[Chungdam-dong Restaurant] Sushi Sora - A Pretty Good Mid-Range, Good-Value Dinner Omakase Spot. Valet Parking Available.

Baek’s rating ★★★★☆

Hello.

This is Baek’s Michelin-like food journal.

Let me introduce a mid-range, good-value omakase spot in Chungdam-dong!

With lots of year-end and New Year gatherings these days, it’s also a great place to reserve through Catch Table and visit!

The Sushi omakase place near Sinyongsan Station, Sushi Tsubasa, which I introduced before, is still the top sushi omakase restaurant for my wife and me.. haha. If you haven’t been there yet, please make sure to go....

If you go and feel moved afterward, please link my post...ㅋ.ㅋ

Sushi Sora Chungdam Branch

I knew it even before going, but Sushi Sora is actually a chain.

I was told it’s operated together with Sushi Koji. So when you visit Sushi Sora, they give you a coupon, and if you collect five, you can also get a discount at Sushi Koji.

Location: 2nd floor, 404 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Parking: Valet parking available. 5,000 won

It has chain locations in many places, including Gwanghwamun, Mapo, Chungdam, Daechi, and Pangyo.

This one is located on Dosan-daero, and valet parking is available, so it’s very convenient.

If you’re a customer, you only need to pay 5,000 won.

Exterior

One thing you should remember is that when going up to the second floor, you absolutely have to take the elevator.

You can’t go up the stairs, so don’t try it~~~

Since it was the year-end season, I found it impressive that a Christmas tree was placed in front.

Interior

When you come in, you’ll find a fairly large counter seating area.

If you go further inside, there are also private room seats, so you can make a reservation to suit your preference.

Meal begins!!!

Dinner omakase 120,000 won

I visited after making a reservation through Catch Table.

The dinner omakase is 120,000 won per person, and when booking through Catch Table, full prepayment is required.

It was a neat table setting. The pretty Japanese tableware I often saw during a recent trip to Japan was especially memorable.

Cod mousse soup

It was a clear soup with a flavor similar to pollock soup (?)

I’m not sure if I copied the wording correctly. hahaha

It was my first time being served by a female chef, and her clear, bright voice left a strong impression!

Flatfish sashimi (+ engawa)

The first sashimi was flatfish sashimi.

Perhaps because this is Chungdam-dong and the dinner omakase is set at 120,000 won, white fish is to be expected..

Still, they gave two pieces of each, and because it was well aged, it was very tender.

It wasn’t especially rich in umami, but the engawa in particular tasted great when dipped in salt.

300-lot oyster

They said there is a 200-lot and a 300-lot, but honestly I didn’t fully understand....ㅎㅎ

The plate looked just like a bowl from one of the shops on a Tokyo kitchen street that I used to visit, so it made me really happy.

The three pieces of cooked oyster in ponzu sauce had a vivid, delicious flavor.

The natural taste of the ingredients was strong, and the acidity was also strong, so for me it was just okay.

Shiso with vinegared mackerel.

At first glance, the mackerel looked quite fishy, so I was worried.

It had been a while since I had mackerel, so I was concerned, but luckily it tasted fine.

I was worried it would be fishy, but it really wasn’t fishy at all, which was even more surprising.. good good

As you can see, the shape is sleek and the color is quite distinct.

It had been a while since I ate mackerel this good.

Young bluefin tuna

There’s ginger and seaweed on top of the young bluefin tuna.

Maybe because it was young, the flavor was softer. On the other hand, I also felt it had less character.

Still, it was fresh and made from good ingredients, with good flavor.

Grilled scallop with sea urchin cream

The chef was very kind and actively helped with all the photos.

Thank you, chef, for helping me take better photos.

It was the best combination, impossible to be bad. Grilled scallop with rich sea urchin cream.....

Honestly, anyone would say this was impressively delicious.

Tilefish

This tilefish was grilled with the scales still on.

The visual is quite striking....

I was a little worried because it looked somewhat intimidating, but it was the same tilefish you eat as a rice side dish. haha It tasted the same too.

It resets the palate with clam soup.

But this clam soup was so refreshing and delicious that it left an impression.

The shellfish aroma was quite strong.. and I really liked that... I finished every last drop. haha

Red sea bream sushi

Now the sushi omakase begins.

Red sea bream sushi used to be my favorite sushi for a while~

The vinegared rice was a little strong, and the neta was a bit thin.

It would have been better if the sashimi were a little thicker.. but still, the pleasantly chewy and savory neta was good as expected.

Tuna belly sushi

you could call tuna belly chutoro, right?

I think it was probably thawed tuna.

Still, it was nicely shaped... and while it can be a bit rich, the texture that melts savory in your mouth is still excellent.

Bigfin reef squid sushi

A piece of sushi made with bigfin reef squid, beautifully scored with a knife.

Inside, they added grated yuzu peel, so every bite was full of yuzu aroma...

Because of the elaborate scoring, the chewy texture in the mouth was especially satisfying.

I enjoyed the bigfin reef squid sushi, made with care and deliciously chewy. It left an impression.

Chawanmushi

There’s a sauce made from lion’s mane mushroom on top of the steamed egg custard.

The aroma was quite strong, so I thought it was rather unique.

Crab meat was on top, which added to the flavor.. and after eating a few pieces of sushi, I thought it was very thoughtful to include a palate-cleansing dish in the middle!!

Horse mackerel sushi

This is horse mackerel sushi, also called aji.

Usually it seems to have a more flashy visual.. but the one served today looked a bit plain. haha

Maybe that’s why the flavor was also more mild and a little plain..ㅎㅎ

Akami sushi

This is lean tuna sushi.

It was already seasoned in advance, so there was no need to use much soy sauce or wasabi. haha

As everyone knows, once you put it in your mouth, it softly melts away and disappears. ^^

Miso soup

It was a miso soup with a surprisingly rich flavor.

The soups were really delicious, more than they looked! I could feel the skill behind them...

While sipping the warm soup, you wait for the second half of the sushi course..

Amaebi + uni sushi

It’s the universally loved, can’t-go-wrong combination of sweet shrimp and sea urchin sushi.

According to the person I visited with, they gave about 1.5 times as much filling as the chef next to them..

It was impressive because they served such a generous amount that it was hard to fit all at once in one bite!

Yellowtail sushi

They served yellowtail sushi as a seasonal item.

There’s a little bit of garlic on top.

I thought that when I ate it, a bold and savory flavor would spread through my mouth,

but there was some slightly soft texture, so it was a bit disappointing..

Shrimp tempura

They place a large piece on nori.. and after eating this, your fullness really goes up.

Conger eel sushi

Conger eel sushi is another must-have menu item, isn’t it?

It’s delicious. You can really feel the meal coming to an end.

Black cod rice pot

They prepared it in advance so I could take a photo.....

The black cod rice pot is so, so pretty and has such a luxurious appearance!

This is what the rice they served looked like!

If you eat a little, they gently pour in green tea water.

If you don’t pour in the green tea water, it can feel a bit dry.. so personally, it was just okay.

The rumor is that I was really, really full...

After having this uniquely shaped tamagoyaki once,

and finishing off with delicious sherbet, the dinner omakase meal comes to an end.

We wrapped up the chatter at Schedule Chungdam nearby..

It was nice to meet as three again after a long time, and this delicious dinner omakase made for a happy year-end.

We ate well today too!

Conclusion

A mid-range sushi omakase that’s good for gatherings.

This was a mid-range sushi omakase I looked into because we needed to gather near Apgujeong.

It was convenient because reservations could be made through Catch Table. The location is good, parking is easy, and everything is good.

To be honest, considering the price, I didn’t feel anything especially remarkable. In a good way, I’d call it an omakase for beginners.

If I think about what happens when sushi omakase becomes chainized, this is exactly the feeling I get. It’s not amazing, but it’s also not lacking—that exact kind of feeling..ㅎㅎ

If you’ve visited sushi places many times, you’ll probably feel that the course is a bit monotonous.

The dishes served before the main sushi omakase were ordinary, and while it would be hard to include particularly special sushi, you’ll also notice there weren’t any sushi pieces that stood out as highlights.

You can think of it as having a similar feel to Sushi Sanwon.

Taste: ★★★☆☆

Value for money: ★★★★★

Accessibility: ★★★★★

Facilities: ★★★★☆

Parking: Valet parking available. 5,000 won

Still, for gathering several people, there are few places as good as one that provides goods and services of this standardized quality. I think it would be a good place to come with someone who is new to sushi omakase.

If you’re looking for a reasonably priced dinner omakase in an area where there are so many extremely expensive omakase places, try Sushi Sora!

Thank you for reading my eat-and-pay-from-my-own-pocket restaurant post today as well,

I’ll continue to become a memorable restaurant coordinator with carefully selected posts. :)

This was Baek, a dentist who dreams of becoming both an implant master and a gourmet.

Thank you.!!