Top 10 Hot Pot Restaurants in Shanghai

With nearly 2,000 years' history, hot pot is a great creation by Chinese and has spread into many other countries. It is extremely favored by Chinese people. Especially in winter, hot pot is an ideal choice for a warm family gathering or a party. There are top 10 hot pot restaurants in Shanghai. Among them, Sichuan, Beijing and Guangdong hot pots are the most popular. Sichuan hot pot has a spicy soup base while Beijing is non-spicy. Guangdong hot pot features fresh and expensive seafood. Many hot pot restaurants serve self-help sauce. It is fun to mix oil, sesame butter, peanut butter, preserved bean curd and caraway to suit your own taste.
 

Chinese name: 海底捞 (hǎi dǐ lāo) 
The most laudable thing about this restaurant is the service. Free soybean milk, fruit, and snacks are available when you wait before dining. Glass cleaning cloth, towels, and elastics are provided to bring you convenience while dining. Additionally internet access, shoe polishing, and nail beautifying services are also free of charge. The food in Haidilao hotpot is excellent especially the instant-boiled beef. By now, there have been many branches in Shanghai spreading in the Minhang District, Hongkou District, Yangpu District, Pudong New Area and other districts. Here are some for reference:
Wuzhong Road branch: No. 1100, Wuzhong Road, Minhang District (the intersection with Wanyuan Road)
Average cost per person: CNY150
 Longming Road Branch
Location: 3F, Gumei Life Shopping Plaza, No. 58, Lane 1300, Longming Road, Minhang District
 Haidilao Hot Pot Shanghai Pudong Branch
Location: 6F, ZhongRong Hengrui International Plaza, No. 588, Zhangyang Road, Pudong New Area
 Huashan Road Branch
Location: 5F, Bailian Xuhui Shopping Center, No. 2068, Huashan Road, Xuhui District
 Wujiaochang Branch
Location: 5F, Sunning Electrical Appliances
 East Nanjing Road Branch
Location: 5F, No. 830, East Nanjing Road
 

Chinese name: 洪长兴 (hóng cháng xīng)
As one of the top 10 hot pot restaurants in Shanghai, this hahal restaurant opened in 1891 and is really a representation of Shanghai hot pot. The food materials are boiled in plain water in the copper boilers and then dipped into the sauce mixing peanut butter, preserved bean curd and caraway. Instant-boiled mutton here is the most popular. In addition, the shashliks are also worth a try.
Average cost per person: CNY120
 North Guangxi Road Branch
Location: 10F, No. 288, North Guangxi Road, Huangpu District (near East Nanjing Road)
 South Yunnan Road Branch
Location: No. 1, South Yunnan Road, Huangpu District (near the end of East Yan’an Road)
 Meiluocheng Branch
Location: 6F, Meiluocheng Shopping Mall, No. 1111, Zhaojiabang Road
 

Chinese name: 东来顺 (dōng lái shùn)

Dong Lai Shun

This is an old authentic Beijing hot pot restaurant. The decoration and the food show traditional eating habit in north China. Soup with ginger, scallion, and dried shrimps in it fills the copper boiler on the table. The instant-boiled mutton is wonderfully tender and delicious.
Average cost per person: CNY160
 Hongqiao Tiandi Branch
Location: 4F, No. 688, Shenchang Road
 Lujiazui Branch
Location: L418B, Shangyuewan Shopping Mall, No. 66, Yincheng Road
 the Bund Branch
Location: 5F, No. 66, East Nanjing Road
 Dingxiang Branch
Location: LG2, Dingxiang International Commercial Center, No. 858, Dingxiang Road
 

Chinese name: 川惠海鲜自助火锅城 (chuān huì hǎi xiān zì zhù huǒ guō chéng)
Average cost per person: CNY50
Location: No. 73, North Renmin Road
 

Chinese name: 新花城海鲜火锅 (xīn huā chéng hǎi xiān huǒ guō)
Being one of the top 10 hot pot restaurants in Shanghai, this is a high-class restaurant famous for its luxury food materials. Fresh abalone and fish are popular dishes. Instant-boiled beef, lobsters and fish balls are tasty.
Average cost per person: CNY700
 Donghu Branch
Location: No. 58, Donghu Road, Xuhui District (near Middle Huaihai Road)
 North Urumqi Road Branch
Location: No. 32. Lane 446, North Urumqi Road, Jing’an District (near West Yan’an Road)
 

Mi Ai Zhou Seafood Porridge Hot Pot

Chinese name: 小辉哥火锅 (xiǎo huī gē huǒ guō)
As one of a nice hot pot places in Shanghai, Faigo has a quiet and elegant environment. The main dishes here are fresh seafood airlifted from Hong Kong. Boiled beef, abalones, meat balls, and fish are tasty when being dipped into the special seafood sauce. However, Faigo is a little pricy.
Average cost per person: CNY150
 Jinqiao International Square Branch
Location: 3F, Building 2, Jinqiao International Square, No. 3611, Zhangyang Road
 New City Branch
Location: 9F, New City Shopping Mall, No. 65, West Nanjing Road
 Changtai Square Branch
Location: 2E02, 2F, Building No. 5, Changtai Square, No. 2889, Jinke Road
 

Chinese name: 豆捞坊 (dòu lāo fǎng)
It is an authentic Macau hot pot restaurant, becoming one of the top 10 hot pot restaurants in Shanghai. Unlike other noisy Chinese restaurants, the environment here is caliginous, quiet, and comfortable. Every diner has his own small pot and self-help sauce. Vegetables, meat, shrimps, and many other materials are all served in delicate vessels.
Average cost per person: CNY120
 Zhongshan Park Branch
Location: 8F, Longemont Shopping Center, No. 1018, Changning Road, Changning District
 Jinqiao Branch
Location: 4F, Building No. 1, Jinqiao International Square, No. 3611, Zhangyang Road
 Gubei Road Branch
Location: 3F, Vanke Square, No. 17, South Shuicheng Road
 

It is one of the authentic Shanghai hot pot restaurants and wins high popularity among local people and tourists.
Chinese name: 鼎王无老锅 (dǐng wáng wú lǎo guō)
Average cost per person: CNY220
 North Maoming Road Branch
Location: 2F, Fengshengli, No. 16, Lane 281, North Maoming Road
 Jing'an Branch
Location: 1F, Shenle Mansion, No. 1829, West Beijing Road
 Hengshan Road Branch
Location: No. 2, Hengshan Road
 Huangjin Road Branch
Location: No. 677, Huangjin Road
 

Chinese name: 来福楼 (lái fú lóu)
It is on the list of Top 10 Hot Pot Restaurants in Shanghai. Simple environment and various foods make this restaurant popular. The special beef, prawns, fish balls, and shrimp balls are recommended. You can also try the delicious snacks served here. Usually, there is a discount for lunch.
Average cost per person: CNY100
 Xinchang Road Branch
Location: 220-4, Xinchang Road
 Damuqiao Road Branch
Location: No. 360, Damuqiao Road
 

Chinese name: 牛牛火锅 (niú niú huǒ guō)
Average cost per person: CNY130
 Bingu Branch
Location: 302A, 3F, Bingu Square, No. 341, Tianshan Road
 Zhongxing Road Branch
Location: B, 1055, Zhongxing Road
 West Zhongshan Road
Location: 2F, No. 2006, West Zhongshan Road