Prime beef shabu-shabu and gorgonzola pizza in Cheongna: Shabuway

Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch: weekday opening visit and parking

My husband and I went to Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch on a weekday right at the 11:30am opening. We parked in the basement level of the shopping complex! 🚗 If you tell them the last 4 digits of your license plate at checkout, you get up to 2 hours of free parking🚗

Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch was overall clean and spacious. The table spacing and layout felt roomy, so it seemed great for family meals, work dinners, or group gatherings, and there were group tables and room-style spaces too.

• Address: 11 Yeomgok-ro 464beon-gil, Seohae-gu, Incheon, South Korea (Ruwon Top Plaza, 2F, Units 201–208)
• ⏰ 11:30 – 21:30
• ※ Weekday break time 15:30–17:00
• ※ No break time on weekends/holidays
• ※ Salad bar closes at 21:00
• 🚇 About a 5-minute walk from Gajeong Station Exit 4
• 🚗 Parking available in mall basement floors 1–2 / Ace Tower (up to 2 hours free)

On the way there I was worried it might be too empty since it was a weekday morning (needless worry..), but once we arrived the tables had a decent number of people and the self-bar food was fully stocked and neatly arranged, so it left a good first impression right away🤎

Shabuway weekday lunch price and broth choices

The Prime Shabu Unlimited Lunch at Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch is ₩24,900 per person on weekdays, with shiitake mushroom broth free and mala broth an extra ₩3,000.

• Prime Shabu Unlimited Lunch: ₩24,900 weekday × 2
• Shiitake mushroom broth: ₩0
• Mala broth: ₩3,000

We ordered the Prime Shabu Unlimited Lunch at ₩24,900 × 2 people. You can choose both broths at once! ✔ Shiitake mushroom broth ✔ Mala broth

It was also convenient that each table already had spoons, chopsticks, napkins, and wet wipes set out. At a buffet, it's kind of a hassle to walk back to the self-bar every time you need one more pair of chopsticks haha

What's on the Shabuway self-bar?

The Shabuway self-bar has shabu-shabu vegetables and Vietnamese rice wrap ingredients, plus hot food like tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), fried rice, mala xiangguo, boneless fried chicken, pasta, and gorgonzola pizza. I went in only thinking about shabu-shabu and was kind of surprised by the self-bar haha. There was a wide variety, from fresh bean sprouts, bok choy, napa cabbage, mushrooms, and green onion to rice wrap ingredients, plus lots of 🔥hot food.

Kids' spoons and forks and disposable aprons were also ready at the self-bar, so it looked convenient for family visits too~~

Fruit garden salad and Cajun chicken salad

I was craving "salad" so I got both!!! Between the fruit garden salad and Cajun chicken salad, the fruit garden salad was refreshing and absolutely delicious👍

The staff at Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch set everything up like pros and explained things kindly, so even on a first visit I could eat comfortably👍 Maybe that's why the first thought I had while eating was, "I should bring my parents here."

The soup at Shabuway that surprised me

I didn't expect much from the soup at the Shabuway self-bar either.. but it was really, really, really, really delicious!!

The soup was tasty both hot and slightly cooled, so if you're going for weekday lunch, I'd recommend starting with a warm bowl of soup👍

Shabuway meats: USDA prime beef chuck, beef brisket and pork neck

Shabuway offers USDA prime grade 🥩beef along with beef chuck, beef brisket, and pork neck, and you can take as much as you want from the self-bar.

• Beef chuck
• Beef brisket
• Pork neck

Cooking the thinly sliced meat briefly in the broth made it soft and savory, and I understood why people looking for the best shabu-shabu spot in Cheongna talk about the meat first 👍👍

Finishing with two-color kalguksu and self-serve porridge

The Shabuway self-bar also has signature two-color kalguksu (noodle soup) made from fresh buckwheat noodles and prickly pear cactus noodles. Cook them in the shabu broth for about 3 minutes — the plain, clean flavor of the buckwheat and the subtle color of the cactus noodles made for a great way to finish the meal.

At the self-serve porridge station, you can make your own by adding rice, green onion, dried seaweed flakes, chili powder, and sesame oil to the leftover broth.

Best Shabuway sauce combinations

Shabuway's basic sauces are soy sauce, chili sauce, and sesame sauce, and you can add wasabi, minced garlic, chives, and chili peppers to taste. Here are some combos I'd recommend.

• ① Soy sauce + chives
• ② Sesame sauce + garlic + chives
• ③ Chili sauce + garlic + chili peppers

Wrapping it all up neatly in a Vietnamese rice wrap while eating shabu-shabu, nom✨

Shabuway is a place where you can enjoy shabu-shabu together with a hotel-style salad bar and an all-you-can-eat system, so I'd recommend it — it suits family gatherings spanning multiple generations really well 👍

The mala xiangguo and ratatouille are total crowd-pleasers for women ✨ If you're looking for a clean, spacious large restaurant in the Ruwon City dining district, "Shabuway" is a good one to keep in mind!!

I usually don't eat huge amounts and prefer to eat the tastiest things first, but at Shabuway, from the main meat to every side dish, everything felt properly prepared, so I kept eating even though I was already full..🤎

Hot food: fried chicken, sweet rice tangsuyuk and gorgonzola pizza

Shabuway's boneless fried chicken comes with a whopping 5 kinds of sauces and seasonings,

The sweet rice tangsuyuk especially was delicious even with thick pieces of meat, and it was nice that two sauces were available — regular and chili.

The gorgonzola pizza was crispy and sweet, and my husband ate a whopping 5 slices haha 👍

Pairing mala xiangguo with egg fried rice was also a delicious combo.

Shiitake vs mala broth: how does the prime beef taste?

Shabuway's meat looks amazing right from the start!! Once I tasted it, I could tell right away it was genuinely good meat — it just melted in my mouth✨ Best shabu-shabu meat🤎

The mala broth wasn't too salty and had a rich flavor, which I liked, and the basic mushroom broth was clean, which made the napa cabbage and tofu skin taste even cleaner and easier to eat!!

Since it's shabu-shabu, you dunk the meat into the boiling broth~ We piled in a lot since we wanted to eat plenty, and even so the meat was really tender and delicious! With so much meat in there, even the pieces left in the broth longer stayed soft and tasty, which was even better.. Delicious meat from start to finish!!!

The extra meat we brought over was also in great condition. There's plenty of shabu-shabu meat too, which was satisfying.

Shabuway salad, fruit and ice cream for dessert

Here's what was at the Shabuway self-bar's salad and fruit corner.

• Salmon salad, tropical fruit
• Caprese, kabocha squash salad, orange
• Orange, shine muscat grapes, grapes
• Louis chocolate makes a great ice cream topping!!

If you're looking for the best shabu-shabu spot in Cheongna or near Gajeong Station, I'd recommend Shabuway, where you can enjoy various meats, fresh vegetables, hot food, kalguksu, porridge, and dessert all in one place!!

🤎The ice cream toppings are no joke either...🤎 I.. added a little of everything, evenly!!!

Next weekday visit: the 18,000-won lunch special

If I visit Shabuway Ruwon City Cheongna Branch again on a weekday, I'll go for the ₩18,000 weekday lunch special!! It includes USDA prime pork collar 180g (per person) + unlimited salad bar + kalguksu + porridge + dessert, so if you're not someone who eats a huge amount of meat, this menu might actually be the better option 🤎🤎

From the meat to the salad bar, tangsuyuk, chicken, pizza, kalguksu, porridge, and dessert, there's so much to enjoy that Shabuway feels especially satisfying as a family dining spot. With a clean restaurant and friendly service on top of it all, this was a best shabu-shabu spot in Cheongna that I'd love to visit again with my parents😊