David’s Hot Pot, Chinese hot pot restaurant in Central Business District, Melbourne, Australia
David's Hot Pot is a Chinese restaurant in Melbourne's central business district where diners work at personal cooking stations preparing ingredients in broths with different flavors and heat levels. The establishment offers a wide selection of fresh components for you to pick and cook yourself.
The restaurant opened in 2018 and blends traditional Sichuan cooking techniques with a blend of Chinese herbs and spices in its signature broth. This approach keeps old cooking methods alive while remaking them for today's diners.
The place serves Malatang, a dining style born from workers cooking along China's Yangtze River in the Sichuan region. You can experience how this approach to eating brings people together through shared cooking and personal choice.
The place is open daily and suggests booking ahead, especially for weekends, to secure a table. The self-service setup with scales for weighing your picks means you will need time to gather your choices.
Diners pick their raw ingredients at a self-service counter and weigh them before choosing their preferred broth and spice strength. This hands-on selection means each meal becomes completely different from what your neighbors are eating.
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