Recovery lunch after a hospital visit: Wirye shabu-shabu spot Dadam

After a hospital visit, I needed one last good meal to bounce back, so I went to visit 'Dadam Shabu Shabu & Wolnamssam Wirye Branch,' a shabu-shabu spot I'd heard great things about 🎈

Where is Dadam Shabu Shabu Wirye Branch, and what are the hours and parking?

Dadam Shabu Shabu & Wolnamssam Wirye Branch is a shabu-shabu restaurant near Namwirye Station, located on the 3rd floor, Unit 305, G&G Plaza, 45 Wiryegwangjang-ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It's open daily from 11:00 to 21:00, with a weekday break time from 16:00 to 17:00 (no break on weekends), last order at 20:00, and lunch last order at 14:50.

Parking is in the basement of G&G Plaza, so make sure to register enough time for however long you plan to stay.

This was the first place I learned shabu-shabu can even be taken out. Being able to enjoy it comfortably at home too — nice 👍🏻

Inside Dadam Shabu Shabu: partitioned tables and dining atmosphere

The interior was clean and had a great vibe, a comfortable and pleasant space! It's not quite a private room, but with the partitions dividing the tables, it also seems perfect for family meals out or gatherings.

The 17,900 won adult lunch and half spicy, half clear seafood broth

The lunch at Dadam Shabu Shabu Wirye is 17,900 won per person for adults (middle school age and up). We went half-and-half on the broth — settled on spicy broth (Shin Ramyun-level heat) and clear seafood broth :)

As soon as we sat down, a staff member kindly explained how everything works, telling us to use the bowls at the table to help ourselves at the self-bar.

Also, refill broth is available at the self-bar so you can just grab it freely. Now let's grab our bowls and dive into the self-bar — I'll show you each part with photos ✨

What is on the self-bar: vegetables, rice paper and unlimited beef

The self-bar at Dadam Shabu Shabu Wirye had tons of fresh, varied vegetables, and two kinds of meat — beef neck and beef brisket. Rice paper comes as 1 case per table, and you only take extra as much as you'll actually eat as a refill.

There were so many fresh, varied vegetables. It's not every day you get the chance to eat such a good variety, so we piled our bowls generously haha

Remember, rice paper is 1 case per table, and any extra should only be as much as you'll actually eat as a refill ‼️

The meat came in two types — beef neck and beef brisket — so you can pick whichever you like. Beef neck has a bit less fat than the brisket, and since we like brisket, we piled our bowls sky-high with it. All-you-can-eat meat is the best >_<

Right next to that, there's a setup for making porridge afterward once you've finished with the shabu-shabu.

No shabu-shabu is complete without the peanut sauce and chili sauce combo — the best!

The shabu-shabu and wolnamssam wraps this couple ate

By the time we finished going around the self-bar and got back to the table, the half-and-half broth at Dadam Shabu Shabu Wirye was already out, and we cranked the flame up as high as it would go right away. Meat quality was great and the vegetables were fresh.

The meat was good quality and the vegetables were fresh through and through — I brought back a nice variety, but thanks to my fried tofu-loving husband, all I can see now is fried tofu haha lol

Pro tip: once the broth starts boiling, go grab your hot water for the rice paper — if you get it too early, it'll cool down fast ^^

Once the broth is boiling hard, dump in all your vegetables at once — with so many varieties, just looking at it makes you feel full. Once the vegetables have soaked up some of the broth's flavor, that's when you drop the meat in 🥩 With the broth at a rolling boil, the meat cooks super fast — that's exactly the beauty of shabu-shabu.

Eating all those vegetables felt so refreshing haha. My husband wrapped the first Vietnamese spring roll for me — dipped once more in chili sauce, it was pure honey-sweet deliciousness 👍🏻

We ate so many vegetables we got pretty full, so we took a drink break partway through to cleanse the palate haha

Affogato to finish: is Dadam Shabu Shabu Wirye Branch worth it?

At Dadam Shabu Shabu you can even get iced americano and ice cream for dessert, so you can enjoy everything in one place without needing to head to a separate café.

You can mix the espresso with ice cream to make your own affogato — I saw everyone else doing it, so I followed along, and it turned out to be delicious too.

It had been a while since I craved a shabu-shabu meal with a wide variety of fresh vegetables and generous all-you-can-eat meat, and this visit was such a satisfying meal — I think it'd be perfect for a family gathering or a date. Highly recommend this shabu-shabu spot near Namwirye Station 🩷