Daegu shabu-shabu buffet you refill a little at a time: Shabu20

Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch: a shabu-shabu buffet near Daegu Airport

I was looking for somewhere filling to eat near Daegu Airport and ended up at Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch. If you like shabu-shabu, you may have already heard of it — it's an all-you-can-eat spot where you can help yourself to a wide range of ingredients, so it seemed like a solid choice for a family meal or dinner with friends too.

When you're looking for a place near Daegu Airport in particular, it matters whether you can stop by easily before or after a flight. In that sense, Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch, located in Bokhyeon-dong, was a good option if shabu-shabu is your kind of meal.

Shabu20 Bokhyeon branch

Inside Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch: dining room and seating

Walking in, the first thing you notice is how clean and spacious the place is. The table spacing was fairly generous too, so it wasn't cramped even eating with a group.

Shabu-shabu is a warm, simmered dish, so it starts sounding especially good once the weather turns chilly. And since you can help yourself to as much of each ingredient as you like at Shabu20, it feels like a meal worth having regardless of season.

Every menu item, all-you-can-eat

Why small refills beat one big plate at the buffet bar

The biggest perk of Shabu20 is, of course, the unlimited refills. From the vegetables you drop into the broth to all the other ingredients, being able to pick whatever suited my taste and bring it over was great.

Rather than getting greedy and loading up a huge plate from the start, it was much more comfortable to bring over a small amount of whatever I wanted, cook it in the broth, and go back for more when it ran low.

Shabu-shabu isn't just about the meat — the appeal is being able to add vegetables, mushrooms, and all sorts of ingredients together. Dropping things one by one into the bubbling broth naturally slows the meal down, and there's real fun in mixing and matching different combinations.

Vegetable-bomb rice paper rolls

Vegetable-bomb rice paper rolls, then kalguksu and porridge

I especially like wrapping meat together with vegetables when I eat shabu-shabu, and since you can add as much as you want, it was satisfying to adjust everything to my own taste. You can mix your own sauce however you like too, and eat as much meat as you want — a great place for that.

And once you've eaten your fill of shabu-shabu, the finishing menu of knife-cut noodles and porridge is essential. After enough ingredients have gone into the broth, the flavor deepens, and adding noodles or rice at the end makes for a really filling finish.

A place for all ages

How Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch works for a family meal

The appeal of Shabu20 isn't just that it's all-you-can-eat and therefore a lot of food — it's that you get to pick out a wide range of ingredients according to your own taste. Meat lovers, people who want to eat lots of vegetables, and people who want to finish with noodles or rice can all eat the way they want.

Shabu-shabu is also just a good fit for a family visit by nature. Kids can pick out whatever ingredients they like, while the adults can enjoy a wide variety of vegetables and meat — it suits a family meal out well.

Overall thoughts

Final verdict on Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch

If you're looking for somewhere to eat near Daegu Airport, the location alone is worth checking. For anyone wanting a filling meal before or after the airport, all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu itself is a pretty solid option.

What I liked most is that shabu-shabu lets everyone control their own pace and portion size. You can start light and add whatever ingredients you like, then finish heartily with noodles or rice at the end.

If you're looking for a family meal or a place to eat with friends in Bokhyeon-dong, check out Shabu20 Daegu Bokhyeon branch. It's an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu spot where you can enjoy a wide range of ingredients as much as you want, so it's a good place to go on a day you want to eat until you're full.

It was especially convenient going with a group, since everyone could pick out exactly what they wanted. And on a day you're craving a warm soup dish, nothing really beats shabu-shabu. If you're after a filling meal near Daegu Airport, or looking for an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu spot in Bokhyeon-dong, this one is worth a visit. On a day you want to pick and choose a bit of everything, all-you-can-eat really is the best. :)