Hai Di Lao 海底捞 – The steamboat that got into a Singapore guidebook

Hai Di Lao 海底捞

313 Somerset

Hai Di Lao has been highly revered as one of the best spots for steamboat / hotpot for a couple of years and with its perpetual queue outside the restaurant, it has unsurprisingly crawled effortlessly into the Singapore Guidebook. And by now, most should be familiar that this restaurant hails from China. From making a booking to getting down to the restaurant and having your meal there, you would find that service is pretty much tip-top and there technically isn’t any queue as everyone is seated with a tray of refreshments while waiting.

Alright, E and I got the combination of Laksa and herbal Chicken Soup bases which was quite phenomenal I felt. Laksa was straightforward as I do not take mala and this is something that is peculiar to the branches in Singapore. The soup base was thick and fragrantly spiced while the chicken one was slowly boiled with black chicken which makes it look even more herbal!