June 2019

Manila’s Best Hot Pot Restaurants: Hot, Fresh and Flavorful

Stay warm this rainy season with these delicious hot pot restaurants in Metro Manila.

A Hot Pot, such as shabu-shabu and hinabe, is quite the ideal meal for big groups. A simmering hot pot in the middle of the table filled with the aroma of fresh ingredients, boiling in flavorful broth can surely bring a smile to anyone’s face.

If you want your fill of the best, here is Philippine Primer’s list of the best hot pot restaurants in Manila!

Manila's Best Hot Pot Restaurants: Hot, Fresh and Flavorful

Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin Restaurant in Greenhills: Of hotpot and fine dining

Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin in Greenhills lets you in on a wide selection of authentic and fine Chinese dishes.

Bijin Nabe by Tsukada Nojo in Pasay: The Home of Japanese Beauty Hotpot

Botan Black Café in Bonifacio High Street, Taguig

Botan Black Café is a home to hale and hearty Taiwanese epicurean favourites

Shaburi in Uptown BGC: Experience authentic Japanese shabu-shabu

Get the full, authentic Japanese shabu-shabu experience at Shaburi.

Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant in Manila

Filipinos have a love affair with food, especially if it’s Filipino, Korean, Japanese, or Chinese. One restaurant has all four cuisines, and it serves it the way most Filipinos love: buffet style! Say hello to Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant. Tong Yang is Chinese for winter sun, which came from the Winter Solstice, […]

TENKA Japanese Shabu Shabu in Makati

Aside from the usual sushi and ramen, Japan boasts yet another interesting dish called shabu shabu. If you haven’t tried it yet, go to Tenka to see what the dish is all about. Tenka interiors A variety of choices As one of the best shabu shabu joints in Manila, Tenka takes pride of […]

Tien Tien Hotpot Restaurant in Makati

Four Seasons Hotpot City: Where Dining Dreams Are Fulfilled

Four Seasons Hotpot City is another venture of the Vikings Group (the same company behind the successful Vikings Luxury Buffet and NIU by Vikings). The pioneering brand Four Seasons Hotpot City recently opened its 2nd branch in Manhattan Parkview in Araneta Center Cubao, Quezon City that features 60% menu from Vikings Luxury Buffet (which includes […]

Saboten, Makati: The Authentic Katsu and Japanese Comfort Food Experience (CLOSED)

UPDATED as of January 15, 2019: This restaurant is CLOSED. Saboten is the only franchise venture of Raintree Group of Restaurants specializing in Katsu, a popular Japanese cutlet specialty made from deep-fried meat coated with bread crumbs. This Japanese concept restaurant started in the neighborhood of Shinjuku, Tokyo where its maiden shop opened in 1966. Saboten […]

Ganso-Shabuway in Makati

Ganso-Shabuway is a shabu-shabu restaurant that has branches in Greenbelt, Alabang Town Center, Power Plant Mall in Rockwell and Shangri-la Plaza Mall. Since their opening in 2011, they have been loved by many. Last year, they increased their non-hotpot menus. A la carte menus for appetizers and rice bowls are now available! Primer introduces the lead […]