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- SubwayL to 1 Av, 5 min
- Address122 1st Ave., New York, NY 10009
- From my guide, updated September 2026.
Málà Project is a Sichuan haunt best known for dry pot. Dry pot is slightly similar to. Dry pot is just as customizable at hot pot, but without the simmering broth.
The ingredients are already cooked (in a broth of your choice) and brought to the table ready to eat. If you haven’t tried it before, there’s no better place than Málà Project to dip your toes into the world of dry pot.
This popular East Village restaurant allows you to customize your dry pot with an endless combination of meats, seafood and vegetables. Pick your ingredients and let the chef do the hard work for you (everything will be wok fried with the restaurant’s secret sauce, made with 24 herbs and spices cooked over six hours).
This one of my favorite restaurants in the East Village when I’m craving authentic Chinese cuisine with punchy flavors. The hot pot is a mandatory order, but I usual pair mine with warm Dan Dan noodles as well.