All-You-Can-Eat Hot Pot Vancouver, BC: Prices Ranked (2026), By Neighbourhood

Introduction

Nobody had built a single, current, price-ranked list of all-you-can-eat (AYCE) hot pot in Metro Vancouver. The lists that exist are thin "best of" roundups or single restaurant pages, and almost none of them print the actual per-person price, tell you whether broth is extra, or warn you which famous "hot pot" rooms are a-la-carte and not AYCE at all. So I built the reference I wanted.

Hot pot is a price-comparison-native search in this city, same as sushi. The whole appeal is value and a long, lazy meal, so the first thing anyone wants to know is "how much per person, is broth included, and is there a time limit?" Those three numbers decide your real bill, and they are exactly the numbers most guides leave out.

I am Wendy Huang. I pay for my own meals and I take notes. Hot pot AYCE pricing in Vancouver moves fast: rooms re-print menus, run cheaper lunch and late-night tiers, and quietly add broth and premium-meat surcharges on top of the headline price. So I have marked every figure as verified (confirmed from a 2025 to 2026 menu, official site, or listing) or estimate / check current menu (a realistic range I will not pretend is exact). Treat the verified prices as a 2026 snapshot and confirm before you go.

This complements our broader All-You-Can-Eat Vancouver by Price 2026 hub and our All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Vancouver Prices Ranked 2026. New to the city and budgeting your eating-out money? Start with the hub.

How to Read This Guide

• Verified price is a current 2026 AYCE price I confirmed from the restaurant's own menu, website, or a 2025 to 2026 listing. AYCE prices are per person, before tax and tip, dine-in.
• Estimate / "check current menu" means I could not confirm an exact current figure, so I give a realistic range instead of a fabricated number. Confirm before you go.
• Broth is the hidden cost. Unlike sushi AYCE, many Chinese hot pot AYCE rooms charge for the broth on top of the headline price (commonly around $5 to $10 per person, more for a split or premium pot). I have noted broth treatment for every spot, because it is the number that quietly inflates the bill.
• Lunch vs dinner vs late-night. Hot pot here has three pricing windows: a cheap weekday lunch AYCE (roughly 11:30am to 4pm), a pricier dinner AYCE, and a discounted late-night AYCE at the premium rooms (kicking in around 8 to 9pm). Late-night is a genuine Vancouver thing and one of the best deals in the guide.
• The fine print that bites you. Most rooms enforce a 2-hour seating limit, a leftover-food charge for what you order and do not finish, and a rule that everyone at the table orders AYCE. Premium meat (wagyu, prime beef) and extra sashimi are sometimes capped per round or surcharged.
• A-la-carte traps and closures are listed separately so you do not show up expecting a buffet price, or drive to a room that has shut.

The Complete Metro Vancouver AYCE Hot Pot Price Table (2026)

This is the master table, sorted roughly cheapest to priciest by dinner AYCE. Below it, I break each area and price tier down with detail.

Summary: In 2026, AYCE hot pot in Metro Vancouver splits into two clear tiers. The value tier is the weekday-lunch and budget rooms at roughly $21 to $36 per person (Happy Lamb $21.99 lunch, Joyce ~$21, Xiaolongkan $35.99 lunch) where the catch is that broth is usually extra and several are lunch-only. The premium tier is the Dolar Shop family at roughly $43 to $59 per person (CHOCHO, Dolar Shop late-night) where the price is higher but broth is included and you get wagyu and sashimi. The single best lever is the pricing window: weekday lunch is cheapest, and late-night AYCE at the premium rooms is the sleeper deal. Always add the broth surcharge before comparing headline prices.

How AYCE Hot Pot Pricing Actually Works Here

Before the breakdown, the four rules that decide your real bill:

1. Broth is often not in the headline price. This is the biggest difference from sushi AYCE. Budget and lunch-tier rooms (Xiaolongkan's $9.99 broth is the clearest example) charge for the pot separately, commonly $5 to $10 per person, more for a split or premium broth. A "$35.99" AYCE can become $46 a head once broth and drinks are added. Always ask.
2. Three windows, not two. Weekday lunch AYCE (until ~4pm) is the cheapest. Standard dinner AYCE is priciest. And the premium rooms run a discounted late-night AYCE from around 8 to 9pm, which is frequently the best value-to-quality ratio in the city.
3. Premium tier vs value tier. The Dolar Shop group rooms (CHOCHO, Dolar Shop) charge $43 to $59 but bundle broth, wagyu, and sashimi into a single all-in price with a tablet ordering system. The independents (Happy Lamb, Joyce, Xiaolongkan, Liuyishou) are cheaper up front but à-la-carte broth and add-ons can close the gap.
4. The penalties. Standard across the city: a 2-hour seating limit, a leftover charge for food you order and do not finish, and everyone at the table orders AYCE. Some premium rooms meter wagyu per round. Read the fine print, it is where the deal can quietly disappear.

Vancouver Proper: Fairview & Joyce

Happy Lamb Hot Pot (1788 W Broadway, Fairview) is the budget anchor inside Vancouver city limits and the one most people search. Weekday lunch AYCE is $21.99 (verified), available roughly 11:30am to 4pm, and a late-night AYCE dinner runs around $29.99 (estimate) from about 8pm, with standard dinner closer to $32.99. The catch worth flagging: sources disagree on whether broth is included — some report broth, sauce bar and appetizers bundled into the ~$20 lunch, others list broth as extra, and promos shift. Confirm broth treatment when you book. It is individual-pot, market-style ingredient selection, and a reliable cheap fill-up. (Lunch verified; dinner and broth estimate, check current menu.)

Joyce Hot Pot (Joyce-Collingwood) shows up in listings with a weekday lunch AYCE around $21 (estimate), Monday to Friday roughly noon to 4pm, reverting to à la carte outside that window. I could not verify a current 2026 figure or broth treatment to a standard I will print as fact, so treat this as a lunch-only value lead and confirm directly. (Estimate, check current menu.)

Summary: Inside Vancouver proper, Happy Lamb ($21.99 verified lunch) is the go-to budget AYCE, with a $29.99 late-night dinner. Joyce ($21 lunch estimate) is a second value lead. Both are lunch-window driven, and broth treatment is the thing to confirm before you sit down.

Richmond: The AYCE Hot Pot Heartland

Richmond has the deepest and most competitive hot pot cluster in Metro Vancouver, and it is where the late-night AYCE deals concentrate.

Xiaolongkan (Shoo Loong Kan) Hotpot (8320 Alexandra Rd, Golden Village) is the authentic-Chongqing AYCE value pick, with the important asterisk that AYCE is lunch-only: every day 11:30am to 4pm at $35.99 weekday, +$2 weekend (verified). After 4pm it is à la carte only. Broth is $9.99 extra (verified) and all-you-can-drink non-alcoholic is $2.99, so budget your real per-head cost closer to $46 to $48 once broth and a drink are in. Robot servers, ancient-China decor, genuinely spicy mala. (AYCE lunch and broth verified; à-la-carte after 4pm.)

Dolar Shop (Aberdeen, Richmond; also Station Square, Burnaby) is daytime à la carte but runs a Premium late-night AYCE from 9 to 11pm at $55.99 Sunday to Thursday / $58.99 Friday to Saturday (verified). The ~60-item menu includes wagyu chuck roll, salmon and tuna sashimi, handmade pates, a deep-fried shared platter, and a full market and sauce bar. Broth is part of the premium experience. This is the premium-tier late-night benchmark. (Late-night AYCE verified; daytime is à la carte, not AYCE.)

CHOCHO Hot Pot (Aberdeen Centre, Richmond, plus the Burnaby flagship) is the Dolar Shop group's all-day premium AYCE. See Burnaby below for verified pricing — both locations run the same premium AYCE format with broth included.

Liuyishou Hotpot (150 to 4731 Garden City Rd, Richmond) is Chongqing-style and offers AYCE with an AYCE BBQ add-on around +$32.99 (+$2 weekend) on top of a hot pot AYCE base reported near $35.99 per person (estimate). I could not lock the current 2026 base AYCE price and broth treatment to verified standard, so confirm directly. Note the Liuyishou Robson (downtown Vancouver) location has effectively closed — the space was listed for sale in 2025 after health-order trouble, so do not route there. (Richmond estimate; Robson closed.)

Summary: Richmond is the heartland. Xiaolongkan ($35.99 lunch + $9.99 broth) is the value-but-watch-the-broth pick and is lunch-only. Dolar Shop ($55.99 to $58.99) owns the premium late-night benchmark. Liuyishou (~$35.99 estimate) covers Chongqing-style with a BBQ add-on. Confirm broth and base prices; the headline number is rarely the final number.

Burnaby: Kingsway & Metrotown

CHOCHO Hot Pot (4361 Kingsway, Burnaby) is the cleanest premium AYCE in the guide and a Dolar Shop group room. Daytime AYCE is around $52.99 (verified) and the late-night AYCE after 9pm (to 1am) drops to $42.99 (verified) — that ~$10 late-night saving on a broth-included, wagyu-and-sashimi premium spread is one of the best value moves in Vancouver hot pot. Vegetarian AYCE runs about $47.99 day / $38.99 late, with kids tiers ($9.99 ages 5 to 10, $2.99 ages 0 to 4). Tablet ordering, free 2-hour validated parking. (All verified.) The Dolar Shop Station Square (Burnaby) location runs the same 9 to 11pm premium late-night AYCE as Richmond ($55.99 to $58.99).

Summary: Burnaby is premium-tier territory. CHOCHO ($52.99 day / $42.99 late-night, broth included) is the easiest premium AYCE to recommend, and its late-night price is the standout. If you want the cheaper headline number, go after 9pm.

The Late-Night AYCE Hot Pot Angle (A Real Vancouver Thing)

This is the part most guides miss. Several of the best hot pot rooms run discounted all-you-can-eat menus late at night, and in Vancouver this is a genuine scene, not a gimmick:

• CHOCHO Hot Pot (Burnaby): ~$42.99 after 9pm (vs $52.99 daytime), open to 1am.
• Dolar Shop (Richmond and Burnaby Station Square): Premium late-night AYCE 9 to 11pm, $55.99 to $58.99, with wagyu and sashimi.
• Happy Lamb (Vancouver): late-night AYCE dinner around $29.99 from ~8pm (estimate).

If you eat late, this is where the value is: the late-night tier at a premium room often beats a standard dinner elsewhere on quality-per-dollar, broth included. Confirm cutoff times — they shift, and last seating is often well before close.

Not Actually All-You-Can-Eat (Common Confusion)

A few well-known "hot pot" names get searched alongside AYCE but are à la carte, not all-you-can-eat. Do not show up expecting a buffet price:

• Dolar Shop daytime — premium à la carte during the day; AYCE is late-night only (9 to 11pm). Searching "Dolar Shop AYCE" at lunch will disappoint.
• Xiaolongkan after 4pm — AYCE is lunch-only (to 4pm); dinner is à la carte.
• The Drunken Pot — this is a Hong Kong hot pot brand, not a Vancouver restaurant. If you saw it on a Vancouver list, it was an error. There is no Vancouver Drunken Pot to price.
• Big Way Hot Pot (Robson and other Vancouver locations) — popular, but à-la-carte / individual-pot ordering, not AYCE.

These are good hot pot; they just are not all-you-can-eat in the window you might assume.

Permanently Closed or Relocated (Do Not Make the Trip)

If your list still sends people to these rooms, retire the rows:

• Hotpot Palace (168 to 7911 Alderbridge Way, Richmond) — the tiered AYCE buffet (Signature $33 / Sashimi $58 / Premium Wagyu $88) is closed as of 2025. Older guides still quote those tiers; the room is gone.
• Liuyishou Robson (downtown Vancouver) — effectively closed; the space was listed for sale in 2025 after a health closure order. Use the Richmond location instead.

The Cheapest and Most Expensive AYCE Hot Pot in 2026

• Cheapest verified AYCE: Happy Lamb, $21.99 weekday lunch (confirm broth) inside Vancouver, and Joyce (~$21 estimate). Xiaolongkan is $35.99 lunch but add $9.99 for broth.
• Best premium value: CHOCHO late-night, $42.99 after 9pm, broth and wagyu included — the standout deal in the guide.
• Most expensive verified AYCE: Dolar Shop premium late-night, $58.99 Friday to Saturday (wagyu + sashimi, broth included).
• Biggest hidden cost: broth surcharges (Xiaolongkan $9.99) and BBQ add-ons (Liuyishou +$32.99). Always price these in before comparing.
• Best pricing window: weekday lunch for the cheapest headline; late-night (after 9pm) for the best premium value.

For more Vancouver food-by-price references, see the All-You-Can-Eat Vancouver by Price 2026 hub and the All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Vancouver Prices Ranked 2026.

How to Get Your Money's Worth at AYCE Hot Pot

If the goal is value, a few honest tactics:

• Price in the broth before you compare. A $35.99 AYCE with a $9.99 broth is a $46 meal. A $42.99 broth-included late-night premium can be the better deal.
• Go at lunch, or go late. Weekday lunch is the cheapest headline; late-night (after 9pm) at a premium room is the best quality-per-dollar. Avoid standard prime-time dinner if value is the goal.
• Order meat and seafood, not noodles and rice cakes. The cheap-to-make starches are how the kitchen fills you up. Premium beef, lamb, and (at premium rooms) wagyu and sashimi are where the per-item value is.
• Order in waves. Most rooms charge for unfinished food. Order a round, cook and eat it, then order again.
• Mind the 2-hour clock. Pace yourself, but do not leave 90 minutes of ordering on the table.

Key Takeaway

In 2026, Metro Vancouver AYCE hot pot splits into a value tier (~$21 to $36, broth often extra) and a premium tier (~$43 to $59, broth included). The cheapest verified AYCE is Happy Lamb at $21.99 weekday lunch; the best premium value is CHOCHO's $42.99 late-night; the priciest is Dolar Shop's $58.99 weekend late-night wagyu-and-sashimi spread. The two things older guides get wrong: broth is frequently a separate charge (Xiaolongkan $9.99), and several "AYCE" rooms are actually time-windowed — Dolar Shop AYCE is late-night only, Xiaolongkan AYCE is lunch only. Hotpot Palace is closed, Liuyishou Robson is closed, and The Drunken Pot is a Hong Kong brand, not a Vancouver spot. Always confirm "estimate / check current menu" prices and broth treatment before you go.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does all-you-can-eat hot pot cost in Vancouver in 2026?

AYCE hot pot splits into two tiers. The value tier runs roughly $21 to $36 per person (Happy Lamb $21.99 weekday lunch, Joyce around $21, Xiaolongkan $35.99 lunch), but broth is usually extra. The premium tier runs roughly $43 to $59 per person (CHOCHO $42.99 late-night to $52.99 daytime, Dolar Shop $55.99 to $58.99 late-night) with broth, wagyu and sashimi included. Always add the broth surcharge before comparing, and prices are before tax and tip.

Is broth included in Vancouver AYCE hot pot prices?

Often not. Unlike sushi AYCE, many Chinese hot pot rooms charge for the broth on top of the headline price, commonly $5 to $10 per person. Xiaolongkan, for example, charges $9.99 for broth on its $35.99 lunch AYCE. The premium Dolar Shop group rooms (CHOCHO, Dolar Shop) include broth in their all-in price. Always ask about broth before you compare two AYCE prices.

What is the cheapest all-you-can-eat hot pot in Vancouver?

Happy Lamb Hot Pot on West Broadway is the cheapest verified AYCE inside Vancouver at $21.99 for weekday lunch (confirm whether broth is included, as sources vary). Joyce Hot Pot lists a weekday lunch AYCE around $21 as well. Xiaolongkan in Richmond is $35.99 for lunch but adds $9.99 for broth, so its real cost is higher. For the best premium value, CHOCHO's $42.99 late-night AYCE includes broth and wagyu.

Is there late-night all-you-can-eat hot pot in Vancouver?

Yes, and it is one of the best deals in the city. CHOCHO in Burnaby drops to $42.99 after 9pm (versus $52.99 daytime) and is open to 1am. Dolar Shop in Richmond and Burnaby runs a premium late-night AYCE from 9 to 11pm at $55.99 to $58.99 with wagyu and sashimi. Happy Lamb runs a late-night AYCE dinner around $29.99 from about 8pm. Confirm cutoff times, since last seating is often well before closing.

Which Vancouver hot pot spots are NOT all-you-can-eat?

Several get searched as AYCE but are not, or are AYCE only in a specific window. Dolar Shop is à la carte during the day and AYCE only late-night (9 to 11pm). Xiaolongkan is AYCE only at lunch (to 4pm) and à la carte after. Big Way Hot Pot is à la carte. And The Drunken Pot is a Hong Kong brand, not a Vancouver restaurant, so it has no Vancouver AYCE price.

Which Vancouver AYCE hot pot restaurants have closed?

Hotpot Palace in Richmond (Alderbridge Way), which ran tiered AYCE buffets at $33, $58 and $88, is closed as of 2025, though older guides still quote those tiers. Liuyishou's Robson Street location in downtown Vancouver is effectively closed, with the space listed for sale in 2025 after a health closure order. Use the Liuyishou Richmond location instead.

References

[1] Noms Magazine, "Premium Hot Pot Restaurant Launches Late Night AYCE Menu With Wagyu & Sashimi In Richmond & Burnaby," 2025. Dolar Shop late-night AYCE 9 to 11pm, $55.99 Sun to Thu / $58.99 Fri to Sat, ~60 items. https://nomsmagazine.com/richmond-burnaby-dolar-shop-ayce-hot-pot/

[2] CHOCHO Hot Pot Burnaby, official site, 2026. Premium AYCE; daytime ~$52.99, late-night after 9pm ~$42.99, open to 1am; veg and kids tiers. https://www.chochohotpot.com/chochohotpotburnaby

[3] TikTok / celia.eats, field note, Happy Lamb Hot Pot 1788 W Broadway, 2025. Lunch AYCE $21.99 (11:30am to 4pm), late-night dinner AYCE $29.99 (from ~8pm). https://www.tiktok.com/@celia.eats/video/7442565351772097808

[4] Foodgressing, "Happy Lamb Hot Pot Vancouver Lunch $20.99 AYCE," 2024 to 2025. Lunch AYCE pricing and inclusions (broth/sauce bar reported included; sources vary). https://foodgressing.com/happy-lamb-hot-pot-vancouver-lunch-20-99-ayce/

[5] TikTok / sopheats, field note, Xiaolongkan Hotpot 8320 Alexandra Rd, Richmond, 2025. AYCE lunch $35.99 (+$2 weekend), broth $9.99, all-you-can-drink $2.99, à la carte after 4pm. https://www.tiktok.com/@sopheats/video/7343503412010700037

[6] Liuyishou Hot Pot NA, Richmond location and menu, 2026. AYCE with AYCE BBQ add-on +$32.99 (+$2 weekend); Chongqing-style broths. https://www.liuyishouna.com/richmond

[7] Noms Magazine, "Popular Vancouver Hot Pot Restaurant Has Quietly Shut Down & Chained Up" (Liuyishou Robson), 2025. Robson location closure / listed for sale. https://nomsmagazine.com/hot-pot-liu-yi-shou-robson-closure/

[8] Yelp, "Hotpot Palace — CLOSED," Richmond, 2025. Confirms closure; older tiered AYCE buffet ($33 / $58 / $88). https://www.yelp.ca/biz/hotpot-palace-richmond-5

[9] Sincerely, Loewe, "CHOCHO Hot Pot: All-you-can-eat Chinese hot pot in Burnaby," 2025. Premium AYCE format, late-night pricing context. https://sincerelyloewe.com/chocho-hot-pot-all-you-can-eat-chinese-hot-pot-in-burnaby/

[10] Active Vancouver, "The Ultimate Guide to All You Can Eat Restaurants in Metro Vancouver," 2025 to 2026. Cross-reference for AYCE hot pot listings and windows. https://activevancouver.ca/the-ultimate-guide-to-all-you-can-eat-restaurants-in-metro-vancouver/

[11] The Dolar Shop Hot Pot, official site, Richmond and Station Square (Burnaby) locations, 2026. Locations and premium AYCE context. https://www.dolarshop.com/location/richmondlocation