[Myeongdong AvenueL Restaurant] Tani - A Hidden Blue Ribbon Survey Fusion Japanese Sushi Spot on the 9th Floor. Valet Parking Available!!

백원장 Review ★★★★★

Hello.

This is Dr. Baek from Lev Dental Clinic at Sinsa Station.

I’d like to introduce a restaurant that’s in the Lotte Department Store I always go to, but had no idea was there.

It’s a hidden fusion Japanese restaurant on the 9th floor of Myeongdong AvenueL.

Tani Next Door Myeongdong AvenueL Branch

It’s a place with quite a long name when you search for it.

A fusion Japanese restaurant in Myeongdong that has collected quite a few Blue Ribbon Survey stickers!!

The fact that Lotte let a Japanese restaurant open there is meaningful enough on its own. ^^

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Location: 9th Floor, Lotte AvenueL, 73 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Parking: AvenueL valet parking available. 1 hour per KRW 50,000.

Interestingly, if you use Tani Next Door Myeongdong AvenueL Branch, you can use AvenueL valet parking.

Since those in the Orange tier with annual spending of at least KRW 30 million can use AvenueL valet parking, you can think of it as a chance to try out that level of service. Haha.

You need to make sure you go to the right place. Do not go to the left!! You need to go to the AvenueL valet-only parking area on the right (members only) to receive valet parking guidance.

It’s located before the road leading to the main store parking lot, so be sure to keep that in mind before you go~!

Exterior

If you take the elevator from the AvenueL lobby and get off on the 9th floor, you’ll easily see TANI 바로 on the right.

It also says that dining customers at Tani can use AvenueL valet parking!

There are several Blue Ribbon Survey stickers on display.

Just by looking at it, it feels like a place that would be serious about Japanese cuisine...

As you spend time there, you’ll notice that there are quite a few foreigners who come thinking it’s part of a department store food court.

If anything, it seems like a less familiar place for Koreans.

Interior

A spacious interior.

On the right side of the corridor as you enter, there is counter seating, and if you keep walking, the main hall appears.

The high ceiling makes it a rather distinctive space.

The photo on the right is the lunch menu at Tani, a Myeongdong AvenueL restaurant.

Unlike the dinner menu, it consists of relatively simple items.

When we visited, Chicken Teriyaki, Soy-Braised Sea Bream Head, and Maguro Donburi were sold out.

It seems those three are popular items. Please keep that in mind!! So we ordered two other menu items.

Uni Kaisen Donburi Set (KRW 75,000)

Escolar Grilled with White Miso, a la carte + Mini Assorted Sushi (3 pcs) (KRW 37,000 + KRW 8,000)

Order!!

Let the meal begin!!!

The table setting is simple but neat.

The tea served with it tasted good.

The 6 kinds of kobachi come first.

In Japanese, it means small dishes.

You can think of them as simple appetizers!!

Still, I’ve posted the four kobachi I liked best.

Aged red sea bream sashimi with a tasty sauce.

Cooked shrimp with avocado sauce.

Tofu topped with bonito flakes.

Abalone with kani-miso sauce~

Each one was a delicious and excellent appetizer!

It’s roughly worth KRW 20,000–25,000, and my wife and I shared one set between the two of us. It’s quietly tasty and fills you up nicely.

A fried dish made with minced beef and pork appears.

It was amazing and nice because you could really taste a deep, meaty flavor!!

The pickled ginger was so fresh and delicious it was surprising.

The miso soup was a little bland. Haha.

Mini Assorted Sushi (3 pcs, KRW 8,000)

This assorted sushi is a little gem. It costs less than KRW 3,000 per piece......

The salmon sushi has such a moist texture and elegant, delicious flavor. The tuna sushi is something you’d never expect at this price point....

The sea bream sushi also had a generous thickness of neta and was good.

Personally, I think everyone who visits should order one mini assorted sushi per person. Hahaha.

Escolar Grilled with White Miso (KRW 37,000)

If you order it a la carte, you can enjoy it for almost half the price.

They also serve a bowl of rice with it.

I don’t have a photo, but it’s a truly excellent escolar grill that is very savory and moist!!

Honestly, when you take one bite... you’ll think, oh, what I had at the hotel buffet wasn’t the real thing.

For reference, it’s said that dinner comes with a larger escolar grill. Either way, considering the ingredient itself, the price is a steal.

Uni Kaisen Donburi (KRW 75,000)

A bowl of rice topped with all kinds of sashimi and lots of uni.

Just seeing it makes you go, wow! It’s a wonderful sashimi spread.

Salmon, tuna, sea bream, sweet shrimp, uni..

All the sashimi we know are piled on quite thickly.

I’ve only mentioned tuna, but the aged tuna sashimi has this matte texture...

It feels like something you really have to see with your own eyes to fully get it. ^^:;

Looking at it makes you think, this place is the real deal!!

For dessert, they give you mochiri tofu and strawberries.

It’s delicious. The milky flavor is very savory!

The strawberries are fresh too. Are these golden strawberries, maybe~ haha

They even serve a café latte made on the spot from freshly ground beans.

For KRW 75,000, you get a sashimi rice bowl set, 6 kinds of kobachi, fried dishes, mochiri tofu, and coffee. If you think about it, it’s really quite generous..

We ate very, very well today too.!!!

Conclusion

Why did I only find out about this hidden gem now.

As introduced, it’s a specialty fusion Japanese restaurant.

Personally, I think it’s a place that really doesn’t skimp on ingredients. A meal made generously with fresh Japanese ingredients is something worth remembering.

I also heard that there are more menu items at dinner, so I definitely plan to visit again!!!

I also got to try AvenueL valet parking as a preview, and wow, it made me want Orange tier status...

To spend KRW 30 million a year, I’d have to spend KRW 2.5 million every month... I don’t think I have that kind of connection with it..ㅋㅋ

Oh, and Tani issues receipts under Lotte Department Store, but it does not count toward the department store’s sales performance.

(For reference, VSPA one floor below does count.)

Instead, I think credit cards with department store benefits should still apply.

Taste: ★★★★★

Value for money: ★★★★★

Accessibility: ★★★★★

Facilities: ★★★☆☆

Parking: AvenueL valet parking available. 1 hour per KRW 50,000.

That day, I also enjoyed a Charlotte date with my wife using the Ace Blue Label Shinhan Card,

I thought it was really fresh and nice that they give you a 1+1 chance to watch a movie from the recliner seats. Haha.

These days, it feels like I’m living for the fun of going around Lotte Department Store.. haha

Enjoying once again that even the movie theater has a lounge...^^;;

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

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

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

Thank you.!!