# Jang-an-dong shabu-shabu: ₩7,900 single pot, Buldak vs mala pasta - By Ireum (https://superchart.com/en/@side-panel-memo/) - Written Sep 13, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Dongdaemun, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@side-panel-memo/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@side-panel-memo/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/index.md) ## In short Shabu Torang Jang-an Direct Branch is a single-pot shabu-shabu restaurant on Janghan-ro in Dongdaemun, Seoul. The ₩7,900 basic set already includes both vegetables and meat, and after woo samgyeop (thin-sliced beef belly) and the chicken breast sukiyaki my sibling ordered, the leftover broth was simmered into Buldak cream pasta and mala cream pasta to finish. With a bar table for solo diners and parking inside the building, Shabu Torang Jang-an is an easy pick when you want shabu-shabu on your own. ## Good to know - **Basic shabu-shabu**: ₩7,900 (vegetables and meat included) - **Add-on**: Vegetables and meat (50g), ₩4,000 - **Broth types**: 5 kinds: basic, extra-spicy, mala, tomato, sukiyaki - **Toppings**: Half-veggie plate, beef belly, pork neck, chicken breast, rice cake, fish balls, sweet potato glass noodles, hand-torn sujebi, kalguksu noodles, dumplings and more - **Finishing dishes**: Risotto, pasta, tteokbokki (cream Buldak, rosé, mala and others), egg porridge, kalguksu noodles - **Sauces**: 3 kinds: peanut, chili, soy - **Seating**: Bar table for solo diners, separate tables for two - **Parking**: Available inside the building - **Price reference**: ₩7,900 ≈ $5.9 · ₩4,000 ≈ $3 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 13, 2026* > Shabu Torang Jang-an Direct Branch ![Solo shabu-shabu spread at Shabu Torang Jang-an Direct Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-01-i58jr-1200.webp) ## Where to eat shabu-shabu alone in Jang-an-dong: Shabu Torang Shabu Torang, a well-known Jang-an-dong restaurant, is great for solo dining and packed with value. It's a place you can go when you're alone but craving shabu-shabu! Eating from your own individual hot pot keeps things clean and hygienic, and the price is really good too. In-building parking makes it easy to visit. There's a bar table set up for solo diners, and separate 2-person tables, so it also works well for couples. ![Solo bar table seating at Shabu Torang Jang-an](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-02-194u6-966.webp) ![Interior of Shabu Torang Jang-an with an individual induction burner](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-03-1yczr-966.webp) ![2-person table seating at Shabu Torang Jang-an](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-04-1xl5t-966.webp) ## Shabu Torang's menu: 5 broths and a pasta finish Shabu Torang, the Jang-an-dong shabu-shabu specialist, offers five broths total: basic, spicy, mala, tomato, and sukiyaki. You can add toppings like half-veggie, beef belly, pork neck, chicken breast, rice cake, fish balls, glass noodles, dumplings, and more. The real reason people come to Shabu Torang is this menu — risotto, pasta, tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes)! With flavors like cream Buldak, rosé, and mala, there's a lot of variety. ![Menu board showing Shabu Torang's shabu-shabu broth types](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-05-cpke5-966.webp) ![Menu board for meat and topping add-ons like beef belly and pork neck](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-06-qpqb1-966.webp) ![Menu board for finishing dishes: risotto, pasta, tteokbokki](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-07-519kj-966.webp) ![Menu guide for choosing cream Buldak, rosé, or mala flavors](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-08-1bdfx-966.webp) > [Order details] ## What comes with the ₩7,900 single-pot set As mentioned above, Shabu Torang Jang-an gives you an individual pot. Here's the solo spread that arrived shortly after. At ₩7,900, this Jang-an-dong solo dining spot really feels like great value since both vegetables and meat are included. Bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, fried tofu, fish balls, napa cabbage, and even rice cakes! Both the vegetable and meat portions are a reasonable amount. If you have a big appetite, choosing half-veggie plus meat should be enough. Vegetables and meat (50g) cost ₩4,000 more, and again, the price is nice and low. I chose beef belly, and the meat quality is good too — savory with no off smell. ![₩7,900 solo shabu-shabu spread with beef belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-09-1do4y-966.webp) ### The 3 sauces and the order to eat in There are three sauces prepared in total: peanut, chili, and soy sauce! Once the broth comes to a boil, add in all the vegetables, boil once more, then add the meat and cook. The bean sprouts are crunchy and have a nice texture, and the vegetables are fresh, which is a plus. The broth itself — the basic one — is clean-tasting yet rich, with no greasiness, so it's the kind of flavor pretty much anyone can enjoy. The rice cakes are soft and chewy too. ![Three sauce dishes: peanut, chili, and soy](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-10-3z13q-966.webp) ![Vegetables being added to the boiling individual hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-11-wwoms-966.webp) ![Individual shabu-shabu pot filled with bean sprouts and napa cabbage](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-12-4fskh-966.webp) ![Beef belly cooking in the broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-13-1vxwj-966.webp) ![A piece of beef belly dipped in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-14-7qjjc-966.webp) ![Fishing out soft, chewy rice cake and fried tofu](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-15-1e1d9-966.webp) ![Enoki and oyster mushrooms cooked in the shabu-shabu](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-16-1n5zc-966.webp) I fished out the fish balls too, the enoki mushrooms were tasty, and dipping everything deep in sauce, the bean sprouts just kept disappearing endlessly. ![Fish balls being fished out of the pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-17-f7ujc-966.webp) ![A chopstickful of bean sprouts and vegetables dipped in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-18-1ibrc-966.webp) ## Chicken breast sukiyaki, my sibling's order Shabu Torang, the Jang-an-dong shabu-shabu specialist, also has sukiyaki. My sibling ordered the sukiyaki, and the flavor holds its own against dedicated sukiyaki restaurants. Butter brings up the richness, and once all the sukiyaki sauce is added, you cook the vegetables and meat the same way. They chose the clean-tasting chicken breast, and that turned out to be a delicacy too. If you ask, they'll bring you extra of both the sukiyaki sauce and the shabu-shabu broth. Even while busy, the staff were kind, so it was a pleasant meal at Shabu Torang Jang-an. ![Sukiyaki pot with butter and sauce added](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-19-1xym9-966.webp) ![Sukiyaki made with chicken breast](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-20-172af-966.webp) ## How to cook the Buldak cream pasta in the leftover broth This is exactly why I love Shabu Torang. Buldak cream pasta! Just add pasta to the leftover shabu-shabu broth (about half a ladle's worth) and cook it, stirring so it doesn't stick. This is genuinely a delicacy and so delicious. It's a cream pasta, but with Buldak (fire chicken) sauce mixed in — spicy with no greasiness at all. The tteokbokki is delicious too, so I'd recommend that as well. ![Buldak cream pasta simmered in leftover broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-21-j0ou1-966.webp) ![A spicy bite of Buldak cream pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-22-d0igb-966.webp) ![Close-up of the finished Buldak cream pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-23-319qp-966.webp) ### Mala cream pasta tastes nothing like the Buldak version This Jang-an-dong shabu-shabu spot's mala cream pasta is delicious too. It looks almost identical to the Buldak version, so you'd expect a similar taste, but it's completely different. A tingling mala spice rises up, and it's also unusual and delicious in its own way. Being able to finish a shabu-shabu meal with pasta at a shabu-shabu restaurant — pretty great. There's risotto too, and of course the classic shabu-shabu finishers, egg porridge and kalguksu noodles, are also available, so no worries there! ![Tingling mala cream pasta finish](https://img.superchart.com/images/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta-24-rqty7-966.webp) Shabu Torang Jang-an is a great-value solo dining spot in Jang-an-dong. It's clean and hygienic, and the food is good, so I find myself coming back often. ## Where it is - Shabu Torang Jang-an Direct Branch (샤브토랑 장안직영점) - 146 Janghan-ro, 1F, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 동대문구 장한로 146 1층 - 37.5734348, 127.0720698 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%83%A4%EB%B8%8C%ED%86%A0%EB%9E%91%20%EC%9E%A5%EC%95%88%EC%A7%81%EC%98%81%EC%A0%90/@37.5734348,127.0720698,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@side-panel-memo/jangandong-shabu-solo-pot-cream-pasta/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt