Hong Kong’s best Lunar New Year menus and specials: from Lung King Heen’s six-course feast to Ying Jee Club’s seasonal desserts and China Tang Landmark’s classic imperial bird’s nest broth

The 2022 Lunar New Year is fast approaching us, are you ready for a tigerish new chapter? In Chinese culture, Lunar New Year celebrations is never complete without a big family feast. And restaurants across Hong Kong are cooking up to provide special menus, from Four Seasons Hong Kong’s extravagant afternoon tea and special collaboration with Hennessey, to a traditionally opulent offerings at China Tang, Ying Jee Club and Shangri-La. In short, Lunar New Year is a time for celebrating with family, embracing tradition and eating until you’re stuffed. So here’s STYLE’s pick of the best festive offerings for you to have a wonderful family gathering. Year of the Tiger 2022: How to avoid bad luck this Lunar New Year 1. China Tang Landmark’s Lunar New Year menu When it comes to celebrating the holiday, sharing seasonal dishes with friends and family is just as important as other holiday traditions like giving out red pockets and decorating your house. To do their bit, China Tang Landmark is marking the Year of the Tiger with a Lunar New Year menu featuring an array of seasonal favourites. A holiday must-have is definitely the thick broth with abalone and sea cucumber, fish maw and imperial bird’s nest, a warm and nourishing soup that bubbles away for 10 hours to ensure an enticing marriage of flavours. More contrary to tradition is China Tang’s deep-fried sesame ball which has a savoury twist, being smothered with a seafood sauce made from grouper, Hokkaido scallops, crab and shrimp, while their deep-fried pudding gains a luxurious lustre with imperial bird’s nest added to its classic red bean filling. 2. Ying Jee Club’s special seasonal desserts Two-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Ying Jee Club kicks off the Year of the Tiger with an array of seasonal dishes. With his take on traditional festive treats, executive chef Siu Hin-chi has created two home-made Lunar New Year desserts: turnip pudding with conpoy and air-dried meat, and coconut milk pudding with red bean and Ceylon tea, both elegantly packaged in signature gift boxes. Other festive dishes include a lavish eight-course seasonal set menu, starring imperial bird’s nest broth with fish maw, conpoy and chicken; crispy suckling pig with chilled abalone and jellyfish. Quietly classy Lunar New Year luxury gifts to delight your loved ones In addition, Ying Jee is bringing back their deluxe Fo Tiao Qiang (“Buddha jumps over the wall”) as a takeaway option for you to enjoy at home. Coming in sets for four or eight people, the dish is as nourishing as it is delicious. 3. Four Seasons’ lavish holiday menus To celebrate the Year of the Tiger, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong is treating us with lavish holiday menus and festive hotel experiences that embrace new year traditions with fresh twists. For those craving some sweet bites, classic treats such as the staple puddings and childhood favourite sha yung – fried sugar egg puffs – will be available online; but if a sumptuous feast is what you’re after, don’t miss the six-course Lunar New Year menu offered at the hotel’s Cantonese restaurant, Lung King Heen. Until February 28, The Lounge will be serving up a Lunar New Year afternoon tea set that includes both signature teatime treats as well as festive snacks such as kumquat crispy puffs and da hong pao red bean rolls. To spice up your afternoon tea experience, there will also be a live cooking station offering unlimited refills from February 1 to 3. To make the most of the holidays, why not take advantage of the family Winter at the Wheel staycation deal, running until February 15, which includes a plethora of food options and various freebies. 4. Shangri-La’s double header As Lunar New Year draws closer, Shangri-La Hotels has launched a selection of festive experiences including staycations, themed menus, gift hampers and more. Both the brand’s Hong Kong hotels will be offering the classic Cantonese festive dish, poon choi, filled with fine ingredients, alongside contemporary spins on traditional Chinese puddings. Kowloon Shangri-La offers a range of authentic and new flavours, such as turnip pudding with whole abalone and black truffles, while the Michelin-starred Summer Palace at Island Shangri-La will bring back its own celebrated pudding of red bean and 80-year dried tangerine peel. Inside Hong Kong star Rosina Lam’s crazy rich life of luxury For those craving a holiday getaway, both hotels are also offering staycation packages that include festive activities such as lion dancing and calligraphy at Kowloon, or family packages with immersive STEM classes for kids at Island. 5. Zhang Enli’s limited LNY Hennessy collab With Lunar New Year bringing a plethora of delicious feasts and treats, it’s important to include drinks as well. This year, Hennessy has collaborated with renowned artist Zhang Enli to present the commemorative Hennessy V.S.O.P and X.O New Year Limited Editions. Embodying the spirit of the tiger, Zhang has conjured the animal in an art piece, titled Poetry and Wine Welcome the Tiger, with vibrant colour and classical Chinese brush painting techniques. Both products come in bold red curved bottles, but while the X.O New Year Limited Edition channels refined power with its gold palette and amber details, the V.S.O.P New Year Limited Edition embodies vitality with the tiger design. In true Lunar New Year fashion, the X.O giftbox also comes with a red packet. The cognac combines vanilla and cinnamon aromas with toasty notes, creating a powerful yet balanced flavour. Want more stories like this? 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