down at one of the big seats too. ## Table setting and the menu we ordered for two Pickled radish and ginger were set out on the side. There was soy sauce too, so I mixed it with wasabi :) A miso soup came out as well, and it was really rich and savory. I basically finished it sipping away before the sushi even arrived. ![Table setting with pickled radish, pickled ginger, and soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-03-qzq9r-900.webp) ![Rich miso soup served before the sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-04-79k86-900.webp) Spoons and chopsticks were all set out already, which was convenient~ After debating what to get, we ordered a solid spread: the special sushi set, the premium sushi set, shrimp tempura udon, zero-calorie cola, and tempura. ![Table set with the special sushi set and premium sushi set together](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-05-1uhba-900.webp) There were so many pieces of sushi that we ended up really full! Flounder, sea bream, tuna, yellowtail — the variety was amazing~ Such a solid spread. ![Sushi spread topped with flounder, sea bream, tuna and yellowtail](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-06-1958u-900.webp) ![Close-up of a sushi plate with thick cuts of fish](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-07-wpozt-900.webp) Sashimi, gunkan (battleship rolls), and grilled items are all ready to order however you like! If you want to eat a wide variety of sushi like I did, I'd highly recommend the special sushi set and the premium sushi set~ They even served ice in a wine-glass-like cup~ Nice touch. I had it with a cold zero-calorie cola~ ## How did the premium and special sushi sets taste? This right here is the premium sushi! And this is the special sushi! Just looking at it, isn't it so varied and full? The flounder and sea bream were chewy with a subtle sweetness and nuttiness rising up — as expected, perfect. I love flounder and salmon sushi the most, and sure enough they were clean and soft. ![A plate of the premium sushi set](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-08-166gd-900.webp) ![Close-up of flounder and sea bream sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-09-1s7jg-900.webp) There was also the fresh, fat-free tuna~ Its rich, clean umami flavor was so appealing. And the yellowtail had just the right bite and springiness~! The egg sushi was perfect too — sweet, salty, soft, melt-in-your-mouth. ![Fresh tuna and yellowtail sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-10-1rf8v-900.webp) ![A piece of sweet, savory egg sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-11-1g4gy-900.webp) The tuna belly, with its tight marbling, melted the instant it hit my mouth. The rich flavor of the fish wrapped around my entire palate. We got to enjoy such a full variety of sushi. ![Tuna belly sushi with tight marbling](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-12-1f46y-900.webp) My favorite, salmon, was also in perfect harmony with the onion and the nutty, sweet sauce. Salmon sushi is always my number one. The flounder fin had a subtly smoky flavor, popping with the fin's signature crunchy texture and nutty fat. Doesn't it just make your mouth water looking at it? ![Salmon sushi topped with onion and sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-13-uir9q-900.webp) ![Flounder fin sushi with a subtle smoky aroma](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-14-1o6jg-1200.webp) The sweet raw shrimp had a plump, chewy texture followed by that distinct shrimpy sweetness and rich umami. The crab sushi had a soft, fibrous crab texture, and the squid sushi had that chewy, dense bite that's uniquely squid — I was so happy. ![Plump raw shrimp sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-15-1ytso-900.webp) ![Crab sushi and squid sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-16-f01w4-900.webp) The portion was so huge that we got too full and had to leave three or four pieces behind, which was such a shame ㅠㅠ It's always the leftover food you keep thinking about later, haha. The seasoned eel had a nicely coated sweet-and-salty teriyaki sauce, breaking apart softly with no bones and filling my mouth with heft. So much fun eating through all the different kinds~ ![Seasoned eel sushi coated in teriyaki sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-17-1922r-900.webp) ## Sides: shrimp tempura udon and three kinds of tempura While we were busy eating sushi, the shrimp tempura udon showed up! I was surprised by how generous the portion was. The sweetness of the fried shrimp melted into the rich broth and made it so smooth. The udon noodles were chewy too~ ![Shrimp tempura udon topped with a generous fried shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-18-shc9b-900.webp) ![Close-up of the udon bowl showing the chewy noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-19-1t51u-900.webp) It cuts right through the richness of the sushi, so I'd definitely recommend ordering udon as a side! We also ordered tempura along with the udon — sweet potato tempura, tteok (rice cake) tempura, and scallop tempura~ Such a solid lineup, right? ![A mixed tempura plate with sweet potato, rice cake, and scallop](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-20-7uy34-900.webp) ![Close-up of three kinds of crispy fried tempura](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-21-rxzl3-900.webp) Broth + tempura + sushi really is the perfect combo, haha. We were so, so full, but we thoroughly enjoyed it. ![A full spread with sushi, udon, and tempura together](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-22-gvn7q-900.webp) ![The full table shared between two people, sushi plus side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-23-1d69k-900.webp) My sister and I finished it all so thoroughly! The broth had this subtle sweetness that kept us coming back for more. A hot broth is just something you can't do without. After cleansing our palates with the broth, we went in for round two and cleared the tempura too. Full but somehow still eating — total magic. The tteok tempura, which I was trying for the first time — isn't it insanely delicious? The chewy rice cake stayed wonderfully springy in my mouth, and it hit exactly my taste. Now I get why people love tteok tempura. ![Tteok (rice cake) tempura with a chewy interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura-24-19hok-900.webp) ## Is it good for a team dinner or eating alone near Jongak Station? Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch also sells mixed sashimi platters at really reasonable prices. Seems great for takeout too. I'd highly, highly recommend it as a meetup spot, group dinner spot, or solo dining spot near Jongak Station. If you want to enjoy both variety and generous portions of sushi at once, I recommend this Jongak Station sushi restaurant, Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch!! ## Where it is - Choe Uyeong Sushiya Jongno Branch (최우영스시야 종로점) - 7 Jongno 5-gil, B1, 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/@paper-cup-routes/jonggak-sushi-premium-set-tteok-tempura/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt