Seoul Station shabu-shabu restaurant with gondre juk: Yunseul

Shabu-shabu near Seoul Station on a beautiful day

Neat and nourishing shabu-shabu at Yunseul

Isn't the weather absolutely insane lately? (P) It's so nice,,,!!😻😻😻 Am I the only one who craves something even tastier when the weather is this good? I just came out with no plan because the weather was so lovely! After thinking forever about what to eat, I found a restaurant near Seoul Station that looked promising—and I left very satisfied 🪽🤍

It was this shabu-shabu place called Yunseul! The weather had me wanting a meal that felt like someone had properly set a table for me. Healthy, neat, clean, delicious!! And Yunseul seemed exactly right 💓

It's on the second floor of the Grand Central building, right outside Exit 4 of Seoul Station! It seems like a great location for office workers. I went on the weekend, so there were lots of families and groups of friends, but I imagine it gets seriously packed with office workers at weekday lunch. And you know a restaurant office workers visit for weekday lunch is the real deal, right? haha Office workers don't waste time on mediocre places,, they're tired,,

Just looking at the outside, it is cleanliness itself,,, It has that feeling like it's going to take really good care of me.

And the view is insane too,,, With the full-height windows, you can take in the beautiful weather exactly as it is,,, Who knew blue skies and lush green trees could be this nice,, I guess I'm getting older 🫪🫪

The seating is neat, and so is the tableware! The spoons and chopsticks come wrapped in disposable sleeves, so they looked nice and clean haha

A set for two and naengi doenjang broth

Menu

There were two of us, so we simply ordered the set for two! It comes with shabu-shabu, meat, two kinds of rice, a minari fish milt pancake, and kalguksu noodles for ₩59,000!

There were three broth options: anchovy, naengi doenjang, and spicy. I picked the naengi doenjang because it looked the healthiest! There was lots of naengi (shepherd's purse) in it, making it so refreshing, and the doenjang broth wasn't salty at all. Such a good choice 🤎🤎

Can you see how fresh the vegetables are?? They look like they're alive and breathing. Seriously fresh 🥕🍆🥔🥒🥦🫑🫛 This is exactly what I wanted!!!

Just looking at it makes me feel healthier—like I'm being taken care of!!!!

There are three sauces: sweet chili, peanut, and chili soy sauce. The doenjang broth and peanut sauce went surprisingly well together, so I think I dipped into that one the most. I also added one or two chilies from the chili soy sauce to make it even tastier haha But honestly, the doenjang broth was already so good on its own that I barely used the sauces ✌️🙊

Minari fish milt pancake, kalguksu, and gondre juk

While we put all the vegetables into the shabu-shabu and waited for it to boil, the minari fish milt pancake came out 🥗🥗 It was my first time ever trying this dish. But I love both minari and gon-i (fish milt), so I ordered it thinking it couldn't possibly be bad—and yep, haha, it was insanely delicious. The gon-i was rich and creamy, and it went so well with minari's bright green aroma. I really recommend ordering it 🕺💃

Can you see how much gon-i there is, , !!! Dip it in that soy sauce from above and top it with some chili—honestly, lights out 🥹🥹

By the time I was nearly done with the pancake, the vegetables were nicely cooked. I added the meat here and there and enjoyed the shabu-shabu 🤍

Carbs are always the finish, right? It doesn't feel like a proper meal without carbohydrates. I was already full because everything had been so delicious, but there's always a separate stomach for carbs, so we let the kalguksu noodles bubble away too!

After you finish the kalguksu, ladle out some broth and please choose the gondre juk (write this down). Gondre (Korean thistle) can be this delicious,,, The aroma is seriously so good,,, It made me reflect on why I had only ever thought to have egg porridge with shabu-shabu haha 😇😇 Trust me and please try it! (You can choose two kinds of rice!)