Da Zhong Hua Restaurant — Restaurant in Rovaniemi sub-region

If you're craving for Chinese stramboat /Hotpot near the Artic Circle, this restaurant more than delivers. They mainly serve buffet Chinese food, but they have a "secret" menu where they serve Chinese steamboat.

There are two varieties to it, big pot and individual pots. The big pot costs 25 Euro while the small one is 10 Euro. We went for the small pot option as there were only 2 of us.

Food is ala carte, meaning you pay for the soup and the dishes you ordered. The soup variety is only 2, mala and clear soup, both which were surprisingly thick and authentic. The soup quality alone made the entire experience memorable.

Each dish was about 5 to 10 Euro, depending on type, and we spent about 79 Euro for 2 pax, including 2 drinks. It was very worth it to be drinking mala soup in the cold weather, and I highly recommend this shop if you're looking for authentic Chinese hotpot meal.

Menu is in Chinese or Finnish though, so you might need translation if you can't manage...

We had the steamboat/Hot pot and it cost €101 for 2 people. Some ingredients were not available. The pot was too small and burned at the bottom but the Thai male staff was very attentive and helpful! The soup for the steamboat is delicious. It is a very different hot pot experience from Asia... They bring everything to you, including sauces and we did not have to get up once. But the choices are very limited and very pricey. The menus are only in Finnish / Chinese. Not sure if I would come back for the hotpot but I'd love to try the buffet some other time. The restaurant is also very...

This chinese restaurant is the best I have ever been! The autentic music and the awesome looking dining room gives a feeling like your in the middle of an chinese ricefeeld in the mountains. The food itselve was so good with the best price performence in Finnland. And there are every where small details to discover! (Like the swingingdoor to the kitchen... it sounds like a cat when it moves)

I would say its a must-go when you are...