About Us - MAKINOCHAYA

Company

Makinochaya

From My Table
to Your Sea

Built on seafood shipped direct from the source
and honest cooking principles,
we provide a hygienic and trustworthy
dining environment
and pursue premium food
with menus developed by expert chefs.

We pursue a quality-driven dining culture that customers can enjoy with confidence,
and have established ourselves as Korea's leading
seafood buffet brand.

From ‘Black 31’ on the 31st floor of Lotte World Tower in Seoul
to Blue at Haeundae LCT in Busan,
we operate a range of locations at key hubs nationwide.

We also actively carry out social contribution activities with local communities,
such as lunch box donations and patient support, fulfilling
our corporate social responsibility.

Five Core Strengths That Complete
the Brand Power of Makinochaya

Fresh Seafood
& Ingredients

Premium ingredients
shipped direct from the source
Diverse Menu
& Global Food

Seafood, Korean, Chinese
and Western, all in one
Reasonable Prices
& High Satisfaction

High quality for the price,
high customer return rate
Distinctive Space
& Amenities

Spacious venues
ideal for groups and gatherings
Membership Base Built
Through Nationwide Stores

Makinochaya's own
powerful marketing asset

History

Makinochaya set out with the goal of becoming
‘a global dining brand everyone can easily enjoy’.
It began when Chairman Toru Makino,
drawing on his experience at Japanese restaurants
in the United States in the 1980s,
envisioned a new dining culture:
Japanese cuisine that anyone
could enjoy without hesitation.

Inspired by the intuitive menu selection of American-style buffets
and applying it to Japanese cuisine,
we launched ‘Makinochaya’, Korea's first premium seafood buffet, in 2007.

Present ~ 2021
2020 ~ 2011
2010 ~ 2001

2026.07

· Opened Makinochaya Blue Haeundae LCT

2025

· Opened MAO Mokdong
· Opened Mokdong

2024

· Opened Lotte Resort Sokcho

2023

· Opened Makinochaya Black 31 Lotte World Tower
· Opened Midnight 145

2022

· Opened M-TABLE Lotte World
· Opened Sejong

2021

· Spun off Makinochaya Co., Ltd. as an independent corporation
· Opened Mapo
2019

· Opened Gwanggyo
· Opened Bucheon

2016

· Opened Pangyo
2007

· Acquired by LF Food Co., Ltd., the dining subsidiary of LG Fashion
· Opened Makinochaya Yeoksam, Seoul

2006

· Opened Aloha Tower

2005

· Opened Aiea

2004

· Opened Miliani

2003

· First store opened in Honolulu

Business Areas

Makinochaya focuses on the essence of everyday dining culture
and provides dining services tailored to diverse customer needs.

Centered on premium buffet restaurants and
lifestyle dining with unique concepts,
we are expanding our business with combined B2B and B2C dining services
such as catering, hospitality
and premium delivery.

Tailored to the characteristics and customer touchpoints of each business area,
and built on consistent quality and trust,
we will continue to expand Makinochaya's distinctive dining experience
and further strengthen our brand competitiveness.

01

Dining Business

Operating premium buffet restaurants and franchise businesses across a range of brands
02

Catering Business

Catering services tailored to each venue and event, including group meals, hotels, hospitals, corporations, religious and public institutions and construction sites
03

Hospitality Business

Operating dining brands and designing menus within hotels and leisure industry facilities
04

Delivery Business

Bringing food service wherever customers need it, with customized single-serve lunch boxes, party packs, Chuseok packs and corporate lunch boxes
05

Distribution Business

Building a B2C distribution business
based on seasonal ingredients

Corporate Partners

We work with more than 220 companies.

Creating Social Value and
Nurturing Talent

As a dining company connecting people to people
and society to everyday life,
Makinochaya Co., Ltd. carries out a wide range of
social contribution activities to fulfill its corporate social responsibility.

To nurture professionals for the dining industry, we run contract departments
with universities such as Sejong and Kyonggi,
partner with 15 specialized high schools
in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungnam and Busan,
and hire more than 50 young talents every year.

We also lead the way in expanding social value based on our core dining capabilities,
including partner development, scholarships
and support for vulnerable groups.

Makinochaya's Key Social Contribution Activities

CHA University, Beautiful Companionship Sponsorship

Leveraging the expertise and infrastructure of
CHA University, CHA Hospital and Makinochaya, we carried out
well-rounded social contribution activities and helped spread a culture of sharing in everyday life.
Suwon FC Sponsorship Agreement

Suwon FC and Makinochaya Gwanggyo actively cooperate
on joint marketing through football, building a partnership
that benefits the local community together with its citizens.
Bucheon FC 1995 and Makinochaya Bucheon Advertising Agreement

A Bucheon FC 1995 photo zone was set up at Makinochaya Bucheon,
and on Bucheon FC home match days staff wear the club's uniform
at work, promoting the image of Bucheon FC to customers.
- Lunch Box Donation for 200
  Underprivileged Residents of Seongnam
- Tancheon Walking Festival
- Helping Patients with Rare Diseases
- Beautiful Companionship

Industry-Academia Cooperation

Contract Department Program

It gives young people the chance to build hands-on skills and expertise,
and gives companies a supply of capable, professional talent, creating shared value.
This practical education support program combines apprenticeship training with tuition support all the way to a degree.

Partner Schools

Universities

Sejong University, Dept. of Hotel & Foodservice Business
Dong-eui University, Dept. of Smart Hospitality
High Schools

Specialized high schools in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungnam and Gyeongbuk
(agreements with 15 high schools)

Expanded hiring from specialized high schools nationwide in 2025