Our Favourite Hot Pot Eateries In Auckland

Gather a group of friends and head over to Hotpot Duke; this sophisticated and innovative eatery will blow your mind and taste buds. Each table has a built-in hot top to cook up your dinner, a new experience for many diners. On the menu, you will find a selection of soup bases, white and red meats, and vegetables. Mix and match different flavours to create a unique dish that tantalises your tastebuds.

The notes of the dish begin with the soup base; choose from beef tallow spicy, pickled Chinese cabbage, gourmet mushroom, special tomato and more. If you can’t pick a flavour, you can double down or triple pick to taste your favourites. Throw in your meat/seafood/veg of choice and bask in the beautiful dish.

Special Pot creates deliciously authentic Chinese cuisine, specifically the hot pot. Located in Eden Terrace, this is a quaint little hole in the wall that serves up insane flavours and mouth-watering, traditional dishes. We love visiting Special Pot for mid-week dinners out and heart-warming weekend catch-ups.

The hot pots on this menu allow diners to pick the spiciness, ingredients and base; a crowd favourite is the Mala Pot with spicy sauce. The classical spicy dish is a Sichuan original with chillies and peppercorns. Throw in some finely chopped beef, and you have reached perfection. For sides, we recommend the range of fried dumplings.

We love hot pots for the personalised side of dining; Hi Sweety Hot Pot has over 60 ingredients available for its hot pots. The range means countless pairings, new flavours on each visit and creative dishes that reinvigorate your tastebuds. It can be hard to know where to start; the beef bone soup base is a crowd-pleaser, easily complimented with spice, fresh vegetables and a meat protein.

Once you get a handle on the flavours, you will be able to mix and match to your heart’s desire. The dishes are colourful, creative and absolutely divine. We love visiting Hi Sweety Hot Pot on our lunch breaks with a group of like-minded foodies; this is one spot you will not want to miss.

iaojungan is an authentic Chinese hot pot extravaganza that specialises in traditional flavours and fresh ingredients. The hot pot pulls flavour from Sichuan chillies, pepper, soy sauce and a collection of other aromatics and spices that simmer with oil that comes together to make a fiery hot soup base; this is then mixed with chicken broth or a vegan alternative.

We reach our favourite part of the hot pot process, adding in the meat, noodles, seafood and vegetables. Xiaojungan also offers the option to skewer your chosen delicacies and dip them in the hot pot, similar to marshmallows on the fire.

Where else would you go looking for mouth-watering cuisine than Dominion Road? Golden Steamboat Chinese Restaurant is our go-to spot for lunch breaks and evenings dedicated to the wonderful flavours found in traditional hot pot. Golden Steamboat provides a menu with the best combinations on offer like duck bones in Chinese chilli pot.

However, the crispy pork belly in Chinese chilli pot is unbeatable; it is spicy, succulent and rich. To soothe the burn, pair your meal with a Chinese beer or wine. End the night with something sweet and treat yourself to a deep-fried rice cake.