Sanku Maots'ai 三顾冒菜

Sanku Maots’ai 三顾冒菜 serves Chinese-style hot pot on the Lower East Side. Two blocks north of Houston Street, 167 1st Ave places the restaurant at the busy intersection of First Avenue and First Street, just east of the Bowery.

Dine-in bowls brim with hand-cut noodles, minced pork, and preserved vegetables. Request spice levels from mild to tongue-numbing numbing Sichuan peppercorns. They offer a daily broth lineup that runs from clear pork to tomato-egg. Call ahead or walk in; reach the counter at (646) 370-4932. A stroll down Avenue A leads straight to the door—grab the map for step-by-step directions: https://www.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x89c2590065e2c7ab:0x42c78c574538dac7.