The best restaurants for Chinese New Year 2025 reunion dinner in Singapore

Impress the relatives this year at the Michelin-recommended Man Fu Yuan at InterContinental Singapore. It’s got a range of eight prix fixe menus available from January 6 to February 16, catering to various group sizes and appetites. The fuss-free Blissfulness menu ($938) is good for five, and comes with quintessential New Year dishes like the Abundance Treasure Pot with over 18 premium ingredients – think abalone, rock lobster, sea cucumber, and the like. You and your family can also toss to the new year with Man Fu Yuan’s Fortune yu sheng with classic toppings of salmon sashimi and golden wafu dressing. For an even more luxurious celebration, opt for the seven-course Harvest menu ($1558 for five), where you’ll be treated to a dazzling array of dishes including double-boiled sakura chicken soup with fish maw, steamed Mandarin Perch fillet, and braised rock lobster bisque. The feast continues with à la carte favourites like roast suckling pig, applewood-smoked Irish duck, and more.

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This hotel restaurant is setting the stage for an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year in the heart of vibrant Chinatown, all dressed up for the occasion. From January 15 to 28 and February 3 to 12, gather the fam for Feasts of Fortune (lunch from $78, dinner from $108) featuring classic Asian dishes such as braised Shanghainese pork belly with baby abalone, and smoky delights fresh off the Josper Grill. Weekends (from $98) get even better with free-flow house wines, beers, and cocktails from 3pm to 5pm. Then on Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner (at $158) through February 2 (lunch from $108, dinner from $128), celebrate with Joyful Reunions, featuring a wide selection of fresh seafood and dim sum, and favourites like Chinese-style rock lobster with glass noodles, Hong Kong-style crab meat ee-fu noodles, and rich giant garoupa fish noodle in collagen broth. This buffet spread also includes the Prosperity Smoked Salmon Yu Sheng to toss to good fortune with loved ones.

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Singapore’s winding river creates the perfect backdrop to usher in the Year of the Snake, so why not get festive at Grand Copthorne Waterfront’s Food Capital? Its Chinese New Year buffet (lunch from $68, dinner from $98) entices with fresh seafood and sashimi, alongside Asian delights like wok-fried black pepper sliced beef and char siew Australian lamb rack. Make your celebration even grander with the reunion specials from January 28 to 30 (lunch from $78, dinner from $118), and enjoy them at 25 percent off when you book and complete full pre-payment by January 10. Add yu sheng to your festive feast at an exclusive price to toss to good fortune too. Don’t miss a pre-lunch lion and dragon dance and war drums performance at 11am on January 30, and complimentary Chinese calligraphy service from 1pm to 3pm on January 21, 24, 27 and February 6.

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A glamorous Lunar New Year meal awaits at eight-year Michelin-star awardee Summer Pavilion. This restaurant in The Ritz Carlton does Cantonese classics right, from the acclaimed Dong Xing Grouper fillet with luffa gourd and black fungus, to a nourishing double-boiled chicken soup with fish maw, matsutake mushrooms and dried scallops. You’ll get to savour other festive dishes on top of these in Summer Pavilion’s six-to-eight-course menus (from $158 per person), available from January 13 to February 12. These include highlights like sea cucumber yu sheng; steamed vermicelli with king scallop, caviar, crab roe, and egg white; as well as pen cai bursting with ten layers of seafood and meats, like sea perch, scallops, fish maw, and of course, abalone. Visit within the first 15 days of Chinese New Year to receive exclusive Ritz Carlton red packets and a pair of Mandarin oranges per reservation – handy accompaniments as you go about your house visits.

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We’re big fans of this esteemed Chinese restaurant housed in the cushy St Regis Singapore. Recently-appointed chef Chan Chung Shing whips up age-old Cantonese signatures with finesse, and you’ll get to try some of these in the eight Lunar New Year set menus (from $168 per person) that the restaurant is offering this festive season. The six-course Bountiful set features a luscious braised fish maw broth with dried scallops and a generous serving of crab meat. There’s also the steamed Marble Goby ‘Soon Hock’ fillet, as well as premium braised six-head abalone with oyster and black moss. And while the restaurant is known for its exclusive Weekend Dim Sum Brunch, for the period of February 5 to 12 only, a selection of dim sum will be made available for lunch daily. These include steamed pork and shrimp dumplings with abalone ($22.80 for three), homemade steamed rice rolls with shrimp, scallops, or barbecued pork ($12.80), deep-fried shrimp beancurd roulettes ($10.80 for three), and more. 

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This Michelin-starred stalwart in the ritzy Conrad Singapore Orchard has been around since 1982 and remains an evergreen favourite for Cantonese cuisine. Two set menus are available on Chinese New Year Eve – a six-course Imperial menu ($298 per person) or the eight-course Gold menu ($598 per person). Prices are on the higher end, because you’ll be indulging in the likes of yu sheng with silver fish and South African abalone, ee fu noodles topped with lobster chunks, barbecued suckling pig done two ways, and many more delights. Also available on January 28th is the seven-course Fortune set menu ($198) which will require a minimum group of six diners. This set includes smoked salmon yu sheng, Buddha Jump Over the Wall broth served in young coconuts, and steamed red grouper with mandarin peel and black bean sauce, among others. Diners can also make a reservation between January 13 to February 12 for Summer Palace’s Lunar New Year set menus and à la carte dishes.

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On top of offering a wide spread of traditional Cantonese dishes and a thoughtful range of Lunar New Year menus, Chinese restaurant Yàn has the added perk of a classy location perched on the rooftop of the National Gallery. From January 6 to February 12, ring in the Year of the Snake with one of its six set menus (from $138 per person). The standard Fortune Feast ($168 per person) starts with the salmon and sakura shrimp yusheng, followed by a hearty braised conpoy broth with scallops and crab meat. Then, tuck into a barbecued trio of roasted duck, poached chicken, and pork belly, before savouring the steamed cod fish fillet – a perennial favourite among regulars. The meal ends on a high, with chilled bird’s nest and roselle flower jelly, as well as steamed nian gao – a Lunar New Year staple. Pro-tip: take your relatives on a stroll around the Gallery’s rooftop to walk off all that food, and soak in the gorgeous night-time view of the civic district while at it.

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Those who prefer Teochew cuisine over Cantonese food can look to Tien Court as a reliable alternative this Chinese New Year. The restaurant has been around since 1989, tucked away on the second floor of Copthorne King’s Hotel. From January 10 to February 12, choose between five Lunar New Year set menus (from $142 per person). We recommend the Bountiful set menu ($148 per person) particularly for the braised white teat sea cucumber in oyster sauce. The set also includes the braised fish maw and golden pumpkin soup – a comforting broth popular among elderly folks. Other classics like the steamed cod, XO ee fu noodles with king prawns, and mango pomelo sago are also done well. There’s also the option to take things up a notch with Tien Court’s à la carte signatures, one of which being the Eight Treasure Irish duck ($108) served atop a bed of ingredients including dried scallops, chestnuts, and bamboo shoots.

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