Hai Di Lao is one of China’s biggest hotpot restaurant chains with over 300 restaurants worldwide. Tricon
was appointed to take their brand-new Trocadero site, near Piccadilly Circus London, from detailed design to
construction & handover. The restaurant, which is the first in Europe, was founded in the Sichan province in
1994. Tricon designed the main kitchen for the restaurant and also for their O2 Arena site which is due to
open at the end of the year. The Trocadero site seats over 250 people in the building’s basement and even
has a photobooth and nail painting service to keep guests entertained while they queue for an available
table. Diners cook their own food in their in-table hot pot which can be divided into sections containing
different flavoured stocks.
