This South Bay shabu-shabu house affords diners their very own pots heated through induction burners. Meat quality is excellent, and they even have prime A5 wagyu for anyone looking to burn a hole in their wallet. Veggies, sauces, and sides are top notch as well. Spice hounds can ask for the super-spicy habanero oil for the dipping sauces.

This newer shabu shabu house in South Bay offers a unique AYCE setup. Start with a traditional, sukiyaki, kimchi, or even tonkotsu soup base, then offers all the meat, seafood, and veggies for just under $30 a person. The only catch is that diners have to finish their meals within 90 minutes. Considering there’s virtually no waiting time for food once the table is seated, this usually isn’t hard to do. During lunch, there’s a meat plate limit of two per person, though the buffet is still unlimited.

Choose between all-you-can-eat or “regular” depending on your appetite, then sit back and swish-swish or assemble your own spring rolls using the parade of proteins and vegetables. Save room for porridge to close out the meal, it’s $2 extra but an essential part of any Koreatown shabu-shabu experience.

This newer Koreatown all-you-can-eat restaurant isn’t quite as grand as Shabuya, but the meat quality is more than respectable and the available buffet bar has everything one would want from a shabu-shabu feast. Prices are modest too, hovering around $20 for lunch and a bit more for dinner. The only drawback is that they have split hotpots instead of individual ones, which means there might be broth sharing involved.

Truly one of the busiest shabu shabu restaurants in the city, this all-you-can-eat extragavanza costs a modest price and offers a slew of meats from thinly sliced wagyu and short rib to pork belly and even jidori chicken. Choose between a number of broths, from basic dashi or slightly sweetened sukiyaki to an intense, spicy Chinese-style “huo guo.” The best part is the huge buffet bar that allows diners to load up on veggies, sauces, and even seafood. Expect to wait during prime dining hours.

With individual hotpots and reasonable serving prices around $15 to 20, Joon is a viable alternative in a sleek space in Glendale. They’ve even got seafood, chicken, and vegetarian shabu-shabu servings for anyone looking to have something other that beef.

Arguably the pinnacle of shabu-shabu in Los Angeles, and one of the first places to specialize in serving the dish in the city, Shabu-Shabu House packs in crowds every day for lunch and dinner. What’s the secret? Excellent quality meat sliced to order, along with some of the best dipping sauces in town. Other than that, the environs are spartan and the place is built for a turn-and-burn operation.

This longtime Little Tokyo shabu-shabu house was a reliable alternative to the crowded confines of Shabu-Shabu House. The prices are sky high here, making it a good business dinner or expense account experience. The dinners start with prime beef, but also serve king crab legs, clams, oysters, and more for a more well-rounded shabu-shabu experience. If money is no option, Kagaya should be the first pick for shabu-shabu in LA.

The crowd here knows how to swish-swish and most opt for the most “premium” proteins because life’s too short for mystery meat. Choose from eight preset hot pot offerings, like the Malibu with pork belly and beef tenderloin or the Keto-friendly Hollywood Protein with baby spinach, lamb shoulder, and USDA Prime beef. An array of sauces, including sesame, garlic, ponzu, and black bean, are located next to the cash register.

Located on a quieter stretch of Colorado, Oseyo attracts a mostly local crowd with a smattering of Caltech and PCC students. Grab a seat in the sleek dining room and cozy up to four different kinds of broth (kobu seaweed, spicy miso, sukiyaki, or tomato) and twice as many protein combinations. Australian lamb is a standout, as is the “Yongenton silky pork” imported from Japan.