New Hot Pot Restaurant Opens in Portland, Maine

One of fastest growing styles of restaurant across the country is hot pot. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, people gather around a simmering pot of delicious broth and add different proteins or vegetables to it to make it a hearty and mouthwatering soup.

The communal dining experience is catching on in major cities across the country with more and more hot pot restaurants opening up offering different styles of Asian cuisine.

Many hot pot restaurants divide themselves between Korean or Chinese style. Finding one in Maine? That was difficult about a year ago. Since then, some have opened with more on the way.

That includes a hot pot restaurant in Portland, Maine, that has plenty of hype.

Tuan Yuan Hot Pot Has Officially Opened in Portland, Maine

According to Portland Food Map, the chef behind the popular Sichuan Kitchen has opened a dedicated restaurant to the growing culinary trend. It will be called Tuan Yuan Hotpot and is located at 29 Forest Avenue.

Prior to the pandemic, Sichuan Kitchen offered a hot pot experience at their restaurant on Congress Street.

There has been enough demand by customers to bring that experience back and expand it into its own unique restaurant. Sichuan Kitchen heard the message loud and clear and got it work.

Tuan Yuan Will Be an Upscale Hot Pot Experience in Portland, Maine

Inspired by the Sichuan Kitchen and many of their recipes, Tuan Yuan Hotpot offers a Sichuan-style menu. They feature 28 customizable choices to add to their house-made broths, which will include as many locally-sourced items as possible.

The restaurant offers several 4-person hot pot tables with larger tables for larger parties in their upstairs dining area. Tuan Yuan will be open for dinner only Monday through Friday and will offer lunch and dinner service on Saturday and Sunday only.