# Dongtan Station group dinner hall, cypress steam: Pyeonbaek Hoegwan

- By Jaewon Yook (https://superchart.com/en/@siheung-narrow-stool/)
- Written Sep 17, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
- Sponsored: This post was written after a meal provided by the restaurant.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@siheung-narrow-stool/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@siheung-narrow-stool/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/index.md)

## In short

Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch is a cypress-steam and shabu-shabu restaurant on the 2nd floor of Granvia Star by Dongtan Station in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi. In its wide wood-toned hall, the meal starts light with cypress steam, then the same meat and vegetables go into the broth for shabu-shabu, and the self-bar lets you take as much vegetables, meat and sides as you want. Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch suits family meals and Dongtan group dinners where everyone wants something different.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 2nd floor, Granvia Star, 446 Dongtan-daero, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
- **Course flow**: Cypress steam → shabu-shabu → self-bar food
- **Seating**: Wide hall split into several zones with window seats, and generous space between tables

*as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026*

![Cypress steam and shabu-shabu table setting at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-01-fuwug-m-1200.webp)

These days, the hardest part of eating out with a group is deciding "so what do we eat?" haha. Someone wants meat, someone's craving something with broth, someone wants to try a little bit of everything… Especially for family meals or team dinners, matching everyone's taste with one single menu is trickier than it sounds.

So this time I went to Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch, where you can enjoy cypress steam, shabu-shabu, and a variety of self-bar food all in one visit.

![A meal laid out on the table at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-02-3y5t9-900.webp)

![Table set with cypress steam and shabu-shabu broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-03-1da4g-900.webp)

![A meal at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch with self-bar food added](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-04-ol20w-900.webp)

You start with cypress steam — meat and vegetables lightly steamed together — and move on to hot shabu-shabu, grabbing extra food from the self-bar buffet-style in between. It ended up being way more filling than I expected! On top of that, the store itself is spacious with plenty of tables, so it looked like a solid option for a Dongtan lunch team dinner or a Dongtan group dinner. Let me walk you through it in photo order :)

## Can a group sit together at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch?

Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch is on the 2nd floor of Granvia Star near Dongtan Station, and the first thing that caught my eye walking in was just how spacious the interior was. It's decorated in wood tones overall, giving it a comfortable feel, with plenty of tables set up.

There are window seats looking out, and the interior seating is split into several zones, so it looked good for anything from families to larger groups. At places where you're serving yourself shabu-shabu or buffet-style food, narrow spacing between tables can get annoying when you're moving around — but here the space is generally wide, so going back and forth to the self-bar was easy.

When picking a spot for a work dinner, the food matters, but so does whether everyone can actually sit together even with a big headcount. On that front, this place fit right in for a Dongtan group dinner or a family gathering with a decent number of people.

![The spacious wood-toned interior of Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-05-3quux-900.webp)

![Seating at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch split into several zones](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-06-3usnd-900.webp)

![View of the store with window seats visible](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-07-ok3mi-900.webp)

![The hall at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch with generous table spacing](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-08-zl1k2-900.webp)

## From cypress steam straight into shabu-shabu

The dish I was most looking forward to at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch was, of course, the cypress steam! Meat and several kinds of vegetables go into a cypress-wood steamer and get steamed right at the table. Unlike grilling meat directly on a pan, steaming it together with vegetables means it doesn't feel heavy or greasy from the start, and honestly, opening the lid on the cypress steamer was a pretty mouthwatering sight.

But that's not the end of it. After enjoying the cypress steam, you move on to shabu-shabu! You start with the light Dongtan cypress steam, then take the same meat and vegetables and cook them in hot broth for Dongtan shabu-shabu — so even though it's one meal, it has that fun feeling of a course where the menu keeps shifting.

Eating just one dish the whole time can get a little tiring by the end no matter how good it is, but since the style of eating changes here, I stayed into it the whole way through.

![A cypress-wood steamer set on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-09-d88xz-900.webp)

## What vegetables are at the shabu-shabu self-bar?

One thing I quietly care about at shabu-shabu places is the vegetable selection. The meat needs to be good, but in the end, it's throwing all kinds of vegetables into the broth that really brings out that signature shabu-shabu flavor. The self-bar at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch had a good range of vegetables ready to go into the pot, so I could pick whatever I liked.

If you like vegetables, I'd recommend grabbing a little of each kind instead of piling up a mountain from the start haha. Better to take a small amount, eat, and go back for more if you need it — that's the biggest perk of a self-bar: taking as much of what you actually like as you want.

Even going as a group, it was convenient that one person could load up on vegetables while another grabbed more meat, everyone eating according to their own taste.

### Meat from the self-bar too, as much as you like

And you absolutely can't skip the meat corner! There's meat ready for the shabu-shabu, and you can take as much as you need. The thinly sliced meat doesn't need to sit in the broth long — just a quick cook and it's ready, which makes it easy to eat together with the vegetables. Bite of meat, bite of vegetable, more meat again haha.

At a typical shabu-shabu place, once you finish the meat you're given at the start, you have to think about whether to order more. Here, being able to just take as much as you want is genuinely convenient when you're visiting with a group. No need to worry about who ate how much — everyone just grabs what they want, which suits a Dongtan group dinner with several people really well.

![The self-bar corner with meat for shabu-shabu](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-10-83l8i-900.webp)

![Shabu-shabu meat brought over on a plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-11-15mqa-900.webp)

## A proper look around the self-bar

While the main dishes were being prepared, I checked out the self-bar first. At places like this, exploring the self-bar is honestly half the fun, almost as much as the main dish haha. Grab a plate, do one lap thinking "gotta try this, gotta try that" — and before you know it, the plate's full…

Everything was organized by category overall, so it was easy to find what I needed, with a range from shabu-shabu ingredients to ready-to-eat dishes you could grab right away. So it wasn't just a self-bar of shabu-shabu ingredients — it had more of the feel of a Dongtan buffet where you get to pick and choose from various foods.

![The self-bar at Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch organized by category](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-12-102ot-900.webp)

![Vegetables for shabu-shabu at the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-13-1wkwa-900.webp)

![A variety of ingredients laid out at the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-14-mi0fv-900.webp)

![Self-bar dishes ready to grab and eat](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-15-188fv-900.webp)

![The side dish corner at the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-16-1c904-900.webp)

![Self-bar food brought over on a plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-17-h1ehx-900.webp)

![A plate with small portions of several dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-18-s2a9f-900.webp)

![A table filled with self-bar food](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-19-1krha-900.webp)

### The sides were more varied than expected

Another thing I liked about the self-bar: it wasn't just the main ingredients — there was also a good variety of dishes to snack on in between. Good for grabbing while waiting for the cypress steam to finish cooking, and good for reaching for something different when you're craving a change from all the shabu-shabu. I kept adding a little of this and a little of that, and before I knew it, the table was full haha.

At buffets I'm usually the type to try a dish or two I'm curious about first, then go back for more of whatever I liked, rather than loading up right away. Eating that way here meant I got to taste a lot of different things, which I liked.

So personally, it felt less like just going out for Dongtan shabu-shabu and more like a Dongtan buffet where the cypress steam and shabu-shabu come with a bunch of other dishes on the side. It seemed like it'd be easy for both kids and adults to each pick what they want when visiting together.

## Cypress steam, cooked right at the table

After one lap around the self-bar, I got back to find the cypress steam hard at work cooking! Instead of getting a finished dish handed to you right away, there's a bit of a process where you wait for it to steam at the table before opening the lid — which was oddly entertaining in itself.

Inside the steamer, meat and vegetables cook together, and watching them get juicier as they steam made me want to open the lid right away haha. But you've got to wait until it's fully cooked! If you're visiting with a group, you can just grab a bit of food from the self-bar while waiting for the cypress steam, so it wasn't boring at all.

![The cypress steamer cooking on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-20-cxak9-900.webp)

![The cypress steam still covered and steaming](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-21-10qk1-m-900.webp)

### Opening the cypress steamer at last

The cypress steam I'd been waiting for is done :) Opening the lid, the meat and vegetables were all cooked together and looking delicious. Even in photos, it looks pretty generous, right?

I liked the cypress steam best when I ate the meat together with vegetables, dipped in sauce, rather than eating meat on its own. It's a completely different feel from meat grilled in oil, which made it a good opener. Eating meat and vegetables together gave a nice variety of textures too, and there was fun in mixing different vegetables together as you went. If you prefer steamed dishes over grilled ones, the Dongtan cypress steam menu is worth keeping an eye on!

![The lid opened, revealing the cooked meat and vegetables in the cypress steam](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-22-14j0h-900.webp)

## An easy choice when your group's tastes differ

Eating through the meal, I realized the biggest strength of Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch is really just having so many options. People who love cypress steam can eat more cypress steam, people who love warm broth can enjoy the shabu-shabu, and vegetable lovers can load up on veggies at the self-bar!

With side dishes on top of that, it was convenient not having to force a whole group's tastes onto one single menu. Deciding on a menu for a group dinner is honestly kind of stressful, but at a place with this many options, reaching agreement is relatively easy too. So if you're looking for a spot for a Dongtan lunch team dinner or a Dongtan group dinner, this looked especially solid.

## After the cypress steam, hot shabu-shabu

Once you've had your fill of cypress steam, is that it? Nope haha. Next up, the vegetables and meat you grabbed from the self-bar go into the broth to kick off round two: shabu-shabu!

Earlier, the same meat and vegetables were eaten plainly as steam; this time, with hot broth, it felt like a completely different dish. Load the broth up with plenty of vegetables, let it simmer, cook the meat lightly and eat it together — warm and cozy :) You can keep adding ingredients and simmering, so the meal naturally stretched on longer.

It's the kind of dish that's good for sitting around, chatting, and eating slowly with a group, and I could see why people go for shabu-shabu for a Dongtan lunch team dinner or a get-together.

![A pot of shabu-shabu simmering with vegetables and meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-23-1yp58-900.webp)

## A Dongtan Station restaurant for family meals and group dinners

Overall, the store is spacious with plenty of tables, so its strengths really come through more when you visit with a group — family, friends, coworkers — rather than just as a couple.

It's not just one dish and done — going cypress steam → shabu-shabu → self-bar food means you get to enjoy a good variety in one sitting, so the meal felt quite generous overall. It seemed especially good for family meals or team dinners where it's hard to settle on one single menu. Among restaurants near Dongtan Station, this is a good one to visit on a day when you want meat, you want warm shabu-shabu, and you want to enjoy a bit of everything :)

![The table at the end of a meal of cypress steam and shabu-shabu](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner/pyeonbaek-hoegwan-dongtan-group-dinner-24-1kgp2-900.webp)

## Overall verdict on Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch

- A setup that lets you enjoy Dongtan cypress steam and Dongtan shabu-shabu in one sitting
- A self-bar where it's easy to grab as much meat and vegetables as you like
- Besides shabu-shabu ingredients, there are enough sides to make it feel like a Dongtan buffet
- Starting with cypress steam and moving into shabu-shabu keeps the menu from feeling one-note
- A spacious, comfortable store that suits family meals or gatherings with several people
- Everyone can pick dishes to their own taste, so it also works as a Dongtan group dinner venue
- Worth keeping in mind if you're looking for a hearty Dongtan lunch team dinner spot with coworkers
- Recommended if you'd rather eat a generous variety than just one single dish!

Personally, I thought this place was just about cypress steam, so I was happiest to find out there's shabu-shabu and a whole self-bar to go with it too. When a group gets together, just deciding on a menu is hard enough — but being able to each grab mostly what you like makes it a comfortable spot for gatherings too. Starting light with cypress steam, moving on to hot shabu-shabu, and making a few trips to the self-bar along the way — I walked out genuinely stuffed that day haha.

## Where it is

- Pyeonbaek Hoegwan Dongtan Branch (편백회관 동탄점)
- 2nd floor, Granvia Star, 446 Dongtan-daero, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- 경기도 화성시 동탄구 동탄대로 446 동탄역 그란비아스타 제 2층 편백회관
- 37.1933905, 127.1000579
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%8E%B8%EB%B0%B1%ED%9A%8C%EA%B4%80%20%EB%8F%99%ED%83%84%EC%A0%90/@37.1933905,127.1000579,17z

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