Nowon shabu-shabu dinner with udon noodles: Hana Shabu Shabu

A Brownsstone shabu-shabu restaurant near Hagye Station

Arrived at the restaurant~!!!! It’s close to Hagye Station by subway~ It was easy to find because it’s in Brownsstone!^^

Before going in, I checked the menu first~!! Lunch and dinner prices are different, so definitely check first!!! 🌟🌟🌟

I visited at dinner time, so snap snap!!! 📷📷 It’s such a clean, pleasant restaurant:)

I took a seat I liked, choosing between the bar and regular tables! There were lots of seats, so they showed me to a comfortable one, but as people passed by, I could see there were lots of customers! Lucky 🍀

There was also a separate area along the side of the restaurant with partitions installed~ 👋👋 If you have a gathering, I recommend reserving it! 🎇

Shabu-shabu and seiromushi menu

First, let’s get our order in quickly:) Tableware and shabu bowls, all set 🙊🎉

Let me show you the menu too^^ It was made so prettily~ Hana Shabu 🌸

Turn the first page, and there’s the restaurant’s story too:>

Ta-da!!! You can also find detailed information about the ingredients they use and the cast-iron pots 👏👏 This must be why it’s famous as a great shabu-shabu spot in Nowon!

Now let’s read the menu properly, haha. There are two main choices: shabu-shabu and seiromushi (Japanese steamed dishes) ✌️ Shabu-shabu is the menu everyone knows, where vegetables and meat are cooked in boiling broth^^ Seiromushi is steamed, so choose the style that suits you. There are also three categories—basic, course, and premium—so choose comfortably >.< Lunch hours are from 11:30 to 15:00, excluding public holidays, so check check!!! ✅️

For dinner, it’s easiest to think of it as about ₩6,000 more than the lunch menu 😃 And ta-da, there are à la carte dishes and add-ons too 🫠👋🎉

And there’s sake and beer too—of course they’re delicious with good food 🍺🍻

Vegetables and meat, ready to go

After taking a quick look around the restaurant and menu, the food arrived soooo quickly!!! Fast fast, I love it~~ love it!!! ❤️👍

First came water and a pre-meal salad, and they brought the side dishes too 😗😘 Then they poured broth into the cast-iron pan, and now we wait for it to boil!! I’m excited, so excited~ haha

These are the shabu-shabu vegetables, piled high high high, for two people 😋 Now we just need the broth to boil... haha. Since I’m hungry, it feels like it’s taking even longer 😝

And they slice the meat themselves for every order, right when it comes in!!! So I was even more excited, haha 🤪🤭 Ta-da!!! Everything is ready now >.< Ahh, doesn’t it look so delicious~~♡ I had to take a photo of this, haha. The vegetables and meat both have such great color, right? I’m drooling even now ☺️😋

First, a shot of the vegetables 📷📷 There’s napa cabbage, bok choy, bean sprouts, bell peppers, mushrooms, kabocha squash, fried tofu, lotus root, fish cake, quail eggs, and more—such a variety!! It’s fun picking what to eat, haha

Shabu-shabu dipped in sesame sauce

And above all, the meat is seriously the best!!!! 🥩🥩 The texture of the meat looks soooo good >.< It has to be delicious without even trying it... haha. Let’s start eating quickly!!!!! 😃😃

First, I’ll plop the vegetables into the broth:) Doesn’t it look so delicious~~

Then, as I ate little by little, I added the meat and swished it around~ Once the meat cooked, yum yum right away 😝

There are three sauces ready: yuzu ponzu, sesame sauce, and chili sauce, so you can dip according to your taste >.<

I loved the nutty sesame sauce so much!! Each one has its own charm, which I liked 👍❤️ Tossing in all the vegetables!!!! 🥬🫑🥦 Then I added the meat, spread it out a little, and swished it around—it cooked right away, haha.

I’ll enjoy this deliciously!!! 😜😍

Finishing with udon noodles

When we were nearly finished with the shabu-shabu, they brought udon noodles, and this is such a special treat!! It doesn’t look like much, but after eating it all, I was full:) Still, you have to have some noodles for dessert, haha ☺️🫠 Plop the noodles in, boil them just a little, and start eating right away!!! Another delicious meal today~~