As the Lunar New Year approaches, the anticipation of family reunions and festive feasting fills the air. While preparing a hearty reunion dinner is a tradition for most families, it can be very time-consuming to do, especially if you have multiple gatherings. If you’re searching for fuss-free, convenient alternatives, then look no further than our guide to the best reunion dinner dine-in and takeaway deals—including yusheng, pen cai, and more—to help you spend less time in the kitchen, and more time with your loved ones this Chinese New Year 2024.
CNY is the time for plenty and abundance, so celebrate that by having your reunion dinner at J65, JEN Singapore Tanglin’s buffet restaurant. Their Prosperity Buffet will run from 1 February to 24 February, priced at $68++ for lunch, or $88++ for dinner, for adults. The festive buffet menu spans a range of international dishes and seasonal specials, all prepared with high-quality ingredients that are often locally sourced. Highlights include the DIY Yusheng, Braised Duck with Mushroom and Chestnut, Grilled Baby Lobster with Tarragon Butter, and Seafood in Mushroom Essence. End off the meal with J65’s famed Durian Pengat dessert. What’s more, the buffet is halal-certified and family-friendly— kids under the age of six dine for free! Do note that the lunch and dinner buffets are not held throughout the week, so it’s best to check the J65 website for more information.
The hotel also has a range of CNY takeaways for your reunion dinner at home, all packed with ingredients that symbolise wealth, prosperity, luck, and happiness. Lou hei with their Norwegian Smoked Salmon Yu Sheng (from $98), topped with slices of premium smoked fish. Pair that with their Fortune Big Bowl (from $428): pen cai packed with goodies such as fish maw, sea cucumber and more.
Order from JEN Singapore Tanglin here.
J65 is a halal-certified eatery.
Carlton Hotel Singapore’s award-winning Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant is known for their stellar Cantonese dishes, which makes them an excellent choice for a dine-in reunion dinner with the fam. Welcome the dragon year with their selection of six curated set menus, including their new Happiness 年年有余 Set, priced at $1,348++ for eight people. The eight-dish set comes with highlights such as their decades-long signature Soon Tak Yu Sheng, topped with slices of hamachi sashimi, Steamed Live Soon Hock, Braised Whole Abalone, Dried Oyster, Black Moss & Vegetable, and Roasted Duck. The meal finishes with a refreshing Chilled Green Apple Jelly with Chrysanthemum dessert.
If you’re dining in larger groups, note that the Happiness 年年有余 Set can be sized up for nine people ($1,508++) and 10 people ($1668++). The menus are available from 29 January to 24 February.
Book your table at Wah Lok Restaurant here.
Stamford Catering goes big this dragon year with a variety of reunion dinner deliveries for groups of all sizes. Whether it’s an office party or an intimate gathering, Stamford Catering has you covered with their wide selection of menus, catered buffets, bento sets, and even a la carte items this Chinese New Year.
If you’re dining with a group of eight to 10 and want to DIY your reunion dinner, opt for the CNY Customised Bundle. Priced from $300++, you get to choose from Stamford Catering’s delicious lineup of festive dishes, from yusheng to pen cai, claypot dishes and more. Highlights include their Auspicious Lobster Yu Sheng ($118.80+), adorned with lobes of live-cooked lobster, the Fortune Abalone Imperial Pun Choy ($198.80+), generously topped with tiger prawns, and the Grilled Salmon Fillet with Spicy Passion Fruit Sauce ($75.80+), a sweet-spicy medley with pieces of grilled fish. All items mentioned here are available a la carte as well!
Stamford Catering’s Chinese New Year menus are available to order now, for home delivery between 24 January to 9 March. Order any of their CNY menus online before 28 January 2024 and use the code ‘GOLDENEATBOOK’ to get a free 10-piece Golden Pumpkin Croquette, while stocks last. Each order is entitled to one complimentary dish per address.
Stamford Catering is a halal-certified eatery.
Treat your fam to a Japanese-style reunion dinner this CNY at super chio Japanese restaurant Mio Fine Foods. The 8 Course Set Menu ($268++) here is good for four, and starts with Mio Fine Food’s signature Edible Garden Yu Sheng with Assorted Sashimi, dressed with a house-made plum sauce. Other highlights on this set menu include Almond Ebi Tempura and mains such as Mini Hotate Ikura Truffle Somen or Gyu Don.
If you’re going the a la carte route, the Edible Garden Yu Sheng can be paired with Abalone Mushrooms at $58++, or made luxe with the Assorted Sashimi option, priced at $68++.
Address: 82 Neil Road, Singapore 088843
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 9:30pm, Fri 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm, Sat 12pm to 4pm, 6pm to 10pm, Sun 12pm to 4pm, 6pm to 9:30pm
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Mio Fine Foods is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium has you covered with their lineup of premium CNY takeaways. Ordering their Boston Lobster and Ikura Yu Sheng with Passion Fruit Sauce (from $268) for your reunion dinner will definitely make you the favourite person for the evening, thanks to how indulgent the yusheng is. Sweet lobster meat is jazzed up with a zesty passion fruit sauce, then finished with pops of brine from the salmon roe pearls. Other yusheng options are available too.
A reunion dinner isn’t complete without roasted meats and pen cai, and thankfully, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium has you covered for both. For the former, choose from a range of different proteins, all masterfully roasted, from a whole Roast Suckling Pig ($508) to a Home-Style Roast Duck Smoked With Tea Leaves ($88). On the pen cai front, prices start at $388 for Xin’s Traditional Pen Cai, which comes with a ton of goodies, including abalone, scallops, and sea cucumber. Finally, end the meal with a sweet treat in the form of their Nian Gao With Coconut Sauce ($53), which can be enjoyed steamed, pan-fried, or deep-fried at home.
All these takeaways are available to order with a 15% discount from now till 21 February.
Order from Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium here.
Image credit: Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
For CNY reunion dinners fit for royalty, make reservations at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant. The hotel restaurant is known for their range of Cantonese delicacies, and this CNY, they have a wide variety of course and banquet dinner menus to suit groups of different sizes. Prices start at $118++ per person for their Auspicious Times menu, which comes with five courses, including Xin’s Salmon Yu Sheng and Braised 5-Head Abalone, Sea Cucumber, and Bai Ling Mushroom in Supreme Stock. Menus can feed up to 10 people, with dishes such as Lobster Ee-Fu Noodles, Home-Style Roast Duck Smoked With Tea Leaves and more. These curated set menus are available for dine-in till 24 February.
However, if you want to dine on the eve of CNY itself with the fam, opt for Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant’s banquet menu. Starting at $698++ for six people, the menu stars eight different courses, beginning with Xin’s Vegetarian Salmon Yu Sheng, then a trio of roast meats, as well as a whole steamed garoupa prepared Hong Kong style. All this is served in Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium’s ballroom—a fitting setting for the occasion. What’s more, you get 10% off when you reserve a table to dine on 9 February! Terms and conditions apply.
Reserve a table at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant here.
Address: 317 Outram Road, Singapore 169075
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 9:30pm
Tel: 3138 2531
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Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Cantonese restaurant Yàn has a lineup of six curated dine-in menus should you wish to have your reunion dinner at a restaurant this Chinese New Year. Prices start at $128++ for their Vegetarian Set Menu, which comes with six courses, of which there are dishes such as Double-Boiled Bird’s Nest, Golden Pumpkin Broth, and Wok-fried Glutinous Rice.
If it’s takeaways you’re after, the restaurant has you covered with their selection of festive treats, from pen cai to roast meats, even a whole family feast. The latter is a six-course menu priced at $108+ per person, and comes with a full Prosperity Salmon Yusheng to start, followed by a Barbecue Platter, Braised Six Head Abalone, and other delights.
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Mod-Peranakan restaurant Rempapa offers a CNY feast with a twist. From 3 February to 24 February, pay a visit to the restaurant to enjoy a special festive dine-in menu, with a selection of a la carte dishes to order. If you’re dining with the family, the Herbal Chicken in Lotus Leaf ($48++) is a must, starring a whole French chicken cooked with a selection of herbs, wrapped in a lotus leaf. The Teochew-Style Steamed Red Grouper ($68++) is another dish worth ordering—a whole fish is steamed in superior chicken stock, then topped with salted vegetables, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, and beancurd. Rempapa is also known for their kueh, and for the occasion, they’re pulling out the stops with an all-new Mandarin Orange Steamed Kueh ($6.80 for six). This is also available for takeaway.
Rempapa is not a halal-certified eatery.
Here are all the Chinese New Year 2024 reunion dinner options for dine-in and takeaways! For more festive offerings, check out our best pineapple tarts and best yusheng guides.
This post was brought to you by JEN Singapore Tangling, Carlton Hotel, Stamford Catering, and Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium.
Featured image adapted from Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium.
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