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FOOD & WINE
The Best Restaurants for Chinese New Year 2024 Gatherings
by Priyanka Elhence
23 Jan 2024
23 Jan 2024
Roar into a prosperous Year of the Dragon with our top picks for the finest festive feasting this Lunar New Year.
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- RED HOUSE SEAFOOD NANYANG
- PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD
- XIN CUISINE
- MAN FU YUAN
- WAH LOK
Welcome the Year of the Dragon at Capella Singapore with authentic Cantonese cuisine at Cassia, masterfully created by Chinese Executive Chef Alan Chan. Begin the celebrations with traditional lo hei with a choice of the Fortune (from $388 for 10 persons) or Prosperity Yu Sheng (available on the festive set menus at $68++ per serving for 2-4 persons). The Fortune Yu Sheng beams with prime ingredients like lobster, bird’s nest, abalone, and Norwegian salmon, while the Prosperity Yu Sheng is more fruity, featuring Norwegian salmon, nuts, julienned vegetables, sweetened melon, candied tangerine peel, and homemade berries plum sauce.
For Lunar New Year Eve, Cassia offers a choice between the Bountiful Set Reunion Menu ($208++ per person) and the Reunion Bliss Set Menu ($268++ per person), with the latter featuring Boston Lobster in superior golden broth, and Cassia’s Signature Mini Buddha Jump Over the Wall, brimming with fish maw, dried scallop, sea cucumber, flower mushroom and sakura chicken. And for an exquisite gift, the Jubilant Hamper (from $268.88) comes packed with Roger Coulon Heri-Hodie Premier Cru Extra Brut Champagne, Cassia Chef’s signature XO chilli, kueh bangkit, pineapple tarts, honey-coated walnuts, and a set of exclusive Capella Singapore red packets.
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- RED HOUSE SEAFOOD NANYANG
- PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD
- XIN CUISINE
- MAN FU YUAN
- WAH LOK
RED HOUSE SEAFOOD NANYANG
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Homegrown, family-owned Singapore Nanyang-style seafood restaurant Red House Seafood opens Red House Seafood Nanyang in Clarke Quay this Chinese New Year, flanking new luxe Chinese New Year menus to usher in the Year of the Dragon. Indulge in new creations, such as the Alaskan King Crab served Two Ways on the Bountiful Treasures Menu ($1888 for 8-10 persons), for sautéed crab meat in truffle oil and egg white & baked crab legs with miso; while the Harmony Menu ($1088 for 8-10 persons) offers popular favorites including Crispy Roasted Chicken with Flaxseed & Sesame, and Braised 8 Head Abalone, Sea Cucumber with Winter Melon Ring & Purple Cauliflower.
Also available on the CNY menus and for takeaway are the Prosperity Lobster (or Abalone), Salmon & Coral Seaweed Yu Sheng, as well as the auspicious Royal Seafood Pot ($328 for 6 persons) with premium ingredients like fish maw, fresh scallops, crab, lobster, tiger prawn, fresh clam, and baby Shanghai cabbage. Equally indulgent is the Treasure Pot ($328 for 4-6 persons / $498 for 8-10 persons), comprising an assortment of 15 delicacies including sea cucumber, 8-head abalone, dried scallop, fish maw, sea moss, dried oyster, white cabbage, prawn, pork knuckle, yam,, smoked duck, lotus root, mushroom, and king oyster mushroom, cooked in a dried cuttlefish sauce for added umami.
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- RED HOUSE SEAFOOD NANYANG
- PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD
- XIN CUISINE
- MAN FU YUAN
- WAH LOK
PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD
Pan Pacific Orchard celebrates its inaugural Year of the Dragon with culinary masterpieces from newly-appointed Chinese Master Chef Leung Wing Cheung (former Executive Chef of Si Chuan Dou Hua) through a series of festive menus at The Chairman’s Lounge. Choose between The Delightful set menu ($2,688++), or the more opulent Prosperity ($2,988++) and Eternity set menu ($3,288++) per table of 10 persons respectively.
Toss to a year of highs with Chef Leung’s signature Prosperity Exotic Garden Yusheng ($188+ for 8-10 persons) layered with whisky-infused spiky sea cucumber and lobster. Likewise, herald in a bountiful year ahead with a Grand Fortune “Pen Cai” ($588+ for 6 persons / $980+ for 10 persons), packed with prized ingredients and auspicious delicacies including lobster, abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw, goose web, dried oyster, flower mushrooms, quail egg, minced fish rolls, beancurd skin, cordyceps flower, and roast duck. For gifting and takeaway, the multi-layered Ingot-shaped Nian Gao with Soya Bean Crisps ($88+/portion) is a must, as is the classic nian gao with a kueh lapis twist to symbolize prosperity and good fortune.
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- RED HOUSE SEAFOOD NANYANG
- PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD
- XIN CUISINE
- MAN FU YUAN
- WAH LOK
XIN CUISINE
Select from seven different set menus for an enticing variety of Cantonese delicacies at Xin Cuisine this Lunar New Year. For festive takeaways, this year’s highlight is the premium Boston Lobster and Ikura Yu Sheng with Passion Fruit Sauce ($268, available in large size only). There are four other yu sheng options on offer too (from $98/small to $188/large), including the popular Xin’s Signature Salmon Yu Sheng, Vegetarian Abalone Yu Sheng, and Sliced 2-head or Baby Abalone Yu Sheng.
Top festive roast meat takeaway choices include the timeless Xin’s Roast Suckling Pig ($508); Xin’s signature Home-style Roast Duck with Tea Leaves ($88), as well as the Eight Treasure Duck ($268). For a lavish alternative to Xin’s signature Traditional Pen Cai ($388/small or $688/large), consider either Xin’s Prosperity Pen Cai ($428/small or $788/large) or the Imperial Pen Cai ($888/small or $1,688/large), featuring lobster, whole Australian 3-head Abalone, or Bird’s Nest. And for a sweet ending, don’t miss the in-house crafted Xin’s Signature Yam and Pumpkin Cake or Xin’s Nian Guo with Coconut Sauce (each $53/box).
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- RED HOUSE SEAFOOD NANYANG
- PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD
- XIN CUISINE
- MAN FU YUAN
- WAH LOK
MAN FU YUAN
Celebrate a bountiful Chinese New Year at Michelin-recommended Man Fu Yuan, InterContinental Singapore with its traditional 60-inch Yu Sheng to welcome in the Lunar New Year. This year’s impressive ‘Dragon’s Wealth’ Yu Sheng ($888++ for 10 persons) is adorned with luxurious ingredients including rock lobster, sea urchin, ikura, shredded dried Hokkaido scallops, salmon sashimi, and crispy fish skin, finished with a refreshing honey miso golden peach and shallot oil dressing.
Choose from a selection of eight different set menus created by Executive Chinese Chef Aaron Tan, for a bevy of auspicious signature dishes, such as the Man Fu Yuan Abundance Treasure Pot on the five-course Blissfulness Prix-Fixe Menu ($888++ for five persons) brimming with over 18 premium ingredients comprising five-head whole abalone, rock lobster, premium sea cucumber, tiger palm mushroom, dried whole scallop, South Africa fish maw, and dace fish ball. Perennial favorites on the lavish seven-course Harvest Prix-Fixe Menu ($1,498++ for 5 persons) include the Double-boiled Collagen Soup with sakura chicken, premium fish maw, premium yellow jade sea cucumber; Cordyceps Flower served in Coconut Husk; Steamed Atlantic Cod Fish Fillet and Smoked Roasted Irish duck with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce, among others.
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- RED HOUSE SEAFOOD NANYANG
- PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD
- XIN CUISINE
- MAN FU YUAN
- WAH LOK
WAH LOK
Usher in the majestic Year of the Dragon with an ensemble of lavish culinary creations at Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant, featuring six curated set menus (from $468++ for four persons) and exquisite takeaway offerings, the latter specially created in a special collaboration between the restaurant’s culinary team and Carlton Hotel Singapore's pastry team. A must-try is the brand new Prosperity Pot ($198/4 pax or $258/6 pax), laden with abalone and slow-cooked braised pork belly, to symbolize abundance and good fortune, as well as the signature Longevity Poon Choi ($488/regular or $788/large) and Buddha Jump Over the Wall ($558/4 pax or $828/6 pax).
Sweeten the celebrations with symbolic treats, such as the auspicious Koi Fish Nian Gao ($32/piece), as well as the specially handcrafted open-faced Carlton Pineapple Tarts ($39/jar) and the golf-ball sized Premium Pineapple Tarts ($32/8 pieces), for an extra touch of luck, prosperity, and happiness.
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