Mala

129 Brighton Ave, 02134-2802 - Boston
Recommended by Sluurpy: 2025 2024 2021
🏆 #959 of 2001 restaurants in Boston
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€€ Chinese Asian
Known for: chinese asian noodle beef
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4.2/5
1020 recommendations

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🚚 Delivery 🥡 Takeout 🍽️ Dine-in 🍺 Alcohol 📅 Reservations ♿ Wheelchair accessible 😊 Casual 👥 Good for groups

💬 What people say

Spicy 53 Hot pot 45 Sichuan food 32 Lamb 27 Mapo tofu 22 Dan dan noodles 21 Skewers 13 Mala xiang guo 10

Contact Information

📞 Phone: +1 617-254-1839
📍 Address: 129 Brighton Ave, Boston

🕐 Opening Hours

Open now Closes at 09:30 PM
Monday 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM
Tuesday 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM
Friday 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM

Google Reviews

4.2/5
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Juma Nyumba

★★★★★ 5/5
My fav place in the whole world. Best mala dry pot place in Boston. I always come here w friends and share a large dry hot pot. The portions and price is the best in the city and it’s delicious. Highly recommend. You order w QR code at your table.
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thet myatnoe

★★★★★ 5/5
Every single thing we had was sooo good. Old noodles was very fragrant and flavorful. Mala is just amazing. Dumping wrapper were just 10/10 and meat skewers were just perfectly cooked. 10/10. Service is extremely fast. There is gonna be a long wait time so make sure you check in and join the waitlist from Yelp before you head out.
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Gloria Ha

★★★★☆ 4/5
I first went to Mala around 4 years ago and I remember thinking it was good but too oily (classic dry pot). I went again more recently and tried some more of their offerings. I didn't love everything I tried -- I think the seasoning could have been more on-point for some of the dishes, and the dry pot was pretty greasy. I liked the noodles we got -- they had a nice cumin flavor. The skewers were pretty bland but crispy. I thought the cabbage dish was a bit too sour. The dry pot was okay but I've definitely had better. Overall I have places I would choose over Mala in this area, but it's a solid option for this type of food!
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Matthew Wu

★★★★★ 5/5
This place has some of the best food in all of Boston. Ordered the Mala Pot with Pork, beef, and fish tofu and more. Delicious Sichuan food with great prices and large portions. It can be oily and salty but that’s what makes it great.
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孫羽含

★★★★★ 5/5
Fish fillet with spicy pepper corn is always good. Dry hot pot is nice too,!
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Natasha Muromcew

★★★★☆ 4/5
Delicious traditional Chinese food. Amazing flavor, lots of spice. Warning- portions are very large. Loved eating here, would eat here again.
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Aaron D'Amore

★★★★★ 5/5
Amazing traditional Chinese food! The flavors are spectacular and truly unique. Each dish has a special taste and the prices are fair and adorable especially for Boston! Two of us ate for $23 (before tip)!
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Alice Qi

★★★★★ 5/5
Mala is the reason why I love sichuan cuisine! Their dry pot is honestly wonderful & is the one thing that you have to get no matter what!! On top of that their Dan Dan noodles aren’t bad at all & fried chicken is a great combo of sweet & spicy!
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Siyi Lin (Kristy)

★★★★★ 5/5
Reasonable pricing and good food👍we ordered a whole fish, large spicy dry pot, tofu&shittake, dan dan noodles, fried rice, and cold noodles as an appetizer. Enjoyed all of it, the dry pot feels especially worth 👍wait wasn't long either despite the number of dishes we ordered.
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Sam

★★★★★ 5/5
[5/5, Allston, MA] Look at the size of that bowl - it’s ridiculous. $40 for that bowl. For the first time in my life, I wished a mala spicy pot had more vegetables. The lamb skewers and squid skewers were amazing - must order! The szechuan chicken was spicy and crispy. I’m coming back for sure.
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