Japanese
Umimato
우미마토 Umi is Japanese for 'sea', which the blue sign and fish logo play on; no post explains the rest of the name with any authority.
Compiled from 18 blog posts read in fullSources →
A sushi omakase counter in the Centenia building on Gonghang-daero, between Magok and Balsan stations. You sit at the bar for the seven-course 'Umikase' (35,000 won) or a single sushi platter (VIP 14 pieces at 33,900 won; the 16-piece Zeitaku, new in October 2026, at 38,900 won), and boxed sets and seafood plates go out as takeaway. We read 31 posts dated 18 May to 16 October 2026 and counted 18 as meals eaten in the shop. We set aside eight takeaway posts eaten at home, three multi-restaurant lists, one diary entry where we cannot tell where the food was eaten, and one post that rewords another.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 강서구 공항대로 219, 센테니아 1층 114호 (마곡동)219 Gonghang-daero, Gangseo-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1367-5832
- Typical spend₩5,900 – ₩75,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 46 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 13 posts: 7 wrote Daily 11:30–21:30, 5 wrote 11:30–21:30.
| No day given | 11:30–21:30 | 5 of 13 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11:30–21:30 | 7 of 13 posts |
| Break | 15:00–17:30 | 8 of 10 posts |
1 other values
| Break | 15:00–17:00 2 of 10 posts last seen 2026-10 |
|---|
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
- Every seat is at the counter: ten in-shop posts say so, and two put the room at about eleven seats. Nine describe watching the chefs work, including torching the mackerel, right in front of them. Four mention a basket under the chair for bags.
- At dinner each person must order one drink, alcoholic or not. Seven posts note this, three specifying it applies only at dinner. Many in-shop posts ordered the 5,900-won draught beer.
- Writing a review earns each diner one free item. Ten in-shop posts mention it; six took the raw-shrimp and monkfish-liver hand roll and two took karaage. One post lists the choices: that hand roll, egg and inari sushi, fried shrimp or karaage, a highball, sake or beer, or a soft drink or green tea.
- This is a book-ahead place: eight posts booked through CatchTable or Naver or advise doing so. One lists the seatings as 11:30, 12:45 and 14:00 for lunch and 17:30, 18:50 and 20:10 for dinner; a diner on a weekday 20:10 seating says the meal took an hour to an hour and twenty minutes.
2 more
- Posts agree the prices are low: thirteen in-shop posts call it good value and none calls it expensive. The 35,000-won course price is the same in every post from May to October 2026, and one diner who returned says nothing had gone up.
- It is walkable from the subway: three in-shop posts say so, and the info blocks put it four to seven minutes from Magok Station exit 3 and five to eight from Balsan Station exit 9.
What 18 bloggers said
pannakota
Not expensive
We read all 18 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (13) and “Friendly staff” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Beer served 11 of 18 posts
- Review event 10 of 18 posts
- Counter seating only 10 of 18 posts
- Open kitchen 9 of 18 posts
- Takes reservations 8 of 18 posts
- One drink per person required 7 of 18 posts
- Bag storage 4 of 18 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 18 posts
- Takeout 2 of 18 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 18 posts
- Family visit 2 of 18 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 18 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
It is walkable from the subway: three in-shop posts say so, and the info blocks put it four to seven minutes from Magok Station exit 3 and five to eight from Balsan Station exit 9.
Getting inside
No in-shop post describes the floor from experience. Info blocks say ground floor, and one takeaway post says it is on the ground floor and easy to reach after parking.
No one mentions a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller — we simply do not know. All we know is that every seat is at the bar.
No one says whether the toilet is inside the shop or in the building's shared area; one post's info block says it is gender-separated, but that is copied listing data.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. 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 themselves5 of 18 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 18 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 31 posts we gathered, 13 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.
| 2026-10-07 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | 3 posts in one day |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 9 |
What we do not know
- Two things changed. A May 2026 post and an undated earlier visit describe the first course as vinegared squid; posts from September on describe whelk. And a 2 September post says a takeaway display case had gone and the room had become all counter seating — when that happened we do not know.
- None of the 18 in-shop posts mentions waiting. One diner booked three days ahead because they had heard there is usually a queue, and one takeaway post is titled 'waiting is a must', but how long a walk-in waits we cannot say.
- Thirteen in-shop posts give opening hours, all copied from listings. All say it opens at 11:30; twelve say it closes at 21:30, one at 21:00. Eight give the break as 15:00-17:30, two as 15:00-17:00. Eight say it is open every day, but one says it closes on Sundays. Two list posts drawing on a government register say Tuesdays off and 22:00 closing; we did not count those.
- Many posts copy the phone number 0507-1367-5832, but no one says they booked by phone; those who mention booking used CatchTable or Naver.
- Posts cluster in October 2026. Three takeaway posts use the same hashtags in the same order and all push the new seven-item seafood plate and the Naver pickup discount; none declares sponsorship, but they read like commissioned copy and we did not count them as visits. The five-star-hotel chef, the salt-curing and low-temperature ageing, and the same-day stock policy are the shop's own claims, and we do not rely on them.
Sources (18)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 우미마토 : 마곡 스시맛집 가성비 오마카세 추천, 제이타쿠 오마카.... 2026-10-16 · 차곡차곡 일상수납
- 2026.09.13~09.30 2026-10-15 · 미지의 세계로♥
- [마곡 맛집] 나에게 주는 작은 사치, 5성급호텔 출신 셰프의 스시 오.... 2026-10-15 · 미구리의 소행 ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎
- 마곡스시 우미마토 마곡본점, 16P 제이타쿠 오마카세에 반해버린 솔.... 2026-10-14 · 찌니의 찐일상로그ෆ
- 마곡맛집 <우미마토> | 기념일 데이트로 방문하기 좋은 3만원대 가성비 스시 오마카세 2026-10-13 · 소이의 오늘 뭐하지? · via Daum
- [강서 마곡 맛집] 스시 오마카세 우미마토 가성비 맛집 2026-10-13 · 유나의 보장로그
- 마곡 맛집 스시 초밥집 #우미마토 2026-10-11 · ♡｡:゜♪♪☆｡｡♪ ₊
- 추워지는 9월이 좋아 2026-10-06 · 낄로그 / ㅅ.perscítus · via Daum
- 마곡스시맛집 우미마토 마곡 VIP 오마카세 후기 | 서울 가성비 오마.... 2026-10-04 · Joy_맛집 카페 여행 일상✧٩(•́⌄•́๑)و ✧
- [서울/강서_우미마토] 마곡 맛집 기념일 오마카세 추천 2026-09-30 · 조금씩 자라나는 하루 · via Daum
- [서울 마곡] 강서구 마곡 가성비 오마카세 우미마토 | 1인 3만원대 가.... 2026-09-30 · 8792bubu
- 마곡 오마카세 맛집 임산부도 대만족한 우미마토 코스요리 재방문 후기 2026-09-26 · 라벤더정이야기 · via Daum
- [일상] HAPPY BIRTHDAY~ 2026-09-23 · Love yourself · via Daum
- 서울가성비오마카세 맛집, 우미마토 마곡본점 저녁 리뷰! 2026-09-18 · 밥을 좋아하는 나는 · via Daum
- 서울 강서구 가성비 오마카세 마곡 발산 맛집 우미마토 2026-09-17 · INJOY AND ENJOY · via Daum
- 마곡 / 35,000원의 최강구성 오마카세 [우미마토] 2026-09-08 · Hyonigation · via Daum
- 마곡 맛집, 서울 가성비 오마카세 우미마토 마곡본점 후기❤️ 2026-09-02 · 셍로그, 행복은 지금 여기에. · via Daum
- 마곡 맛집 추천 서울 오마카세 우미마토 마곡본점 발산역 데이트 초밥 맛집 2026-05-18 · 똥별's 하루 · via Daum
Of 382 candidate posts we opened 55 and kept 18 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.