Shi Li Fang is a hotpot restaurant on the second level of Tiong Bahru Plaza at 298 Tiong Bahru Road, holding a solid 4.7 Google rating, with updates posted on its Facebook page. Hotpot is a meal you cook yourself: a pot of broth simmers at the centre of the table while you order plates of thinly sliced meat, vegetables, tofu and noodles to dip in as you go. The broth you choose matters most, since everything absorbs its flavour, so it is worth deciding on your soup before piling the table with dishes. Order in waves rather than all at once, as ingredients cook at different speeds and first-timers often over-order. In Singapore's malls, many hotpot places serve individual pots, which makes the meal as workable for one person as for a whole group. Tucked into the Tiong Bahru estate, this branch is an easy, warming stop right above the MRT.