Fri. Mar 22nd, 2024

TL;DR – Drop it like it’s hot.

Steamboat is definitely not reserved just for Chinese New Year, I can have it anytime, every time! If you are a hot pot fan too, besides the popular Hai Di Lao and Beauty in the Pot, here are some other noteworthy places worth checking out!

1. JPOT
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JPOT is one of the few hot pot places with Singapore-style soup bases like Chilli Crab, Laksa and Herbal Bak Kut Teh. Owned by the JUMBO group, there are seven types of soup bases and a large variety of ala-carte ingredients you can choose from, including fresh seafood, meats, dim sum and even fried man tou.

Address:
Vivocity 1 Harbourfront Walk, #01-53 VivoCity, Singapore 098585
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 12pm – 11pm

Tampines 1 10 Tampines Central 1, Tampines 1 #03-16, 529536
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 11am – 10pm

2. Shi Li Fang
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Shi Li Fang is one of the more affordable hot pots around. The casual Taiwanese hot pot restaurant has nine outlets and has a large variety of seafood and meat items to choose from including items such as crayfish, scallops, lobsters, bamboo clam and even abalone. The $9.90 individual set meal is perfect to satisfy your hot pot craving when you have nobody else to share with.

There are 10 Shi Li Fang outlets in Singapore including Orchard Central, Hougang 1 and Eastpoint Mall. 

3. Shang Pin Hot Pot
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Shang Pin closes at 12am, which makes it a pretty good supper spot. I personally highly recommend the black chicken soup base!

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Address: 9 Bras Basah Road #02-02 Rendezvous Gallery, Singapore 189559
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 12pm – 12am

4. Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao Steamboat
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If you are a big eater, then you might want to consider the Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao Steamboat buffet – which like the name suggests, comes with free flow piping hot Xiao Long Baos.

All outlets can be found at their website

5. Guo Fu Steamboat
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Guo Fu Steamboat is another place with all-you-can-eat Xiao Long Baos. A premium beef hot pot place from Northeast China, Guo Fu is known for its herbal soups concocted in consultation with a Chinese medicine practitioner, which includes Male Vitality and Beauty Soup amongst eight other soup bases.

Address: 20 Cross Street #01-31 China Court China Square Central, Singapore 048423
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 11:30am – 10:30pm

6. Hai Xian Lao
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Another great supper spot, Hai Xian Lao is open till 5am daily. If it is a cool night, we suggest you sit in their al fresco dining area. Food wise, you can expect your usual steamboat items of seafood, meats and vegetables but they do have a rather unique rich prawn broth soup base!

Address: 8 Wilkie Road Wilkie Edge #01-21, Singapore 228095
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 11:30am – 5am

7. Whampoa Keng Fish Head Steamboat

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Whampoa Keng Fish Head Steamboat is a long-standing restaurant since the 1990s. Serving charcoal-fired steamboat, the soup here is cooked with over 30 herbs and ingredients and has generous portions of fish slices, yam and vegetables.

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Balestier Road
Address: 556 Balestier Road, Singapore 329872
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri: 11am – 3pm, 5pm – 11pm, Sat – Sun: 11am – 11pm

Rangoon Road
Address: 116/118 Rangoon Road, Singapore 218396
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri: 11am – 3pm, 5pm – 11pm, Sat – Sun: 11am – 11pm

Killiney Road
Address: 110 Killiney Road #01-110, Singapore 239549
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri: 11am – 3pm, 5pm – 11pm, Sat – Sun: 11am – 11pm

8. Thien Kee Steamboat Restaurant
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Want chicken rice AND steamboat? Thien Kee Steamboat is an old school famous Hainanese chicken rice restaurant that has been around since the 1950s. Located in the basement of Golden Mile Tower, some of the must-tries here besides the chicken rice and steamboat will be their Hainanese pork chop and satay.

Address: 6001 Beach Road #B1-20 Golden Mile Tower, Singapore 199589
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 11am – 10pm

By Joey Wee

I am nice, most of the time!