Japanese
Sushidoku Gen
스시도쿠 겐 Gen is the hanja 玄, 'dark' or 'deep'; one post relays that the house meant a pursuit of flavour deep enough to turn dark — it is the omakase branch of the Sushidoku sushi group.
Compiled from 21 blog posts read in fullSources →
A sushi omakase counter on the ground floor (left-hand door) of Wangsimni-ro 295, right outside exit 9 of Wangsimni station. It shares a brand with, but is a different shop from, Sushidoku Kamidong (kaisendon) upstairs and the Sushidoku sushi shop on Wangsimni-gwangjang-ro. It serves only booked courses: a 22-dish lunch at 49,000 won, the 25-dish 'sushi and kaiseki' dinner at 79,000 won and a sashimi-heavy 27-dish dinner at 119,000 won; each seating starts together and two chefs hand over the sushi piece by piece. We read 30 posts from 18 December 2025 to 15 October 2026; 21 describe a visit, 8 were about the upstairs Kamidong or the other Sushidoku and were set aside, and 1 is a multi-restaurant list.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 왕십리로 295, 1층 (행당동)295 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1467-0053
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩119,000
- From the station14 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 63 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 11 posts: 7 wrote Daily 12:00–21:30, 4 wrote 12:00–21:30.
| No day given | 12:00–21:30 | 4 of 11 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 12:00–21:30 | 7 of 11 posts |
| Break | 14:00–17:50 | 9 of 9 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- All seating is at the counter. Seven posts sat there, one describing single seats laid out in an L. Three posts put a seating at 10 guests, one at 12. Three describe an open kitchen where the chefs prepare everything in front of you.
- Fourteen posts said the price is fair for what you get — 25 dishes for under 80,000 won. The 79,000 / 49,000 / 119,000 won prices do not vary across posts from June to October 2026; the December 2025 post gave no price. Highballs and draught beer are 12,000 won a glass.
- Twelve posts say they left full — one says the amount would satisfy a grown man. Several note the chef asks after the first piece how much rice you want and adjusts.
- Corkage is charged: three posts paid it, two giving 20,000 won a bottle, and a whisky drinker notes only shot and rocks glasses are available. Six posts ordered beer.
4 more
- Dishes arrive without lag: four posts say each plate followed the last promptly, though one of them felt a little rushed because the whole seating eats in step. One post timed the course at 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Thirteen posts booked ahead. Lunch is at noon; dinner has two seatings, 17:00 and 19:30 (one post says 19:00), bookable through Naver or CatchTable. Three posts that arrived early waited in a ground-floor waiting area until called.
- Ten posts went as a couple and two with family (a mother, a sibling). Mention a birthday or anniversary when booking and a 'sushi cake' replaces the prawn-and-urchin piece; eight posts received one.
- Fourteen posts say it is close to the station — one to three minutes' walk from exit 9 of Wangsimni. One warns the sign is small and easy to walk past.
What 21 bloggers said
Jidori Udong
Not expensive
We read all 21 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (14) and “Large portions” (12).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Reachable by transit 14 of 21 posts
- Takes reservations 13 of 21 posts
- Counter seating only 7 of 21 posts
- Beer served 6 of 21 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 4 of 21 posts
- Waiting area 3 of 21 posts
- Corkage free — bring your own drink saying it is not 3 of 21 posts
- Open kitchen 3 of 21 posts
- Wine served 2 of 21 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 21 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 21 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 21 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 21 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 21 posts |
|---|
Two posts say the building has no parking. Three posts drove and used nearby public lots or the Seongdong-gu office car park; one found the Sambu apartment lot full. Posts copy two different parking tips — a 2,000 won subsidy at the Sowol Art Hall or district office lots, and two free hours at the Sambu apartments — and since the latter is also the advice for the sister Sushidoku shop, we couldn't confirm it applies here.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 10 of 21 posts
- Came by car 3 of 21 posts
- Family visit 2 of 21 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
Fourteen posts say it is close to the station — one to three minutes' walk from exit 9 of Wangsimni. One warns the sign is small and easy to walk past.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 4 (of 21 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 2 of 21 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 21 posts |
It is on the ground floor: four posts describe entering the building and taking the left-hand sliding door. The second floor is a different shop, Sushidoku Kamidong.
We don't know whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or pushchair can get in. Posts mention a sliding door but none mention steps, a threshold or a lift — not that there are none, just that nobody wrote about it.
Reports on the toilet differ: two posts say it is inside the restaurant with separate men's and women's rooms, while one used a toilet on the second floor before going in. Other mentions of separate toilets are copied amenity lists, which we did not count.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves4 of 21 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way17 of 21 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 22 posts we gathered, 1 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
What we do not know
- No post describes queueing. That fits a booking-only counter, but nobody wrote about what happens if you turn up without a reservation.
- Eleven posts give the same hours — daily 12:00–21:30 with a break 14:00–17:50 — mostly copied from the listing; in practice the courses start together at noon, 17:00 and 19:30. One post copies 'open every day except Chuseok'. A post listing 11:30–22:00 was quoting the upstairs Kamidong and we left it out. Eight posts give the phone number 0507-1467-0053.
- The course changes with the season. Posts from June to August 2026 open with a soft-tofu crab soup and include braised octopus and a yuzu-chilli sushi; from late September the meal opens with truffle chawanmushi, scallop-tomato salad and tuna with avocado. The sorbet was banana-kiwi in July and shiso from late August; the December 2025 post describes winter yellowtail and red crab. The 79,000 won dinner price did not change.
- Four posts say they paid themselves (two with receipt verification); the other seventeen say nothing about payment. Many of the eleven posts from 28 September to 14 October 2026 repeat the same search phrases ('Seoul value omakase', 'Seoul anniversary restaurant') and walk through the course in the same order. None discloses sponsorship, but they look like one campaign.
Sources (21)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [서울] ] 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리점 서울 스시 오마카세 추천 !가격 예약 디너 후기 2026-10-14 · 븨븨의 여행기록 · via Daum
- 서울 가성비 오마카세 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점에서 데이트 2026-10-13 · Melissa's Room · via Daum
- 왕십리 오마카세 스시도쿠켄 왕십리본점 가성비 런치코스 후기 2026-10-12 · 욱스욱
- [왕십리데이트] 서울가성비오마카세 '스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점' 스기와 가이세키 25품 디너 후기 2026-10-12 · 지니의 뷰티인사이드 · via Daum
- 서울스시오마카세 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 7만원대에 즐긴 고급스러운 디너 코스 2026-10-11 · 솔솔 여행 꿀팁 맛집 · via Daum
- 서울 가성비 오마카세 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 기념일 데이트 식당 2026-10-08 · 내가 나이어야 하는 이유 · via Daum
- 서울가성비오마카세 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점, 스시와 가이세키 25품 디너 후기! 2026-10-06 · 시애틀사랑 · via Daum
- 왕십리맛집 스시도쿠겐 왕십리본점 스시 오마카세 디너코스 콜키지 후기 2026-10-06 · 운동하는 셀럽언니 · via Daum
- 서울스시오마카세 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점, 서울가성비오마카세 추천 2026-10-04 · 주스타의 일상 기록 · via Daum
- 서울스시오마카세 스시도쿠겐 왕십리 가성비 오마카세 데이트 맛집 2026-10-03 · 브래드티쳐 · via Daum
- 서울가성비오마카세 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 왕십리데이트 맛집 디너코스 솔직후기 2026-09-28 · 구르밍 밍맹뭉 · via Daum
- 서울 오마카세 추천 맛집 가성비 찐추천 내돈내산, 스시도쿠 겐 디너 2026-09-04 · 쭌님의 · via Daum
- 왕십리 스시도쿠 겐 서울 오마카세 추천 스시 맛집 2026-08-31 · PM 상품기획자 리틀빈콩의 솔직 리뷰
- 서울기념일식당 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 스시 25품 디너 오마카세 .... 2026-08-31 · 하루하루
- 서울 가성비 오마카세 맛집 추천┃스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 방문 디너 후기 2026-08-31 · 우리의 정원 ♡°˚ · via Daum
- 서울 오마카세 맛집 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 스시 25품 생일 코스, 디너 후기 2026-08-27 · 쩡이의 숨은 맛집 여행 · via Daum
- 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 디너, 서울 오마카세 가성비 맛집 데이트 후기 2026-07-29 · 달로의 일상 - 현재 육아중♡ · via Daum
- 서울 오마카세 맛집 찾는다면 왕십리 스시도쿠겐 왕십리점 추천 2026-07-10 · 채진의 소소한일상 · via Daum
- 서울 오마카세 맛집 스시도쿠겐 기념일 추천 솔직후기 2026-07-09 · 동네앵무새 · via Daum
- [서울 오마카세 맛집 내돈내산] 동생 기념일 선물로 다녀온 스시도쿠 겐 왕십리본점 디너코스 솔직후기! 2026-06-21 · 맛감별 멋감별 코리아 · via Daum
- 서울오마카세맛집 내돈내산 스시도쿠겐 2025-12-18 · 먹어야 사는 남자 · via Daum
Of 324 candidate posts we opened 77 and kept 21 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.