Dongcheon-dong shabu-kalguksu with kids and daycare parking: Yun Ujae

Now that mornings and evenings are getting chilly, figuring out what to eat has become a daily puzzle. I crave something warm with broth, but my taste is oddly picky, so finding a place that satisfies isn't easy. Then I heard about a spot everyone in Suji was talking about, so I went to check it out myself.

Today I'm introducing Yun Ujae Shabu Kalguksu Gogidong Branch (윤우재 고기리샤브 칼국수), located at Dongcheon-dong 67-1, Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do. It's famous as a Dongcheon-dong go-to spot, but it's also close to the Gogi-ri kalguksu alley, so it works well as a stop on a Gogi-ri outing too.

There's a reason it keeps showing up on Yongin foodie lists.

Is Yun Ujae in Dongcheon-dong comfortable with small children?

Inside Yun Ujae Shabu Kalguksu, the clean white-toned decor gives off café vibes, making it work equally well for a family meal or a date. There are also baby chairs ready for guests with kids, which was, in itself, a welcome discovery for someone like me who travels around with young children.

Parking at Yun Ujae: 12 spaces, plus the daycare lot on weekends

Parking information

With 12 dedicated spots in the front yard of the restaurant, there was zero parking stress. And on weekends, you can also use the parking lot of the daycare right in front—which felt like a real gift for a working mom busy wrangling two kids out of car seats.

Whether you're coming from Bundang, Pangyo, or Dongtan, this location is easy to reach without a fuss, so I'd especially recommend it to anyone looking for a Suji restaurant where parking won't be a headache.

Shabu-kalguksu prices, noodles, meat and kimchi at Yun Ujae

The signature shabu-kalguksu comes in two versions, red broth and white broth, each a reasonable ₩11,500. I was struck by the story that they spent two years developing the house-made noodles,

and the texture really does land somewhere between the bouncy chewiness of hand-cut kalguksu and Sanuki udon—distinctly different from other kalguksu shops.

The meat is Australian grade-S beef, tender with no off smell, and the kimchi is made daily from domestic napa cabbage using a recipe passed down from a kimchi master in Mokpo. (With all the Chinese-kimchi controversies lately, a place like this is rare, sigh.)

Finishing with fried rice fragrant with minari (water dropwort), I was almost sad to put my spoon down—this really deserves to be called a Suji shabu-shabu go-to.

We also ordered the seafood pajeon (savory seafood pancake), and it was packed with seafood and crispy—delicious!

Since it's eaten dipped in broth like shabu-shabu, it's naturally the kind of dish you reach for as the weather cools, and anyone hunting for good shabu-shabu in Yongin should be well satisfied.

Self-serve bar and hygiene: spoons served standing in hot water

The freshly made kimchi was so good I kept refilling it without noticing. The self-serve bar is just as tidy.

The tableware was neatly arranged throughout, and when I first sat down and saw the spoons served sitting in warm water, I thought—this place has real attention to detail.

On top of that, even the water pitcher was unusually clean—turns out they wash it themselves every time. At other restaurants, the water pitcher always leaves me a bit uneasy, but here they take care of even that detail, which gave me real confidence that this is a Suji restaurant even hygiene-sensitive people can visit without worry.

Table timer and ordering two kinds of noodles

Eating instructions are posted around the restaurant, and since it's a dish you cook yourself, there's a timer set right on the table—so instead of guessing, you can hit the exact temperature and timing for the tastiest bite. I ordered two kinds of noodles together,

and the wide noodles are meant to be wrapped with meat and vegetables like a lettuce wrap—my first time trying it that way, and it was novel and delicious.

Once I saw it in person, I understood why there's a long line outside every single day. This isn't just a place to fill up and leave—you can feel the time and care put into every noodle and every bowl of broth. Since it's always crowded, they've set up a separate waiting area.

If you've been looking for somewhere to go with kids, I'd recommend giving Yun Ujae Shabu Kalguksu a try. The hygiene and care are obvious here, and I'm adding it to our family's regular Suji restaurant list.