"Choi Ju-yong's nine-seat Apgujeong counter pours an Edomae omakase from ₩180,000 — book it for a quiet anniversary or solo splurge."
Nine seats, one chef, and a counter of pale hinoki: Hane serves an Edomae-style omakase in Apgujeong, on Eonju-ro 172-gil near Dosan Park. Chef Choi Ju-yong opened it as a small, focused sushi bar and earned a Michelin star in the 2022 Seoul guide, which it held through 2024.
Choi Ju-yong works in the Edomae tradition — fish cured, aged or marinated rather than simply sliced — over a soft, slightly chewy shari with restrained acidity. The signature is the kohada, gizzard shad, the cure that sushi chefs are judged on; the rest of the sequence moves through wild-caught fish from Japan and Korea as the day's market allows.
The omakase is the only format: ₩180,000 at lunch and ₩360,000 at dinner, served at the nine-seat counter. There is no a la carte and no menu — you eat what the chef sends, in order. The room sits in the Apgujeong and Dosan Park stretch of Gangnam, Seoul's densest pocket of high-end sushi.
The room is exactly nine seats at a hinoki counter, quiet and pared back, with the chef working an arm's length away. There is no music to speak of and little decoration — the focus is the fish and the rice. It is intimate by design, which makes it a fine date or solo seat and a poor fit for a group.
Book this counter for an anniversary or a solo splurge because the format is intimate by design: nine seats, a chef cooking in front of you, and a fixed sequence that turns dinner into an event. It is calm enough to talk quietly and focused enough to feel special. For more, see our Seoul dining guide and the global best omakase counters.
Not for a group or a conversation-heavy night — nine seats, one chef and a set sequence that asks you to keep pace with the counter.
Yes — Hane is one of Seoul's most respected sushi counters, a nine-seat Edomae omakase in Apgujeong that earned a Michelin star in 2022. Chef Choi Ju-yong works with wild-caught fish from Japan and Korea and a soft, restrained-acidity rice. At ₩180,000 for lunch it is a relative bargain among the city's top counters; book ahead, as nine seats go quickly.
Hane has only nine counter seats, so reservations are essential and best made through CatchTable a couple of weeks ahead. Lunch is easier to land than dinner, and weekends are the hardest. The counter is at 14 Eonju-ro 172-gil in Apgujeong, near Dosan Park. Arrive on time — the omakase runs as a fixed sequence and the chef sets the pace.
There is no strict dress code at Hane, but it is an intimate, high-end counter, so smart-casual is the norm. Strong perfume or cologne is discouraged at any serious sushi bar, as it interferes with the meal. Dress neatly and plan to focus on the food; the nine-seat room is quiet and the experience is led entirely by the chef.
Hane's omakase is ₩180,000 per person at lunch and ₩360,000 at dinner, before drinks. The dinner sequence is longer and built around the day's best fish; lunch is the value option. There is no a la carte — the set omakase is the only format. For more counters, see our best omakase restaurants.
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