Chinese New Year 2023 Guide: 8 Japanese Restaurants For Your Reunion Dinners & Takeaways
We have just gotten through Christmas and are already starting to get into the Chinese New Year spirit. This calls for another feast as we usher in the Year of the Rabbit! If you are still looking for a place to enjoy a harmonious reunion dinner this Chinese New Year outside or in the comfort of your own home, we got your back! From Abalone Stuffed Roast Chicken to Black Truffle Nori Pen Cai and more- you are definitely in for a treat!
Jidai Restaurant
Welcome the Year of the Rabbit at Jidai Restaurant with Chef-Owner Darwin Wong's creation of Chinese New Year delicacies infused with French flair. Tuck into their Chinese New Year reunion set menus (for 3-4 Pax at $238++). It features dishes such as Black Truffle Nori Pen Cai served with premium ingredients- including abalone, fish maw, and Chinese mushroom. Then, braised to perfection in Chef Darwin’s house-made stock. This dish also has a refreshing French twist – dusted with black truffle and nori.
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Next is the traditional Cantonese dish, Eight Treasure Basmati Rice in Lotus Leaf, served with chunks of French deep-sea crab and chestnut. It is cooked with Basmati rice instead of glutinous rice for its distinct fragrance and light and fluffy bite.
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Then, end off the festive set with Charred Broccolini with Sesame Dressing and Roasted Almond.
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They also have the perfectly charred Golden Black Truffle Chicken ($68++), stuffed with foie gras, glutinous rice, truffle, and chicken jus, boasting a smokey aftertaste.
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Jidai Restaurant
Location: 9 Circular Road Singapore, Singapore 049365
Opening Hours: Mon, 5PM to 10:30PM | Tue to Sat, 12PM to 10:30PM
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Mio Fine Foods
What's Chinese New Year reunion dinner without yu sheng? From now till 5th February 2023, hop over to Mio Fine Foods and start the reunion gathering with their refreshing Edible Garden Yusheng (for 4-6 pax at $58). It comes with an assortment of ingredients featuring sunflower and sesame seeds, lotus chips, tempura crisps, and more. Not forgetting the highlight of the Yusheng which comes with two options, Assorted Sashimi or Abalone Mushrooms (Vegetarian), finished off with their house-made plum sauce.
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Don't miss out on their eight-course set menu (for 4 pax at $238), showcasing a selection of their signature dishes such as Smokey Corn, Potato Nesuto Tempura, Wagyu Sando, and Asari Clam Somen.
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Mio Fine Foods
Location: 82 Neil Road, Singapore 088843
Opening Hours: (Lunch) Tue to Fri, 12pm to 3pm | Sat & Sun, 12pm to 4pm | (Dinner) Tue to Thu, 6pm to 9.30pm | Fri & Sat, 6pm to 10.30pm
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Honcho
Celebrate this bountiful Lunar New Year with Honcho's Chinese New Year specials! Get a taste of their Auspicious Salmon Carpaccio ($28++) that comes with yuzu gel, shallot vinaigrette, and shoyu.
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Next on the menu includes this succulent dish, Twin Happiness King Prawns ($38++), prepared with mandarin & persimmon salsa, saffron leek puree, kataifi crisps, and hazelnut dust.
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Toss to a prosperous Chinese New Year and great health with Honcho's Bountiful Yu Sheng (for 4 pax at $98++), packed with a great variety of ingredients- including Salmon, Abalone, Chutoro, Black Truffle, and more.
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Honcho
Location: 12 Ann Siang, Singapore 069692
Opening Hours: Tue to Sat, 11:30am to 3pm & 6pm to 10:30pm
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Tamashii
Round up your loved ones this Chinese New Year reunion dinner at home with Tamashii’s line-up of festive delicacies! Look forward to the Japanese Sea Treasure Pot ($208+), filled to the brim with an abundance of goodness including tiger prawns, Hokkaido scallops, fish maws, and more.
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Don't forget to order their Japanese Truffle Infused Yusheng ($78+/$108+), served with salmon and yellowtail. For a greater indulgence, you can add on abalone from $38+!
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Tamashii
Location: 12 North Canal Road, #02-01, Singapore 048825
Opening Hours: Mon to Fri, 11:30am to 2:30pm & 6:30pm to 9:30pm | Sat 6:30pm to 9:30pm
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Ichiban Boshi
Celebrate this prosperous Year of the Rabbit in the comfort of your own with scrumptious delights but with a Japanese twist from Ichiban Boshi! Look forward to a lavish spread from their selections of Joyous Bundle (from $285.93) featuring items like Auspicious Yu Sheng, Japanese Treasure Pot, and Abalone Stuffed Roast Chicken. They also offer à la carte items such as Yuzu Prosperity Duck ($100) stuffed with an abundance of ingredients like Japanese pork sausage, lean pork, and ham. Arima Sansho Pork ($62.96) Knuckle served with Japan taro, shiitake mushrooms, and more.
Ichiban Boshi
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En Dining
Celebrate this rabbit year by feasting to your heart's content at En Dining with Japanese Buffet ($65++ for Adults, $28++ for Children) showcasing a medley of sashimi- flown in freshly from Japan, shabu shabu, and delights from Okinawa. It includes Beef Shabu Shabu, Moyashi Champuru, Kagoshima Kurobuta Tonteki, and more.
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Top up for their specialty Chinese New Year Yu Sheng (for 4 pax at $48.80), packed with goodness like salmon sashimi, baby abalone, and crispy fish skin.
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En Dining
Location: 168 Robinson Road, Capital Tower, #01-10, Singapore 068912
Opening Hours: Mon to Sat, 11am to 10pm
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Menya Kokoro
Toss to a wonderful year with Menya Kokoro's new Maze Lohei ($16.80 for 2 Pax and $26.80 for 4 Pax), bursting with flavours and texture from now till 31st January 2023!
Packed with a colourful medley of auspicious items such as wakame (Japanese seaweed), jellyfish, yellow preserved daikon, and more. Not forgetting the crunchy golden-brown crackers made using their specialty noodle house's signature thick and chewy wholewheat noodles that are made in-house entirely from scratch using imported Japanese ingredients for an addictively toothsome crunch. Alongside includes sweet and savoury sauces and condiments like the traditional sticky, sweet plum sauce with a tangy burst of yuzu, oil, crushed peanuts, and sesame seeds.
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Menya Kokoro
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Shisen Hanten
Leap into the New Year with Shisen Hanten's Abundance Fortune Pot ($498), featuring a variety of exquisite delicacies such as fresh scallops, sea cucumber, live prawns, and more.
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You can also tuck into other festive dishes like Roasted Dang Gui Duck ($97), Wok-Fried Glutinous Rice with Chinese Sausages and Crispy Sakura Shrimp ($51), and Sautéed King Prawn in Superior Garlic Soya Sauce ($95).
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Not to be missed is their Prosperity Salmon Yu Sheng ($88/$128) which comes with traditional plum sauce.
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