Cover Prosperity Luxury Combo for takeaway at Shangri-La Singapore (Photo: Shangri-La Singapore)

Enjoy an abundant Chinese New Year at home with these festive takeaway sets

Nothing fills the soul quite like having extended family over to indulge in grand Chinese New Year feasts. The festive season is, after all, the period for joyous indulgence with your loved ones. But if you’re not one for labouring in the kitchen for hours cooking up a storm, there are plenty of options for a sumptuous and awe-inspiring feast. From jumbo prawns to Ibérico pork ribs and the quintessential yu sheng, here are the best places to order your Chinese New Year feast. 

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1. Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant

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Above Yu sheng and lobster claypot rice at Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant

Your new year celebrations are about to get a luxurious boost with Li Bai’s lineup of takeaway goodies this Chinese New Year. Take, for instance, the “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” soup, a grand presentation that’s fit for six people with its premium six-head abalone. Barbecued suckling pig also steals the show, stuffed as it is with glutinous rice. And who can forget Li Bai’s plentiful yu sheng platters? This year, besides combinations with Boston lobster, abalone, and smoked salmon, there are new platters such as vegetarian cordyceps flower, tossed in dragon fruit sauce, as well as the sea whelk yu sheng for lovers of seafood.

Available to order from January 5 till February 21 at shopatsheratonfestive.com.

2. Crowne Plaza Changi Airport

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Above Takeaway offerings at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport

A sumptuous range of festive takeaways await you at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, which is offering auspicious dishes to ring in the Year of the Dragon. Jumbo prawns, which symbolise joy, are expertly stir-fried in a black pepper sauce for a fiery and smoky wok hei, while Ibérico pork ribs are glazed with Crowne Plaza’s house-made XO sauce. Elsewhere, those with a taste for herbal flavours will love the dang gui (angelica root) roast duck, while the lotus leaf chicken proves beautifully tender, perfumed with chestnuts, mushrooms, and Chinese sausage.

Available to order from January 1 to February 21 at crowne-plaza-changi-airport.myshopify.com.

3. Peach Blossoms

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Above Takeaway set by Peach Blossoms

Chinese New Year feasts are just as decadent at home with Peach Blossoms. The star of its takeaway lineup is the “Happiness” reunion bundle, perfect for up to ten people during the important reunion dinner, and includes highlights like braised pig trotters with abalone, steamed seabass with dried oyster, and smoked soy sauce chicken. Don’t forget executive Chinese chef Edward Chong’s signature radish cake, which comes studded with Hokkaido dried scallops and a trio of shrimps.

Available to order from now till February 24 at eshop-prsmb.panpacific.com.

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4. Shangri-La Singapore

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Above Prosperity Luxury Combo for takeaway at Shangri-La Singapore (Photo: Shangri-La Singapore)

Celebrate the Lunar New Year in style with Shangri-La Singapore, which boasts an array of festive highlights. For the all-important yu sheng, choose from a range of variations including Hokkaido scallop, lobster and Scottish salmon, and even golden crispy fish skin. Catering to a party of eight people is its “Prosperity Luxury Combo”, which includes an yu sheng platter, an abundant pen cai pot including ingredients like abalone, fish maw, and pork knuckle, and other impeccable dishes like salt-crusted chicken and fragrant glutinous rice with preserved meat.

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

5. Stamford Catering

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Above Festive offerings at Stamford Catering

Chinese New Year feasts are easy with Stamford Catering’s three reunion bundles that are fit for the whole family. Each of them comes with a grand yu sheng platter and an abundant pen cai pot, alongside exquisite dishes like ginseng chicken with golden pumpkin and glutinous rice with hae bee hiam wrapped in lotus leaf. 

For larger gatherings, opt for Stamford Catering’s halal-certified reunion buffets, which include highlights like braised lamb shank with a spicy hoisin sauce and spicy oven-baked Sichuan mala seabass. Look out for new creations this year, however, such as the roasted lemon lavender chicken best enjoyed with peach salsa, or the grilled salmon with spicy passionfruit sauce. 

Available to order from January 24 to March 9 at stamfordcs.com.sg.

6. Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro

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Above Chinese New Year takeaway feast at Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro

Add some flair to your Chinese New Year home festivities with Shisen Hanten’s Japanese-Sichuan flavours. Here, you get to savour delicacies such as braised pork ribs in red glutinous rice wine, served with steamed mantou slightly coloured by purple dragonfruit to soak up the moreish gravy. A roasted Irish Silver Hill duck in an angelica root sauce is also not to be missed, and for those with a taste for garlic, make sure to indulge in the sautéed king prawns, dressed with superior garlic soy sauce.

Available to order from January 22 to February 24 at festive.shisenhanten.com.sg.

7. Wokº15 Kitchen

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Above Chinese New Year offerings at Wokº15 Kitchen

Lovers of barbecue will love Wokº15 Kitchen’s takeaway offerings. Here, besides must-haves like abalone pen cai, you’ll find barbecued Batalle Duoc pork expertly rendered into sweet and smoky char siew, and a delectable crackling pork belly. Duck is also dry-aged for 48 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness, perfect for festive feasting. 

Available to order from January 9 to February 25 at one15marina.com.

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Ethan Kan
Dining writer, Tatler Singapore
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