Haidilao Hot Pot (Wangfujing)

海底捞火锅（王府井店）

Same system as at home, minus the hours-long queue

Hours

10:00–07:00 next day per a 2023 listing; confirm current hours

Budget

¥150–200 pp

Address

Yintai in88 mall, 88 Wangfujing Dajie (Google lists 8F)

At Wangfujing reviewers keep saying they walked straight in instead of waiting hours at this Sichuan hot pot chain. Ordering is by tablet or QR, and you pick split broths, mala on one side and plain or tomato on the other, so no Chinese is needed. The sauce bar even has fresh fruit for afterwards. Several couples report bills of about ¥320 for two.