Although many of us are still in the midst of the year-end holiday festivities, it’s never too early to start planning for Chinese New Year 2025 — especially since we’ll be slithering into the Year of the Snake slightly earlier than usual.
The auspicious day of reunions and family feasts on the eve of the Lunar New Year falls on 28 January 2025, with the main festival kicking off good and proper the very next day.
In other words, anyone looking to guarantee a worry-free yuletide holiday and restive January both would be well served to start looking and booking their abundant poon choi pots and yu sheng platters right now.
To that end, we’ve coiled up a list of auspicious goodies from noteworthy MICHELIN establishments in Singapore, all working tirelessly to bring you and your family the superbly satisfying snacks worthy of the Year of the Snake.
Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine (Orchard)
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MICHELIN-Starred Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine (Orchard) ushers in the Year of the Snake with a host of convivial festive delicacies fit for a home feast. The resplendent 5-Head Fresh Abalone Treasure Pot (S$558, serves six; S$800, serves 10) starts the festivities off with a decadent poon choy pot heaving with a bounty of five-head abalones, fresh prawns, scallops, sea cucumbers, roasted duck, dried oysters, pig’s skin, and more.
That’s not the only Lunar New Year mainstay you can look forward to, as the restaurant will also be offering the Fatt Choy Hamachi Yu Sheng in “Soon Tak” Style (S$128, serves four to six; S$248, serves six to 10) for festive lo heis, an auspicious Glutinous Rice Cake (S$29.80), and even the rib-sticking pair of Yam Cake (S$33.80) and Carrot Cake (S$33.80) for all-round joyous feasting.
Those who’d rather take the revelry outside of the home are more than welcome to indulge in a selection of Chinese New Year set menus at the restaurant with sets ranging from S$158 per person to a glorious S$688 each for the most exquisite set, with highlights including Braised 15-Head South African Whole Dried Abalone with Hokkaido Sea Cucumber in Oyster Sauce, and Baked Australian Lobster with Dried Fish. The set menus are available from 06 January until 12 February 2025.
Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine’s Chinese New Year offerings will be available from 06 January to 28 February 2025. For reservations, call +65 6736 2118 or head here. Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine is at ION Orchard, #03-05, 2 Orchard Turn, 238801, Singapore.
Shisen Hanten
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Fresh out of its near-six-month-long facelift, one-MICHELIN-Starred Shisen Hanten commemorates its first Chinese New Year in refreshed digs with an extensive range of festive offerings inflected by its Japanese, Sichuanese, and Cantonese influences.
All who visit the newly furbished restaurant can look forward to being regaled with one of six dine-in set menus (S$168++ to S$388++ per diner) thoughtfully curated for parties of all sizes, available from 19 January to 12 February 2025. Diners who prefer not to be locked into a fixed menu are also free to enjoy Shisen Hanten’s returning à la carte signatures, which include Roasted Irish Silver Hill Duck in “Dang Gui” Sauce, Foie Gras Chawanmushi with Crab Roe Soup, and Chen’s Mapo Tofu (referring to the restaurant’s patron, Chen Kentaro).
But even those who prefer to ring in the Year of the Snake from the comfort of their home are not left out of the celebration, as they’ll be duly equipped with festive centrepieces like the Shisen Hanten Abundant Fortune Pot (S$518 for takeaway, feeds four to six) boasting roasted duck, pork knuckle, whole abalone, Japanese scallops, live prawns, and sea cucumber simmered in a flavourful stock. The kicker? Every purchase of the lavish poon choi for takeaway comes with a complimentary Salmon Yu Sheng, Wok-fried Glutinous Rice with Chinese Sausage and Crispy Sakura Shrimp, and the restaurant’s Signature Chilli Sauce.
Shisen Hanten’s Chinese New Year offerings are available from 12 January to 12 February 2025. For reservations, call +65 6831 6262 or email shisenhanten@ouerestaurants.com. Shisen Hanten is at Hilton Orchard, Level 35, 333 Orchard Road, 238867, Singapore.
Summer Pavilion
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For a taste of MICHELIN-Starred Cantonese flair this Year of the Snake, look to Summer Pavilion’s roster of Lunar New Year treats. We’re talking familiar favourites like chef Cheung Siu Kong’s signature ten-layered poon choi pot positively stuffed with exquisite seafood and meats including sea perch, scallops, fish maw, and abalone; along with a reimagined take on a traditional festive salad with an indulgent prickly sea cucumber yusheng.
Both of these Chinese New Year delights will be made available at the restaurant, along with a selection of six- to eight-course set lunch and dinner menus priced from S$158++ per head, with highlights on the menu such as a hearty steamed vermicelli crowned with king scallop, caviar, crab roe, and egg white; steamed Dong Xing grouper fillet with luffa gourd and black fungus; and a nourishing double-boiled chicken soup with fish maw, matsutake mushroom, dried scallop, and soaked nostoc algae.
Summer Pavilion’s Chinese New Year offerings will be available from 13 January to 12 February 2025. For reservations, call +65 6434 5268 or email rc.sinrz.summerpavilion@ritzcarlton.com. Summer Pavilion is at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Level 3, 7 Raffles Avenue, 039799, Singapore.
Rempapa
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If all the poon choi, yusheng, and bakkwa (grilled pork jerky) of the season is getting to you, it might be time to ring in the Lunar New Year with a Peranakan-inspired twist. Enter Rempapa’s kueh team, presenting for the Year of the Snake a selection of handcrafted heritage treats that pay tribute to Southeast Asian culinary traditions.
There’s Kueh Bengka (S$65 for a whole cake, or S$12 for a four-piece set), a naturally gluten-free, golden-crusted tapioca cake made fragrant and luxurious with lashings of coconut milk and pandan; as well as Kueh Kosui (S$14 per set), an addictive wobbly snack hewn from rice flour, tapioca, and caramelly gula melaka (palm sugar) that’s served smothered in a delicious cloud of grated coconut. Great for festive gifting, and even better as a conversation starter on the living room table — though you might find guests hankering for a second helping or three.
Rempapa’s Chinese New Year offerings will be available from 29 January to 12 February 2025. For reservations, call +65 9459 1603 or email papa@rempapa.sg. Rempapa is at Park Place Residences at PLQ, #01-01/02/03, 2 Paya Lebar Road, 409053, Singapore.
Shang Palace
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As is tradition, restaurants all around Singapore will soon be recreating the upcoming year’s zodiac animal in yusheng form, and Shang Palace is no exception. Slithering onto their festive à la carte dine-in menu is the Auspicious Snake Yu Sheng (S$268++), which features an adorable snake masterfully crafted from head to tail with mango and an interlocking body of dragon fruit and green and yellow Italian cucumber.
Paired with smoked salmon and jellyfish, the festive yusheng comfortably feeds six to eight, serving as a lavish appetiser to the restaurant’s quintet of eight-course Chinese New Year menus (from S$198++ to S$398++ per person), with highlights including Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Braised South African Candy Heart Dried Abalone, Sautéed Lobster, and Braised Bird’s Nest Broth with Conpoy. These menus are available from 13 January to 12 February 2025.
Festive indulgences can also be found in the form of à la carte delights — think Sautéed Egg White with Cod Fish topped with Conpoy and Crab or Roasted Peking Duck — and a Lunar New Year-themed dim sum menu during lunch hours.
Home feasters are also welcome to snag the Abundance Pen Cai (S$528, serves eight) featuring over 18 luxurious ingredients like abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber, pork knuckle, and sweet-and-sour pan-fried prawn simmered for over six hours, as well as a a variety of yusheng variations heavy with lobster, Norwegian salmon, or South African abalone.
Shang Palace’s Chinese New Year offerings will be available from 04 January to 12 February 2025. For reservations, call +65 6123 4398, book your table online here, or email dining.sls@shangri-la.com for take-away delights. Shang Palace is at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, Lobby Level, 22 Orange Grove Road, 258350, Singapore.
Yan Ting
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At the swanky Cantonese diner Yan Ting, Chinese New Year looks like an extravagant banquet with courses of roast meats, fresh seafood, and celebratory platters aplenty. Whether you opt for the indulgent six-course menu at S$168++ per head or the elevated eight-course feast (S$1,888++ for a table of 10), prepare for auspicious Snake Year abundance by way of menu highlights like Japanese Somen with Braised 6-head Abalone — where the noodles long strands symbolise longevity and prosperity — and the Steamed Sea Perch Fillet with Red Date and Tangerine Peel, where the sweetness of the fork-tender fish is enhanced and uplifted with a hit of citrus and fragrant red dates. These curated set menus (plus a host of other Lunar New Year à la carte specials) will be available for dine-in only from 13 January to 12 February 2025.
With that said, diners who prefer to hold their festive reunion at home will be pleased to know that they can begin ordering festive takeaway delicacies from 03 January. This includes everything from Yan Ting’s take on classic centrepieces like poon choy (from S$568, serves six) and yu sheng (from S$89, serves two to six), to the restaurant’s signature Kurobuta pork bak kwa (S$88) and the adorable, almost too-cute-to-eat Double Happiness Koi Fish Rice Cake (S$88, comes in a red leatherette box for gifting).
Yan Ting’s Chinese New Year offerings are available from 03 January to 12 February 2025. For reservations, call +65 6506 6887, email yanting@stregis.com, or visit website to pre-order goodies. Yan Ting is at The St. Regis Hotel, Level 1U, 29 Tanglin Road, 247911, Singapore.
Yì By Jereme Leung
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A riveting selection of abundant festive treasures await at Yì By Jereme Leung, a contemporary Chinese restaurant located in the heart of the historic Raffles Hotel Singapore. Auspicious festive menus worthy of the Year of the Snake begin here at S$198++ per person, with Lunar New Year delicacies like Poached Squid with Arrowhead, Black Moss, Ginger & Scallion Sauce; Double-boiled Wild Red Mushroom, Dried Scallop & Fish Maw Soup with Abalone; and Steamed Spotted Garoupa with Chicken Essence, Luffa Melon, Cured Meat & Shao Xing Wine gracing the seasonal menu. As always, diners are free to select their own reunion feasts from the à la carte menu or indulge in a well-deserved Chinese New Year dim sum brunch amid the festive visiting.
While you’re there, make sure to pick up some takeaway delights for home parties, whether that be sweets like a Homemade Water Chestnut Cake with Nostoc Pearl (S$58), or Steamed Red Dates Nian Gao (S$58); or yusheng platters artfully laden with an assortment of lavish seasonal flavours, ranging from salmon sashimi and sakura shrimp to abalone (S$108, feeds four to six; S$218, feeds eight to 10), or Spanish Iberico ham and honey melon (S$172, feeds four to six; S$282, feeds eight to 10), all infused with the restaurant’s signature floral scent of Yunnan rose.
Yì By Jereme Leung's Chinese New Year offerings will be available from 30 December 2024 to 10 February 2025. For reservations, call +65 6412 1816, book your table online here, or email yi@raffles.com for celebrations at home. Yì By Jereme Leung is at Raffles Arcade, #03-02, 328 North Bridge Road, 188719, Singapore.
