Our guide to the best Chinese New Year 2025 menus and buffets for your reunions in KL and PJ
An abundance of flavours
Boost the auspicious and prosperous factors in your festive celebrations with these lavish Chinese New Year 2025 menus and buffets around KL and PJ, curated just for the season.
Fresh off the 2025 welcome, we’re already on to the next new beginning as we usher in the Year of the Snake’s arrival, with the first day falling on 29 January 2025. With the reunion dinner being a pinnacle of our Chinese New Year celebrations, finding the right place to gather with family and friends should be at the top of everyone’s festive to-do lists. With reservations opening months in advance, dietary restrictions, big table requirements, and a plethora of symbolic foods to include in your feasts, the rat race for bookings is not for the weak-hearted. That’s where we come in.
Here to help with your festive planning is our guide to the best Chinese New Year 2025 menus and buffets around the Klang Valley. From lavish set menus complete with all the auspicious dishes to bountiful buffet spreads for the entire family, these are our picks of the festive feasts that are worth spending your reunions with. Plus, stay tuned for our coverage on the best yee sang platters and poon choy claypots to share with your favourite people this Chinese New Year.
* This list was originally published on 8 January and will continue to be updated.
PAVILION HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
Titled ‘A Bountiful Beginning’, Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur’s Chinese New Year offerings were curated to elevate your celebrations. Headlining its festive programme is ‘An Opulent Feast in the Imperial Garden’, Jade Pavilion’s signature Chinese Set Menu for the season. There are two variations available—Fortune and Prosperity—to cater to different families’ palates. On the menus, you’ll spot seasonal must-haves like steamed wild-caught Soon Hock fish, braised premium dried seafood pot, double-boiled soup, abalone fried rice, and, of course, yee sang. Also on the agenda is the ‘Bountiful Feasts’ buffets, offered at The Courtyard. Featuring fresh seafood, grilled meats, and other festive must-haves, this feast is sure to bring some delicious joy to everyone in the family.
‘An Opulent Feast in the Imperial Garden’ at Jade Pavilion
When: From now until 28 February 2025
Prices:
- Prosperity Set Menu: RM238 nett per person
- Fortune Set Menu: RM328 nett per person
Reservations and information: Website | Call +603 2117 2823 | WhatsApp +6010 397 7833 | Email [email protected]
‘Bountiful Feasts’ at The Courtyard
When: 28 and 29 January 2025
Prices:
- Reunion dinner, 28 January: RM178 nett per person
- Lunar New Year lunch, 29 January: RM128 nett per person
Reservations and information: Website | Call +603 2117 2821 | Email [email protected]
FIFTY TALES
Undoubtedly a main character in the Sea Park neighbourhood, Fifty Tales is consistently pushing the boundaries of Malaysian-Chinese cuisine and its festive menu this year is no exception. Your meal will kickoff with the Chinese New Year staple of yee sang, made with the restaurant’s special sauce, before moving on to mains like a truffle Hokkien char, corn-fed chicken served two ways, claypot eggplant with pork, and a steamed silver pomfret with coriander and herb paste. To ensure the experience fits into your celebrations just right, the menu is available in both set and a la carte formats. We also suggest adding a plate of its drunk XL tiger prawns and squid with spiced vinegar to bulk up your feasts—we promise you won’t regret it! If you’re feeling like making your meal boozy, take your pick from its series of seasonal Chinese New Year cocktails, made with Jack Daniel’s, Gin Mare, Woodford Reserve, and Tequila Herradura.
Chinese New Year festive menus and specials at Fifty Tales
When: From now until 16 February 2025
Prices:
- Set, two to three people: RM248++
- Set, four to six people: RM498++
Reservations and information: Website | Call or WhatsApp +6012 249 2697
W KUALA LUMPUR
W Kuala Lumpur welcomes the Year of the Snake with its aptly-named ‘Scales of Fortune’ series, a nod to the notion of shedding the past and embracing the new. The hotel’s resident Chinese restaurant Yen has prepared two distinct dining experiences for you to celebrate with: Reunion Set Menus and Fortune Feasts in the Great Room. The former details both tasting menus and family-style sharing menus inclusive of Yen’s festive favourites such as steamed Tiger Grouper and roasted chicken with lin seeds. Meanwhile, the latter features an expansive selection of dishes—from Norwegian salmon yee sang to wok-fried prawns—for you to enjoy in the hotel’s Great Room with a table of ten.
Reunion Set Menus at Yen
When: From now until 12 February 2025
Prices:
- Tasting menus: From RM208+ per person
- Family-style menus: From RM1,488+ for five people | From RM2,888+ for 10 people
Reservations and information: Call/WhatsApp +6012 357 4788 | Email [email protected]
Fortune Feasts in the Great Room
When: 28 and 29 February 2025
Prices:
- Auspicious Feast: RM388+ per person
- Prosperity Feast: RM438+ per person
Reservations and information: Call/WhatsApp +6012 357 4788 | Email [email protected]
TABLE & APRON
Another leading name in the local restaurant game, Table and Apron has revealed its Chinese New Year a la carte specials, made for sharing with your loved ones over joyous reunions. This year’s menu brings the eatery’s signature heartwarming flavours, starting with a smoked salmon Prosperity Yee Sang. It moves into a smashed chilli eggplant dip as well as a lotus, celtuce, and scallop salad. For mains, tuck into a steaming bowl of Jinhua ham and bokchoy rice that goes perfectly with the Papillote red snapper fillet, served with a Shaoxing wine beurre blanc. Those visiting on the weekends will also get to add some crispy wontons with fermented soy mayonnaise or roasted aged duck breast with beetroot jam to their celebrations. Takeaway options are also available.
Chinese New Year festive specials at Table & Apron
When: 7 January to 30 March 2025
Price: From RM18
Reservations and information: Website | WhatsApp +603 7733 4000
MANDARIN ORIENTAL, KUALA LUMPUR
This festive season, Lai Po Heen at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur is doing its part by offering its own Chinese New Year 2025 menus for you to devour. Now available, its set menus include all the festive fix-ins you and your family will need to complete your Year of the Snake celebrations. For the all-important reunion meals, the restaurant will serve its regular menu—including its signature dim sum items—for lunch, while dinner service will see a curated set menu for a more elegant dining experience.
Chinese New Year festive menus at Lai Po Heen
When: From now until 12 February 2025
Prices: From RM2,988 per table of 10
Reservations and information: Call +603 2380 8888 | Email [email protected]
THE ST. REGIS KUALA LUMPUR
Embrace the start of the Year of the Snake with The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur’s celebrations, infused with the rich traditions of Chinese tea. At The Brasserie, Executive Chinese Chef Cheong Boon Fei and his team have expertly crafted its Chinese New Year 2025 menus called the Prosperity Set Menus. There are four variations available, all of which are only distinguished by your choice of yee sang from salmon to abalone. All sets include The Brasserie’s festive signatures such as braised bird’s nest soup with chicken, braised abalone with egg tofu, and deep-fried homemade nian gao. A meat-free Longevity Set Menu is also available for vegetarians. Also happening at The Brasserie is the Auspicious Sunday Brunch on 2 and 9 February, featuring the season’s best indulgent dishes plus other luxurious additions such as caviar and champagne.
Prosperity Set Menu
When: From now until 12 February 2025, 72 hours pre-order required
Prices:
- Prosperity Set Menu: From RM458 nett per person
- Longevity Set Menu: RM438 nett per person
Reservations and information: Call +603 2727 6696 | Email [email protected]
Auspicious Sunday Brunch
When: 2 and 9 February 2025 | 12.30pm to 3.30pm
Price: RM328 nett per adult | RM144 nett per child | RM688 nett per adult, including caviar and truffle | additional costs apply for alcoholic packages
Reservations and information: Call +603 2727 6696 | Email [email protected]
SHANGRI-LA KUALA LUMPUR
Scale up (see what we did there?) your festive reunions with Shang Palace at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur. Known for its stellar cooking, the restaurant has long been a destination for Chinese dining in the city, especially during the Chinese New Year season. There are both eight- and nine- course menus available from Great Prosperity to Immense Wealth. Each set includes festive staples such as double-boiled chicken soup with herbs, steamed Soon Hock fish, braised abalones with sea moss and dried seafood, and pan-fried nian gao. Simplified a la carte and dim sum menus will also be available from 29 to 31 January 2025 to size-up your meals for larger reunions.
When: From now until 12 January 2025
Price: From RM228 per person (minimum of two people)
Reservations and information: Call +603 2032 2388 | Email [email protected]
SUNWAY RESORT HOTEL
The all-important reunion dinner gets the Sunway Resort Hotel treatment with its sumptuous Chinese New Year 2025 menus at its Grand Ballroom and Sunset Terrace. At the Grand Ballroom, the evening kicks off with the tossing of a fresh Norwegian salmon yee sang that paves the way to an extensive menu with seasonal specialities, including a sea moss abalone en croute and steamed whole mangrove jack. To add some flair to the night, there will be a guzheng performance, a calligraphy session, and an appearance from the God of Wealth. The Sunset Terrace is also hosting its own slew of banquets, with both buffets and set menus to impress everyone at the table. Highlight dishes include Typhoon Shelter tiger prawns as well as stuffed whole chicken with sea cucumber and fish maw.
Eight-course Reunion Dinner set menu at the Grand Ballroom
When: 28 January 2025 | 6pm to 11pm
Prices: RM1,728+ per table of six | RM2,688+ per table of 10
Reservations and information: Call +603 7492 8000 Ext. 3165 | Email [email protected]
Eight-course Chinese New Year dinner set menu at Sunset Terrace
When: 15 January to 12 February 2025 | 6.30pm to 10.30pm
Price: RM2,688 per table of 10
Reservations and information: Website | Call +603 7495 2009 | WhatsApp +6019 381 5568
Lunar New Year buffet at Sunset Terrace
When: 3 January to 12 February 2025
Prices: Vary by time and date; click here for full pricing details
Reservations and information: Website | Call +603 7495 2009 | WhatsApp +6019 381 5568
IGNIS
Bangsar South’s Ignis is joining in on the festivities with its own seasonal dishes, perfect for a modern or unorthodox Chinese New Year meal. Since the restaurant is known for its innovative wood-fried bites, you can expect its festive specials to showcase nothing less than the best of its grills and team’s skills. The grilled radish cake with pickled shimeji and prawn oil is the restaurant’s take on the humble favourite. Meanwhile, the chicken stuffed cabbage with truffle and mushroom broth hits all the right umami notes. You can’t do Chinese New Year without carbs, so its crab claypot with tobiko and dried shrimp is here to save the day with its soulful char and warmth. For some booze, get a glass of its Sippin’ on Soy cocktail, made just for the season.
Chinese New Year festive specials at Ignis
When: 13 January to 12 February 2025
Price: From RM38
Reservations and information: WhatsApp +6012 343 9566 | Email [email protected]
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON KUALA LUMPUR, CHINATOWN
Bring your appetites to Quan’s Kitchen at Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown for its ‘Flavours of Fortune’ buffets this Chinese New Year! From marinated jellyfish salad and roasted duck to Mongolian roasted lamb leg and a live prawn pao station, the spread is full of festive specialties and contemporary plates. Those visiting on New Year’s Eve will also be treated to a decadent poon choy pot, inclusive of all the luxe fix-ins.
Flavours of Fortune lunch buffet at Quan’s Kitchen
When: 19, 26, 29, and 30 January 2025 | 12.30pm to 3pm
Price: RM168+ per person
Reservations and information: WhatsApp +60 12-507 3327 | Email [email protected]
Flavours of Fortune dinner buffet at Quan’s Kitchen
When: 13 to 28 January 2025 (excluding Sundays) | 6.30pm to 10pm
Prices:
- 13 to 27 January 2025: RM168+ per person
- 28 January 2025: RM188+ per person
Reservations and information: WhatsApp +60 12-507 3327 | Email [email protected]
OVERSEA RESTAURANT
A leading legacy restaurant in the country, Oversea Restaurant’s Chinese New Year 2025 menus have been revealed. Leaning towards the more classic side of things, the various nine-course menu bring a delicious glimpse at the season’s finest flavours. Gems like Hong Kong-style roast goose, braised whole abalone with sea cucumbers, braised dried scallops with mushrooms, nian gao, and more dot the lineups. Other seasonal specialties are also available including an array of yee sang, waxed meat claypot, and a hearty poon choy. Specific menu items vary by outlet.
Chinese New Year festive menus at Oversea Restaurant
When: From now until 12 February 2025
Prices: Set menus from RM1088++ per person; click here for full pricing details
Reservations and information: Click here for outlet-specific contact details
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