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Best Places To Enjoy Delicious Hot Pot In Taiwan

Hot pot is an experience you wouldn’t want to miss in Taiwan. Usually more popular during winter, hot pot is a communal dish that’s characterized by a pot of simmering flavored broth, a variety of meat, vegetables, seafood, and condiments. Basically, it’s a cook-it-yourself type of dining experience–it’s totally up to you how you want your hot pot to taste!

If you’re a hot pot newbie, here’s a quick guide to prepare on your first hot pot dining when you’re in Taiwan:

Choose a soup base for your broth. Some restaurants offer a dual-sided pot, which means you can have two flavors at once. We recommend having both mild and spicy broths to see what works for you. Put in the meats. The usual hot pot ingredients include thinly-sliced beef, meatballs, sliced tofu, and mushroom. Then, cook the vegetables last. 

The best thing about hot pot is that you can totally create your own dipping sauce to your liking. After cooking, you can now eat and slurp the soup to end the hotpot experience!

Now that you know the basics of hot pot, it’s time for you to discover where to have the best hot pot in Taiwan. Here are our top picks!

 

Mantanghong Top Spicy Mandarin Duck Hotpot 

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Like your soup spicy? You’ll love it at Mantanghong. This celebrity-favorite hotpot place specializes in a spicy soup base infused with Chinese herbal medicines by slow-cooking it to create a Chonquing-style soup. Its signature red soup has just the right amount of spiciness that doesn’t burn the tongue so it’s still pleasurable to eat.

Aside from their signature soup, you can also try their other soup bases namely desert cumin, LOHAS health, special pickled cabbage, Japanese kelp soup, and milk miso. Try it with their ultra black wagyu beef and end the experience with a delicious coffee jelly for a filling meal.

Address: 2F, No. 185, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City

 

 

 

Rolling Thai

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Another must-try in Taipei is Rolling Thai, which is loved not only for its marvelous interiors but also for incorporating Thai cuisine into its meals. Order their tom yum goong as a soup base or the Mandarin duck pot, and get their shrimp, beef, mushroom, or clams as your meat. Start your meal with green papaya salad and end it with delicious ice cream for a satisfying meal. 

Address: No. 178, Section 2, Nanjing E Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Website: https://rollingthai.tw/ 

 

 

Orange Shabu

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This hotpot restaurant is a must-try for the quality of meats and seafood they serve, from Australian wagyu beef to USDA sirloin, live lobsters, and prawns. They also serve Japanese favorites like sashimi, snow crab legs, and king crab for the ultimate hot pot feast. Lastly, what locals love about it is that there are private dining areas if you prefer intimate hot pot dining. Make sure to book a reservation at least two weeks in advance!

Address: No. 29-2, Section 4, Ren’ai Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Website: https://orangeshabu.com/zh-TW 

 

 

Little Welfare Hotpot Club

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Little Welfare’s hot pot highlights Taiwanese soup Shantou and Mala as their soup base. They also serve fresh wagyu beef, seafood, and pork, as well as scallion pancakes, noodles, and vegetables. Don’t leave without trying their secret dipping sauce, made with 18 natural ingredients. 

Address: 4F, No. 122, Section 3, Zhongshan Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City
Website: https://xiaofree.com.tw/zh-TW/home 

 

 

Wulao

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Wulao, also known as Elixir Hot Pot, is famous for its “Beauty in the Pot.” It’s aptly called so because of the medicinal properties of their soup base, brought by collagen-rich broth and a healthy stock base. Many diners believe that Wulao’s soup helps them achieve youthfulness with their soup’s powerful ingredients. Wulao is a bit more expensive than other hotpot restaurants, so expect more premium meats and seafood such as Prime USDA beef and tiger prawns here!

Address: 2F., No.55, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://www.wulao.com.tw/en 

 

 

Top One Pot

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One of the most highly recommended by locals is Top One Pot. This elegant restaurant offers elegance in its interiors and top-quality meats for its food. Traditional recipes were used for their soup broths, making the nourishing and delicious. Try their different meat cuts, fresh vegetables, and seafood platters for an enjoyable hot pot meal! 

Address: 106, Taiwan, Taipei City, Da’an District, Section 4, Xinyi Road
Website: https://www.toponepot.com/

 

 

Mala Yuanyang HotPot

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If you’re in the Ximending area, you’ve got to try Mala Yuanyang. The waiting time would already give you a clue as to how it’s so sought after, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying it out. Mala Yuanyang is a buffet-style hotpot, where there’s a free flow of beef and pork slices, dumplings, oysters, noodles, and even ice cream. It’s perfect for foodies who want to try a variety of flavors in one place!

Address: No. 62, SiNing S. Road, 2 FL, Wanhua, Taipei 108, Taiwan
Website: https://www.mala.com.tw/ 

 

 

Xiaomengniu

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This hotpot restaurant is always part of the top 10 hotpot list in Taiwan which already makes it a must-try. The restaurant takes pride in its soup, made using a unique spice powder through a traditional method. Their must-try, the spicy health hot pot, is rich and fragrant without the greasy aftertaste. It’s best with a combination of prawns and tofu which absorbs the flavor of this healthy soup.

Address: Xiaomengniu Top Spicy Health Hotpot Hotpot-Kaohsiung Zhongshan Store, Xinxing District, Zhongshan, 2nd Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

 

 

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