Provided are a refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator according to the embodiment includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant; a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant compressed by the compressor; a flow control part disposed at an exit side of the condenser to switch a flow direction of the refrigerant condensed by the condenser; a plurality of branch pipes configured to extend from the flow control part; an expander installed at the plurality of the branch pipes to depressurize the refrigerant; a plurality of evaporators connected to the plurality of branch pipes; and a bypass pipe configured to extend from an exit side of one of the plurality of evaporators to an entrance side of the other evaporator and having a bypass expander installed thereat to depressurize the refrigerant.