# Sejong hot pot restaurant: two ate a 3-person course at Italy Shabu - By Onyu (https://superchart.com/en/@sejong-bowl-corner/) - Written Sep 18, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Sejong - Sponsored: This post was written after visiting as a provided sponsorship from the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@sejong-bowl-corner/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@sejong-bowl-corner/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/index.md) ## In short Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch is a Korean shabu kalguksu (hot pot with knife-cut noodles) restaurant on the 3rd floor of the Taehan Press Center in Eojin-dong, Sejong, built on Korean beef bone broth. A Naver reservation booked for three by mistake left two diners with a full course of beef chuck, handmade dumplings, ongsimi (rice balls), mixed vegetables and mushrooms, house-made kalguksu noodles and fried rice, plus a self-serve salad and fresh noodle bar, rice and seaweed for the child, and ice cream for dessert. Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch is a generous, kid-friendly pick in Sejong. ## Good to know - **Address**: Unit 302, 3rd floor, Taehan Press Center, 172 Jeoljae-ro, Sejong - **Hours**: Daily 10:30–21:00 - **Parking**: Free parking in the building - **What we ordered**: Clear broth option; full course of beef chuck, handmade dumplings, ongsimi, beef bone broth, mixed vegetables and mushrooms, house-made kalguksu noodles, fried rice - **Self-serve bar**: Salad and extra fresh noodles - **Review event**: Free fish cake side for leaving a review - **Dessert**: Ice cream *as written by the visitor on Sep 18, 2026* A restaurant to eat with kids in Sejong, a Korean food spot in Sejong, a place to eat in Eojin-dong, a date spot near Sejong Lake Park — that's Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch! I was so happy with how kid-friendly the menu was. ![Vertical photo of the entrance to Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-01-udexd-900.webp) ![Interior of Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-02-l8c4h-1200.webp) The owner was so kind, and the broth tasted amazing — Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch! ![Vertical photo of a table and shabu shabu burner at the Sejong Eojin branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-03-2hf47-900.webp) ![View of the seating area at Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-04-11yg4-900.webp) ## Two diners, three servings: how a Naver reservation slip filled the table At Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch, you can set the number of people and the menu in advance through Naver Reservation. There were two of us, but somehow we accidentally booked three servings of the menu, ugh...;; two people, three servings of food..;; We only realized it when we paid, haha. No wonder the portions felt so huge, my husband said, haha. We could also grab extra salad and fresh noodles from the self-serve bar! ![Self-serve bar where you can take salad and fresh noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-05-175j3-900.webp) ![Fresh noodles and side dishes at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-06-7junw-900.webp) ## Four things Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch is known for Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch — a Korean food spot in Sejong, a place to eat in Eojin-dong, a date spot near Sejong Lake Park — describes itself like this. - House-made noodles for the kalguksu, pulled fresh in-store - 'Special-recipe geotjeori (fresh kimchi)' made every morning at 10 - Deep, clean-tasting 100% Korean beef bone broth - Six kinds of fresh vegetables delivered fresh every morning ![Sign for house-made noodle kalguksu and Korean beef bone broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-07-qbens-900.webp) And they had ice cream ready for dessert, so my kid happily munched on ice cream at the end, haha. ![Ice cream corner for dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-08-12kzi-900.webp) ## Menu and course order: the clear beef bone broth full course Here's the menu and prices at Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch. We chose clear broth, and got the full course — beef chuck flat, handmade dumplings, ongsimi, beef bone broth, mixed vegetables and mushrooms, house-made noodle kalguksu, and even fried rice. ![Full course table setting of clear broth shabu kalguksu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-09-1qjbh-900.webp) ![Plate of beef chuck flat and handmade dumplings](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-10-1v8hn-900.webp) ![Mixed vegetables and mushrooms with ongsimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-11-102fs-900.webp) ![House-made fresh noodle kalguksu with side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-12-9pz54-900.webp) Definitely leave a review — you get fish cake noodles as a bonus if you do, haha. And the shabu shabu was made to look so appetizing — pure abundance, haha. It was really that generous (remember, this is three servings, haha). ![Table generously set with a three-person shabu shabu spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-13-s2es5-900.webp) Fried rice, kalguksu, fish cake noodles, kimchi and side dishes — everything you can enjoy in generous amounts at Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch. ![Table set with kimchi and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-14-qazr5-900.webp) ## Why Italy Shabu Kalguksu is easy with a child At Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch, they even provided separate rice and seaweed for my kid, which I really appreciated. The meat had such a nice color — quality meat really matters for shabu shabu, haha. And the cute ongsimi (rice dumplings) were so chewy. The shabu shabu ingredients paired with the secret dipping sauce — sweet, sour, salty all at once — went so well together!! ![Shabu shabu ingredients and secret dipping sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-15-1jvxs-900.webp) ![Shabu shabu ingredients added to boiling bone broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-16-5u6p7-900.webp) Boil it all up and you get this delicious shabu shabu. A Korean food spot in Sejong, a place to eat in Eojin-dong, a date spot near Sejong Lake Park — Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch. ![Finished pot of shabu shabu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-17-1fe0g-900.webp) ![Shabu shabu with bok choy and bean sprouts added](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-18-hiwk3-900.webp) ![Shabu shabu with dumplings and mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-19-1f9op-900.webp) ![Pot with fish cake noodles and ongsimi added](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-20-mk3de-900.webp) Dumplings that my kid loves, plus bok choy, bean sprouts, mushrooms, ongsimi, and fish cake — all enjoyed generously as shabu shabu at this Korean food spot in Sejong, place to eat in Eojin-dong, date spot near Sejong Lake Park, Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch~ ## How were the kalguksu noodles and the fried rice finish? As you'd expect from Korean beef bone broth, the soup was seriously delicious, ugh. So when you boil the kalguksu noodles in it, the broth soaks in really well and the noodles turn out so chewy. ![House-made noodle kalguksu boiled in bone broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-21-1wom8-900.webp) My kid ate the kalguksu so happily, haha — pure chewiness, haha. ![A bowl of kalguksu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-22-1jcfq-900.webp) And you have to finish with the fried rice, right?! Made with the richly reduced broth, haha. Egg is a must~ Even the self-made fried rice is part of the full course at Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch, haha. ![Self-made fried rice with egg added](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-23-1xzmj-900.webp) ![Finished fried rice stir-fried to order](https://img.superchart.com/images/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family-24-1bdka-900.webp) ## Location, hours and parking in Eojin-dong, Sejong Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch is located at unit 302, 3rd floor, Taehan Press Center, 172 Jeoljae-ro, Sejong, South Korea, and is open daily from 10:30 to 21:00. There's also free parking in the building, so you can eat comfortably, haha. The longer it boils, the richer it tastes — this Sejong kalguksu favorite, Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch!! ## Where it is - Italy Shabu Kalguksu Sejong Eojin Branch (이태리 샤브칼국수) - 172 Jeoljae-ro, unit 302, 3rd floor, Taehan Press Center, Sejong, South Korea - 세종특별자치시 절재로 172 태한프레스센터 3층 302호 - 36.5080929, 127.2602076 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EB%A6%AC%20%EC%83%A4%EB%B8%8C%EC%B9%BC%EA%B5%AD%EC%88%98/@36.5080929,127.2602076,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@sejong-bowl-corner/sejong-eojin-shabu-kalguksu-family/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt