Chinese New Year 2021 will fall on 12 February. With restaurants likely to be still operating with significantly reduced seating capacity and limits on dining party size, it will be prudent to plan early for the lunar new year celebrations. Whether you plan on eating out or having a feast at home to usher in the Year of the Ox, it is not too early to explore the varied celebratory options.
Reunions of Joy and Prosperity at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel (新加坡万豪董厦酒) has a treasure trove of Lunar New Year celebratory delicacies, perfect for reunions and feastings. Herald the year of the Ox with propitious Lunar New Year feasts at the award-winning Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant or get exquisite takeaway treasures that you can gift your loved ones or enjoy in the comfort of home.
Chinese New Year 2021 Celebrations at Wan Hao
Lauded for Cantonese gastronomy at its best, this Oriental paradise entices with a flourish of bespoke Set Menus, à la carte Lunar New Year masterpieces and irresistible takeaway treats.
In the spotlight is Wan Hao Imperial Pot of Prosperity Pen Cai with Australian 3-Head Abalone & Goose Feet 盆满钵满 (黄金盆菜) ($688++/6 persons) / ($1088++/10 persons). Making a debut this year is the Wan Hao Eight Treasures Imperial Pot with Bird’s Nest (贵妃煲) ($788nett/10 persons).
Toss to an auspicious year with a choice of Lobster, Scallop, Salmon, Tuna, Caviar & Crispy Fish Skin Yu Sheng (至尊鱼生捞起) (Large: $268++); Boston Lobster (Cooked) & Caviar Yu Sheng (鱼子酱波士顿龙虾捞起) (Large: $188++, Small: $108++); Mini Abalone & Crispy Fish Skin Yu Sheng (千孙鲍鱼捞起) (Large: $158++, Small: $88++); Smoked Duck Breast & Crispy Fish Skin Yu Sheng (熏鸭胸捞) (Large: $128++, Small: $68++); Pear & Avocado Vegetarian Yu Sheng (雪梨养身鱼生) (Large: $128++, Small: $68++).
20 January to 26 February 2021 (Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant)
Auspicious Lunar New Year Set Menus – from $108.80++ per person (4 to 8 persons) to $2088++ per 10 persons
11 February 2021 (Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant)
Jubilant Lunar New Year Eve Set Menus – from $118.80++ per person (4 to 8 persons) to $2098++ per 10 persons
For pre-orders, call 6831 4605, email singaporemarriott.festive@marriotthotels.com or visit celebratorydelights.com/cny
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel 新加坡万豪董厦酒
320 Orchard Road, Singapore 238865
A Tablescape of Bountiful Blessings
Tablescape will be offering a CNY dine-in dinner menu for the first time ever. From 8 to 26 February 2021 (not available on 14 February), at $138++ per person for a min. of 2 persons, Tablescape offers a six-course set dinner for dine-in from 6pm to 10pm during Lunar New Year.
Full of produce that’ll make even the strictest grandmothers nod approvingly, the meal will also please the younger crowd with its thoughtful creation for an East-West culinary adventure.
Tablescape
Level 3, 10 Coleman Street, Grand Park City Hall
Singapore 179809
Lunar New Year with Auntie’s Wok and Steam
Herald in the Year of the Ox with nine new epicurean delights alongside mesmerising views of Singapore’s skyline at Auntie’s Wok and Steam in Andaz Singapore.
Paying homage to traditions and as a testament to his culinary expertise for over 20 years, Xi’an-born Chinese Chef Guo Qiang of Auntie’s Wok and Steam offers delicacies not to be missed. For an abundance of prosperity, savour heartwarming Fish Maw Soup, Steamed Marble Goby Fish and Ginseng-braised French Whole Chicken.
All items are available à la carte or as part of Auntie’s Wok and Steam’s eight-course Lunar New Year set menu (starting at $128++ per person, with a minimum of four persons).
Auntie’s Wok and Steam
Level 25, Andaz Singapore
5 Fraser Street, Singapore 189354
Tel: +65 6408 1288
Carousel Ushers in a Bullish Year in 2021
The chefs at Carousel are ushering in the Year of the Ox with Bullish Prosperity Yusheng and festive a la carte buffets.
Bullish Prosperity Yusheng ( 牛 转 钱 坤鱼生)
Enjoy this flavourful and healthier choice that the chefs have created from scratch. The special ingredient for this year is crispy burdock ( 牛蒡 ), to welcome the Year of the Ox. Crispy burdock replaces the traditional crackers as gold ingots. For extra prosperity, the chefs included 8 edible lucky gold coins in the dish that are made up of a healthy mix of multi-grains and nuts florentine.
Small set (4-6 persons) $128.00
Large set (8-10 persons) $168.00
Yusheng is available from Gourmet Carousel from 8 to 26 February 2021. Traditional salmon, tuna and abalone yusheng are also available.
Carousel Festive A la Carte Buffet
Highlights on the a la carte lunch and dinner buffet menu from Lunar New Year Eve to Lunar New Year Day 3 (11 to 14 February 2021) include Baby Lobster Prawn Noodles, Emperor’s Superior Seafood Fish Maw Soup with Crabmeat, Wok Fried Mongolia Lamb Spare Ribs and Baked Halibut Fillet with Pumpkin Sauce.
Lunar New Year Eve (11 February 2021)
Lunch (12pm – 2pm) $68++ (Adult) $43++ (Child)
Dinner (6.30pm – 9.30pm) $98++ (A) $52++ (C)
Lunar New Year Day 1, 2 & 3 (12, 13 & 14 February 2021)
Lunch (12pm – 2pm) $68++ (A) $43++ (C)
Dinner (6.30pm – 9.30pm) $88++ (A) $49++ (C)
Child price applies for children between age 4 and 11 years old.
Carousel
Lobby Level, 25 Scotts Road, Singapore 228220
Tel: +65 6219 3780
Yellow Pot releases three new Chinese New Year set menus
In celebration of the reopening of modern Chinese restaurant Yellow Pot Tanjong Pagar housed at Duxton Reserve, Autograph Collection, Head Chef Sebastian Goh has curated three new eight-course set menus aimed at redefining festive feasting.
Prosperity Menu (S$58 per person), Signature Reunion Menu (S$88 per person), and Golden Abundance Menu (S$118 per person).
The iconic Yellow Pot Tanjong Pagar is known for their creative take on traditional Chinese cuisine and dining spaces that are adorned by large golden fans and aptly embellished with yellow pots of various sizes and configurations. Starting February, guests are invited to experience a reunion meal with an innovative twist at both Yellow Pot Tanjong Pagar and Yellow Pot Little India restaurants.
The menus will be available from 1 February to 26 February 2021 at Yellow Pot – Yellow Pot Tanjong Pagar located in the award-winning Duxton Reserve, Autograph Collection, and Yellow Pot Little India located in The Vagabond Club, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. All three menus will be available at Yellow Pot Tanjong Pagar for lunch and dinner service, whilst Yellow Pot Little India will offer the Signature Reunion Set Menu for dinner service only.
83 Duxton Road at Duxton Reserve, Singapore 089540
39 Syed Alwi Road at The Vagabond Club, Singapore 207630
Usher in the auspicious Year of the Ox at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
Ring in the Lunar New Year of the Ox at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore with an enticing array of festive delicacies.
From 8 to 26 February 2021, gather your loved ones for a joyous reunion at Cherry Garden and indulge in specially curated Lunar New Year feasts. Toss to a sweet year of good fortune and success with five auspicious Yu Sheng platters topped with homemade plum sauce, including the Triumph Yu Sheng packed with premium ingredients such as black truffle and black caviar. A symbol of prosperity and abundance, Cherry Garden’s signature Luxurious Pen Cai continues to take centre stage this Spring Festival with a lavish pot of delicacies such as whole head abalone, lobster, scallop, king prawn, sea cucumber and more.
Lunar New Year Treats at Goodwood Park Hotel
Beloved signatures as well as new goodies and lavish delicacies are available at Goodwood Park Hotel from 24 January to 26 February 2021, to usher in auspicious tidings for the arrival of the Year of the Ox.
Lunar New Year Eve Dinner Celebration at Windsor Ballroom (11 Feb)
Celebrate the all-important reunion dinner on 11 February 2021 at the resplendent Windsor Ballroom with a specially curated set menu at $838++ for a table of 6 persons or $1108++ for a table of 8 persons.
The line-up at Min Jiang includes the MJ Five Fortune Takeaway Appetiser Platter 岷江五福拼盘; Double-boiled Abalone Soup and Eel Fish Maw with handmade Prawn Dumplings and Minced Pork Balls in Claypot 金 鲍鳗鱼鳔云吞汤; Slow-braised Spicy Oxtail with Pickled Mustard and Enoki Mushrooms in Claypot ‘牛 转乾坤(酸辣牛尾骨); Braised Spring Chicken with Pork Belly and Sea Treasures in Claypot 富贵鲍鱼扣 肉鸡煲; Steamed Cassava ‘Nian Gao’ with Fresh Coconut 金薯雪花年糕; and Chilled D24 Durian ‘Nian Gao’ Roll D24 榴梿年糕卷.
Guests can also ring in prosperity, happiness and health with this year’s new elegantly presented ‘Yu Sheng’. Toss to new heights with the Joyful Blessings ‘Lo Hei’ 欢乐三文鱼捞起 from Min Jiang, and Auspicious Abundance ‘Lo Hei’ 鸿运金鲍帝皇蟹捞起 from Min Jiang at Dempsey.
Goodwood Park Hotel
22 Scotts Road, Singapore 228221
Usher in a Bountiful Year of the Ox with One Farrer Hotel
Look forward to joyous reunions to usher in a bountiful Year of the Ox with One Farrer Hotel’s culinary delights. Executive Chinese Chef Wong Yaw Vun and his team have put forth delicacies available for online orders, as well as sumptuous menus for private reunions at the Nest at One Farrer.
One Farrer Hotel’s selection of Lunar New Year goodies are perfect for auspicious festivities – includes Signature Yu Sheng (from $98) and Chef Wong’s bestselling Poon Choi ($298).
Over at the Nest at One Farrer, feasts fit for an emperor have been prepared with menus starting from $188++ per person. Within the beautifully-appointed private dining rooms at the Nest, your family and friends will be treated to a resplendent reunion with complete peace of mind. Indulge in a reunion like no other with the Nest’s 6-course Premium Menu ($208++ per person).
Orders and bookings may be placed from 8 Jan 2021 to 18 Feb 2021.
One Farrer Hotel
1 Farrer Park Station Road Singapore 217562
Tel: +65 6705 7828
Holiday Inn Chinese New Year 2021 Takeaway
Have a relaxing Chinese New Year 2021 celebration from the comfort of your own home with gourmet auspicious specials prepared by Holiday Inn Atrium’s culinary team, including treasure pots, yu sheng, roast meats as well as decadent desserts.
Menu Highlights
• Alaskan Crab with Salted Egg Yolk Sauce Yu Sheng
• Xin’s Gold Leaf Salmon Yu Sheng
• Home-style Roast Duck with Tea Leaves
• Xin’s Traditional Pen Cai
• Xin’s Yam and Pumpkin Cake
Prices start from $40 per dish
Now, you can save 20% off with our Early Bird special when you place your orders before 22 January 2020.
Order Period: 1 December 2020 – 23 February 2021
Collection Period:
• 7 January – 10 February 2021: 12.00pm – 8pm (Wed – Sun)
• 11 February 2021: 11.00am – 3.00pm
• 12 February – 26 February 2021: 12.00pm – 8.00pm (daily)
Collection Venue: Xin Chinese Cuisine Restaurant, Level 4
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
317 Outram Road, Singapore 169075
Ox-picious Chinese New Year Celebrations with Shangri-La Hotel
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore celebrates the ox-picious arrival of the Year of the OX with sumptuous culinary experiences available throughout January and February 2021.
Reunion Feasts for Dine-in
Dine in and immerse in the festivities at various establishments at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. Chinese New Year a la carte buffets are available at The Line, while special set menu and a la carte selections are available at Shang Place and The Lobby Lounge.
Imperial Chinese New Year at Shang Palace
From 25 January to 26 February 2021, guests can herald the arrival of Chinese New Year at Shang Palace with exquisite seven-course and eight-course set menus as well as delectable a la carte selections. Menus from S$108++ 每位 per person to S$298++ 每位 per person
Hearty Spring Reunion Buffets at The Line
Lunar New Year Eve |11 February 2021, Thursday
Lunch Buffet
12pm to 2.30pm
$88++ per adult
$48++ per child (from 6 to 11 years old)
Dinner Buffet
1st Seating | 5.30pm to 7.30pm
2nd Seating | 8pm to 10pm
$148++ per adult
inclusive of unlimited beer, house wine, soft drinks, juices, coffee & tea
$58++ per child (from 6 to 11 years old)
Lunar New Year First Day | 12 February 2021, Friday
Lunch Buffet
12pm to 3pm
$98++ per adult
$48++ per child
from 6 to 11 years old (from 6 to 11 years old)
Dinner Buffet
1st Seating | 5.30pm to 7.30pm
2nd Seating | 8pm to 10pm
$148++ per adult
inclusive of unlimited beer, house wine, soft drinks, juices, coffee & tea
$58++ per child (from 6 to 11 years old)
The Lobby Lounge Chinese New Year Six-Course Set
11 to 14 February 2021, 12pm – 3pm
$200++ per set (serves 4)
Popiah Set
Popiah skin, turnip filling, sweet sauce, minced garlic, chili sambal, local lettuce,
poached prawns, cucumber julienne, egg julienne, fresh coriander
Kong Bak Pau, Chili Crab & Prawn, Ayam Pongteh, Chap Chye, Cheng Teng and Assorted Chinese New Year Cookies
Auspicious Reunion Takeaways Feasts
Enjoy convenient takeaway feasts from Shang Palace and The Lobby Lounge for intimate celebrations at home.
– Shang Palace – Hearty 8-course Cantonese Feast including Norwegian Smoked Salmon Yusheng, Braised Bird’s Nest Soup and Braised Whole Abalone 25 January to 26 February 2020
$600 nett (serves 5)
View menu here
– The Lobby Lounge – Eurasian and Peranakan dishes including DIY Popiah Set
11 to 15 February 2021 | $200 nett (serves 4)
16 to 26 February 2021 | $150 nett (serves 4)
Bountiful Feasts at Park Hotel Clarke Quay
Park Hotel Clarke Quay ushers in the Year of the Ox with sumptuous spreads of Chinese New Year delights to accompany joyful reunions. Available for dine-in or takeaway via self-collection or delivery, four set menus (six to eight courses; $388 to $768) are specially curated by the hotel’s Banquet Chef James Wong, a veteran culinary specialist with four decades of experience in Asian and Cantonese cuisines.
The Prosperity Tuna Yu Sheng Platter features an array of auspicious ingredients to welcome health and wealth. Other highlights include popular dishes to serve for new year celebrations – a wholesome soup of Superior Braised Fish Maw with Crabmeat and Homemade Stuffed Crab Claw, and savoury Steamed Red Garoupa with Yellow Bean Past and a dessert of deep-fried Crispy Durian.
Date: 29 Jan – 26 Feb 2021
Timing (for dine-in): 12 noon – 2pm | 5.30pm – 7.30pm | 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Park Hotel Clarke Quay
1 Unity Street, 237983, Singapore
Auspicious Feast at the Red House
Red House Seafood, one of Singapore’s oldest seafood restaurants with a reputation of pairing fresh seafood with Asian flavours, has special CNY 2021 Set Menus from 4 January to 26 February 2021, starting from $488 for 4-6 diners.
It also has special Chinese New Year Eve Sets on 11 February 2021, starting from $468 for 4-6 diners.
A Takeaway Menu featuring Yu Sheng, Treasure Pot, Nian Gao and other Chinese New Year Goodies is available from 14 January 2021.
68 Prinsep Street
Singapore 188661
3C, River Valley Road
#01-02/03, The Cannery
Singapore 179022
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (Level 2)
392 Havelock Rd, Singapore 169663
Ring in the Year of the Ox with York Hotel’s Auspicious Delights
Revel in the Lunar New Year season with a plethora of time-honoured festive treasures with your loved ones. Take York Hotel’s celebration home with a selection of exquisitely crafted treats from the takeaway menu. Rejoice in the arrival of spring with our Reunion Dinner Set Menus and bond with loved ones over a scrumptious feast.
Reunion Dinner Set Menus | 29 January to 11 February 2021
S$488 (Happiness Set)
S$388 (Harmony Set)
S$288 (Wealth Set)
Lunar New Year Takeaway Delights | 29 January to 26 February 2021
Pricing starts from S$39+
Ban Heng Chinese New Year 2021 Set Menu & Delivery Menu
Ban Heng has Chinese New Year 2021 set menus for reasonably priced Lunar New Year celebration feasts.The restaurant also offers to deliver Pen Cai, Yu sheng and other Lunar New Year must eat to your home.
Celebrate Chinese New Year 2021 with Mimi
Celebrate new beginnings and family ties with an intimate reunion dinner at Mimi this Lunar New Year. Select from three unique reunion dinner menus (from $68++ per person).
Mimi’s rendition of “everyone’s favorite bit of reunion dinners”, Yu Sheng (魚生捞起), features a vibrant medley of pickled radishes, fried vermicelli and beautiful edible petals, complete with fresh sashimi slices and abalone. Mimi’s Yu Sheng is available for dine-in, takeaway and delivery.
Mìmì 秘密
3A River Valley Road, #01-02
Clarke Quay, Singapore 179020
Jumbo Group Reunion Dinner & CNY Menus
Jumbo Group’s Chui Huay Lim Teochew Restaurant and Jumbo Seafood Restaurants have special Reunion Set Menus (starting from $298 for 4) on 11 February 2021 and CNY Celebration Set Menus (starting from $258 for 4) from 18 January to 28 February 2021.
Boon Tong Kee Lunar New Year Specialities Takeaway
Famous Chicken Rice Chain has Lunar New Year Specialities for take away only. The Lunar New Year Menu includes chicken rice, of course, as well as Fai Cai Sliced Abalone and Prosperity Pot.
Swatow CNY 2021 Menus
Usher in the Year of the Ox with an abundance of good fortune in Swatow Garden or Swatow Seafood Payah or enjoy your annual reunion celebration in the comfort of home with Swatow’s new 2021 Lunar New Year Set Menus.
20% off when you place your order by 29 January 2021.
Swatow Seafood Restaurant 181 Toa Payoh Lorong 4 #02-602, 310181, Singapore 63631717
Swatow Garden Seafood Restaurant 22 Kensington Park Road, 557271, Singapore 63431717
Resplendent Chinese New Year Delights at Yàn
Greet the Year of the Ox over joyful reunions with Yàn’s bounteous spread of festive delights for dine-in and takeaway from 15 January to 26 February 2021.
A wealth of sumptuous feasts at Yàn
Usher in an auspicious new year with Yàn’s six set menus for dine-in, featuring classic Cantonese fare and premium auspicious ingredients to ring in a year of good fortune with menus ranging from five to eight courses (from $128++ to $228++ per person) and an eight-course vegetarian menu ($78++ per person). Toss to new heights with the elegant Abalone & Yellowtail with Gold Foil Lo Hei in ‘Shun De’ Style (from $92++).
Usher in a year of abundance with a bounteous Yàn Harvest Pen Cai (from $300), featuring eighteen ingredients nestled in a charming claypot, available for both dine-in and takeaway.
Heart-warming reunions at home
For convivial celebrations at home, Yàn presents a splendid array of sweet and savoury takeaways, available via delivery and self-collection. Indulge in classic salmon or yellow options for yusheng (from $72 nett to $102 nett) and barbecued delights, and festive snacks, perennial favourites for Chinese New Year.
Available for a limited time only from 28 January to 26 February 2021, the six-course Lunar New Year Family Feast ($88 nett per person; minimum 4 persons) highlights festive must-haves, such as the classic Salmon Yusheng, succulent Barbecue Honey Pork & Roast Pork Belly, and flavoursome Steamed Black Cod Fillet with Truffle Oil and Minced Garlic.
To welcome a year filled with good fortune, traditional favourites and more treats await. Yàn’s housemade Prosperity Nian Gao (700g; $22 nett) and the classic Pineapple Tarts (450g; $28.80 nett) are popular mainstays. Savoury sauces such as XO Spicy Sauce (250g; $24 nett) and Yellow Bean Chilli Sauce (250g; $10 nett) offer easy convenience during the busy festive days.
Yàn
#05-02 National Gallery Singapore
1 St Andrew’s Road, Singapore 178957
Poke Doke’s Festive CNY Yu Sheng with a Hawaiian Twist
Poke Doke is launching their CNY festive Yu Sheng with a refreshing twist to keep up with the excitement leading up to this Lunar New Year.
This familiar crowd favourite, uniquely injected with Hawaiian flavours, features fresh air-flown Norwegian salmon sashimi marinated in an original house shoyu sauce to give it that extra oomph! Indulge in a flavour you have never before in a traditional Yu Sheng. A healthier option, Poke Doke also offers a variety of poke bowls, preset and customisable, for a #guiltfree and delicious CNY reunion dinner!
Poke Doke’s CNY festive Yu Sheng is available in three sizes: Fortune Yu Sheng for 4-6 pax ($38.80), Prosperity Yu Sheng for 6-8 pax ($58.80) and Abundance Yu Sheng for 10-12 pax ($88.80), from3 February to 27 February 2021 island wide (Dine In, Takeaway, and Delivery).
Poke Doke
Millenia Walk, 9 Raffles Boulevard #01-95
Singapore 039596
Tel: 9181 9140
Spring Reunions at Hai Tien Lo, Pan Pacific
Usher in the blossoming New Year in abundance and elevate your joyous gatherings with a plethora of luxurious Cantonese delicacies at award-winning Hai Tien Lo. Executive Chef Ben Zeng presents ten impeccable set menus for a gastronomic celebration to remember.
Chinese New Year Set Menus
25 January to 26 February 2021
11:30am to 2:30pm, 6:00pm to 10:00pm
From $128 per diner
Chinese New Year Weekend Dim Sum Buffet
30 and 31 January, and 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21 February 2021
11:30am to 2:30pm
$99 per adult, $49.50 per child (six to 12 years old)
Hai Tien Lo Yu Sheng Platters
25 January to 26 February 2021
11:30am to 2:30pm, 6:00pm to 10:00pm
From $48 per platter
Hai Tien Lo Poon Choy
25 January to 26 February 2021
From $268 per pot
Pan Pacific Singapore
7 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039595
For more unconventional CNY meal options see
Restaurants for Chinese New Year 2021 – The Alternative List.
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