(SPOT.ph) Nothing hits the spot more than a bowl of soup on a rainy day. When it comes to hot pot, you can never go wrong with a medley of meats, vegetables, sauces, and broth of your own choice. But if you're that type of Filipino who loves pairing inihaw with sabaw, then a hot pot restaurant with a grill should be next on your treat-yourself day. Luckily for your cravings, there are many options in the Metro and most are affordable.
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Here are Metro Manila restaurants that both offer hot pot and grill:
Jiang Nan
Price: P899/Monday to Thursday and P999/Friday to Sunday.
Jiang Nan is one of the most popular hot pot spots in the Metro—with only three branches and often packed with long queues is proof. This Chinese hot pot restaurant has meats, seafood, mushroom, noodles, vegetables, balls, and tofu you can add to your choice of soup, plus dipping sauces such as the must-try Jiang Nan signature sauce. If you're getting the unlimited hot pot with the unlimited grill add-on, your options include kebabs, chicken wings, scallops, mushrooms, cabbages, and more marinated meats.
The Banawe branch is at Banawe Street corner Panalturan Street Barangay Manresa, Quezon City; the Makati branch is at 223 Nicanor Garcia Street Bel-Air, Makatiy City; and the Parañaque branch is at 101 Aguirre Avenue, BF Homes, Parañaque City. Operating hours are 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. For more information, visit Jiang Nan Hotpot's Facebook page.
Tong Yang
Price: P788+ per head
Tong Yang is the country’s largest shabu-shabu and barbecue chain to date. With over 10 branches in Metro Manila alone, this restaurant’s hot pot and barbecue options are served buffet-style. This means you can get all the ingredients you need for your hot pot and grill, and also control how much of it you get. What sets Tong Yang apart is that aside from hot pot and grill, guests also get unlimited Japanese food, dim sum, fruits, desserts, and more.
See the list of Metro Manila branches here. For more information, visit Viking's website.
Meatogether
Price: P648+ on weekdays and P748+ on weekends and holidays
Meatogether is a relatively new (it launched in early 2023) hot pot restaurant—also by Vikings. Although the offerings at Tong Yang are similar, what's different about this hot pot store is that it has a special hot pot and grill offering on the cheaper side—to be specific, P150 cheaper than regular rates. For the fast eaters, you can dine in at Meatogether for P498 on weekdays and P598 on weekends and holidays.
See the list of Metro Manila branches here. For more information, visit Viking's website.
Moon Hey Hotpot & Grill
Price: P1,009 per head
If you find yourself in Quezon City, Moon Hey Hotpot & Grill is a new hot pot and grill restaurant you can find in the stretch of Banawe Street. This restaurant is pretty unique because all the hot pot ingredients and the meats you can grill are displayed on a moving conveyer belt—the same conveyer belt commonly found in Japanese restaurants. Moon Hey Hotpot & Grill has unlimited drinks and Aice ice cream.
Moon Hey Hotpot & Grill is at 848A Banawe St, Quezon City. For more information, visit Moon Hey Hotpot & Grill's Facebook page.
Mr. Korea Unlimited BBQ
Price: P799 per head
You've tried Japanese shabu-shabu and Chinese hot pot, so now you can try Korean hot pot at Mr. Korea. Add in your good ol' samgyup too and you've got an unbeatable deal.
Mr. Korea has branches at Market! Market! in Taguig City, Glorietta 3 and Ayala North Exchange in Makati City, Ayala Mall Feliz in Pasig City, and Mall of Asia in Pasay City. For more information, visit Mr. Korea's Facebook page.
All4U
Price: *P599
All4U's unlimited hot pot and grill lean toward Korean flavors. The soup and grill set includes fresh shrimp and different cuts and flavors of chicken, beef cuts, and pork. as the main proteins you can grill or add to your hot pot. As for the soup, there's fish cake, mandu, vegetables, sauces, soups, and also Korean ramen. This set includes one Melona ice cream for dessert.
ALL4U has branches at 4th Floor at Century City Mall Kalayaan Avenue corner Salamanca Street Brgy. Poblacion Makati, Mandaluyong City; Newport Blvd, Newport, Pasay City; Lower Ground Floor, Water Garden, Festival Supermall, Alabang, Muntinlupa City; Upper McKinley Rd, Taguig City; UG Floor Parkway Building, SM City Fairview, 1118, Quezon City; and SM City Manila, 1000 Natividad Lopez St, Ermita, Manila. For more information, visit All4U's Facebook page.
*Price may vary depending on the branch.
1970 Grill and Shabu-Shabu
Price: P699
As the name suggests, 1970 Grill and Shabu-Shabu has has unlimited Korean BBQ you can grill, plus unlimited banchan or side dishes to pair the meat with. For If you need warm soup, you can fix your own hot pot and choose the soup base, meats, vegetables, aromatics,
1970 Grill and Shabu-Shabu is at 90A Scout Fernandez, Diliman, Tomas Morato, Quezon City. For more information, visit 1970 Grill and Shabu-Shabu's Facebook page.
The Romantic Korean Buffet
Price: P790/weekday lunch, P1,050/weekday dinner, P1,150/Friday dinner, and P1,150/weekends and holidays
The tables at The Romantic Buffet have an installed hot pot and grill where you can create your dream hot pot and simultaneously cook different kinds of meat, both plain and marinated. This restaurant is also a buffet, so if you're tired from hot pot and grilled meats, they have ready-to-eat dishes such as ramen, sushi, tempura,and Korean dishes. They even have a carving station for all the smoked, slow-roasted, oven-baked meats.
The Romantic Korean Buffet is at 2F, Wumaco Building 7th Avenue High Street, Taguig City. For more information, visit The Romantic Korean Buffet's Facebook page.
Shabunoki
Price: P748
At Shabunoki, you have the option to mix and match your meats to go with the unlimited hot pot. Their unlimited samgyeopsal is priced at P499 for pork and chicken, P599 for all meats, and P699 for all meats and seafood. You then have the option to upgrade it with Shabunoki Pass which are unlimited hot pot (P250), unlimited wagyu (P150), and unlimited galbi (P125). But if you want all of it—all the kinds of meats and hot pot, they have a Super Unli All Grill + Hotpot for P1,149.
Shabunoki has branches at 283 Aguirre Ave, Parañaque City; Hobbies Of Asia, Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Pasay City; and Level 2, Vista Mall, CV Starr Ave, Philamlife Village, Las Piñas City. For more information, visit Shabunoki Unlimited Samgyeopsal & Shabu's Facebook page.
Shi Shang Chao Niu Beef Hotpot & BBQ
Price: P999
Shabunoki has unlimited beef, pork, lamb, intestines, beef balls, and crab balls to make the hot pot, plus all kinds of meat to grill that you can take bites of in between slurps. The set is inclusive of free-flowing juices.
Shi Shang Chao Niu Beef Hotpot & BBQ is at Commercial Complex, Metrowalk Ortigas Ave, Meralco Ave, Pasig City. For more information, visit Shi Shang Chao Niu Beef Hotpot & BBQ's Facebook page.
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