Sushi Sora, Gwanghwamun — omakase at 60,000 won for lunch and 110,000 won for dinner

The Gwanghwamun intersection, the Le Meilleur building on Jongno. Go down to the first basement floor and there is a single sushi counter.

Omakase starts the moment you sit at the counter. What is set in front of you keeps changing, and the person deciding that order is standing right there.

The course here opens with starters, moves through sashimi into nigiri, breaks once for a stone-pot rice, and ends with rolls.

Lunch 60,000 won, dinner 110,000 won. There is no shortage of omakase in this price range around Gwanghwamun, but few hold ★4.7 past 100 reviews.

The place — a Jongno basement with a long break

The address is 19 Jongno, Le Meilleur B1 unit 116, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It sits between Gwanghwamun Station on Line 5 and Jonggak Station on Line 1, and you have to go down into the building. The phone number is 02-733-8400, and Google Maps carries a Catch Table reservation link.

Hours are 11:30~22:00 on weekdays (break 14:30~18:00) and 11:30~21:30 on weekends (break 14:30~17:30), as listed on DiningCode. The break runs three and a half hours, so the afternoon is out.

Seating centres on the counter. A black stone slab is set in front of each seat on the pale wood, and each piece of sushi is placed straight onto it. Without a plate under it, the sushi looks larger.

Sushi Sora Gwanghwamun at a glance (checked 2026-09-19)

Item	Details
Address	19 Jongno, Le Meilleur B1 unit 116, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Phone	02-733-8400
Hours (weekdays)	11:30~22:00 · break 14:30~18:00
Hours (weekends)	11:30~21:30 · break 14:30~17:30
Price	Omakase lunch 60,000 won · dinner 110,000 won (as listed on DiningCode)
Estimated per person	100,000 won and up (as listed on Google Maps)
Reservations	Catch Table reservation link on Google Maps
Rating	Google Maps ★4.7 (103 reviews) — clears this site’s bar (★4.5 with 100 reviews)

Starters and sashimi — the front of the course

It opens with a few small vessels: a plate of thin-sliced red fish under a dressing, something cold in a glass bowl, and a bite wrapped in seaweed.

The dish in the glass bowl is cool. Thin slices float in broth with petal-like red pieces on top. The first spoonful brings temperature first and flavour after.

Sashimi comes layered on a blue-and-white porcelain plate with perilla leaf. The thickness is even and the edges are clean. A very small touch of soy is what keeps the sweetness of the white fish.

A gunkan of sea urchin wrapped in seaweed comes out too. Shredded garnish is piled on top, with the yellow urchin hidden beneath. The seaweed reaches you first, the sweetness of the urchin after.

Nigiri — one piece at a time on the slab

Nigiri is set on the black slab one piece at a time. The moment it lands is the moment to eat it, which does not leave long for photos.

It starts with white fish. A thin slice over the rice, the edges pressed into shape by hand. The rice is warm and the fish is cold, so the difference in temperature registers before anything else.

Oily fish is scored on the skin side and topped with a chopped garnish. It is a fatty cut, so it balances against rice seasoned firmly with vinegar.

Lean tuna is deep in colour. The grain is tight enough that it goes down in one piece rather than breaking up. Soy is brushed on in advance, so you just pick it up and eat.

Near the end, one piece of conger eel arrives. Grilled warm and brushed with sauce, it dissolves in the mouth. Its place in the order is to contrast with the cold nigiri before it.

Stone-pot rice and the finish — rolls

Partway through the course a stone pot arrives. Green vegetables line the bottom, three pieces of grilled fish sit on top, and the lid goes on while it cooks.

Lifting the lid sends up one big wave of aroma. The fish oil has soaked into the rice and the greens have kept their colour. A bowl of rice in the middle of a run of nigiri slows the pace for a moment.

The roll comes out whole on a wooden board, wrapped in seaweed with sesame and powder dusted over the top, then cut in front of you.

Last comes the maki, stood upright on a blue-and-white porcelain plate so the cross-section faces out. White rice, red fish and yellow egg in visible layers: the signal that the course is over.

Map and practicalities — getting there, booking, and the rating

Address 19 Jongno, Le Meilleur B1 unit 116, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Phone 02-733-8400
Hours Weekdays 11:30~22:00 (break 14:30~18:00) · weekends 11:30~21:30 (break 14:30~17:30)
Price Omakase lunch 60,000 won · dinner 110,000 won (as listed on DiningCode)

It sits between Gwanghwamun Station on Line 5 and Jonggak Station on Line 1, so access is easy. The room is built around the counter and there are not many seats, which makes a reservation a given. Google Maps carries a Catch Table reservation link.

The gap between lunch and dinner is 50,000 won. If it is your first visit, seeing it once at lunch and coming back for dinner if you like it is the sensible order.

The rating note is short. This site uses ★4.5 on Google Maps with at least 100 reviews as its recommendation bar. As of September 2026, Sushi Sora Gwanghwamun sits at ★4.7 with 103 reviews. That clears the bar.

Omakase is a format where satisfaction splits easily, because the same money can buy quite different meals depending on what comes out. Holding ★4.7 across more than 100 reviews suggests the variation here is small.

FAQ

How much does it cost?

Omakase lunch is 60,000 won and dinner is 110,000 won (as listed on DiningCode). Google Maps estimates 100,000 won and up per person.

Is there a break time?

Yes. 14:30~18:00 on weekdays and 14:30~17:30 on weekends. The break is long, so you will find the door closed in the afternoon.

Do I need a reservation?

The room is built around the counter and there are not many seats, so a reservation is a given. Google Maps carries a Catch Table reservation link, and the phone number is 02-733-8400.

Lunch or dinner?

The difference is 50,000 won. If it is your first visit, see it once at lunch for 60,000 won and come back for dinner if you like it.

Where is it?

19 Jongno, Le Meilleur B1 unit 116, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It sits between Gwanghwamun Station on Line 5 and Jonggak Station on Line 1, down in the basement of the building.