Shabu-shabu restaurant after an Anyang Arts Park walk: Ppongip Sarang

I went to Anyang Arts Park looking for something filling to eat and ended up at Ppongip Sarang Anyang Arts Park branch :) This time I tried the Shabu-Shabu Special, which comes as a course — meat, vegetables, kalguksu (knife-cut noodles), and even fried rice — so I left completely full. If you're looking for a shabu-shabu spot near Anyang Arts Park, this one's worth a look :)

Where is Ppongip Sarang Anyang Arts Park branch, and is there parking?

Ppongip Sarang Anyang Arts Park branch sits inside Anyang Arts Park. There are lots of trees around and it's a nice area for a walk, so it's a decent spot for a meal while out enjoying the park.

If you're driving, there's parking beside the restaurant, but it only fits about two cars, so it's not exactly spacious. Worth keeping in mind if you're visiting by car.

Inside Ppongip Sarang: seating and dining with a baby

Walking in, the dining room was bigger than I expected. Tables are set with plenty of space, and everything felt clean and well kept, so it was a comfortable place to eat.

It looked like a good place for a family meal or for a group of friends, and since there's a baby chair on hand, it seemed easy to visit with kids too.

There was also coffee and plum tea set out for after the meal. Nice to eat a hearty meal and then finish off with a cup of tea.

What comes with the Shabu-Shabu Special?

Looking at the menu, Ppongip Sarang Anyang Arts Park branch has quite a few shabu-shabu options. We went with the Shabu-Shabu Special and chose the spicy broth.

Shabu-shabu is always fun for tossing in whatever you like, and both the meat and vegetables looked fresh — a great first impression.

Seeing the ingredients laid out so generously, it really felt like a proper meal. We put the vegetables in to simmer first, then cooked the meat piece by piece — it went really well with the spicy broth :)

Spicy-broth shabu-shabu and the self-serve bar

The spicy broth we chose was tangy and kept us coming back for more. As the vegetables simmered, their flavor added to the broth and it got richer and richer — I loved how deep the flavor got.

The meat was fresh and the vegetables were in good condition too, so it was satisfying overall. Cooking meat and vegetables together in the hot broth made a great combo, and since the broth was spicy, it never felt greasy — I could keep eating.

There was also a self-serve bar on one side of the restaurant. It was handy being able to grab extra banchan (side dishes) whenever we needed, and you can top up the broth yourself too if it runs low haha. Everything was kept nice and tidy, which I liked :)

Finishing the course with kalguksu noodles and self-cooked fried rice

You can't have shabu-shabu without kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) haha. After eating a good amount of meat and vegetables, we added the noodles and let them cook. Since the broth had already simmered with all the ingredients, the flavor was even richer than at the start, and it paired really well with the noodles.

And of course, the finale is fried rice! We were already pretty full after the noodles, but there was no way I was skipping the fried rice haha. There's a self-cook guide for making it, so just following the steps made it easy. Frying it up with the leftover broth and ingredients made the whole shabu-shabu-to-noodles-to-fried-rice progression feel properly complete.

Is shabu-shabu at Anyang Arts Park worth it? Final verdict

What I liked about the Shabu-Shabu Special this time wasn't just how fresh the meat and vegetables were — it was also how satisfying it felt to work through spicy broth, then noodles, then fried rice in order.

The restaurant is spacious and clean, so it was comfortable throughout the meal, and the owner was kind, so I left in a good mood. If you're after something warm and filling after a walk or outing at Anyang Arts Park, Ppongip Sarang is a solid shabu-shabu choice near Anyang Arts Park :)