De Zhuang Huo Guo 德庄火锅 (Jiefangbei Map)
• 30-45 RMB/person
If Chongqing is the birthplace of Hot Pot, then De Zhuang is the father. This is the original Hot Pot restaurant. The people who started a craze that hundreds of others have latched onto and recreated in their own style. These are the people who built a hot pot worthy of Guinness for the Hot Pot extravaganza held last year for over 10,000 people along Nan Bin Road. One of the trademarks at De Zhuang is the soup. This is one of the few, possibly only, hot pot restaurants that has soup that you are expected to drink (the non-spicy one). At the beginning of the meal your server will ladle out a bowlful for each guest. Having said all that, most of the locals feel that the Hot Pot here is just average. They certainly receive a lot of hype and have managed to spread branches throughout the country, but if given a choice most Chongqing people would choose other places over this one. (See General Tips)
The most popular branch in the city is located at Qi Xing Gang (七星岗) – Between Daping and Jiefangbei – Phone: (023)6352-1934
Bus Tip: 七星岗 From bus stop, head west along Zhongshan 1 Road. The restaurant should be just past Gui Yuan Si Jie (归元寺街)
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