Whether you call it steamboat, hotpot, or shabu shabu, it’s undeniable that Singaporeans love it all year round. Especially when cool, wet weather hits, there’s no better time to go crazy with the steamboat. Here are the best hotpot restaurants in Singapore you can consider if you’re looking for somewhere to dine out and enjoy steamboat—including buffets.
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Haidilao needs no introduction. Prices are steeper than average, but you get what you pay for. Known for its quality and impeccable service, you can enjoy a manicure or snack while waiting for a table for free! Expect to pay about $50 per diner, but you can order your dishes in half portions here. They also often have promos if you dine late at night.
There’s a condiment counter with a free flow of fruits and desserts as well, in case you need to cleanse your palate after a heavy meal here.
While you’re at the restaurant, check out the Haidilao freebies you can get while you’re there!
Must-tries at Haidilao:
Tomato Soup Base
Signature Mashed Shrimp
Haidilao Flavoured Beef
Homemade Tofu Pudding
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Haidilao is not halal-certified.
Originally from Japan, Tsukada Nojo’s Bijin Nabe (from $19++) comes in the form of pudding that gradually melts into a thick collagen broth. The beauty hotpot cooked from Jidori chicken is served with ingredients like prawns, a variety of organic vegetables and your choice of noodles. Most of their ingredients are also Japanese, setting them apart from the other collagen hotpot restaurants in Singapore.
Queues can be long, so be prepared to wait during peak hours.
Must-tries at Tsukada Nojo:
Original Collagen Soup
Chicken Meatballs
Fish Cake Mentaiko
Mochi-Mochi Noodle
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Tsukada Nojo is not halal-certified.
Beauty In The Pot is another spot for your collagen hotpot fix! The Beauty Collagen Broth (from $10.80++) here is the most popular menu item and what the brand is built on. The stock is boiled for hours with conpoy, pork bones, and other nourishing ingredients to achieve its silky consistency and robust flavours. FYI: most of their restaurants open till late, so they’re great for steamboat supper!
Must-tries at Beauty In The Pot:
Beauty Collagen Broth
Spicy Nourishing Broth
Assorted Paste Platter
Wagyu Ox Tongue
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Beauty In The Pot is not halal-certified.
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The individual pots at City Hot Pot are great if you hate having to share your hotpot with others. There are 20 different soup bases to choose from, including bak kut teh, kimchi, laksa, and a fish soup with milk. Also available here are set meals for when you can’t decide what to have, starting at $22.99++ for the Vegetarian Set.
Must-tries at City Hotpot:
Seafood & Meat Set
Bak Kut Teh Broth
Signature Wagyu Beef
Fresh Oysters
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City Hot Pot is not halal-certified.
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Imperial Treasure is known as one of the top names in Singapore’s Chinese restaurant scene, so you can expect great things from their hotpot arm: Imperial Treasure Steamboat. This is a hotpot restaurant you should visit for special occasions, as they even have eight private rooms.
The diverse selection of soup bases here is made from scratch and simmered for hours, and it’s evident from your very first sip. Try the Imperial Drunken Chicken Soup ($45++), my favourite, or the Pork’s Bone Soup with Tomato & Potato ($28++). Prices may vary between outlets for their broth. Expect more premium ingredients here than at your other hotpot options, with a variety of homemade balls, pastes and dumplings.
Must-tries at Imperial Treasure Steamboat:
Imperial Drunken Chicken Soup
Live Seafood
Four Treasure Ball Platter
Japanese Sliced Kurobuta Pork Belly
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Imperial Treasure Steamboat is not halal-certified.
COCA Hotpot is one of the pioneers in Singapore’s steamboat scene, having been around since 1987. They specialise in Thai-Chinese hotpot and home-style zi char dishes, which you can enjoy as part of their daily buffets. Prices start at $39++ per adult for weekday lunches, and you get free-flow seafood, meats, veggies, and all their classic ingredients—from their Signature Fish Glue to Cheese Tofu. Soup options include Mala, Tomato, and Collagen (+$9++).
Must-tries at COCA Hotpot:
Crayfish
Korean Oysters
Signature Fish Glue
Premium Sliced Ribeye Beef
Read our COCA review.
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COCA is not halal-certified.
Hae! Prawn Claypot is a fairly new addition to the hotpot scene, offering hearty claypot soups that are cooked over fiery charcoal. Get their Specialty Prawn Broth ($28.80), which can feed up to three diners. The broth is prepared with prawn heads, prawn shells, and pork bones for hours, resulting in a umami-packed flavour and natural sweetness. Zhng up your hotpot experience with add-ons, including the Signature Prawn Paste ($10.80), which is hand-made daily, and the uber tender Signature Marinated Pork ($8.80). Don’t miss out on their Hae! Noodles ($9.80) too, their version of hokkien mee served in a claypot.
They have two outlets, one in Paya Lebar and the other Bedok, so Easties can easily get their prawn hotpot fix!
Must-tries at Hae! Prawn Claypot
Specialty Prawn Broth
Signature Prawn Paste
Hae! Noodles
Read our Hae! Prawn Claypot review!
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Hae! Prawn Claypot is not halal-certified
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For wallet-friendly steamboat, Shi Li Fang is where it’s at. Sets can start as low as $9.99++, and they often include free-flow rice and noodles so you can carb up. Typically, a set comes with your choice of soup base, and portions of meats or seafood, depending on your pick. You also get veggies and other classic steamboat ingredients to dig into. With over 10 outlets, there’s bound to be one near you as well.
Must-tries at Shi Li Fang:
Hotpot Set Meal
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Shi Li Fang is not halal-certified.
Have both barbecue and steamboat at Hao Lai Wu if you’re out with friends who can’t make up their minds. Prices here start from just $27.80++ for their weekday all-you-can-eat buffet and there are more than 90 dishes to choose from!
Must-tries at Hao Lai Wu:
Special Marinated Pork Belly
BBQ Meat Platter
Baby Octopus
Read our Hao Lai Wu review.
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New kid on the Orchard block Chamoon Hot Pot is touted to be China’s biggest clear soup hotpot chain. They have over 30 outlets in China! If you’re visiting in a group, get their Tiger Prawns, Abalone, and Premium Beef Set For 4 ($139.50++), which also comes with a Truffle Fried Rice (from $22++) to share. If you like light flavours, go for the Truffle Based Matsutake Mushroom ($9.90++) broth, which comes with a pleasant earthy aroma. Otherwise, consider the spicy Mala or Beauty-Enhancing Papaya Tomato soup for something heartier.
Must-tries at Chamoon Hot Pot:
Tiger Prawns, Abalone, and Premium Beef Set For 4
Truffle Based Matsutake Mushroom
A4 Japanese Wagyu
Hokkaido Pork
Read our Chamoon Hot Pot review.
Address: 6 Scotts Road, #03-01/02, Scotts Square, Singapore 228209
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
Tel: 6258 5232
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Chamoon Hot Pot is not a halal-certified eatery.
For Japanese steamboat that’s not like your usual shabu shabu, try out ENchanko Hotpot And Kamameshi, Singapore’s first chankonabe specialty restaurant. Located in VivoCity, the restaurant is levelling up collagen soup hotpots with their Japanese chankonabe, a one-pot stew sumo wrestlers eat to gain weight.
Featuring top-quality Jidori chicken, the Signature Tori Chankonabe (from $30++) is a standout, rich in flavour and served with an array of fresh vegetables. Their Chakonabe has a minimum order of two diners, so get their Chicken Nabe Set (from $16.80++) if you’re dining solo instead. They also have the viral flat thick udon here, AKA Himokawa Udon ($6.80++)—similar to the one you can get in Tokyo!
Must-tries at ENchanko:
Signature Tori Chankonabe
Housemade Chicken Tsukune
Himokawa Udon
Read our ENchanko Hotpot And Kamameshi review.
Address: 1 HarbourFront Walk, #01-52A, VivoCity, Singapore 098585
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 10pm
Tel: 6255 9188
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ENchanko Hotpot And Kamameshi is not a halal-certified restaurant
Jiu Niu Fan Hotpot & BBQ is a new restaurant in Clarke Quay that offers wallet-friendly hotpot, sides, and mains. Prices for their soup base go for just $4.80++ per person, with options such as Cordyceps Flower Mushroom King Pot, Spicy Pot Bottom, and Beauty Enhancing Tomato Pot. Their a la carte steamboat ingredients are fairly affordable too; must-haves include Shrimp Slide ($8.80++), Beef Balls ($8.80++), Lamb Roll ($12.80++), and veggies from $3++ per serving.
Read our Jiu Niu Fan review.
Must-tries at Jiu Niu Fan:
Beauty Enhancing Tomato Pot
Cordyceps Flower Mushroom King Pot
Lamb Rolls
Address: 51 South Bridge Road, Singapore 058683
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2am
Tel: 8067 3268
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Jiu Niu Fan Hotpot & BBQ Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
For halal-certified hotpot, pay a visit to Suki Suki Hot Pot. They currently have two outlets: one in Toa Payoh and another in Khatib. Expect signature Thai broths here to enjoy with their menu of over 40 ingredients, available as part of their buffet. Highlights include their rich Thai Basil Chicken and Sawadee Tom Yum Goong, Prices start at $22.90++ for their Regular lunchtime buffet, but we recommend upsizing for the premium option, which starts at $33.80++ for lunch, so you can enjoy free-flow Wagyu.
Must-tries at Suki Suki:
Sawadee Tom Yum Goong
Wagyu Beef
Thai Basil Chicken Broth
Read our Suki Suki Hot Pot review.
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Suki Suki is a halal-certified eatery.
One of China’s most popular solo hotpot chains, Xiabu Xiabu, has set up shop in Singapore’s Lazada One, in Dhoby Ghaut. Start your meal by choosing from six different bases, including unique picks such as Stew Pork Tripe and Chicken Soup Base ($2++ top-up) and the Golden Sauerkraut Soup Base. You’ll have this as part of their range of sets (from $25++), which include vegetarian options, or those that come with meats. The Seafood & Beef Set ($38++) was our pick, as it comes with 100g of USDA Shortplate, Australian Oyster Blade, or Australian Beef Thin Flank and a seafood platter. Aside from hotpot, expect free-flow DIY shaved ice, and a la carte Taiwanese dishes as well as hotpot to enjoy.
Must-tries at Xiabu Xiabu:
Seafood & Beef Set
Stew Pork Tripe and Chicken Soup Base
Golden Sauerkraut Soup Base
Read our Xiabu Xiabu review.
Address: Bras Basah Road, #01-03/04, Lazada One, Singapore 189554
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 11am to 9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am to 10:30pm
Tel: 6022 0116
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Xiabu Xiabu is not a halal-certified eatery
Beside Hae! Prawn Claypot, Woodlands Prawn Claypot is another place to get your prawn hotpot fix. Order their Speciality Prawn Broth ($32.80), where a heady prawn broth is served in a bubbling claypot. You’re meant to enjoy it like steamboat, where you order up a feast of ingredients to throw into the pot. For more protein, we recommend the Shabu Pork ($8.80) and Toman Fish Slice ($6.80). They have a good assortment of fresh veggies, too!
Must-tries at Woodlands Prawn Claypot:
Speciality Prawn Broth
Shabu Pork
Toman Fish Slice
Read our Woodlands Prawn Claypot review.
Address: 10 Marsiling Industrial Estate Road 1, #01-01, Stall 7, Singapore 739276
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 12pm to 10pm
Tel: 9623 1929
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Woodlands Claypot Prawn is not a halal-certified eatery.
You can get your laksa cravings sorted with 328 Katong Laksa‘s Single Pot Signature Laksa Soup ($15), where you get free-flow soup! Choose from a wide selection of liao, including seafood such as Tiger Prawn ($8.80), Prawn Paste ($11.80), and Hokkaido Scallop ($10.80). There’s plenty of meat options too, including Sliced Pork Belly ($7.80) and Sliced US Beef ($10.80). If you find the laksa broth too jelak, opt for the dual option instead, which comes with Laksa Soup + Chicken Soup ($15).
Must-tries at 328 Katong Laksa:
Single Pot Signature Laksa Soup
Prawn Paste
Sliced Pork Belly
Read our 328 Katong Laksa hotpot review.
Address: 216 East Coast Road, Singapore 428914
Opening hours: Daily 9:30am to 10pm
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328 Katong Laksa is not a halal-certified eatery.
Another Sichuan hotpot restaurant in Singapore with celebrity fans is Uncle Fong, which hails from Hong Kong and China. Anita Yuen and Carina Lau are among Uncle Fong Hotpot’s esteemed clientele, who come by for their fiery Signature Chongqing Soup Base (from $7 per person). Five curated spices namely Chongqing Shizhuhong Chilli, Sichuan Hanyuan Pepper, Beef Tallow, Sichuan Pixian Bean Paste, and Yunnan Yellow Ginger, give the soup here it’s numbing flavour. If you can’t handle the spice, fret not, as there’s also a chicken-based Fruit and Vegetable Soup if you prefer. Aside from the legit broth, the restaurant also offers a range of authentic Sichuanese ingredients.
Must-tries at Uncle Fong Hotpot:
US Prime Beef Short Ribs
Fresh Pig Heart
Razor Clams
Signature Chongqing Soup Base
Read our Uncle Fong Hotpot review.
Address: 1 Kim Seng Promenade, #B1-108/109, Great World, Singapore 237994
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 10pm
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Uncle Fong Hotpot Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Global hotpot brand Happy Lamb hails from Mongolia and specialises in lamb steamboat. They only use premium grassland and highland lambs here, frozen with a specific technology to ensure freshness. Swing by for their All-You-Can-Eat Buffet, which runs for 90 minutes and is priced from $20.99++ per adult on weekdays, from 2pm to 5:30pm. With that, you get to pick from one of their four signature broths, and an extensive selection of ingredients, including their popular Selected Lamb Rolls. They have a 4.7 rating on Google with close to 2,000 reviews too—a testament to their quality.
Must-tries at Happy Lamb:
Premium Marble Lamb
Lamb & Beef Platter
Fresh Sea Bass
Address: 9 Scotts Road, #02-10, Pacific Plaza, Singapore 228210
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 10pm
Tel: 9030 6897
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Happy Lamb is not a halal-certified eatery.
Imperial Taste Steamboat Buffet offers a value-for-money hotpot buffet in Bedok. Prices start at just $17.90++ per person for a 90-minute lunch buffet from Monday to Thursday. You get to pick from a range of soups, meats, seafood items and more. For your steamboat broth, you can choose two soup bases from the five varieties available: Herbal, Tomato, Butter Mala, Creamy Pork Broth, and Milky Bak Kut Teh. If you’re here from Friday to Sunday, there’s free-flow lok lok too!
Must-tries at Imperial Taste Steamboat Buffet:
Creamy Pork Broth
Milky Bak Kut Teh
Beef Shabu
Read our Imperial Taste Steamboat Buffet feature.
Address: 16 Jalan Pari Burong, Singapore 488682
Opening hours: Wed-Mon 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10pm
Tel: 9048 9164
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Imperial Taste Steamboat Buffet is not a halal-certified eatery.
Hotpot and bubble tea: name a better duo. That’s what you get at Coucou Hotpot Singapore, which serves up higher-end steamboat with house-brewed bubble tea. The brand has over 200 outlets in Asia and currently has three outlets in Singapore–at i12, Jewel Changi, and Suntec City. We recommend their Green Peppercorns & Avocado Soup Base ($24++ for Twin, $38++ for Single), where spicy peppercorns are paired with creamy avocado slices. Otherwise, the Coconut Chicken Soup Base ($24++ for Twin, $38++ for Single) is another best-seller that comes with sweet coconut slices. For meats, look forward to platters of Shirobuta Pork Belly Slices ($18++/150g), a Seafood Combo ($59.50++, medium) and more.
Pair their hotpot with their range of XXL milk tea, such as Da Hong Pao Bubble Milk Tea ($6) or Classic Bubble Milk Tea ($5.30).
Must tries at Coucou Hotpot:
Green Peppercorns & Avocado Soup Base
Da Hong Pao Bubble Milk Tea
Shirobuta Pork Belly Slices
Website | Full list of outlets
Coucou Hotpot is not a halal-certified eatery.
Chase the monsoon chill away with our list of hotpot options you can consider for your next celebration.
For other affordable steamboat options, check out our guide to the best halal hotpot restaurants in Singapore, or the viral JB lala claypot, which is now in Singapore and has free soup refills.
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