Stomach-friendly shabu-shabu for one at Hapjeong Station: Nahonsha

Where is Nahonsha near Hapjeong Station, and what kind of restaurant is it?

Nahonsha is a shabu-shabu restaurant that's great for eating alone, on the main road between Hapjeong Station and Sangsu Station. The atmosphere is nice too, so it's a pleasant place to have a meal.

Nahonsha only opened recently! The outdoor area before the entrance is landscaped so prettily. At first I thought it was a café, but it's actually a shabu-shabu restaurant.

The menu at Nahonsha. Besides shabu-shabu, there's also sukiyaki. I can't think of a better food to eat alone than sukiyaki, yet there are surprisingly few places with a menu built for one person, so I'm glad this one opened.

The path to the entrance is decorated beautifully too. A lovely place for a meal.

From in front of Nahonsha, you can see Hapjeong's Mecenatpolis far in the distance.

Nahonsha's opening hours are in the photo above.

Nahonsha's interior and solo window seats

The interior of Nahonsha feels quite upscale and leafy green. A nice place to eat and leave in a good mood.

The vibe works both for eating alone and for coming with a group.

I took a window seat. The landscaping in front of the building is so pretty that it's a healing spot.

There's a long row of single seats, and they're spaced widely, so you can eat comfortably and take your time. Once I sat down, the broth pot was brought out first.

There's sweet chili, peanut sauce and soy sauce... and the barley tea comes in a pretty bottle.

Nahonsha shabu-shabu menu and prices

At Nahonsha I chose the clear broth shabu for ₩14,900. Besides clear broth, there are spicy broth, miso shabu, tomato broth shabu and mala shabu, and the solo sukiyaki is ₩16,900 and the solo special sukiyaki is ₩19,900.

Of the extra toppings, I added vegetables. A great add-on for getting plenty of fiber. There are lots of other toppings too.

I thought about having the self-serve porridge (juk) at the end, but I was too full.

Nahonsha's drinks and alcohol menu.

I ordered a glass of Kirin draft beer too.

Minced garlic and Cheongyang chili (a spicy Korean green chili) are given if you ask separately. I asked for a ladle and scissors. They seem essential.

• Clear broth shabu ₩14,900
• Extra vegetables ₩3,500
• Kirin draft beer, one glass ₩8,000

Is Nahonsha's clear broth shabu easy on the stomach?

Nahonsha's clear broth shabu was easy on the stomach: the vegetables were fresh and the broth was cool-tasting and clean. The reason I love shabu-shabu is that afterward my stomach feels settled, and I can physically feel that I've eaten something healthy. So when my gut is slightly off, I consciously go looking for shabu-shabu. Just lightly blanching lots of vegetables and mushrooms counts as health care.

The vegetables are fresh, so this seems like a place that handles its ingredients well.

The beef seems like enough as it is. I didn't come to eat beef so much as to blanch lots of different vegetables in the shabu-shabu, so beef only for flavoring the broth would be fine, and this amount is more than plenty. So I didn't add more beef.

The extra vegetables I added came out too. Bean sprouts, napa cabbage and the rest, every one of them fresh. I put in the vegetables and beef. A small portion of noodles also comes by default. Good for finishing the meal.

The broth is truly cool-tasting and clean.

Is Nahonsha's shabu-shabu for one filling enough?

The solo shabu-shabu at Nahonsha was more than I expected, so I couldn't get to the self-serve porridge. I added more vegetables and mushrooms and asked for another round of broth, and now I'm stuffed... I overate, but with shabu-shabu, my stomach feels fine again after a little while.

Good atmosphere, fresh ingredients, and the feeling of having eaten something healthy and good.

With the noodles to finish, the portion was quite substantial! I recommend Nahonsha, the solo shabu-shabu spot by Hapjeong Station, to anyone who wants a proper meal made with good ingredients.