Extravagant portions that are simply astonishing — Taiwan’s top 5 seafood gout hot pot restaurants

Text by MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team, compiled and reported

Hot pot is one of the most beloved dishes among locals. Recently, the trend of exaggeratedly large-portioned seafood gout hot pots and high-ounce meat platters has sparked heated discussions. How to enjoy a hearty, satisfying meal with great cost-performance has become a major focus for food enthusiasts. Here is a list of hot pot restaurants across Taiwan that serve generous portions — foodies may want to add these to their must-try lists.

1. Shangguan Wooden Bucket Hot Pot
Originating in Luzhou, the authentic Shangguan Wooden Bucket Hot Pot is highly praised by netizens. The restaurant focuses on health, carefully selecting ingredients and broth. Premium beef bones are simmered with sugarcane, vegetables, fruits, and bonito-flavored seasonings to create a rich and mellow broth that food lovers adore. A wide selection of premium ingredients is available, including snow crab, Japanese Black wagyu, king scallops, and frozen pork. The restaurant also sources its meat from Taiwan’s top-quality supplier, Mifood International.

2. Cui Guan Overpowering Pot, Cui Shen Overpowering Pot
Under the same brand, the Cui Guan Overpowering Pot and Cui Shen Overpowering Pot are famous for their extravagant portions of meat and seafood. The most talked-about item is the 100-ounce meat platter, and the restaurant even provides a fair scale for customers to weigh the portion themselves — quality control is no joke.

The restaurant uses premium ingredients for its meat, including Japanese A5 wagyu, American Prime, Hungarian mangalitsa pork, and chicken such as Gui Ding chicken. There are also live aquariums and large freezers offering fresh seafood, including seven types of shrimp: large grass shrimp, non-toxic small grass shrimp, prawns, blue diamond shrimp, angel red shrimp, flower shrimp, and lobster.

The restaurant uses a three-day simmered original-flavor broth, which has been further refined to offer nine different soup bases.