[Lotte Hotel Seoul] Momoyama - The Best Michelin Dinner Omakase. KRW 330,000. Lotte Hotel Membership. Valet Parking.

Baekwonjang Rating ★★★★★

Hello.

This is Baekwonjang’s Food Michelin.

I recently posted about Sushi Sora in Cheongdam-dong.

I wanted to introduce one good sushi omakase place as a way to commemorate the transition from 2024 to 2025, and I decided to make the famous Momoyama at Lotte Hotel Seoul my final and first post.

Before that, I’m linking the Kaori post from Grand Hyatt Seoul that I enjoyed with our Thursday Gourmet Club member,

and the long-overdue post from The Westin Josun Seoul... I think it’s now time to go to Ariake.

Lotte Hotel Seoul Momoyama

As I’ve had the hotel membership for n years, I was initially deeply into the Josun Hotel group, but after actually using them, I found myself liking the Lotte Hotel group in many ways.

It feels generous in a way that doesn’t really limit discounts, valet parking is relatively easy, and even the staff’s service feels one step above... before I knew it, I was only using Lotte Hotel.

If you have a paid Lotte Hotel membership, you can receive a 20% discount when dining at Momoyama, the Japanese restaurant at Lotte Hotel Seoul. Payment with Lotte Department Store gift certificates is also available.

Location: 30 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Parking: Valet available on weekends.

Lotte Hotel Seoul does not have a free hotel valet partnership with standard premium credit cards.

As far as I know, unless you have one of those generally hard-to-get cards with an annual fee of over KRW 2 million,

you can use something like the Lotte Diamond Card or BeV 9 to get valet parking~

If you use the paid Lotte Hotel membership, a valet voucher is provided as well, so you can use that...

or, if you visit on a weekend, hotel valet is provided together with dining, so you can conveniently use the valet parking service.

(I believe it is 1 car per 5 people.)

Siksin app rating

It’s been a while since I posted the Siksin app rating!!

Honestly... it’s a bit nonsensical for the Siksin app to be rating a place like Momoyama at Lotte Hotel Seoul...

Anyway, it has a rating of 4.1 and has earned one star!

The two nearby three-star places are Sushi Jo and Pierre Gagnaire.

Pierre Gagnaire Seoul is also a truly, truly excellent French restaurant.

I seem to have visited all the good places on my own!?

Exterior

When you get off the elevator, you’ll see a restaurant with such beautiful interior design.

This is Momoyama, with the Michelin Guide 2024 red sticker proudly displayed.

Interior

There were more foreign guests than I expected.

You might think there would mostly be counter seats when you walk in, but in fact there are quite a lot of table seats as well.

You can find counter seats with a north-facing view, just like Pierre Gagnaire.

It doesn’t accommodate a large number of people.

Once you sit down, you can look out over the night view of downtown Seoul.

Dinner begins!!!

Sushi Jo dinner omakase, adult KRW 330,000

The setting is relatively simple.

Honestly, what more do you need beyond a pair of chopsticks and a few simple items? Haha.

This dignified counter seat feels the traces of time.

It’s really neat and clean.

Looking at it again, it’s just so good...

Today’s point is, once again, that delicious sushi omakase still doesn’t make you feel full even after eating.

Steamed egg with moses seaweed sauce

This steamed egg has a chewy texture and is full of savory richness from the moses seaweed.

As expected... right from the start, this is an extraordinary chawanmushi!!!!

Wild flatfish and fresh tuna belly sashimi

Each piece of sushi is truly like a painting....

Of course, the left side is fresh tuna belly, and the right side is wild flatfish.

You’re someone who knows how to eat fresh tuna properly when you pile on lots of wasabi like this.

It tastes really, really good.

Truly... an unforgettable flavor. And the flatfish is beyond words too.

Steamed abalone with innards sauce

Two large pieces of abalone.

They’re served so beautifully steamed that they look almost proudly impressive.

You can see how thick the abalone innards sauce is, right? When you eat it, the rich, savory flavor of the innards sauce... wow! You can’t help but exclaim.

Silver cod aged in glutinous rice doenjang

Since it was aged in doenjang, it should have a subtle doenjang flavor, right?

With the skin’s savory yet crisp texture, each slice of cod falls apart so delicately, and savoring every bite was just incredible...

Lotte Hotel Seoul Momoyama’s dinner omakase is seriously out of this world.

Clear soup with white clams

Take a sip of this ocean-scented soup, and it’s time to move on to the sushi.

Sea bream belly sushi topped with shiso leaf

The very first sushi is already !!!!!!!!!!

Truly... top-tier sushi places definitely have something special.

Several pieces of sea bream sashimi are layered on top, making it feel as if fish is dancing in your mouth.

It’s the deliciousness of perfectly aged fish with a satisfyingly chewy texture.

Seasonal yellowtail sushi

Since I visited in winter, yellowtail sushi couldn’t be left out, right?

I was disappointed by the yellowtail sushi served at Sushi Sora in Cheongdam, a good-value mid-range sushi place I visited recently...

Momoyama’s yellowtail sushi had a beautifully sharp neta and... a pleasantly crunchy texture,

while also nailing the very important point: the richness of the fat layer.

The savory richness created by the aged umami flavor. It’s truly unforgettable. Really delicious.

Tilefish sushi

This was my first time eating tilefish as sushi.

The chef said it was the same tilefish that’s usually grilled and served over rice.

It was a softness I had never experienced before. So this is what tilefish tastes like when made into sushi... soft and tender.

Cuttlefish sushi

Cuttlefish sushi with shiso leaf and yuzu.

Maybe because it’s Momoyama at Lotte Hotel Seoul, it somehow felt chewier and even more delicious... haha.

Fatty tuna sushi

Is this the same one that came out earlier as sashimi?

Fresh fatty tuna belly...

It’s incredibly savory and melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

Fantastic.

Tuna lean meat sushi

This was tuna lean meat sushi, called akami.

Usually, tuna lean meat is cheaper than tuna belly, right? Maybe that’s why many places serve it in a larger piece, almost to the point of falling apart,

but here it was neatly cut and placed, which looked much better too.

A top-class sushi restaurant really has no photographic flaws.

Of course it tastes delicious... one piece with a moist, savory, and slightly salty charm.

Fried gizzard shad and vegetables

They served fried fish, and it felt like a small break.

Eating the vegetables together with the tangy flavor refreshed my palate.

The flaky texture of the gizzard shad flesh was interesting.

Oh, right!

As expected... I still wasn’t full.. seriously amazing.

Mackerel sushi

This mackerel sushi has a very attractive appearance.

Usually, mackerel vinegared fish(?) or mackerel battera sushi is what you get most often...

Today, I met it as mackerel sushi.

It was clearly aged, but the texture felt fresh like live fish, which was fascinating, and the acidity was so abundant that it was truly delicious.

No matter what they do, it tastes good..

Sweet shrimp and uni

A fantastic sweet shrimp and uni combination.

They said the uni was Russian uni, in season during winter.

If you think about it, Hokkaido uni or Russian uni... aren’t they basically the same thing? It’s the same kind of region.

As long as it tastes good!!

They’re making negitoro maki.

Watching them make it is also quite fun!!

They grind fresh tuna, roll it with green onion in seaweed, and top it with wasabi, then eat it,

and it’s not greasy at all—this is exactly the kind of dish that goes with alcohol~!

It’s clean and delicious. Great, I like it.

They brought out soup again..

It doesn’t feel like I’m full, but the course is coming to an end...

Futomaki

I can say this with confidence: it was the best futomaki of my life.

Look again. In the photo, it really looks plump and delicious!

It was a life-changing futomaki with crispy fried ingredients and delicious sashimi inside.

The size wasn’t too big either, just right... I really want to eat it again.

Conger eel sushi and pickled radish cured in koji

This is also a masterpiece eel sushi that makes you say, wow... this is really delicious, as soon as you put it in your mouth.

A piece of sushi that’s moist and does its very best to bring out the flavor it’s meant to have...

And the pickled radish, which becomes fresher the more you chew it, comes together beautifully to create an amazing deliciousness!!

I was able to have one more piece, so I had the uni and sweet shrimp combination once again..

Just looking at it, they really packed it generously... thank you so much.

It’s not over until it’s over, right? They brought out blowfish soup.

If you dip it in ponzu sauce and eat it, you can enjoy the savory, rich deliciousness of the blowfish soup.

Can something stay this delicious until the very end? T_T

They gave me this at the end..

Oh, the plum flavor was so strong... haha. Still, I enjoyed it...

The monaka with the words “Momoyama” on it, which was the most delicious, and a few pieces of fruit were

an excellent way to finish - a fantastic dessert.

It looks delicious just by looking at it, right? It tastes even better when you actually eat it.

Even after eating all that, I still wasn’t full.

I wanted to order more hand-pressed sushi!?

It seems that delicious sushi doesn’t make you full after all.

And finally, the iced café latte they served at the end -

Even though if you go to the Peninsula Lounge on the first floor, you’d pay KRW 20,000 for a coffee!!

Being able to enjoy a cup of coffee while taking in the night view without any time pressure is part of the charm of a five-star hotel sushi omakase, isn’t it?

It was truly a fantastic time.

I really, really enjoyed my meal today.!!!

Conclusion

Sushi Jo - Ariake - Momoyama!?

High expectations and pressure because it’s expensive, so of course it should taste good.

But Momoyama at Lotte Hotel Seoul fully met those expectations.

The dinner omakase was indeed delicious, and even after finishing everything, I still wasn’t full.

There was none of the full-belly heaviness or even fishy aftertaste that you can get after enjoying a lower-priced sushi omakase. Those things simply weren’t there.

Beautiful to look at and delicious to eat, it’s just a place worthy of five stars—no, ten stars.

I almost feel bad calling it merely a great restaurant. It was such an elegant dinner, and I’d like to thank the friend who joined me.

Taste: ★★★★★

Value for money: ★★★★☆

Accessibility: ★★★★★

Facilities: ★★★★★

Parking: Valet available on weekends. (3 hours free parking)

I don’t think what I say here or there has much meaning.

Personally, even though I don’t go very often, I do regularly look for sushi omakase places, and just like at Sushi Jo, I thought this was a time without a single shortcoming. I’ll only return again for a special day - when the opportunity arises.

It was KRW 330,000 per person, and with the paid Lotte Hotel membership, I received a 20% discount. It came to KRW 264,000, and if you use Lotte Hotel gift certificates, you can probably get any change back in cash, so it should be even more efficient.

I saw in the news that La Seine is also over KRW 200,000 now... this place is incomparable. Please do visit Momoyama.

Thank you for reading my self-funded restaurant review post today as well,

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

This was Baekwonjang, a dentist who dreams of being an implant master and a gourmet.

Thank you.!!