Nabeya

Will it be a beef iron-pot hot pot piled with meat, or sukiyaki to dip in egg? At Nabeya, each diner can choose a different hot pot, making it easy to order different flavours and compare them. The beef iron-pot hot pot layers beef over vegetables such as bean sprouts, then is cooked and finished with sauce. Diners have enjoyed the way the meat and sauce flavour the vegetables, as well as dipping each bite in egg. The menu also lists pork and chicken iron-pot hot pots. Sukiyaki is available with beef, pork or chicken, and one diner particularly enjoyed the beef version dipped in egg. These are distinct hot-pot dishes, so the ingredients and flavours offer a useful guide when choosing. One visitor reported ordering egg separately, so check when ordering if you would like some.

For a winter hot pot, consider the oyster miso hot pot. Visitors have described it as a dish of large oysters served with Chinese cabbage and tofu, with the oysters’ savoury flavour spreading through the miso broth. Comments on the oysters’ size and flavour vary, but it is an option for anyone drawn to a seasonal hot pot centred on oysters. Some diners have also tried the chicken meatball hot pot, shaping the minced chicken into dumplings themselves before simmering them. Visitors have reported choosing ponzu for a lighter taste, or miso or kimchi seasoning, and finishing with rice porridge. It is worth considering when you want something different from seasonal hot pots or sukiyaki.

Small plates and beer or other drinks make good companions while the hot pot simmers. Nabeya offers dine-in service, lunch and dinner menus, and reservations. Payment is cash only, so come prepared.