Gallop into flavour: Celebrate Chinese New Year 2026 with Horse-year feasts 

As the Year of the Horse approaches, it’s time to embrace the rich traditions and vibrant celebrations of Chinese New Year 2026. This auspicious occasion brings families and friends together to share abundance, welcome prosperity, and celebrate the joy of being together. At the heart of the festivities lies the dining table, where symbolic dishes like Yusheng, abalone, and fresh seafood represent good luck, health, and wealth. Chinese New Year meals are thoughtfully crafted to foster togetherness, delight the senses, and create cherished memories. Across Singapore and beyond, restaurants and eateries are ready to welcome the season with specially curated menus, festive set meals, and exclusive offerings, while home celebrations can be elevated with a selection of festive bakes, cookies, easy-to-prepare meals, and catering services. From traditional pineapple tarts to ready-made feasts and beverages, every bite is a celebration of abundance, making gatherings large or small effortless, delicious, and memorable. Let this Chinese New Year be one of meaningful meals, joyful moments, and a warm embrace of the year ahead with your loved ones. 

Wan Li Chinese Restaurant -Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel 

Celebrate the spirit of renewal, abundance, and togetherness this Chinese New Year at Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel, where time-honoured traditions are reimagined through inspired festive dining at Wan Li Chinese Restaurant.  Renowned for its elegant cuisine and warm hospitality, Wan Li Chinese Restaurant presents a selection of festive dine-in set menus, premium takeaway offerings, and private dining rooms ideal for intimate reunions and joyous celebrations, with festive set menus available until 3 March. At the heart of the festivities is the Signature Prosperity Yee Sang, a symbolic essential of the season that represents wealth, harmony, and good fortune. Available in varieties such as Abalone Prosperity Yee Sang, Fresh Salmon Fillet Prosperity Yee Sang, and Crispy Fish Skin Prosperity Yee Sang, diners are invited to raise their chopsticks high in a lively tossing ritual while exchanging heartfelt wishes for a prosperous year ahead. Complementing this is the Abundance Treasure Pot Poon Choi, a luxurious communal dish layered with premium ingredients. Available for both dine-in and takeaway, it serves as a comforting centrepiece for festive gatherings. To mark the occasion, Wan Li also presents specially curated Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner Set Menus, including the Wan Li Auspicious Set, Wan Li Prosperity Set, and Wan Li Happiness Set, starting from MYR 1,588 nett per table of six. Thoughtfully designed and elegantly presented, these menus are perfect for ushering in the Lunar New Year with style and meaning.

Hai Tien Lo: Pan Pacific Singapore 

Pan Pacific Singapore is delighted to unveil a vibrant series of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Horse, inviting guests to gather with family and friends in the spirit of togetherness, abundance, and prosperity. At the heart of the celebrations is award-winning Cantonese restaurant Hai Tien Lo, where Executive Chinese Chef Edden Yap and his culinary team present eight auspicious set menus alongside refined à la carte specialities, thoughtfully crafted with premium ingredients that symbolise good fortune and happiness. Guests can also indulge in an extensive selection of sweet and savoury Lunar New Year goodies, from classic cookies and festive kuehs to seasonal creations such as Kueh Lapis, Prosperity Koi Fish Nian Gao, festive macarons, and traditional taro and turnip cakes. For home celebrations, Hai Tien Lo offers an exceptional range of Lunar New Year takeaways, including traditional Poon Choy, luxurious Yu Sheng platters for the iconic Toss to Prosperity ritual, flavourful barbecued selections, and the indulgent Superior Treasure Set designed for memorable family feasts. Complementing these offerings is Hai Tien Lo’s Prosperity Hamper ($488 nett), an elegant gift curated with handmade premium delicacies and festive treats, available with delivery or self-collection and accompanied by attractive early bird privileges. 

Golden Chopsticks

Following the opening of Golden Chopsticks (金筷子), Singapore’s first-ever Yun-Gui-Chuan (云贵川) concept, in November last year, the restaurant welcomes the Year of the Horse with an exciting lineup of festive Chinese New Year dishes and set menus infused with authentic Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan flavours, tailored for Singaporean tastes. A key highlight is Golden Chopsticks’ Suan Cai Yu Sheng — Singapore’s first of its kind — priced at $38.80, offering a bold and refreshing twist on the traditional prosperity toss with Sichuan-imported pickled mustard greens, crispy taro and sweet potato, sweet garlic dressing, and generous slices of salmon. In addition to this, the restaurant is featuring seven exclusive Chinese New Year dishes available as part of set menus for 4, 6, or 8 people (not available à la carte), including Garlic Shrimp with Pumpkin and Vermicelli cooked in a fragrant claypot, Sweet & Sour Live Marble Goby, nourishing Pork Rib & Chinese Lotus Root Soup, Jasmine-Smoked Chicken with Lemongrass, Seafood Medley with Sea Cucumber, and Osmanthus Yellow Millet Glutinous Rice Cake for dessert. Festive set menus are priced at $158++ for 4 pax, $218++ for 6 pax, and $278++ for 8 pax, each thoughtfully curated to represent prosperity, warmth, and togetherness. To add to the fun, Golden Chopsticks is also rolling out the Chopsticks Challenge from 2 February 2026 and the Chopsticks Pageant on 6 February 2026, inviting diners to showcase creative chopsticks and stand a chance to win prizes, with every participant receiving one complimentary attempt at the in-restaurant challenge.

Hey Kee HK Seafood

Hey Kee HK Seafood ushers in the Year of the Horse with celebratory Chinese New Year dine-in menus and takeaway sets, thoughtfully curated for heartfelt reunions and indulgent feasts. Known for serving authentic Hong Kong–style cuisine in richly nostalgic settings, Hey Kee pays homage to the disappearing dai pai dong culture of 1960s Hong Kong at its location within the historic Singapore Badminton Hall on Old Airport Road. The space transports diners back in time with red plastic chairs, green banquet tables, vintage movie posters, mosaic-tiled accents and live seafood tanks, complemented by private dining rooms with karaoke, as well as recreated retro bus stop and barber shop installations. Its Chinese New Year dine-in set menus start from an 8-course feast for 4 to 6 pax at $498+, and extend to an 8-course Prosperity Pen Cai set for 8 to 10 pax at $888+. Highlights include Typhoon Shelter Stir-Fried Boston Lobster, Steamed Marble Goby with Superior Soy Sauce, Steamed Spring Chicken with Aged Yellow Wine, and other classic Hong Kong-style seafood dishes. From 1 to 28 February, diners can further immerse themselves in the experience with curated retro-themed outfits. For convenient celebrations at home, Hey Kee offers a 4-course CNY takeaway set at $368+, featuring Abalone Yu Sheng, Prosperity Pen Cai, Steamed Spring Chicken with Aged Chinese Wine, and Lotus Leaf Rice with Eight Treasures, with the Prosperity Pen Cai also available à la carte at $328+. 

Kai Duck

Kai Duck welcomes the Year of the Horse with an extraordinary lineup of Chinese New Year 2026 offerings, led by the internationally acclaimed Group Executive Chef Fung Chi Keung of Kai Garden.  The Millionaire Takeaway Set (from $598+ for 5 pax) is a six-course feast featuring Prosperity Smoked Salmon Yu Sheng in Olive Oil, the opulent Supreme Fortune Pot loaded with 15 premium ingredients including South African abalone, sea cucumber, golden oyster, fish maw, fatt choy, braised pork belly, and Kai Duck’s signature roasted duck. It also includes Steamed Half Sultan Fish in Superior Soya Sauce, a platter of succulent BBQ Pork, Wok-fried Glutinous Rice with Waxed Meat and Half Roasted Duck, and Pan-fried Glutinous Rice Cake for a sweet finish. For dine-in celebrations, Kai Duck presents four festive menus—Harmony, Wonderful, Happiness, and Healthy—catering to groups of 4, 6, or 10 pax, featuring highlights such as Roasted Duck with Black Truffle Sauce, Signature Peking Duck, Braised Shark’s Fin with Dry Seafood, Crisp-fried Prawns in Wasabi Mayonnaise, and Braised South African Abalone with Mushroom. Complemented by yu sheng, pen cai, and other takeaway favourites. Early bird promotions of 15% off from 1–8 February 2026 and 10% off from 9–15 February 2026.

Legendary Hong Kong

Celebrate at Legendary Hong Kong with its highly anticipated Chinese New Year 2026 festive menu. This year’s highlights include the opulent 财富 (Cáifù) Poon Choi, auspicious 大吉大利 (Dà Jí Dà Lì) Prosperity Abalone Yu Sheng, and the brand’s much-loved housemade roasted meats.  The Legendary Poon Choi ($268 for 6 pax), layered with premium ingredients such as whole abalone, prawns, fish maw, dried oysters, shiitake mushrooms, roast duck, poached chicken, roast pork, waxed sausages and fish curd, all bound together by a deeply flavourful five-hour mother broth simmered with old hen, pork bones, dried seafood and pumpkin. A festive essential, the Prosperity Abalone Yu Sheng is available in two sizes, featuring premium abalones, crispy fish skin, shredded vegetables and housemade plum sauce. Completing the spread are classic Hong Kong roasts including Legendary Roast Duck, White Poached Chicken, Soya Poached Chicken, crispy Roast Pork Belly and HK BBQ Pork Char Siew, alongside festive savoury cakes such as Fortune Turnip Cake, Fortune Taro Cake and Fortune Water Chestnut Cake. Dine-in exclusives like Sautéed Abalones with Shrimp Balls and Snow Peas and Fried Rice with Chinese Waxed Sausage add further indulgence. 

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Ya Ge: Orchid Hotel

Ushering in the Year of the Horse with grace and generosity, Ya Ge presents Prosperity in Full Bloom, a refined Chinese New Year offering that celebrates premium ingredients, and understated elegance. Available for dine‑in at Orchid Hotel Singapore, as well as takeaway and gifting from 1 January to 3 March 2026, the festive line‑up includes six meticulously curated set menus priced from $108++ per person to $1,988++ for a 10‑person feast, suitable for both intimate gatherings and grand reunions. The celebration begins with the vibrant Prosperity Yellowtail and Crispy Eel Yu Sheng (takeaway from $88 for 6 pax, $128 for 10 pax), where silky yellowtail and crisp eel are tossed with shredded vegetables, seeds, and chef’s signature citrus dressing for an auspicious start. Across the set menus, highlights include the richly aromatic Double‑boiled Golden Fish Maw with Asian Moon Scallop and Imperial Tribute Chrysanthemum, the delicately steamed Yellow Croaker in Chicken Broth with Fennel, and the indulgent Stir‑fried Australian Lobster with Glutinous Rice Wine Sauce. Other standouts like Deep‑fried Deshelled Prawn with Fish Floss and Shrimp Roe and Smoked Grilled ‘Pi Pa’ Chicken offer contrasting textures and character, while vegetable‑forward options such as Sautéed Eight‑Treasures Vegetables wrapped in Lotus Leaf bring balance to the banquet. For celebrations at home, Ya Ge’s takeaway sets — including Prosperity Pen Cai and roasted delights — round out the festive repertoire, with a 15% saving for pre‑orders made in advance.