Enjoy a guilt-free Chinese New Year with Supernature, which has come up with versions of the quintessential goodies to cater to dietary restrictions. Its range of goodies like pineapple tarts and love letters, for instance, can cater to gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free restrictions, and can be enjoyed by vegans and diabetics alike. Mount Barker free-range pork is also hand-grilled to a delicious make bak kwa, while the Taiwanese ponkans are free of pesticides, ensuring that your Chinese New Year feasting is good for your body and soul.

Available to order from January 26 to February 5 at eshop.supernature.com.sg.

Those with a taste for elaborate pâtisseries, place your orders with Tigerlily Pâtisserie for tasteful treats this Chinese New Year. In Tigerlily’s Prosperity Box, the humble pineapple tart gets an update with the pineapple coconut danish, where charred pineapples are met with the fragrant coconut pastry cream. It’s accompanied by the pork belly “fa cai” foldover, which wraps braised pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, dried scallops and oysters in a flaky pastry. Don’t forget Tigerlily’s range of cookies and sablés ideal for munching on as you visit your relatives. 

Available to order at order.tigerlilypatisserie.com from now till February 16. 

Expect only the best Singaporean treats at Violet Oon, which has produced a range of goodies that are perfect for Chinese New Year. Here, the classic pineapple tart is turned into a cake, the perfect marriage of buttery crust and an addictive slow-cooked pineapple jam. Topped with brûléed pineapples and gold flakes, this is one showstopper for your dining table. For those with a taste for savoury treats, the yam cake is not to be missed either, generously topped with Chinese sausage, dried prawn, minced pork and mushrooms and best enjoyed with Violet Oon’s own chilli sauce.

Contact eat@violetoon.com or +65 9834 9935 to order from now till February 24. 

Beloved pâtisserie Nesuto is ringing in the Year of the Dragon with its debut of pineapple tarts in three flavours, each with its own twist. The first, brown butter vanilla, blends classic flavours for sweet and nutty bliss, while the hojicha tarts, crafted with premium Uji hojicha powder, infuses the best of Japanese tea into the humble pineapple tart. For pineapple tarts that challenge your palate, go for the Chinese five-spice pineapple tarts, which is powerfully spiced with a homemade blend of cinnamon, clove, star anise, fennel, and Sichuan peppercorns. 

Available to order at dear-nesuto.com.

Indulge in Godiva’s world-renowned chocolates with its collection of Chinese New Year gift boxes, including a luxury three-tiered box perfect for feasting. At the heart of the new collection are limited edition chocolates crafted by chef chocolatier Jean Apostolou, including caramel dark chocolate, hazelnut milk chocolate, and passionfruit caramel white chocolate. But for a taste of the limited edition dark chocolate strawberry carré and milk chocolate almond carré, make sure to order the Carré gift box. 

Available to order at godiva.com.sg.

Enjoy Chinese New Year with an Italian twist with Da Paolo Gastronomia. This festive season, enjoy both sweet and savoury profiles in one with the bakkwa pineapple dragon bread, which sees milk bread filled with sundried tomato pesto, candied pineapple, bakkwa and mozzarella as an homage to Hawaiian pizza. Mandarins shine to ring in good fortune in the mandarin tiramisu and the mandarin meringue tart, while those who love the sticky, sweet nian gao will love it in a buttery, flaky croissant roll.

Available to order from now till February 22 at gastronomia-foodtoorder.dapaolo.com.sg.

Nian gao gets an upgraded twist at Hua Ting. This Chinese New Year, its luxurious “Fortune Four” gift set includes four nian gao, each done in four unique ways. Other sweet highlights like the osmanthus water chestnut cake and savoury delights like the truffle and wild mushroom cake are not to be missed, while treats like the honey walnuts and crispy purple sweet potato chips are perfect for snacking. 

Available to order from January 8 till February 24.

This season, Li Bai is debuting some classic Chinese New Year goodies to grace your dining table. Take its new pineapple tarts and kueh lapis, a nod to our local desserts to celebrate the festive season. Elsewhere, nian gao is made with time-honoured traditions with red dates and lotus seed. To amplify your Chinese New Year feasting, make sure to get your hands on its spicy and savoury XO sauce. 

Available to order from now till February 21 at shopatsheratonfestive.com.

Expect nothing but the best from Peach Blossoms, whose lineup of goodies is set to impress at your Chinese New Year gatherings this year. The highlight is undoubtedly the “Prosperous Reunion Happiness” trio-layer nian gao, which stars a base of Okinawan brown sugar with glutinous rice, Japanese purple sweet potato, and a golden layer of coconut milk. Look out for the almond and nut florentines with their delicate yet crispy bite, as well as other quintessential goodies like love letters, spicy prawn rolls, and golden pineapple tarts.

Available to order from January 11 to February 24 at eshop-prsmb.panpacific.com. 

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At Shang Palace, chef Daniel Cheung has crafted a range of nian gao in a variety of flavours to please the palate this Chinese New Year. A healthier nian gao option lies in the peach gum, rose, and coconut milk nian gao that’s sweetened by trehalose, a healthier sugar alternative, making for an aesthetically pleasing and delectable treat. Consider also the mung bean and dhal nian gao for bright splashes of green and yellow, or bites like the truffle sambal prawn roll, the yuzu pineapple tarts, and the kumquat kueh lapis. 

Available to order from January 12 to February 24 at boutique.shangri-la.com.

If you’re looking for bite-sized nian gao treats, look no further than Man Fu Yuan, which is offering two new renditions of nian gao tarts. The first is a baked purple sweet potato nian gao tart, crowned with shredded coconut and gold leaf for an earthy yet fragrant bite, while the second, a nian gao tart shaped like an ingot, heralds wealth and prosperity for the coming year. Make sure to load up on Man Fu Yuan’s selection of cashew, peanut, and green pea cookies to nibble on.

Available to order from now till February 25 at intercontinentalshoppe.sg.

Herald the new year with Shisen Hanten’s signature golden pineapple tarts baked into the shape of ingots for wealth and abundance, with a flaky tart crust and a refined pineapple filling. The duo flavour nian gao is also bound to steal the spotlight with its pandan and red sugar flavours. Those with a savoury taste, don’t miss out on its steamed radish cake with Chinese sausage, or the steamed yam cake with dried scallops.

Email shisenhanten@ouerestaurants.com or call 6831 6262 to make an order. 

For a dash of creativity this Chinese New Year, order some goodies from Baker’s Brew. There are, of course, sweet favourites like the ondeh ondeh cookies with a gula melaka coconut filling wrapped within a vibrantly green pandan dough, as well as reduced sugar pineapple tarts with butter and cheese pastry. But the contrast of savoury and sweet stands out here with the hae bee hiam cookies, studded with shrimp and sambal for a powerful spicy hit, as well as the pineapple bak kwa cookies for a smoky yet tangy treat.

Available to order from now till February 9 at bakersbrew.com.

For the traditionalists, there’s no better place to order your Chinese New Year goodies than 603 Tau Sar Piah. This stalwart on 603 Balestier Road has released several gift boxes, which include highlights like its signature pineapple balls made with Malaysian pineapples, peanut cookies, and kueh bangkit. For savouries, get your hands on the dangerously addictive salted egg cookies, arrowroot crisps and cheese straws. 

Available to order from now till February 9 at 603tausarpiah.com/order.

Lovers of pineapple tarts, make sure to order Wokº15 Kitchen’s lineup of pineapple rolls released for the season. While the organic pineapple rolls are a no-brainer, the spicy dried sambal pineapples offer an intensely flavourful hit of spice. Meanwhile, the ever-popular mala is distilled into pineapple rolls with Wokº15 Kitchen’s homemade mala paste, making it a must-try for those with adventurous tastes.

Available to order at one15marina.com/shop.

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