All-you-can-eat shabu-shabu with a sushi zone in Yeosu: Tongkeun Shabu

Where Tongkeun Shabu is in Yeosu, and its hours

Tongkeun Shabu is an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu restaurant located on the 3rd floor of the Dream Pharmacy building at 25 Mangma-ro, Yeosu. It's open 11:30–22:00 with last order at 20:30, and runs year-round (closed Sep 24–25 for Chuseok). Parking is available too.

Tongkeun Shabu is a famous all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu spot near Hakdong city hall and Yeocheon fire station in Yeosu. It's on a big road, so it's easy to find even on your first visit!

Tongkeun Shabu has dedicated customer parking, so no need to worry about that at all!

Prices: lunch 23,900 won, dinner 26,900 won

Tongkeun Shabu's price is ₩23,900 per person for lunch and ₩26,900 for dinner. It opens at 11:30am and closes at 10pm. And it's open year-round 〰️

The interior was clean and spacious. Instead of tables crammed together, the spacing was generous, so eating never felt cramped and the whole place felt tidy and comfortable. Since this is an all-you-can-eat spot with lots of pots and dishes piling up on the table, the roomy layout meant no trouble fitting multiple dishes at once.

Four broths to choose from, mala for 4,000 won more

Once seated, a staff member came by to have us pick a broth. You can choose from plain, sukiyaki, mala, or chicken bone broth. There's an extra charge for anything besides plain. We picked plain and mala (mala add-on ₩4,000). No time to waste 〰️ straight to the self-bar we went.

Unlimited beef belly and pork neck

The meat station has beef belly (usamgyeopsal) and pork neck (mokchim), both all-you-can-eat. Being able to pick according to your taste was so nice. The two cuts have slightly different textures and flavors, so it's great to alternate them depending on the broth 〰️ Pork neck had less fat than the beef belly and ate cleanly, while the beef belly had a savory, tender charm.

What's on the Tongkeun Shabu self-bar, sushi zone included

Wow, it's elaborate, so elaborate. Tongkeun Shabu's self-bar has all kinds of salads and fruit, plus jjolmyeon (chewy cold noodles), chicken, pasta, dakbal (spicy chicken feet), pizza, naengmyeon (cold noodles), and even a sushi zone. It's almost worrying you'll be full before you even eat the shabu-shabu.

Plenty of shabu-shabu vegetables and fresh spring roll ingredients too.

Ice cream, coffee and other desserts, plus cold soda, are also all-you-can-eat!

Half-and-half mala pot and a plate of mala hot pot ingredients

After touring the salad bar, the half-and-half broth was ready. Since we ordered mala broth, they also brought over a plate of mala hot pot ingredients. Happy 🤤

Cleansed the palate lightly with salad, then the real feast began. Loaded up rice paper and fresh spring roll vegetables too. Rice paper and broth are also all-you-can-eat. Ammo ready!

A spread that's filling just to look at. From vegetables that go great with shabu-shabu to a variety of side dishes, it was set up so you could enjoy a much fuller meal than just meat alone. Being able to grab as many vegetables and mushrooms as you want for the shabu-shabu pot was the best.

Dropping in ingredients matching each broth type. Once it's boiling hard, note: dip just the meat briefly so it doesn't overcook ✏️

It felt like such a waste to only try one broth, but being able to enjoy two flavors at once 〰️

How did the mala broth taste?

The mala broth was really tasty, more than expected. It had that tingling, numbing kick without being too intense or spicy, while still carrying the distinct mala flavor. As we kept adding meat and vegetables, the broth got richer than at the start, getting tastier the more we ate.

Pulling the meat out before it overcooks and dipping it straight into chili sauce with vegetables for one bite! Since the meat is sliced thin, you don't need to cook it long in the broth — just a quick swish makes it so soft and juicy.

Dipped rice paper briefly in warm water, then loaded it up with shabu-shabu meat and crunchy vegetables, dipped in savory peanut sauce.

Is Tongkeun Shabu worth it?

Ended things on a sweet, cool note with ice cream. Tongkeun Shabu is a must-recommend if you want to eat big on shabu-shabu in Yeosu. With spacious parking, friendly staff, a wide variety of salad bar menus, and all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu meat, it's a place you won't regret visiting anytime!