Sukiyaki lunch with unlimited vegetables in Gongdeok, Seoul: Okjoban

I had lunch at Okjoban Gongdeok Station Branch, a shabu-shabu and sukiyaki specialist near Gongdeok Station with free parking — perfect for a Mapo lunch date or a first meeting. Let me introduce this unique sukiyaki experience! 🥰💕

Where is Okjoban Gongdeok Station Branch, and is there parking?

Okjoban Gongdeok Station Branch is located in the Hyosung Harrington Square building, right at Exit 9 of Gongdeok Station. Free parking is available, so it's easy to reach whether you're walking or driving.

📍 Okjoban Gongdeok is located in the Hyosung Harrington Square building at Exit 9 of Gongdeok Station

✔️ Free parking is available at Okjoban Gongdeok Station Branch, making it accessible whether you walk or drive

This is a popular Gongdeok lunch spot with a wait even on weekdays, so I'd recommend booking through Naver Reservation before visiting 😘

What the dining room at Okjoban looks like

The inside of Okjoban Gongdeok Station Branch was bigger than I expected, and the huge chandelier lighting really stood out. It's a Gongdeok restaurant with great atmosphere, perfect for dates or gatherings.

Okjoban, a Gongdeok restaurant with great atmosphere — the interior was bigger than I expected, and the huge chandelier lighting stood out

The vibe was so good it was perfect for a Gongdeok date or a Gongdeok gathering

Okjoban menu and set options

Okjoban's signature menus are sukiyaki and shabu-shabu, a Gongdeok shabu/sukiyaki specialist, and it was great that I could pick according to my taste.

Thanks to Okjoban's current 10th anniversary event, unlimited refills of both meat and vegetables were available

Sukiyaki A Set: 20,900 won per person

✅ I ordered the Sukiyaki A Set (₩20,900 per person), which comes with unlimited vegetables plus jeongak beef

✔️ There are four meat options for sukiyaki or shabu — jeongak, albmokshim, salchi, and hanwoo 1+ seoldae. Since you can choose the type of meat, we went with jeongak

The table setting arrives as soon as you order — a fresh salad, a raw egg for the sukiyaki, and three side dishes. The salad was so good I refilled it twice 😉

How to eat sukiyaki at Okjoban

Okjoban's sukiyaki is cooked by melting butter in a hot cast-iron pan, then adding vegetables and mushrooms to simmer. The staff explained the eating method in detail, so it wasn't difficult even on a first visit.

✔️ Once butter is melted in the hot cast-iron pan, adding a fragrant aroma, the sukiyaki vegetables and mushrooms go in

You pour in the right amount of vegetable stock and sukiyaki sauce, simmer it, then pull out the vegetables and meat to eat once cooked — that's how sukiyaki works

The kind staff explained in detail how to eat sukiyaki, so even on my first visit to Okjoban it wasn't hard to figure out 😉

The sukiyaki cooking away deliciously ✨ — the savory smell and the visuals were both impressive

If it tastes a bit too salty, you can pour in more stock to adjust the seasoning, tasting as you go

✔️ Dipping the well-cooked meat from Okjoban's sukiyaki into the raw egg yolk gives it a savory, clean flavor at the same time. Not fishy at all, just clean and rich 🥰💕

The meat for the sukiyaki was really tender too, and the sukiyaki seasoning soaked well into both meat and vegetables, making it even more delicious 😉

What comes in the unlimited vegetable spread

Okjoban's Sukiyaki A Set comes with unlimited vegetables, so you can freely ask for more whenever you need. The lineup includes bean sprouts, bok choy, oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and alba cabbage.

✔️ Since the vegetables are unlimited, we could freely ask for more whenever needed

Bean sprouts, bok choy, oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, alba cabbage — a diverse lineup of vegetables provided unlimited. You can enjoy it even more generously!!!

Great for taste, but also good as a healthy meal — this was Okjoban's sukiyaki at a Gongdeok restaurant with parking

Finishing with kimchi fried rice and tea

✔️ The dessert menu lets you choose between udon or fried rice. We love fried rice, so we ordered the sweet-and-savory kimchi fried rice!!! Just looking at it made me hungry... 😋

With savory roasted seaweed flakes and egg mixed in, this really couldn't taste bad... 😘 We ate satisfyingly all the way to the end

To finish, a sweet and tangy dessert tea ✨ — with dessert included, it was truly a complete meal

Is Okjoban Gongdeok Station Branch worth it for lunch?

A Gongdeok lunch spot with parking, where unlimited vegetables made for a satisfying and generous meal — a great Gongdeok restaurant for a date. I recommend Okjoban, the sukiyaki and shabu-shabu specialist