Mala kaoyu with vegetable set for two, ₩55,800: Bantiannyao Daejeon
Bantiannyao Kaoyu Daejeon Branch is a Chinese kaoyu (boiled fish hot pot) restaurant in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, tucked behind the Galleria Department Store. For a Sunday lunch, the writer ordered honghuajiao kaoyu with ningbo fish, added the vegetable set and self-bar for two, totaling ₩55,800, and found the boneless fish and rich mala broth just as satisfying as hoped. The verdict: always get the ningbo fish, and the vegetable set is non-negotiable.