Hapjeong solo shabu-shabu with a phone stand and extra veggies

If someone asked me my favorite food, or the one food I'd have to pick for the rest of my life, I wouldn't even think twice — I'd shout shabu-shabu...🤤...

My friends call me a shabu-shabu fiend because I love it so much! I heard there's a place in Hapjeong where you can enjoy shabu-shabu alone 👀!!! And apparently they have solo pots for solo dining too, so let me show you in detail ❤️

Nahonsha's location and hours

• Hours: 11:30–21:00 / Break time 15:00–18:00
• Closed on Sundays
• Transit: 387m from Hapjeong Station Exit 7
• No parking available
• Corkage available, up to 2 bottles, ₩5,000 per bottle
• Reservations available via Naver Reservation

An entrance with a garden tucked between packed buildings

When I arrived at Nahonsha, I found it had its own beautiful garden squeezed between densely packed buildings...🍃 I thought it was a beautiful restaurant with Japanese vibes :)

Nahonsha's menu board was standing out front! The prices are affordable, and true to a Hapjeong favorite, you can enjoy both shabu-shabu and sukiyaki here! Looking at the standing sign, they also have a separate lunch menu that's quite cheap, so it seems like a good spot to visit for lunch too 💚

Seats great for solo dining, even a storage drawer

The interior was a bit dim and had a calm feel! I prefer quiet over noisy so I liked it :) I was about to sit by the window, but

I ended up at the table next to it! Right behind the chair was a drawer for storing bags, so I comfortably tucked my things away ☺️

On the table, barley tea, wet wipes, and tissues were already set out! Having barley tea instead of plain water made it feel like extra care had gone into it...🫢

Ordering clear-broth shabu with extra meat

I already showed you the front menu, so I photographed mostly the extra items that aren't listed on Naver Maps! I ordered

• Clear broth shabu
• Extra meat
• Zero-sugar cola

like this 💚

A phone stand at every seat

Another unusual thing — there was a phone stand right at the seat...? The owner's sense of style... amazing.....👍 Anyone eating alone is definitely going to put on YouTube or Netflix, so having this stand there is so convenient 🫢!!!!

The cola came out with a glass of ice ❤️

Generous vegetables and three sauces for a single serving

After pouring the broth, they brought the vegetables right away! I wasn't expecting much given the low price, but even for a single serving, the amount of vegetables was pretty generous ☺️

They brought sauces along with it too — soy ponzu, peanut sauce, and sweet chili, all three of my favorites!!!! What was great about Nahonsha wasn't just the solo pot — it was that everything was served individually so I could eat as much as I wanted, comfortably 💖

Shouting to myself, look at me, adding extra meat....👍 And the noodles came together with it! Isn't this really good value 🫢...

How to boil it: start at level 5, drop to level 3

The staff told me to boil it first at heat level 5, add the vegetables and eat, then lower it to level 3, so I start boiling the water haha. While waiting for the water to boil, I portion out my sauce buddies 🤭 this looks so good.......

Vegetables in, meat in too 🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰🧑‍🩰 this is Suyeon, dancing because she's happy.

I set it up on the stand and filmed it like a vlog — my face isn't even in the shot, but you can still feel the excitement 🙉

Once the shabu-shabu cooked through, I dipped it in the sauces,

and since I recently started watching Yubunyeo Killer on Coupang Play, I set it up on the stand the owner had prepared and watched while eating comfortably 👍!!!

Adding more vegetables and finishing with noodles

But... I went there not even that hungry... and it was seriously delicious... so I added more vegetables....🤤 They gave me a generous extra helping haha

After finishing everything! Down to the last noodle!!!!!! ❤️ Honestly it was so good I wanted to finish with porridge too, but the portions were so big I got too full and had to give up.... I really should have finished with the porridge 🤭 haha

A reason to go back for solo shabu-shabu in Hapjeong

As I was about to leave after finishing everything, I spotted some cute drawings and took photos 😆 haha I came to Nahonsha to eat alone, and it turned out to be such a great place for solo dining, with neat, delicious food... I'll definitely be back whenever I'm in Hapjeong!!! 💖

Shabu-shabu always felt like a dish that's hard to eat alone, but having a solo pot option was really nice haha This time I had shabu-shabu, but next time I should try the sukiyaki too! They have various broths, and apparently mala broth is an option too haha I'd recommend it to anyone who loves mala.

ps I thought the name Nahonsha was Japanese, but I found out somewhere that it's actually short for 'na honja shabu-shabu' (eating shabu-shabu alone)...? The owner... is stylish in every way....👍 I haven't been able to forget Nahonsha ever since.....