Junggye-dong shabu-shabu with 2-hour free parking: Hana Shabu Shabu

As the weather cools down, warm broth dishes like shabu-shabu naturally come to mind. This time I went for dinner to Hana Shabu Shabu Junggye Main Branch in Junggye-dong, Nowon. It's a place where you can enjoy not just shabu-shabu but also seiro-mushi (cypress-steamed vegetables and meat), which lets you taste the clean, natural flavor of the ingredients. Today I'll walk you through the menu, prices, parking info, and an honest dinner review based on my own visit.

Where is Hana Shabu Shabu Junggye Main Branch, and how does the free parking work?

Hana Shabu Shabu Junggye Main Branch is a shabu-shabu spot on the first floor of the Brownstone Junggye commercial building in Nowon-gu. They use broth made without added seasoning, so you can enjoy the clean, natural taste of the ingredients, and both shabu-shabu and seiro-mushi are on the menu. Along with regular tables, there's group seating well suited to larger parties, making it a good fit for family dinners or gatherings.

• 📍 Location: 1st floor, Brownstone Junggye, 29 Dongil-ro203ga-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
• ⏰ Hours: Mon–Fri 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:00)
• 🚗 Parking: Brownstone Junggye underground lot, 2-hour free parking registered for diners

Hana Shabu Shabu is located in unit A-zone 101-2 on the first floor of the Brownstone commercial building. Per the building directory, it's on the side facing the Green Apartments, and it's close to an Isaac Toast, which makes it a bit easier to find using that as a landmark.

If you're driving, you can park in the building's underground lot and head up to the first floor. The lot is spacious with plenty of open spots, so I didn't have to circle around looking for a space, which was nice. After finishing your meal, you just give your license plate number at the restaurant and they'll register 2 hours of free parking, which is generous enough to cover your whole meal without worrying about parking fees.

Inside Hana Shabu Shabu: counter seats, tables and group rooms

Stepping inside Hana Shabu Shabu, you're greeted by a warm, calm space with wood-toned furniture and soft lighting. Everything is neatly arranged, making it a comfortable place to enjoy a meal. On one side of the restaurant there's counter (dachi) seating where you sit side by side.

There's plenty of legroom under the tables, so it was more comfortable to sit than a typical bar counter.

Each seat comes with an induction burner and tableware neatly set up, making it look great for a solo visit or for two people sitting side by side enjoying shabu-shabu.

In the center and back of the restaurant, there are 4-person tables as well as group seating suited to larger parties. Wood partitions naturally divide the space, so you don't feel too close to other tables while eating. The overall quiet, tidy atmosphere makes it a good fit for family dinners, visits with parents, or small gatherings.

Hana Shabu Shabu menu and prices: lunch and dinner

Hana Shabu Shabu's signature dishes are shabu-shabu, where you cook meat and vegetables in house-made vegetable broth, and seiro-mushi, steamed in a cypress steamer. For meat, you can choose a combination of brisket and sirloin, or a sirloin-only option. On weekdays, lunch menu pricing runs from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., while weekends and holidays use dinner pricing.

For weekday lunch, shabu-shabu and seiro-mushi are relatively reasonably priced at ₩23,000 to ₩26,000. The basic shabu-shabu comes with meat, vegetables, and udon noodles, while seiro-mushi consists of meat and vegetables. The course menu, which adds rice and dessert to the basic set, runs ₩27,000 to ₩30,000, and the premium menu, which adds marinated prawns to the course, is ₩32,000 to ₩35,000.

After 5 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays, dinner menu pricing applies. The dinner menu comes with more meat than lunch, making it more filling. It also has the same course and premium options with rice, dessert, and marinated prawns. If you run short on meat or vegetables during the meal, you can order extras like brisket, sirloin, assorted mushrooms, or udon noodles separately. We visited for dinner, and the portions of meat and vegetables were generous enough that we were completely full without ordering anything extra.

Beyond that, the menu also includes rice dishes like gyudon and mentaiju, along with various add-ons such as octopus, live octopus, katsuo marinated prawns, and brisket/sirloin tadaki. Lunch looked like a solid value, while dinner offered a generous course setup for a filling meal.

Dinner seiro-mushi, basic set for two: honest review

We ordered the basic seiro-mushi for two from the dinner menu. Before the main dish arrives, a light salad is served to wake up your appetite. The sauce paired with the fresh vegetables was delicious, and I cleaned the plate while waiting for the main dish.

Inside the large cypress steamer, meat came packed generously with a variety of vegetables including napa cabbage and mushrooms, leaving no gaps. Everything looked fresh even before it was steamed, which built anticipation. At first I worried the portion might be a bit small for two people, but the variety and quantity of vegetables turned out to be more generous than expected, and we ended up completely full without ordering anything extra.

Seiro-mushi requires about 20 minutes of steaming time in the cypress steamer after you order. That wait can feel longer than expected, so if you want to start eating right away, shabu-shabu, which you cook yourself immediately, might be a better choice.

Instead, they served us tadaki on the house to enjoy while we waited, so the wait didn't feel as boring as it might have.

After about 20 minutes of waiting, the finished seiro-mushi arrived with warm steam and the scent of cypress rising from it, looking appetizing just to see. The vegetables, steamed moist by the vapor, kept their texture and natural sweetness intact, and the meat was tender and fresh without any gamey smell.

Rather than being seasoned with strong sauces, this dish lets you enjoy the natural flavor of the meat and vegetables in a clean, light way. With generous vegetables and nothing greasy or heavy, it felt like a healthy yet satisfying meal.

Sesame, chili or yuzu ponzu — which sauce works best?

The sauces served alongside were sesame sauce, chili sauce, and yuzu ponzu sauce, three in total. Each had its own appeal, from nutty to tangy and refreshing, so it was fun to alternate depending on my mood. All three were tasty, but personally the rich, nutty sesame sauce paired best with the meat, and I kept going back to it.

There's a cooking wait to consider, but being able to enjoy generous vegetables and fresh meat in a healthy, tasty way made the wait worthwhile. If you want a filling meal that isn't overly seasoned, or if you generally like vegetables and clean flavors, this could be very satisfying.

Final verdict: who should book Hana Shabu Shabu in Junggye-dong?

Hana Shabu Shabu Junggye Main Branch was a place where I could enjoy fresh meat and generous vegetables in a clean, light way. The seiro-mushi we ordered needed about 20 minutes to cook, but the natural flavor of the ingredients and the scent of cypress made the wait worthwhile. With its calm, tidy atmosphere and group seating, it also seemed like a good spot for family dinners, gatherings, or visits with parents. The building's spacious underground parking lot with 2 hours of free parking was another plus, making it easy to visit by car. If you're looking for a healthy, filling shabu-shabu restaurant in Junggye-dong, Nowon, Hana Shabu Shabu Junggye Main Branch is worth a visit.