Craving for hot pot yet can’t eat an entire hot pot yourself? In a case like this, malatang is a great option. Here are some of the best restaurants where you can get yourself full with mouthwatering malatang.
1. 李记串串香 – 马来西亚 Li Ji Chuan Chuan Xiang – Malaysia
Having more than 1,000 branches, Li Ji Chuan Chuan Xiang has also opened an outlet in Johor Bahru. The restaurant offers more than 100 kinds of ingredients including vegetables, meat, shrimp, and fish fillet. As for soup bases, there is chicken, spicy, tomato, and mushroom soup to choose from.
Location: 91 Jalan Mutiara Emas, 2A Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru
Hours: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
2. Chendu style.蓉城印象串串香
This restaurant located in R&F Mall features Chinese special spicy hot pot skewers with more than 80 kinds of optional dishes, four soup bases, and as many as 17 types of sauces.
Location: G-016, R&F Mall Johor Bahru
Hours: 10:00am – 10:00pm
3. Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi (宽窄巷子 成都串串香)
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With more forty branches in Chengdu, China, Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi has also settled a branch in Mount Austin. The restaurant offers a variety of fresh ingredients in which a string of hot pot skewers can be enjoyed at RM1. If you want to taste the authentic Chengdu dumplings, you can savor it here.
Location: 39, Jalan Austin Heights 8/3, Taman Austin Heights
Hours: 5:00pm – 1:00am
4. 芙蓉树下 Hibiscus Tree
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In case you’re craving for the authentic Chengdu cuisine and spicy skewers, 芙蓉树下 Hibiscus Tree is a perfect choice. As a matter of fact, it is a well-known Chengdu restaurant in China with nearly 1,000 branches and has won many awards in the specialty catering industry.
Location: 80, Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/3, Taman Sutera Utama, 81300 Skudai, Johor
Hours: 11:00am – 11:00pm
5. 十月围炉 October
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Here’s another restaurant offering a range of skewers, including kelp, potatoes, sliced meat, cauliflower, lettuce, sausages, squid, melon, and more, available at RM1 per string. 十月围炉 October also features a special secret sauce where the skewers can be dipped in.
Location: 55, 57 & 59, Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/3, Taman Sutera Utama
Hours: 5:00pm – 3:00am
6. Woodies Cafe
For as low as RM0.90, you can now enjoy a string of skewers at Woodies Cafe, a cafe combines tea shop with Chinese-style Mala Tang. But for those who are not fond of malatang can have soup broth and other staple snacks like squid, Sichuan hot pot, fried fish rice, and cheese double-layered fried chicken chop and more.
Location: No. 17, Jalan Seni, Jalan Hainam Kang, 81400 Senai, Johor
Hours: Mon-Thu, 12:00nn – 10:00pm; Fri-Sat, 12:00nn – 12:00mn; Closed on Sundays
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