Weekend dinner for two at Yeosu shabu-shabu restaurant Tongkeun Shabu
In short
Tongkeun Shabu is an all-you-can-eat beef shabu-shabu restaurant on Mangma-ro in Hakdong, Yeosu, near the city hall. On a Saturday evening, two adults ordered the weekend all-you-can-eat course at 26,900 won per person and paid 4,000 won more for a half-and-half pot of plain and mala broth, then helped themselves to chicken, dakbal (spicy chicken feet), sushi and rolls from the salad bar. With free private parking behind the building, third-floor Tongkeun Shabu across from Yeocheon Fire Station works equally well for a family dinner or a team night out.
Good to know
- Location
- 3rd floor, 25 Mangma-ro, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do (across from Yeocheon Fire Station)
- Hours
- Daily 11:30–22:00, last order 20:30, open year-round
- Parking
- Free private parking behind the building
- Beef chuck & brisket all-you-can-eat shabu (weekends and holidays)
- 26,900 won per person
- Beef chuck & brisket all-you-can-eat shabu (weekday dinner)
- 26,900 won per person
- Beef chuck & brisket all-you-can-eat shabu (weekday lunch)
- 23,900 won per person
- Weekday lunch only: beef chuck & brisket 180g
- 17,900 won
- Switch to mala broth
- 4,000 won extra
- Price reference
- ₩26,900 ≈ $20 · ₩23,900 ≈ $17.5 · ₩4,000 ≈ $3 (2026-09-15)
as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026
I visited a hotspot near Yeosu's Hakdong city hall where you can enjoy fresh shabu-shabu and a hearty salad bar all in one place! This is Tongkeun Shabu, and it delivers real satisfaction with top-quality beef with zero gamey smell and a huge variety of food 📝
Where is Tongkeun Shabu, and what about parking and hours?
Tongkeun Shabu is on the 3rd floor of a building at 25 Mangma-ro, Yeosu, right across from Yeocheon Fire Station, so it's very easy to find. There's free dedicated parking behind the building too, so you don't have to worry about that!
The interior is really spacious and the tables are set comfortably far apart, so I'd strongly recommend it for family dinners, work get-togethers for Hakdong city hall employees, or group gatherings! Before you go, here's a quick, easy-to-scan summary of the hours and location info.
- Location: 25 Mangma-ro, 3rd floor, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, across from Yeocheon Fire Station
- Parking: Free dedicated parking at the rear of the building
- Hours: Daily from 11:30 to 22:00
- Last order: 20:30, open year-round
Tongkeun Shabu prices: weekend dinner is 26,900 won per person
Tongkeun Shabu's pork neck and beef brisket shabu all-you-can-eat is ₩26,900 per person on weekends/holidays and weekday dinners, and ₩23,900 per person for weekday lunch. Switching to mala broth adds ₩4,000.
- Pork neck & beef brisket shabu all-you-can-eat, weekend/holiday: ₩26,900 per person
- Pork neck & beef brisket shabu all-you-can-eat, weekday dinner: ₩26,900 per person
- Pork neck & beef brisket shabu all-you-can-eat, weekday lunch: ₩23,900 per person
- Weekday lunch only pork neck & beef brisket 180g: ₩17,900
- Mala broth upgrade: +₩4,000
We visited as two adults on a Saturday evening, ordering the weekend all-you-can-eat at ₩26,900 per person plus ₩4,000 for a half-and-half basic and mala broth!
How do meat and vegetable refills work at Tongkeun Shabu?
Once you've placed your order at Tongkeun Shabu, they give you a dedicated bowl for meat and another for fresh vegetables. You take your bowls over to the refill corner and freely help yourself to as much beef and vegetables as you like — it's a really convenient system 💡
Especially if you add ₩4,000 for the mala broth, you get special ingredients that are essential to mala tang (spicy numbing broth) like chewy fenshi noodles, wood ear mushrooms, and puju (dried tofu skin)!
What is on the salad bar at Tongkeun Shabu?
Tongkeun Shabu's salad bar has a buffet-style spread of warm chicken, dakbal (spicy braised chicken feet), sushi, rolls, and more, all neatly arranged. While the broth was bubbling away, I went over to the food corner and loaded up my plate with side dishes I wanted to try.
It was so much fun picking out different things! Since these were foods you could just grab and eat right away, they were perfect for snacking while waiting for the shabu-shabu to boil, and the quality was good too, so it worked out great~
When we went, the sushi was so popular the display was empty at times, but the staff kept making more nonstop at the sushi station.
Half plain broth, half mala broth: how did it taste?
As the basic and mala broths came to a rolling boil, we loaded them up with beef pork neck, brisket, and plenty of fresh vegetables to complete the setup 🍲
Dipping the thinly and evenly sliced beef into the broth, it came out incredibly tender and moist with zero gamey smell!
The basic broth had a deep, clean flavor that felt like it hit the spot instantly, making it great for enjoying the fresh vegetables and clean flavor of the meat exactly as intended!
The mala broth, packed with spicy and tingling flavor, was seriously addictive — adding fenshi noodles and puju gave it a depth that rivaled any dedicated mala tang restaurant!
The meat quality was so good that even after refilling several times, I never got tired of it and could enjoy it perfectly right to the very end!
Is Tongkeun Shabu in Yeosu worth it? Final verdict
Tongkeun Shabu is a spot with a spacious, clean space, friendly service, and on top of that, unlimited beef refills and a hearty salad bar — a place with outstanding value for money! If you want to enjoy delicious shabu-shabu together with an all-you-can-eat buffet in Yeosu's Hakdong, definitely stop by Tongkeun Shabu 😊
Where it is
25 Mangma-ro, 3rd floor, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea전남광주통합특별시 여수시 망마로 25 3층
