The Best Yusheng and Chinese New Year Dinner Takeaway This Season

It’s time to brush up on your yusheng phrases: Chinese New Year dinner season is here again. With it comes endless choices; would you prefer an extravagant banquet with all the family, or a simple, intimate meal? Traditional tastes like abalone and fish maw, or fresh faces like salted egg prawns? What goes best with pineapple tarts?

The classic Yusheng is a regional specialty and the taste of many a childhood Lunar New Year in Singapore and Malaysia, with strips of fresh, raw fish, tangy pickled vegetables and sweet carrot in sticky honey sauce. The beloved dish can be found anywhere in Singapore, alongside innovations and twists on this local favourite: some of the yusheng dishes on this list contain sea cucumber, smoked duck, crab and lobster.

Here, we’ve gathered our pick of yusheng and festive feasts here for dine-in and takeaway, including vegetarian and halal options, for a reunion dinner to impress.

Mandarin Oriental – Five Yusheng Options for a Chinese New Year in Style

At Cherry Garden, the Mandarin Oriental’s Cantonese restaurant, there are not one, not two, but five variations of yusheng on the menu: highlights include the Prosperity Yusheng, with Arctic clam, home-cured salmon and crispy fish skin; Abundance Yusheng, with cooked lobster meat, hamachi and crispy fish skin; and the vegetarian Garden of Health Yusheng, with fresh fruits and vegetables. They are the centrepieces of five luxurious variations of a Chinese New Year dinner menu, available for dine-in at the restaurant, that feature delicacies such as 4-head South African abalone with shiitake mushroom and dried oyster boulettes, superior saffron broth with conpoy, crab meat and enoki, and double-boiled bird’s nest in superior almond cream with glutinous rice ball.

The Mandarin Cake Shop also offers Chinese New Year-themed pastries and sweets for the occasion, both traditional and modern: the bakery has classic nian gao as well as the extravagant XO Sauce Abalone and Shiitake Mushroom Brioche Feuilletée. Three delicate Lunar New Year cakes have been launched for the season: the mandarin orange-infused Fortune cake, strawberry Spring Blossom cake, and the black sesame-coconut Prosperity cake.

Cherry Garden is located at 5 Raffles Ave., Singapore 039797. For bookings or enquiries, call (+65) 6885 3500. To book a place at Cherry Garden, visit here.

Greenwood Fish Market – Specialty Yusheng for Seafood Lovers

For connoisseurs of seafood, here’s a yusheng that’ll get you hooked– the Greenwood Fish Market, suppliers of some of the finest seafood in Singapore, has rolled out a personalisable seafood platter yusheng, available for both dine-in and takeaway. The base Salmon Yusheng serves 4 to 6 and is served with either 200g of salmon sashimi or 500g of lobster atop the usual fixings, but an infinite variety and amount of seafood can be added to the plate from Greenwood’s extensive list of seafood add-ons, including kanpachi, bluefin sashimi, and Hokkaido scallops. The yusheng is finished with crackers and a choice of calamansi plum sauce. For those who’d like to splash out, the Three Treasures Yu Sheng is served with the meat of 200g King Crab Legs, the meat of a whole 500g Boston Lobster, and salmon sashimi.

Greenwood’s Lunar New Year specials also include an exclusive dessert: the Stuffed Nian Gao sandwich with sweet potato and orh nee purée, which can be topped with a choice of coconut or vanilla ice cream. However, a choice of desserts is also available, including the Cheese and Apple Phyllo from the Christmas 2024 season if you’d prefer to extend your celebrations, or the Sticky Date and Coconut Log.

To shop the Greenwood Fish Market’s Chinese New Year takeaways, click here or call (+65)  6467 4950 (Bukit Timah) or (+65) 6262 0450 (Quayside Isle).

Ritz-Carlton Millenia – Delectable Yusheng, Pen Cai, and Chinese New Year Dinner Delights

The Ritz-Carlton Millenia’s restaurants are here to share the holiday spirit with Lunar New Year yusheng and dinner delights from award-winning restaurant Colony, eight-time Michelin star awardee Summer Pavilion, and the Republic Bar. A range of festive dishes for dine-in and takeaway, steeped in history and heritage, are available to liven up your gatherings.

Colony’s Lunar New Year menu plates up the traditions of local New Years: traditional Yusheng with salmon and sea whelk, crispy threadfin in sweet and sour sauce, braised pork belly “Dong Po Rou”, and “Buddha jumps over the wall” soup, served in a whole coconut. The Yusheng is available for take-away at Colony Bakery, topped with Boston lobster, sea whelk and smoked salmon.

At Summer Pavilion, Cantonese delicacies take center stage through Chef Cheung Siu Kong’s culinary signatures, available for dine-in through the holiday season in a six-to-eight course lunch or dinner menu. They include an indulgent prickly sea cucumber Yusheng, steamed Dong Xing grouper fillet with luffa gourd and black fungus, and double-boiled chicken soup with fish maw, matsutake mushroom, dried scallop and soaked nostoc algae. Chef Cheung’s signature Pen Cai is a celebrative ten-layered affair of sea perch, scallops, fish maw, abalone, and other superior meats and seafoods.

Alongside the special Lunar New Year cocktails at the Republic Bar, sample a Prosperity Kueh Pie Tee Lo Hei– a tropically inspired take on the classic Yusheng with smoked salmon, caviar, cucumber, radish, pomelo and candied pecans, tossed in a honey lime dressing.

The Ritz-Carlton Millenia is at 7 Raffles Ave., Marina Bay, Singapore 039799. For bookings at Colony, contact (+65) 6434 5288. For bookings at Summer Pavilion, contact (+65) 6434 5286. To order from Colony Bakery, visit here.

Golden Peony – Your Yusheng and Chinese New Year Dinner Sorted

Golden Peony at the Conrad Centennial reimagines traditional Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine for the modern festive season. Headed by Chinese Executive Chef Ku Keung, the restaurant has revealed a series of elegant dishes for your table this Lunar New Year, from yusheng to an array of roast meats, steamed and braised seafood, and sticky sweets.

The Signature Yusheng, loaded with hokkigai, baby abalone, lobster, crispy whitebait, fish skin and a drizzle of fresh fruit with sour plum sauce, is a carnival of freshness and vitality perfect for welcoming spring. If you’re a fan of plump, tender seafood items, go with the Fu Lu Shou Tri-Star Yusheng: topped with lobster, abalone and salmon.

For a take-home feast worth remembering, try the Prosperity Abalone Pen Cai: an overflowing bowl of conpoy, fish maw, prawns, scallops, abalone, and sea cucumber, braised till sweet. The Roasted Suckling Pig, a specialty of Chef Ku’s, is paired with glutinous rice with abalone, sea cucumber and fish maw for a festive touch. For gifting, pick up a “Heng, Ong, Huat” chocolate praline gift box, full of whimsical mahjong tile-shaped chocolates.

Golden Peony is located at 2 Temasek Blvd, Singapore 038982. Golden Peony’s Chinese New Year offers can be shopped here.

Sushi Tei– Japanese-Style Yusheng in Singapore

Available from 13 January to 16 February 2025, Sushi Tei’s popular Japanese-style Prosperity Yusheng is back this season: topped with shredded radish, carrot, pickled vegetables and wakame, puffy crackers, and a spread of fresh salmon sashimi. Available for both dine-in and takeaway, this platter of fresh, tangy goodness will liven up your lavish New Year’s gatherings, cosy home dinners, restaurant celebrations, and more.

If you like making plans early, this deal is for you: pre-order promotions run from 1 January to 27 January 2025, and let you enjoy 1 platter for 10% off and 2 platters or more for 20% off. The collection window for Sushi Tei yusheng is 1 February to 11 February 2025, but take note of the blackout date of 4 February 2025. Exclusively for OCBC cardholders– upgrade your medium yusheng to a large for free, only on dine-in orders.

To place an order, visit any Sushi Tei outlet. For information, visit here.

Holiday Inn – Halal Yusheng, Vegetarian Yusheng, and Chinese New Year Takeaway Delights

This Chinese New Year, Holiday Inn’s Cantonese restaurant,  Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant, and halal-certified buffet restaurant, Atrium Restaurant, present an array of New Year delights for dine-in and takeaway.

From 13 January to 12 February 2025, Atrium Restaurant will host a fully Halal Chinese New Year-themed buffet, featuring festive goodies like Halal yusheng, dim sum, chicken bak kwa, and fried nian gao with sweet potato. Joining the array is a spread of fresh seafood: salmon sashimi, oysters, assorted crabs and fish maw soup, as well as meats like lamb chop, roast spring chicken, and braised beef brisket with tendon. Diners who visit on Chinese New Year Eve (28 Jan) and the first four days if CNY (29 Jan-1 Feb) can also enjoy mini Buddha Jumps Over The Wall, braised 10-head abalone and love letter cannoli.

Xin Cuisine’s Lunar New Year dine-in menu features a culinary first, the Vegetarian Salmon Yusheng, as part of several banquet menus that also feature dishes like Braised Diced Abalone with Shredded Fish Maw and Steamed Marble Goby in Hong Kong Style. The restaurant’s takeaway menu includes even more yusheng creations, like the luxurious Sliced 2-Head Abalone Yusheng, Salmon Taro Yusheng, and Salmon Yusheng, all finished with a signature plum sauce.

Holiday Inn Orchard is located at 11 Cavenagh Rd, Singapore 229616. To book a place at Atrium, visit here. To book tables at Xin Cuisine, visit here. Takeaway orders for Xin Cuisine can be made here.

Jen Singapore Tanglin – Chinese New Year Dinner and Halal Yusheng

Another Halal yusheng option so everyone can partake in the joy of Lunar New Year– Jen Singapore Tanglin by Shangri-La gives its multicultural touch of Chinese, Malay and regional influences to its Chinese New Year dinner menus.

Available for takeaway, three varieties of yusheng grace Jen Singapore Tanglin’s menu: the Norwegian Smoked Salmon Yusheng, Abalone Yusheng, and Fruit Yusheng. To each platter, you can choose to add Norwegian smoked salmon, 8-head abalone, or Jen’s Signature Boston Lobster.

For a whole Chinese New Year dinner sent straight to your door, there’s the option of one of three Prosperity Takeaway Feasts, which each serve up to 5 people and require ordering 48 hours in advance. The Prosperity Delight Set includes Norwegian smoked salmon yusheng, Crispy Fried Prawns with Salted Egg and Bird’s Eye Chili, Stir-Fried Honey Ginger Chicken, Hong Kong Style Barramundi Fillet with Superior Soya Sauce & Scallions, and Golden XO Fried Rice with Chicken Char Siew.

Jen Singapore Tanglin is located at 1A Cuscaden Rd, Singapore 249716. To order from Jen Singapore Tanglin’s festive menu, visit here.

Ya Ge – Festive Feasts for Dine-In and Takeaway

The centrepiece of Ya Ge at the Orchid Hotel’s Chinese New Year festive menu is their bright, cheerful Crispy Golden Eel and Yellowtail Yusheng, arranged in the form of a snake to welcome the upcoming year. Available for both dine-in and takeaway, this yusheng is topped with pickled ginger, crispy fried eel skin, fresh yellowtail sashimi, dressed with a house-made passionfruit kumquat sauce, and adorned with gold leaf. A unique– and adorable– touch to this yusheng is the addition of koi-shaped miniature mango puddings, symbolic of transformation and prosperity, for a smooth, tropical twist.

In addition, Ya Ge has prepared a range of CNY takeaway sets for groups of 4 to 10, for your holiday gathering needs– stars of the menu include the Braised Pork Trotter with Shiitake Mushrooms and Broccoli, Prosperity Pen Cai, and our personal favourite: the Claypot Chicken Rice with Chinese Sausage and Grilled Eel, a celebratory mix of textures, fragrances and flavours. Choose from the restaurant’s selection of festive pastries, sweets and savouries, like the Cheese Nian Gao Ingot Pastry, a soft, chewy rice cake with a golden cheese center; and Kochi Yuzu Pudding, tangy, aromatic and refreshing.

Ya Ge is located at 1 Tras Link, Level 3 Orchid Hotel Singapore, Singapore 078867. Orders can be made here, three days in advance– pre-orders between 1 and 31 January receive a 15% discount.

Carlton Hotel Singapore – Cantonese Chinese New Year Dinner and Yusheng

A wide variety of yusheng and festive flavours await diners at Wah Lok, the Carlton Hotel’s Cantonese restaurant, where the restaurant serves up not only its signature Hamachi Soon De Yusheng, a bed of bright greens topped with yellowtail sashimi, but also the Steamed Soon Hock with Tangerine Peel and Double-Boiled Shark’s Fin with Sea Whelk and Chicken. These dishes are part of the whopping eight set menus curated by Wah Lok as dine-in Chinese New Year dinner specials.

Three more varieties of yusheng are available as part of Wah Lok’s takeaway menu: the Abalone Yusheng, Smoked Duck Yusheng, and Alaskan Crab Yusheng. There’s also the holiday crowd-pleaser, “Buddha Jumps Over The Wall” soup: premium seafood like abalone, scallop, fish maw and sea cucumber in flavourful broth. Two pen cais are on the menu: the Longevity Poon Choi, a luxurious medley of braised baby abalone, scallop, dried oyster, smoked duck, pan- fried live prawns, pork shanks and more; and the Opulent Treasure Pot, full of abalone, deer sinew, braised pork belly, yam, radish, lotus root and black moss.

To seal the deal, an Abundance Pack from Wah Lok arrives with a Abalone Yusheng, Longevity Poon Choi, half a Soy Chicken (a shiny, golden-brown bird marinated in soy that rivals even the flashiest Christmas turkeys), a jar of Premium Wah Lok XO Sauce, and an almond-infused Traditional Nian Gao.

WaTo order from Wah Lok’s takeaway menu, visit here. To book a table at Wah Lok, visit the online reservation system. Do note that all takeaway orders need to be made six days in advance.