# Seoul Botanic Park hot pot with mild broth for kids: J's Pot Magok

- By Mirae J. (https://superchart.com/en/@shared-plate-hours/)
- Written Sep 16, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Gangseo, Seoul
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@shared-plate-hours/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@shared-plate-hours/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/index.md)

## In short

J's Pot Magok Branch is a personal hot pot restaurant in the underground dining hall of COEX Magok, next to Magongnaru Station near Seoul Botanic Park in Gangseo, Seoul. After a walk through Seoul Botanic Park, a family stopped in and ordered a mild, non-spicy broth for the child along with meat, vegetables, mushrooms, rice cakes, noodles and panda-shaped tofu noodles, plus sauces mixed from the sauce bar's recommended combinations and premium handmade meatballs. Because every diner gets an individual pot, J's Pot Magok works well for families whose tastes don't match.

## Good to know

- **Location**: B2, Unit 208, Tower A, COEX Magok, 143 Magok-jungang-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul
- **Format**: Personal hot pot (individual pots), wide choice of broths
- **Sauces**: Mix your own at the sauce bar; recommended combinations posted
- **Ordered that day**: Mild non-spicy broth, meat, vegetables, mushrooms, rice cakes, noodles, panda tofu noodles, premium handmade meatballs

*as written by the visitor on Sep 16, 2026*

![Magongnaru COEX hot pot restaurant J's Pot main image](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-01-1u7gz-1200.webp)

Magongnaru COEX hot pot spot: J's Pot

## Hot pot at COEX Magok, found after a walk through Seoul Botanic Park

J's Pot is a hot pot / shabu-shabu restaurant in the underground dining hall of COEX Magok (코엑스마곡). Now that cool breezes are starting to blow in fall, I suddenly found myself craving shabu-shabu, something we rarely went for in the heat of summer.

![Autumn stroll through Seoul Botanic Park](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-02-h23c8-900.webp)

Walking home after a pleasant stroll through Seoul Botanic Park with the family in the autumn wind, we passed through the COEX Magok dining hall and came across J's Pot, a hot pot / shabu-shabu restaurant.

![Entrance to J's Pot in the COEX Magok dining hall](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-03-hjopf-900.webp)

It happened to be dinner time and the weather had turned cool, so a warm soup dish sounded perfect — happily, we decided to go in.

## Inside J's Pot Magok: the room and the panda at the bar table

![Spacious interior of J's Pot Magok Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-04-1xstu-900.webp)

Walking into the spacious restaurant, the atmosphere was a bit different from the shabu-shabu places we'd been to before,

![Casual seating area at J's Pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-05-1tpz2-m-900.webp)

![Panda figure on the bar table](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-06-ejlrr-900.webp)

stylish and casual, almost like stepping into an American casual dining spot!

The panda sitting on the bar table was so cute haha. The moment my kid spotted it, they were pointing and telling me to look, look, hahaha.

Honestly, it was so cute I kind of wanted to take it home with me.

## Why the family chose the mild broth when dining with a child

![Broth menu board at J's Pot Magok Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-07-vo52z-900.webp)

Once we sat down and looked at the menu, J's Pot had a wider range of broths than other places, so there was plenty of choice depending on taste.

![Guide to the various hot pot broth options](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-08-1saoj-900.webp)

When people think of hot pot, the spicy, numbing mala broth usually comes to mind first, but since we were visiting with a kid, we chose a mild, non-spicy broth instead.

![Individual pot of mild, non-spicy broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-09-ng46d-900.webp)

Even though it was mild, tasting the broth, it wasn't harsh or salty, but it was more richly flavored than expected — impressive.

![Mild hot pot broth simmered with ingredients](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-10-1qwmt-900.webp)

The broth itself had depth, so even after simmering the ingredients in it, it tasted great on its own.

## Individual pots at J's Pot Magok: everyone picks their own broth

Another perk of J's Pot is that it's personal hot pot, so even with several people, everyone can eat exactly to their own taste. Even when family members' preferences differ, each person can pick their own ingredients for their individual pot — so clean and convenient!!

![Plate of hot pot ingredients set in an individual pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-11-1xn02-900.webp)

![Ordered hot pot ingredients including meat, vegetables and mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-12-9wi1g-900.webp)

We also ordered a bit of everything to our liking — meat, vegetables, mushrooms, rice cake, and noodles.

![Additional rice cake and noodle orders](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-13-1mjml-723.webp)

![Table full of hot pot ingredients](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-14-rfgz6-900.webp)

Once we started picking whatever we wanted, we naturally ended up with a ton of variety lol. What my kid picked was the cute panda-shaped tofu noodle.

![Panda-shaped tofu noodle chosen by the child](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-15-owmrm-900.webp)

I did order it partly because the panda shape was too cute to resist, but having a fun little detail like this added to a meal with a kid made it that much more enjoyable.

## Mixing hot pot sauce from the sauce bar's recommended combination

![Hot pot sauce bar at J's Pot Magok Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-16-93yt1-900.webp)

As a proper hot pot specialist, J's Pot near Magongnaru had a really wide range of sauce ingredients ready for you to make your own custom hot pot sauce.

![Various sauce ingredients laid out](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-17-3z9rn-900.webp)

![Seasonings and spices displayed at the sauce bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-18-1w1z1-900.webp)

There were so many options that I was a little stuck on what to combine to make a tasty sauce, so at times like this, a recommended combo is basically the answer —

![Hot pot sauce made following the recommended combination](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-19-wn9gi-900.webp)

so I put together the sauce following the recommended combination, and it turned out to be a great match for the hot pot style.

![Hot pot ingredients dipped in the homemade sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-20-l0rx4-900.webp)

The hot pot was already delicious plain, but with the special sauce added on top,

![A bite of hot pot with sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-21-1oz1a-900.webp)

the flavor range felt like it widened so much that I ended up overeating without even realizing it~

## Premium handmade meatballs at J's Pot Magok

![Hot pot ingredients simmering in the broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-22-1eihs-900.webp)

At J's Pot you can taste premium handmade meatballs that are hard to find elsewhere — it was so touching to get to eat, after a long time, meatballs like the handmade ones I had on a business trip to China lol.

![J's Pot's premium handmade meatballs](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-23-2iunq-900.webp)

There's no comparing them to instant meatballs, so I really recommend you all try them too ^^

## Would I go back to J's Pot Magok Branch?

We wandered in by chance after a walk through Seoul Botanic Park in Magok, and ended up having a much more delicious and enjoyable meal than expected.

Above all, being able to enjoy it in individual pots — much cleaner and more tailored to personal taste than sharing hot pot among several people — and having such a variety of broths and sauces to enjoy a rich range of flavors, felt really appealing.

![Table at J's Pot Magok Branch after finishing the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda/magok-hotpot-mild-broth-panda-24-ntkcu-900.webp)

This time we went with the mild version since we were with a kid, but next time I'd love to come back and try the spicy version too!

## Where it is

- J's Pot Magok Branch (제이스팟 마곡점)
- 143 Magok-jungang-ro, B2 Unit 208, Tower A, COEX Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 강서구 마곡중앙로 143 코엑스마곡 타워A동 지하2층 208호
- 37.5664821, 126.8254017
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4%ED%8C%9F%20%EB%A7%88%EA%B3%A1%EC%A0%90/@37.5664821,126.8254017,17z

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