Harbin Malatang

Harbin Malatang is a malatang shop in Ultimo, next to the hotels and flats on Macarthur Street. Diners fill a basket from chilled trays and pick a broth, then staff cook it. It suits a quick lunch or a later meal. Visitors praise the thick sesame broth and the condiment station. Mary Ann Street Park is about a two-minute walk away.

Cuisine at Harbin Malatang

Food at Harbin Malatang

The menu is malatang. Diners take a basket and choose meatballs, vegetables, bean products, meat rolls and several noodle types from the chilled counter. Staff weigh the basket and cook it in the broth you pick. One visitor singled out the sesame-based broth, and another praised the thick sesame paste and the condiment station with garlic, chilli oil, Sichuan peppercorn oil and sugar.

What to order: Sesame-based malatang broth

How the counter works

You take a basket and fill it from the trays, then staff weigh it and cook it in the broth you choose. The condiment station sits beside the bowls, so you can build your own sauce with sesame paste, garlic, chilli oil and pickled mustard greens. Staff will suggest a milder option if you do not want much heat.

What customers say about Harbin Malatang

• 💬Friendly owners and staff who make suggestions for people who dislike spice
• 💬Sesame-based broth that visitors say tastes authentic and rich
• 💬Visitors staying nearby who drop in often

Tips for visiting Harbin Malatang

• ✓Ask staff for a milder sesame broth if you dislike heat.
• ✓It stays open into the evening, so it suits a late meal.
• ✓Pickled mustard greens are a popular add-on at the condiment station.

Getting to Harbin Malatang

Harbin Malatang is at Shop 1, 78/61-65 Macarthur St, Ultimo NSW 2007, beside a hotel. Mary Ann Street Park is about two minutes' walk away.

Near Harbin Malatang

• ☕The Q on Harris1 min walk
• 🌳Mary Ann Street Park2 min walk
• 🌳McKee Street Reserve2 min walk
• ☕Jones Street Cafe2 min walk
• ☕Fork and Grind2 min walk
• 🌳MacArthur Park3 min walk

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