A lot of love (and work) goes into planning and preparing a home-cooked reunion dinner at home, so why not rather skip that and enjoy a get-together in a good ol' Chinese restaurant? Here are eight restaurants for Chinese New Year reunion dinners in 2024:
#1 Yuè (乐)
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This music-inspired Chinese restaurant at Aloft Singapore Novena has orchestrated a line-up of festive dishes that'll strike a chord. Available as part of set menus and a la carte, the scrumptious dishes are creatively named after popular Chinese song titles, such as Receiving Blessings This Season 迎春接福恭喜你 ($88++/$168++). This exquisite dish features braised 6 head abalone, well-seasoned and tender pork, mushroom and black moss.
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Another one that hits all the right notes is Lucky Star Upon You 福星高照喜上眉稍 ($68++), a comforting and flavour-packed pot of double-boiled chicken soup with fish maw, sea whelk and canopy.
The restaurant also offers Prosperity Yu Sheng ($68++ for 4 to 5 pax, $108++ for 8 to 10 pax) with a tangy and refreshing twist thanks to a generous drizzling of passionfruit sauce along with succulent salmon slices and chunky scallop pieces.
Selected dishes are available for takeaway from 26 January to 24 February 2024.
Reservations: yuesingapore.com
#2 Min Jiang at Goodwood Park Hotel
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This lavish, award-winning Chinese restaurant has introduced new savoury delicacies including Min Jiang's Braised Whole Spring Chicken, Whole Dace Fish stuffed with Liver Sausage & Black Moss, and Sea Treasures in Pot. They are available as part of set menus (from $138++ per person).
Min Jiang also offers four yu sheng variations with a choice of lobster, salmon, abalone or a vegetarian option.
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Start the new year on a grand high with the Dragon Prosperity Blessings ‘Lo Hei’ ($328++), a stunningly plated yu sheng dish with an intricate dragon hand-painted by Min Jiang's Master Chef Chan Hwan Kee.
The dragon is depicted as breathing "fire", which is a bed of fresh and julienne vegetables like arugula, sorrel, yellow frisée and red shiso. Giving it a lovely crunch is a garnishing of deep-fried sweet potato strips, pine nuts, peanuts, white sesame seeds and crackers. It's then finished with pomelo, red ginger, and a tangy dressing of orange jam, calamansi juice, peanut oil and 'yu sheng' sauce. Accompanying it is an impressive plate of lobster, 6-head abalone, salmon sashimi and jellyfish flower.
The Chinese New Year festive selection will be available for takeaway and delivery at goodwoodparkfestive.oddle.me.
Reservations: goodwoodparkhotel.com
#3 Soup Restaurant
Looking for something traditional and comforting? Soup Restaurant is your best bet. For the first time, the restaurant will be launching the Lobster Abalone Abundance Pot ($368 for 5 / $598 for 10) filled with with 10 premium seafoods and a moreish lobster collagen broth, complete with a lobster imported from western Australia.
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Along with that are seasonal dishes including Baby Abalone & Salmon Yu Sheng (from $46.90 for 2 to 3) including longan for a refreshing and sweet twist, and Steamed Rice with Chinese Sausage and Snow Vegetables ($49.90) that serves 5. These are also available as set menus with the iconic Samsui Ginger Chicken among other scrumptious dishes.
Soup Restaurant also has a CNY Reunion Takeaway Set for 5 pax ($428, UP: $502.70) for delivery or takeaway at order.souprestaurant.com.sg with $20 off pre-orders amde before 31 January 2024.
Reservations: souprestaurant.com.sg
#4 Dian Xiao Er
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There's no better time to bask in Dian Xiao Er's ancient Chinese aesthetic than during the Chinese New Year season! There are also three Chinese New Year Set Menus (from $168 for 3) for groups of up to 10 diners.
Dishes include the tender and fatty Prosperity Pineapple Pork Ribs fried to sweet caramelisation, tangy Golden Zesty Deshelled Prawns that's crispy on the outside and juicy inside, and Auspicious Abalone Seafood Pot with abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber and more simmered in a collagen-rich pumpkin golden broth.
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Before that, begin the feast with the Smoked Salmon YuSheng ($39.80/$61.80).
These set menus, yu sheng and an exclusive Prosperity Pen Cai are available for self-collection at order.dianxiaoer.com.sg.
Reservations: dianxiaoer.com.sg
#5 Peppermint
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Fancy an all-you-can-eat-feast this Chinese New Year? Treat yourself to the Jubilant Abundance Feast (from $72++) at Peppermint, the halal-certified buffet restaurant at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay.
Chef de Cuisine Leon Yee and his Culinary Team have crafted a menu with both Asian and international favourites. Traditional dishes include Chicken, Fish Maw, and Top Shell in Pumpkin Soup, Cantonese-style Braised Black Angus Beef Short Ribs & Taro, and Steamed Herbal Chicken with Red Dates & Ginseng. A highlight to look out for is the Braised Sea Cucumber, Crispy Beancurd Puff with Whole Abalone and Collagen Sauce, that has been simmered for over three hours.
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For dessert, there will be a decadent spread of beautiful cakes like Mandarin Orange Mango, Strawberry Pistachio, and Lychee Velvet Gateaux as well as Peppermint's assortment of Lunar New Year cookies.
P.S.: the hotel's bar is serving up a photo-worthy Chinese New Year-themed afternoon tea set.
Reservations: panpacific.com
#6 Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie
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Momentus Hotel Alexandra's rooftop restaurant has introduced a new Treasures of Spring Buffet Dinner (from $98++) and a 3-Course lunch Set ($38++).
The buffet line-up boasts roast carvings like Kumquat Honey-Glazed Rotisserie Chicken, Black Garlic & Truffle Char Siew, Crackling Roasted Pork Belly and Argentinian Ribeye on Hibachi Grill. The hand-stretched wood-fired sourdough pizzas have been given a twist with flavours like Hae Bee Hiam and Chilli Crab, while hot spreads include comfort dishes like Braised Pork Knuckle with Smoked Oysters and Steamed Grouper Fillet with Jin Hua Ham.
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The desserts are also Chinese New Year-inspired, with items like Osmanthus Jelly, Chilled Peach Gum with Snow Fungus, and Steamed Nian Gao with Desiccated Coconut.
Reservations: momentushotels.com
#7 Meow Barbecue
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Meow Barbecue has brought the viral Dong Bei flower Douyin trend to Singapore at its restaurant. For the uninitiated, this traditional floral fabric from Northeastern China has hyper-saturated and contrasting colours are incredibly eye-catching and distinctive. Dong Bei flower-patterned outfits have taken over Chinese social media, and you can create the look here too! The restaurant will have Dong Bei Flower-style clothing pieces that diners can don and take photos with.
This vibrant floral pattern also features on the festive special - Prosperity Meow Can Platter ($88, UP $126). The giant "cat food" can comes with a complimentary Lucky Cat ornament and five popular meat cuts:
- Japanese Satsuma Wagyu Beef Short Rib
- Premium Iberico Pork Belly
- Iberico Pork Collar Marinated in Pineapple Sauce
- Meow Signature Chicken with Szechuan Peppers
- Rose Beef Tongue
Photo from Meow Barbecue
Diners who order this platter and post a photo of themselves in their Dong Bei flower get-up can have a go at the Hong Bao Wall. Prizes include Dong Bei Flower themed items, Meow Barbecue merchandise and even signature food and platters.
Meow Barbecue will be open throughout the festive period from 9 to 12 February 2024, 11.30am to 10pm.
Reservations: inline.app or chope.co
#8 Haidilao
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For the festive season, Haidilao has introduced a new addition to its menu, the first-ever Mala Yusheng ($38.80 or $58.80 with abalone slices). It has all the refreshing flavours of a traditional yu sheng, but with a touch of mala hot pot flavour adds a little kick.
The restaurants are also decked in Kung Fu Panda-themed decor, and there's even an adorable panda-shaped dessert.
Reservations: inline.app
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