Hotpot restaurants in KL & Selangor
Cooking vegetables, meat, and tofu skin in boiling broth has long been practiced by our ancestors. It’s now a dining tradition that the world simply can’t get enough of – yes, we’re talking about hotpot. You know it’s good when Malaysians are obsessed with delicious bubbling cauldrons even when it’s sweltering outside.
Besides being immensely addictive, earnestly delicious, and warm to the soul, hotpots are great communal meals. So should the cravings to swish and slurp up ingredients in simmering broth hit this Chinese New Year season when reunions are aplenty, here are 8 Chinese hotpot restaurants in KL and Selangor to make your new hotpot haunt besides the always-packed Haidilao and Beauty In The Pot.
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1. Shu Da Xia Hotpot
Hotpot chain from Chengdu
Image credit: @shudaxia_hotpot via Instagram
Red, regal, and elaborate, the atmospheric ambience of Chengdu-birthed Shu Da Xia Hotpot’s branch in Sri Hartamas is an indication of its authentic Sichuan mala hotpot with a resplendent flourish.
The eating experience is just as over-the-top. Pick from broths with spice levels ranging from mild Mushroom Soup (RM42) and Tomato Soup (RM42) to please-call-the-ambulance signatures like Traditional Sichuan Mala Soup (RM52) and Classic Sichuan Mala Soup (RM52). Growing in popularity is the Beauty Collagen Bone Soup (RM45), packed with flavours and said to give your skin that extra boost of elasticity at the same time.
The ingredients list is extensive here. The Offal Combo (RM39) is a crowd-favourite to throw into the soup, while the unique Imperial Princess Beef (RM38) is melt-in-the-mouth beef slices soaked in milk to further enhance the texture.
Hartamas Shopping Centre branch
Address: P23C & P23D, 2nd Floor, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 12pm-12am, Daily
Contact: 010-426 3796
Tun Razak branch
Address: 340, Jalan Tun Razak, Kampung Datuk Keramat, 55000 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 12pm-1am, Daily
Contact: 011-1204 1268
Shu Da Xia Hotpot website | Instagram
2. Feng Wang Fu
Chengdu-style hotpot
Image credit: Feng Wang Fu Hotpot via website
At Feng Wang Fu, or FWF in short, you’ll eat like a King – or rather, the Emperor of China. With roots stemming from the Guangxu period, the hotpot restaurant specialises in Chengdu-style hotpot, which translates to lots and lots of spice.
The soul of the hotpot here is Signature Spicy Mala Soup Base (RM32) that’s stippled with floating Sichuan peppers. peppercorns, and red chilli oil – a welcoming pain for those with a formidable spice tolerance.
It’s easy to rack up the bill with the vast variety of fixings here, including specialities such as blasting pork meatballs (RM12.90), beef slices (RM17.90), handmade bamboo shrimp paste (RM39.90), and Hokkaido fresh scallops (RM28.90), in half and whole servings.
Fahrenheit88 branch
Address: Bukit Bintang Street, C1213-G, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 12pm-4am, Daily
Contact: 017-634 1285
1 Utama Shopping Centre branch
Address: Lot LG610 & LG611, Lower Ground Floor, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening hours: 11am-11pm, Daily
Contact: 011-5638 6267 |
Feng Wang Fu website | Facebook | Instagram
3. Fei Fan Hotpot
All-you-can-eat hotpot
Image credit: Fei Fan Hotpot via website
Fei Fan Hotpot is a go-to spot for those who take pleasure in mind-numbing pain from spicy broths, with locations scattered across the Klang Valley so it’ll be easy to hunt an outlet down when the cravings hit.
The restaurant’s appeal doesn’t just lie in its Hong Kong-style hotpot with vats of flavourful and bubbling broth. It offers all-you-can-eat hotpot – think an unlimited flurry of pork, chicken, and classic homemade items to dump into broths like the signature White Pork Bone or Spicy Mala soup.
Prices for the Lunch Buffet start at RM39.80/pax, while the Dinner Buffet is priced from RM49.80/pax.
SS15 Courtyard Mall branch
Address: Lot G-10 Ground Floor, SS15 Courtyard, Jalan SS15/4G, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
Opening hours: 11am-1pm, Daily
Contact: 03-7496 6438
1 Utama Shopping Centre branch
Address: S122, Second Floor, 1Utama Shopping Centre, No. 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening hours: 11am-11pm, Daily
Contact: 03-7731 7928
IOI Mall Puchong branch
Address: FS17 & FS18, First Floor, IOI Mall Puchong, 7, Persiaran Setia Dagang, Jalan Puchong, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47170 Puchong, Selangor
Opening hours: 11am-11pm, Daily
Contact: 03-8071 8567
Fei Fan Hotpot website | Facebook | Instagram
4. FU Pot
Swanky hotpot restaurant
Image credit: @fu_pot_malaysia via Instagram
For a more upscale hotpot fare, consider FU Pot in TS Law Tower, where you can swirl marbled wagyu slices in a boiling pot in casually stylish yet elegantly swanky lounge-style rooms.
Their premium-grade meats are what sets them apart. You’ll find A5-grade Miyazaki wagyu steak strips (RM118), well-marbled Australian wagyu (RM98), as well as Spanish Iberico Pork slices (RM32) and New Zealand Beef (RM27) in half and whole servings.
Choose from nine different broths to fortify your tender meat orders and other hotpot accoutrements. The popular broth bases here are Premium Chicken Soup (RM98), Pig Stomach Soup with Peppercorns (RM98), and Crab and Clam Soup (RM168).
Address: TS Law Tower Level 13, No 39 Jalan Kemuning, Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 12pm-1.30am, Daily
Contact: 011-5353 6333 | Fu Pot website | Facebook | Instagram
5. Da Long Yi Hotpot
Hotpot restaurant that opens till late
Image credit: Sunway Nexis via website
Every city needs that solid spicy hotpot spot, and Da Long Yi has been loyally filling up that hole in Klang Valley. The globetrotting hotpot chain has climbed mountains since it first started in Chengdu and touched down in Malaysia in 2020, and is now a reliable staple with five outlets across the country that open as late as 4am.
You’ll want to order a Spicy Mala broth at this Sichuan-birthed hotpot restaurant, though you can opt for a Twin Pot (RM43) and pair it with something a little easier on the tummy like the Tomato- or Mushroom-based soup.
You’ll be in no shortage of the requisite ingredients that complement a Sichuan-style hotpot. The deeply furrowed Kungfu beef tripe (RM32), duck intestines (RM18), and tofu skins (RM10) are must-orders, or you could enhance the broth by tossing in a bunch of sweet greens from the mushroom or vegetable platter (RM20/each).
Bukit Bintang branch
Address: 74, Jalan Imbi, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 5pm-4am, Daily
Contact: 011-3889 9669
Sunway Nexis branch
Address: C-GF-01 Sunway Nexis, 1, Jalan PJU 5/1, Kota Damansara, 47810, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening hours: 12pm-3am, Daily
Contact: 011-3863 3336
Da Long Yi website | Facebook | Instagram
6. Yuanlaosi Hotpot
Chonqing-style hotpot with 10 soup base options
Image credit: 袁老四老火锅 Yuanlaosi Malaysia via Facebook
Indecisive folks may face a tough time at Yuanlaosi Hotpot. Decked out in the warm red embrace of lanterns, curtain drapings, and intricate wood panels for a Chinese ancient ambience, the Chongqing-style hotpot restaurant boasts 10 soup base options and over 118 hotpot dishes to choose from and feast on.
For an all-you-can-eat package at RM69.90/pax, you can indulge in an impressively massive amount of food – though the limited dining time of 120 minutes might have you speed-eating.
Image credit: @yuanlaosi_hotpot via Instagram
Lift the agony slightly by opting for the triple soup base so you can try a little bit of several flavours, including the Nourishing Papaya Fish Soup, Emerald Collagen Chicken Soup, and Thai Tom Yum. Hit add-ins include Australian beef brisket slices, ocean tiger prawns, red snapper fillets, mala pork belly slices, and octopus.
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur branch
Address: Lot C4.02.00, Level 4, Pavilion KL, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 12pm-10.30pm, Daily
Contact: 012-974 8830
IOI City Damansara branch
Address: No. 2A, Lot. CC-29, Concourse Level, IOI City Damansara Mall, Persiaran Surian, Tropicana Indah, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening hours: Sun-Fri 12pm-10pm | Sat 12pm-9pm
Contact: 012-930 8830
Yuanlaosi Hotpot website | Facebook | Instagram
7. TheCroc Pot
Unique black truffle soup and sharing platters
Image credit: @leekinwawa via Instagram
Anything but small and casual, TheCroc Pot in Kuchai Lama flaunts a spacious and extravagantly decorated space that makes for the perfect venue for large gatherings or celebratory events, with a tasty hotpot affair of course.
The Black Truffle Brazil Mushroom Soup (RM40) is the recommended broth here, but there are the standard options on the menu as well, such as the Pork Bone Soup (RM26), Pure Tomato Soup (RM20), and Sour Spicy Soup (RM20).
Image credit: @thecroc_potpot via Instagram
There are plenty of platters convenient for sharing, including plates of handmade meatballs (RM20/4pcs), prawn dumplings (RM32/6pcs), and assorted mushrooms (RM34). Adventurous eaters can load up the pot with a selection of organs such as pig’s kidney (RM10), duck’s blood (RM10), or braised pig intestines (RM13).
Address: Lot 14080, Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: Mon – Fri 4.30pm-11.30pm | Sat & Sun 12pm-11.30pm
Contact: 013-639 7272 | TheCroc Pot website | Facebook | Instagram
8. Lamei Mala Hotpot
Adorably shaped flavoured butter
Image credit: @lameimalahotpot via Instagram
Lamei Mala Hotpot adds the cutesy in hotpot with its signature theatrics of pouring steaming hot broths over adorably-shaped flavoured butter sitting in a four-grid hotpot (RM49).
Image credit: Lamei Hotpot 辣妹火锅 via Facebook
The Spicy Mala broth is many’s kryptonite, as well as the arduously-stewed Pork Bone soup, all of which pairs amazingly with the restaurant’s long list of popular hotpot ingredients including the premium snowflake beef (RM39), pork aorta (RM20), tiger prawns (RM58), and duck tongue (RM18).
Plaza Arkadia branch
Address: H-G-16, Block Hutton, Plaza Arkadia, Desa Parkcity, Jalan Intisari Perdana 52200 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 11.30am-12am, Daily
Contact: 03-6261 9505
Pavilion Bukit Jalil branch
Address: Lot 3.108.00 & E3.108.00, Pavilion 2 Shopping Mall, Persiaran Jalil Utama, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 11am-10pm, Daily
Contact: 018-469 8888
Lamei Mala Hotpot Facebook | Instagram
Chinese hotpot restaurants in Klang Valley to bring in the heat
Whether you’re soaked in a rain shower or drenched with sweat, hotpot is, fascinatingly, always the way to go. The variety, flexibility, and the communal dining format is a draw for many and for all sorts of occasions – be it family reunion meals or celebratory events – with the bonus of its exceptional flavour, of course.
So if you’re ever needing a good Chinese hotpot haunt to fulfill cravings or occasions, this list of Chinese hotpot restaurants are where the pepper-y, fiery, and boiling actions are at.
For more CNY articles, read:
- Chinese New Year bazaars in KL & Selangor
- Chinese New Year greetings & phrases
- Chinese New Year recipes to whip up
Cover image adapted from: Sunway Nexis via website, @fu_pot_malaysia via Instagram, @shudaxia_hotpot via Instagram & @yuanlaosi_hotpot via Instagram