Lianglukou/Liziba

Lianglukou is one of the old night markets in Chongqing, and it has a high status in the hearts of elderly Chongqing people. The rolling streets are like a mountain town, and the streets are filled with late-night snack shops, and the smell fills the air, and the atmosphere is particularly relaxed and relaxing for people who are drinking late-night beers (eating late-night snacks) who are either choosing a shop or already sitting down to eat. Like other business districts, the Lianglukou area also plays a leading role in hot pot, but there is also a top Japanese restaurant in the southwest, and it is also the only Japanese restaurant in Chongqing that is still open late at night.

Dongting hot pot

Dongting Hot Pot, which opened in 1989, is the first hot pot restaurant in Chongqing to open in an air-raid shelter. Although it has been in business in Chongqing for more than 20 years, the bottom of the pot is not the style of Chongqing's old hot pot with outstanding spiciness, only ginger, garlic, bean paste, Sichuan pepper, chili, sugar and butter are added to the bottom of the pot, and the ingredients themselves are used to enhance the flavor without adding any spices. Compared with other hot pot restaurants, most of the ingredients are fresh goods purchased by the boss from the vegetable market every day, and the types are only the most common dishes of Chongqing hot pot, such as old pork slices, pickled pepper beef, black hairy tripe and so on. Dongting hot pot is located in the air-raid shelter, and the air circulation in the cave is poor. The floor is slippery and diners should be extra cautious when walking.

Yuwei Xiaoyu hot pot

The broadcast of "A Bite of China 2" made Xiaoyu hot pot, which appeared as a Chongqing hot pot, famous for a while. The bottom of the pot is the soul of Yuwei Xiaoyu, and the bottom of the red soup pot is made of Chongqing Shizhu Chaotian pepper, Henan New Generation and Hanyuan Sichuan pepper, and then stir-fried with bean paste, black bean sauce, ginger slices, and finally mixed with butter to boil. Several ingredients are all dissolved in butter at high temperatures, and the fat is mellow, spicy and fragrant. The main dish of the restaurant is the rake beef, which has been marinated until soft and soft, and only needs to be boiled for another 10 minutes to allow it to fully absorb the aroma of the soup base before eating. The best fish is sturdy and the meat is firm and thick. Located at the intersection of the two roads, the main store of Loquat Mountain is located on the top of the mountain, not far from a viewing platform can overlook the night view of the Yangtze River, after the end of the supper, you can experience the beauty of the mountain city at night.

He Wang's string of incense hot pot

Even the humble storefronts can't stop Chongqing people's yearning for late-night snacks, and He Wang's is one such hot pot restaurant that seems to be dilapidated but actually hides delicious skewers of incense. As soon as you step into He Wang's family, you can smell a strong butter fragrance. The bottom of its red soup pot is filled with chili, pepper and other seasonings, which are spicy and heavy, and the more you boil, the spicier it becomes. Spicy beef, coriander beef, pickled pepper beef, and celery beef are the most photographed in the restaurant's dishes, and most of the beef dishes have been marinated in advance, which is very delicious. He Wang's will also introduce new dishes from time to time, such as scallops, shellfish, small abalone, Jiwei shrimp, etc., most of these seafood are tender and fragrant. Although the restaurant has a relatively simple environment and a lot of seating, its excellent taste still attracts many diners, so waiting in line is the norm.