Bizarre footage has emerged from China of a man allegedly breaking into a hotpot restaurant to eat and also take some food away.

In the CCTV video, captured in Chongqing last Wednesday, a man can be seen carrying a pot full of food into an elevator. After the door closes, he crouches down and starts to chow down.

According to local reports, the man was was really hungry after he finished work at 2am, but most of shops were closed.

The man has now reportedly been arrested.