CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- It’s known to all that people in Chongqing like eating the hot pot, but you may not eat it when you pass by a hot pot restaurant alone. So Maocai, a kind of mini hot pot, becomes the best choice for one person who want to eat hot pot. Now, we’ll introduce some tasty Maocai restaurants for you.

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Movoc Liangfan Malatang (similar to Maocai)

It’s a chain restaurant in Chongqing, with its shop sign hanging on conspicuous places at almost every business district in Chongqing. It tastes good, with a semi-self-help mode of operation, which means you choose the food personally to weigh it. Working lunch and 2 new light flavors include pickles and tomatoes are launched. Various foods here are fresh. 

Price: RMB 37 per person

Bumabula Jingpin Maocai

Many people thought the taste will be as mild as the restaurant’s name Bumabula (neither spicy nor hot), but actually it is quite pungent and spicy. You can choose the flavor you want. The soup is great. Drinks here are free, which are suitable for people who are afraid of quite spicy food.

Price: RMB 28 per person

Chuanyu Shuangjiao • Juewei Maocai

There is a line of words called “a restaurant without genetically modified oil” below the eye-catching shop sign, which illustrates its charm. Each kind of food in the display cabinet has its own signs for the convenience of guests. A pot of Maocai served for you is hot with abundant materials.

Price: RMB34 per person

Sangu Maocai

It’s a chain restaurant opened for a long time. The food here is not quite spicy. There are various tastes for you to choose, like very spicy and mildly spicy. The prices of meat and vegetable are different, so they are weighed separately. The restaurant is spacious, clean and tidy, and the fast service is great. The food will be cooked in a few minutes to satisfy your stomach. 

Price: RMB 24 per person

Puheji Tongbantongxue Chengdu Maocai

This restaurant always attracts many guests, which is a self-employed brand of college students. The decoration is something of academic style. Guests are mainly college students born in the 1990s and those live nearby, so the price is affordable. Various foods here are quite fresh. The service is extremely great.

Price: RMB 20 per person

Address: opposite to Mcdonald's, at the junction of Phase III and Phase II of Sunny Block, University Town

Eating hot pot is like a carnival for a group of people, while Maocai is a hot pot for a person. Though you’re alone sometimes, you should take care of your stomach all the time. So let’s enjoy Maocai at these places. (Translated by Mao Qiao, Fathom Language Limited)