For the Chinese, the Lunar New Year is a time for sharing warmth, happiness, and laughter over auspicious fare such as dumplings, noodles, Peking duck, and oranges. Needless to say, you can expect to eat well on this special occasion. Here are the best places to indulge with friends and loved ones.
From B12,888 for a set menu for 4 to 6 people
Savor specialties such as roasted duck Lo Hei, steamed black grouper with matsutake mushroom and Iberico ham, and mapo tofu with tiger prawns.
Available from Feb 7 to 25. Call 02 656 0444.
From 16,888 for a set menu for 6 people
One of Bangkok’s best restaurants for Peking duck offers three special set menus, each one featuring dishes with auspicious foods, such as fish maw soup, abalone, Peking duck, and lobster. The sets are B16,888 Harmony for six people, B24,888 Abundance for eight people, and B33,888 Eternal Bliss for 10 people.
Available from Feb 8 to 11. Call 02 125 5000.
From B150/dish
Not everyone enjoys big meals. If you’d rather keep it simple this Chinese New Year but still get your fill, then come Kimpton Maa-Lai hotel, where Phra Khanong dim sum eatery Kowloon Diner has set up a popup stall. On offer are its house specialties such as siu mai and har gow (150/serving).
Available from Feb 1 to 11, 9:00-16:00 daily. Call 02 0560 9999.
B1,388 per person for a buffet
Chinese favorites, from Peking duck and suckling pig to beef mala and sweet potato, are offered with Singaporean hawker-style noodles at this special buffet dinner at Stock.Room.
Available from Feb 9 to 11, 17:30-22:30. Call 02 056 9999.
From 800/dish
The riverside Thai restaurant of Capella hotel joins in on the Chinese New Year festivities with auspicious Chinese dishes created by Chef Kannika Jitsangworn. Highlights include mee sua noodles with sustainably caught seafood, claypot grass noodles with Ranong crab meat, and veggie-loaded Lo Hei.
Available from Feb 8 to 11, 12:00-22:00. Call 02 098 3888.
From B2,688 per person for a set menu
The posh Chinese eatery is celebrating the Lunar New Year with eight-course set menus (B2,688 and B2,988) featuring several food-for-luck dishes such as steamed fillet, golden-roasted duck, and Lo Hei noodle salad.
Available from Feb 9 to 11 for lunch and dinner.
B1,699 per person for a dim sum buffet
Fill up on unlimited special Chinese dishes, from Hainanese chicken rice and wok-tossed Shanghai seafood to Cantonese goose feet claypot and abalone soup, along with scrumptious dim sum bites to welcome the Year of the Dragon.
Available from Feb 10 to 12 for lunch and dinner.
From B19,888 for a set menu for 10 people
JW Marriott’s executive chef Leslie Du has come up with numerous auspicious dishes to welcome the Year of the Dragon, including Peking duck, char siu, fish maw soup, and, of course, Lo Hei salad.
Available from Feb 8 to 12 for lunch and dinner.
B1,688 per person for a dim sum buffet; from B6,888 for a set menu for five people
At Liu, you can choose between enjoying your fill of traditional and creative dim sum offerings (don’t miss the charcoal har gow) or come in a group to savor flavorful and auspicious dishes like fish maw, corn soup, and Lo Hei.
Available from Feb 9 to 14.
From B23,104 for a set menu for 8 people
Sukhumvit’s favorite Cantonese restaurant prepares a special set menu for the Lunar New Year filled with auspicious indulgences, such as fish maw soup, baked Boston lobster, Peking duck, and deep-fried nian gao. You can always top up your luck with a Yu Sheng salad (B2,388-3,888).
Available Feb 10-15. Book via https://bit.ly/RSVNPagoda
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