Recommended Tianjin's five well-known century-old copper hot pot restaurants. Even the locals have to queue up to dine there

"Qi Shang Ba Xia" is a popular phrase in Tianjin dialect, which means a mix of excitement and nervousness. It perfectly describes the feeling of enjoying a hotpot meal with fresh lamb meat and tripe, while savoring the hot steam. This is the quintessential hotpot experience for a true Tianjin local. Now, let me recommend a few time-honored copper pot hotpot restaurants that you must try when you visit Tianjin.

Lamb boiled in a large copper pot

A traditional copper hot pot restaurant with a large crowd. The waitstaff are efficient, but the dishes are slightly slow to be served. The portions are generous. The hand-cut lamb in the large copper pot is tender and flavorful, with a good balance of fat and lean meat. The main dishes have great taste and are affordable.

Fish, lamb, and copper pot

Not famous but very popular! It is always crowded during meal times! Recommend focusing on one fish three ways, with the black fish as the main ingredient. The sashimi is delicious, the hot pot fish is tender, and the fish steak has meat.

Donglaishun Restaurant

Eat lamb, basically everyone comes here for it. This is a standard Halal restaurant, using traditional cloisonné copper pot, and the soup base is clear water. You eat this dish. The lamb skewers are tender and delicious, and they do not become tender even after long cooking.

Enlai Shun He Ping Store

As a Tianjin native, I am particularly fond of Enlaishun. Regardless of the crowdedness and average service and environment, the lamb at the Muslim restaurant is truly unparalleled.

Sansheng mutton hot pot flagship store

This is an old and popular hot pot restaurant in Tianjin that serves delicious and affordable copper pot lamb. The environment is generally noisy, but it's always packed with customers every time I come.