Onyang shabu-shabu buffet: window seats, draft beer included, Shabu20

What is Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch?

Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch (샤브20 아산온양점) is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu (hot pot with thinly sliced meat) place on the 2nd floor of the Hanaro Mart building, next to Asan Elementary School in Yonghwa-dong, Asan. I hadn't been to Yonghwa-dong in a while and wondered what to eat, then figured a hearty shabu-shabu meal would be just right, so I came to Shabu20.

At Shabu20 you can eat beef, pork, LA galbi (marinated short ribs), draft beer, drinks, vegetables and more without limit, as long as you stay within the time limit.

Shabu20 broth options and lunch and dinner course times

The broths at Shabu20 include spicy, soybean, katsuobushi (bonito), sukiyaki and huoguo, so all you have to do is pick what suits you. The only thing to agonize over is which broth to go with.

Huoguo and sukiyaki count as special broths, so you get a more distinctive flavor, and the lunch/dinner course price changes slightly depending on whether you choose original or special. Visit on a weekday afternoon and you get the 80-minute lunch course with unlimited eating within the time; on weekends and public holidays there's a 100-minute dinner course, so the price is better than you'd expect.

Yonghwa-dong views from the window seats

Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch is on the 2nd floor, so if you sit by the window you can look down over the Yonghwa-dong area while you eat.

Best sauce combinations at Shabu20

The sauce corner at Shabu20 has a wide range, including peanut, chili and sesame, so there's plenty of choice to suit everyone's taste.

You can dip in a single sauce, but mixing several makes the shabu-shabu even tastier. The recommended sauce combinations are written above the sauce corner, so take a look. There are disposable aprons here and there in case sauce splashes on your clothes, so put one on before you start eating.

The rice paper roll corner at Shabu20

Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch also has a separate rice paper roll (wolnamssam, Vietnamese-style summer rolls) corner, and the fresh vegetables and wrappers for the rolls are also part of the lunch or dinner course.

With overseas travel so common now, and more people who have been to Vietnam or migrant workers who came from Vietnam, I guess that's why they set up a rice paper roll corner.

Is draft beer included in the Shabu20 course?

Draft beer at Shabu20 is included in both the lunch and dinner courses, so you can drink freely. Sodas like cider and cola are a given, and plum juice and tangerine juice are in the course too.

In fact, soju and bottled beer cost ₩5,000 extra, so having draft beer included in the course by default is the bigger selling point of Shabu20.

Self-serve meat and broth refills at Shabu20

The meat at Shabu20 is beef and pork, and you just pick what you like from the fridge. Meat is the heart of shabu-shabu, and since you can take as much as you want within the course time, there's no worry about running short.

The shabu-shabu broth is also kept in the fridge, so when the broth you first set up runs out, you can refill it yourself.

Shabu20 buffet sides and desserts

Shabu-shabu is the main event at Shabu20, but the foods that go well with it are also laid out buffet-style, so you can eat as much as you like.

• Salads: pumpkin salad, cabbage salad and more
• Hot food: napa cabbage kimchi, bunmoja (flat rice-cake noodles), takoyaki, fried rice, fried chicken (dakgangjeong), porridge, LA galbi and more
• Desserts: cherry tomatoes, oranges, injeolmi (rice cake with roasted soybean powder) and more

These are dishes that give you even more satisfaction alongside the shabu-shabu, and with dessert too, you can take care of both the meal and the after-meal treat at Shabu20.

Tasting Shabu20's half-and-half broth

At Shabu20 you can pick two broths in flavors you like, and each has its own charm, so even with the same ingredients you can compare quite a wide difference.

Verdict on Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch

At Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch you can freely enjoy beef, pork and draft beer, along with sauces, vegetables, porridge, fried chicken, fruit and more, all within the lunch or dinner course time limit. If you're stuck on what to eat around Yonghwa-dong or Pungi-dong, why not head to Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch, with its wide range of food and drinks?

Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch hours, parking and directions

Shabu20 Asan Onyang Branch is listed as open daily from 9:00 am to 9:50 pm, with last order at 8:50 pm. It's on the 2nd floor of the Hanaro Mart building next to Asan Elementary School in Yonghwa-dong, Asan, close to Asan Central Library, Yonghwa I'Park, Yonghwa Elcrua Apartments, Sindo Brenew and more.

If you drive, use the car park in the building; parking is free for up to 3 hours. By public transport, take bus 100, 101, 170, 171, 172, 406, 407, 503, 990 or 991 from Onyangoncheon Station or Onyang Terminal, get off at the Sindo Brenew stop, and walk about 5 minutes.