If you are staying in Taiwan, especially Taipei for a while, you will probably experience one thing: Taiwanese eat hot pot all the time!!! No matter in hot summer, cold winter or the gender spring and autumn, hot pot restaurants are always crowded during meal time. Why hot pot is so popular in Taiwan? There are several reasons that listed by the Taiwanese netizens: “Foods are hardly getting unpalatable in the hot pot”, “Hot pot is affordable and filling, for Taiwanese are a great deal” and “Foods cooked by hot pot tend to keep the original taste of them”.
Hot pot is origin from a traditional Chinese technique of preparing soup-like or stew-like dishes, with various ingredients. The dish is started by boiling a pot of soup on the table, then placing the ingredients (mostly raw) into the pot. Nowadays, hot pot evolves into different ways of serving and preparing. Which is your favorite hot pot restaurant? Let’s see the must-try hot pot restaurant in Taipei! Discover them before you come to Taiwan for a Taipei day tour or Taiwan family trip.
CHAN CHI HOT POTS LAB. 詹記麻辣火鍋
CHAN CHI HOT POTS LAB. has a retro Taiwanese vibe throughout the whole restaurant; the decoration, hot pot style and all that. Though it is an old fashion restaurant, the environment is totally clean and even the tables are fully booked you won’t feel crowded at all. There are two things please make sure before you go: 1. make a reservation and 2. order duck blood is a must!!!
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- Address: No. 60, Section 3, Heping East Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: none
- Bus line: 18, 235, 278, 662, Heping Shuttle
- Opening Hour: Sunday to Friday 12:00-01:00
Wulao 無老鍋
Wulao Hot Pot is famous for its Zen-styling space, healthy gourmet and long lost traditional craft of Japanese hot pot. It’s like seating in a tourist attraction in Taipei – Jiufen here but without all those hustle and bustle, you can feel both mentally and physically relax here.
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There are 4 branch restaurants of Wulao Hot Pot in Taipei City:
- Ximending Branch: 2F, No. 55, Section 1, Zhonghua Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Ximen Station Exit 5
- Opening Hour: 11:30-02:00
- Zhongshan Branch: No. 36-1, Section 2, Zhongshan N Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Zhongshan Station Exit 3
- Opening Hour: 11:30-02:00
- Civic Branch: No. 143, Section 3, Civic Blvd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Zhongxiao Fuxing Station Exit 1
- Opening Hour: 11:30-02:00
- Xinsheng Branch: No. 124, Section 1, Xinsheng S Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Dongmen Station Exit 6
- Opening Hour: 11:30-24:00
Haidilao 海底撈
Haidilao is a Chinese hotpot chain and opened all over the world. Haidilao focus the most on their mushy service, you can feel it since the moment they walk in the door. Click here to see all “weird” service that Haidilao offers.
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There are 4 branch restaurants of Haidilao in Taipei (including one in New Taipei City):
- Qsquare Branch: 4F, No. 1, Section 1, Chengde Rd., Datong District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Taipei Main Station Exit M1
- Opening Hour: 11:00-03:00
- Qingcheng Branch: 3F, No. 1, Section 2, Qingcheng St., Songshan District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Nanjing Fuxing Station Exit 7
- Opening Hour: Monday to Thursday 11:00-03:00; Friday to Sunday 11:00-04:00
- Xinyi Branch: 6F, No. 12, Songshou Rd., Xinyi District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Zhongxiao Fuxing Station Exit 1
- Opening Hour: 11:30-04:00
- Banqiao Branch: 5F, No. 28, Xinzhan Rd., Banqiao District, New Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Banqiao Station Exit 2 or Circular Line Banqiao Station Exit 4
- Opening Hour: 11:00-03:00
La Ching Hot Pot 樂晴時尚酒吧鍋物
Unlike other hot pot restaurants, when you step in La Ching Hot Pot, you probably will be mistaken for a second that you walk in a pub. If you are hungry but the night clubs aren’t open yet, well, this is you top choice!
- Address: No. 23-3, Shuangcheng St., Zhongshan District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Minquan W. Rd. Station Exit 9
- Opening Hour: Wednesday to Monday 11:30-14:00, 17:30-22:00, close on Tuesday
Orange Shabu 橘色涮涮屋
“Shabu” means hotpot in Japanese, being a Japanese hot pot restaurant, Orange Shabu was one of the most popular hot pot restaurant in East district in Taipei. Celebrities tended to have their dinner at that time, therefore, there are always queue (both waiting for the seats and the Taiwanese celebrities) outside the restaurant. Though the price of Orange Shabu is relatively high, there prepared lots of eyes-catching side dishes that definitely worth a visit.
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- No. 1: B1, No. 135, Sec. 1, Da’an Rd., Da’an District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Zhongxiao Dunhua Station Exit 15
- Opening Hour: 11:30-23:00
- No. 2 Branch: No. 29-2, Sec. 4, Ren’ai Rd., Da’an District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Nanjing Fuxing Station Exit 3
- Opening Hour: Monday to Friday 17:00-02:30; Saturday and Sunday 12:00-15:00 17:00-02:30
- A9 Branch: 7F, No. 9, Songshou Rd., Xinyi District, Taipei City
- Nearest MRT: Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station Exit 4
- Bus line: 20, 611, 939, Jilong Rd. Main Line
- Opening Hour: 11:30-23:30
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