The Chinese New Year dinner, or rather Reunion Dinner, is not only the most sought-after activity but the most anticipated moment of the Spring Festival. It’s the time of the year when it gravitates loved ones of every generation to get together on the eve of Chinese New Year, feasting on appetising dishes.
If you’re planning on organising a reunion dinner outside the comfort of your own home and are scurrying to book a table, fret not as we’ve simplified this task for you. Below, you’ll find a list of the best restaurants that will be perfect to host your CNY Reunion Dinners. Browse below and you’ll be drooling over varying sets of appetising menus that’ll make you go scrambling for your phone to place a booking immediately!
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11 Best Restaurants for CNY Dinner 2024 in KL, Malaysia
Overview
The best part about a buffet is that it allows you to continuously feed your tummies with the free flow of a plethora of dishes. Quan’s Kitchen, for example, takes you on a journey that’s loaded with traditional flavours.
Start the year of the Dragon like no other by indulging in a spectacular Lunar New Year Buffet Lunch in Quan’s Kitchen at Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur. Priced from RM 126.40 per person, you’d be greeted with a culinary line of delectable dishes that will keep your tummy rumbling for more!
Details
- Available on the 10th and 11th February 2024
- Price: RM 126.40/person
- Time: 12.30 pm – 3.00 pm
- Children below 6 can dine in for free
Overview
Spread the merry cheer of the Lunar New Year with Nook’s bountiful buffet spread. At Nook, you’ll find a group of young talented chefs whipping up recipes of delicious food that are immersed in authentic Malaysian flavours.
Presenting delicious celebratory dishes that are specially crafted by its expert culinary team, one can enjoy Nook’s exceptional Rocking Chinese-Style Roast Whole Duck, Rocking Roast Whole Black Pepper Pi-Pa Chicken, Clay Pot Chicken Rice, Yee Sang Station, Desserts, and many more.
Better yet, don’t forget to stop by Nook’s DIY Yee Sang counter to have a go at mixing the ingredients of your choice. Just make sure you keep your tummies empty before the buffet so you can eat to your heart’s content!
Details
- Offer is available on the 9th and 10th February 2024
- Price: RM 148.00/ person
- Time: 6.00 pm – 10.00 pm
- Valid for dine-in orders only
Overview
Right here at Café BLD, celebrate this Lunar New Year with a delicious buffet dinner spread. Whether it's among the acquaintance of family, friends, or colleagues, feasting on a heartwarming meal together is what’s important to celebrate togetherness in a happy atmosphere. Go right on and revel in Café BLD’s bountiful buffet spread of timeless New Year delicacies and international delights.
Details
- Offer is available on the 9th – 11th February 2024
- Price: RM 178.00/person
- Time: 6.30 pm – 10.00 pm
- Offer is valid for dine-in orders only
Overview
Enjoy a prosperous feast at Pasar Baru where a lineage of Malaysia’s multicultural flavours of Malay, Indian and Chinese blend together. Set in an exuberant market-style setting, you’d be transported back in time with the local heritage ambiance that surround the walls of this restaurant.
Starting 29th January, enjoy a delectable Chinese New Year-themed buffet spread that will comprise of an array of auspicious selections of food. Additionally, more selections will be added to its buffet spread on the reunion night (9th February) until the first and second day of the Chinese New Year.
Details
- Offer is available from 29th January – 24th February 2024
- Price: RM 142.40/person
- Time: 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
- Offer is valid for dine-in orders only
Overview
With the wide array of buffet options in hotels, how do we choose one that offers a grandeur of dishes that’s worth every penny? Delight yourself in the options of a live BBQ station, and exquisite menu such as Beef Wellington, Sashimi, and many more right here at Melo! As a bonus point, you’d be serenaded by a live music performance as you dine in such a cosy ambience.
Plus, this restaurant offers a deal of which with every 2 full paying adults, one parent eats for free. What better way to steal the hearts of many apart from its amazing line-up of food and attractive offers?
Details
- Offer is available from the 9th to the 11th of February 2024
- Reunion dinner on the 9th February 2024: RM 178+/adult and RM 88+/child
- CNY dinner on the 10th and 11th February 2024: RM 148+/adult and RM68+/child
- Time: 6.30 pm – 10.00 pm
- Offers a RM 100 cash voucher as well
Overview
Step into the ancient majestic Chinese setting where wooden panels stand tall with engravings of Chinese characters and red silk lanterns that cast a cascading scarlet glow over the tables. Chynna hosts nothing but the best and raving indulgence of modern Cantonese and Shanghainese cuisine.
Featuring a traditional Chinese Herbal Apothecary and an open dim sum kitchen, you’ll be appeased with what celebrity Chef Lam Hock Hin and his team of talented chefs have to offer. Chynna hosts a variety of auspicious reunion sets of varying prices based on their Supreme Assorted Hotchpotch, Grand Fortune, Prosperity, Fortune, and Wealth sets.
Details
- Offer is available from the 9th – 11th February 2024
- Supreme Assorted Hotchpotch: RM 268 nett per person (minimum of 5 persons)
- Grand Fortune Set: RM 699 nett per person (minimum of 3 persons)
- Prosperity Set: RM 1,388 nett per table of 5 persons
- Fortune Set: RM 1,688 nett per table of 5 persons
- Wealth Set: RM 2,388 nett per table of 5 persons
- Weekday Lunch: 12.00 pm – 2.30 pm
- Weekend Lunch: 11.00 am – 2.30 pm
- Dinner (1st Seating): 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm
- Dinner (2nd seating): 8.30 pm – 10.30 pm
- Available for lunch and dinner, and dine-in only
Overview
Cherish this Chinese New Year celebration among families, friends and great company with tantalising food that will be sure to satisfy your taste buds! Here at the Red Chinese Cuisine, one gets to devour in an array of live seafood, handcrafted dim sum, and scrumptious Cantonese delights. For the Year of the Dragon, the Prosperity Set Menus offers a variety of delectable delicacies.
Within the elegant and chic dining atmosphere, Red Chinese Cuisine also offers four exclusive private dining rooms that would be just perfect to host your company banquet for your business associates and colleagues.
Details
- Offer is available from the 15th January – 24th February 2024
- Spring and Happiness Set: RM 1,088 for a table of 5 persons and RM 2,388 for a table of 10 persons
- Heavenly Treasure Set: RM 1,388 for a table of 5 persons and RM 2,388 for a table of 10 persons
- Stellar Prosperity Set: RM 1,688 for a table of 5 persons and RM 2,688 for a table of 10 persons
- Golden Jade Treasure Set: RM 2,888 for a table of 5 persons and RM 3,888 for a table of 10 persons
- Available daily for lunch and dinner
- For children aged 6 years old and below dine for free with a paying adult
Overview
Celebrate the glorious year of the Dragon with feasts that will satisfy your entire family’s appetite. What a joyful lunar celebration it is at Shang Palace with its exquisite reunion menus, signature traditional New Year dishes, and lots more lined up for you. Experience the ancient Cantonese splendour of the must-try chef’s signature dishes in a timeless setting.
Shang Palace offers a range of full-course meal choices that you can pick from. Whether it’s a 5-course meal or a 9-course meal, you won’t be disappointed. Be gratified among your family and loved ones as you indulge in an array of authentic Cantonese specialties.
Details
- Offer is available from the 10th January – 24th February 2024
- Price:
Reunion Set Menus (except 9th, 10th, and 11th February)
- Five Blessings (5-course lunch): RM 158 nett per person (minimum 4 persons)
- Great Prosperity (6-course set lunch): RM 188 nett per person (minimum 4 persons)
- Best wishes (vegetarian 5-course set): RM 230 nett per person (minimum 2 persons)
- Rich Fortune (8-course set): RM 268 nett per person (minimum 6 persons)
- Happy Reunion (9-course set): RM 358 nett per person (minimum 6 persons)
Reunion Menus (9th – 10th February)
- Wealth Treasures: RM 338 nett per person (minimum 6 persons)
- Immense Wealth: RM 398 nett per person (minimum 6 persons)
Time
- Weekday Lunch (Monday-Saturday): 11.30 am – 2.30 pm
- Sunday and Public Holiday: 10.30 am – 2.30 pm
- Dinner (Monday-Sunday): 6.30 pm – 10.30 pm
Overview
Celebrate a festive Chinese New Year food experience in the quaint Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant. This year of the Dragon’s highlight would witness Chef Liu Chang Sing masquerading her culinary expertise in classic Cantonese cuisine and seafood.
Zuan Yuan’s Traditional Reunion Menu selection showcases timeless festive favourites with a variety of auspicious ingredients. So, wait no more and reserve a table with your loved ones to satiate your appetite.
Details
- Offer is available now until the 3rd of March 2024
- Sapphire Set: RM 1,688 nett for 10 persons
- Ruby Set: RM 1,988 nett
- Emerald Set: RM 2,388 nett
- Diamond Set: RM 2,888 nett
- Vegetarian Set: RM 1,688 nett
Time:
- Monday-Friday: 12.00 pm – 2.30 pm; 6.00 pm – 10.00 pm
- Satuday-Sunday: 10.00 am – 2.30 pm; 6.30 pm – 10.30 pm
- A bottle of wine per table is entitled to a booking of 5 tables and above
Overview
A trendy yet bespoke eatery such as Fifty Tales has begun its roots in a humble noodle bar. Today, it offers a plethora of Chinese cuisine that’s concocted with a modern twist. For this Lunar New Year, Fifty Tales is personalising its CNY dinner menus with delightful auspicious food choices. Branded as a limited Cincai Dinner spread, its menu offers an a la carte option which allows you to glance through its range of selected dishes and order what tickles your taste buds.
With the perfect blend of both festive specials and traditional favourites, brace yourself for tantalising dishes such as the Red Snapper Yee Sang, Claypot Glutinous Rice With 32-Day Aged Duck Ham, and A Pu-Erh Tea Smoked Corn-Fed Chicken.
Details
- Available from 4th January – 26th February
- Price: From RM 32 per dish
- Time: 5.30 pm – 10.00 pm
Overview
Get ready for a fiery start of the year of the Dragon at InterContinental Kuala Lumpur. Enjoy good food among great company in the grand spread of food choices, including a menu that’s specially curated for vegetarians.
Among its nourishing set menus and majestic buffet spreads, its Renewal Set offers a 9-course menu of delectable vegetarian dishes. Featuring its meat-free dishes, you’ll find yourself devouring its finest cuisines such as the “Lei Cha” Fried Rice with Mixed Vegetables, Steamed Fresh Bean Curd with Edamame, Plant-Based Minced Meat and Olive, and Stir-Fried Mixed Fungus with Black Truffle Paste Stuffed in a Fortune Money Bag.
Details
- Available from 26th December 2023 – 24th February 2024
- Price: RM 1,888+/table of 10 persons
Time:
- Lunch: 11.30 am – 2.30 pm
- Dinner: 6.30 pm – 10.30 pm
- Offer includes this year’s debut signature Yee Sang which comprises dragon fruit, star jelly, and chia seed
FAQ:
- Where To Go for CNY Reunion Dinner?
Nothing quite like looking forward to meeting up with the rest of the extended family over a grand CNY dinner reunion. With a cup of hot tea at a corner and a plate stuffed with merry goodness of food, trust us when we say that food tastes all the more delicious when it’s accompanied by the presence of loved ones.
While home has always been the most traditional setting for hosting reunion dinners (typically, in the elder’s house), it would always be a breath of fresh air to attempt to plan reunion dinners outside of the comfort of home.
Say, why not give it a go at booking restaurants to enjoy your reunion dinner? Not only will you be served throughout the entire night, but you needn’t have to have a load of dishes stacked for washing as well! Also, it saves you the hassle of brainstorming dishes to cook for a great number of people. So, hosting reunion dinners in restaurants simply creates an ideal win-win situation. Just dress your best and get ready to have your appetite fulfilled!
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