The Lunar New Year gives you a second chance to start over because (let’s face it) January is always a write-off! Get those chopsticks out – we’ve rounded up a list of venues with insanely good food coming your way.
DONNA CHANG | CBD
Slither into 2025 with Donna Chang’s Year of the Snake celebration! Feast on crispy prawns, Biang Biang noodle salad, and cumin lamb buns at the Racer Snake Express Lunch — perfect for a bite on the go. Feeling fancy? Go all in with the Golden Serpent Banquet, featuring Singapore Chilli Spanner Crab, King salmon, and a dreamy Mandarin Cheesecake. Wash it down with Penfolds wine, themed cocktails, and lucky red envelopes to boost your good fortune. Snake season has never tasted this good (or been this lucky)!
BRISASIA | BRISBANE AND SURROUNDS
Brisbane is set to burst with creativity and fun with BrisAsia’s absolutely massive arrangement of festivities (sounds like a great way to maximise your good fortune for 2025). One of the highlights is ‘Lush on Fish Lane’, on the 1st of February where the iconic jungle precinct is set to transform into a buzzing hub of mouth-watering bites, live performances, cosplay sightings, and more. If you’re as keen as we are, you won’t have to wait much longer – it all kicks off on the 31st of January.
SUNNYBANK PLAZA | SUNNYBANK
One of Brisbane’s cultural hotspots is celebrating the Lunar New Year from the 28th of January with a massive week-long event fit for the entire family! Whether you decide to dance with dragons in performances crafted by the International Wushu Academy and Lam Tu Luan Kung Fu School or polish your fine motor skills with classes in Chinese calligraphy and silk embroidery, you’re sure to leave feeling a heck of a lot more cultured.
FAT NOODLE | CBD
Claim to be an authentic foodie at heart? Fat Noodle has everything your heart desires with its indulgent six-course banquet featuring authentic Vietnamese flavours and cooking traditions inspired by executive chef Luke Nguyen’s heritage. While guests dine on delectable courses like their Vietnamese Braised Pork Belly, they can interact with wishing trees and roaming performances for an utterly memorable Lunar New Year celebration.
BRISBANE PHOENIX CHINESE RESTAURANT | CBD
Feeling a little luxurious (and got the cash to splurge)? Celebrate the Year of the Snake in style at the Brisbane Quarter for Brisbane Phoenix’s banquet stuffed to the brim with premium flavours – salmon sashimi paired with flying fish caviar and flaming lobster are just some of the highlights of the stunningly curated menu. Sound good? They’re doing deals for you and five of your best mates, so the whole gang can experience the best Asian cuisine Brisbane has to offer.
GOODTIME | WEST END
West Village’s Goodtime has truly taken the yum cha scene by storm, and we’re sure their Lunar New Year celebrations are sure to keep these good vibes going! Festivities are dedicated to sessions on the 25th of January and 1st of February, where guests can feast on authentic dim sum and yum cha offerings and sip on their famous handcrafted cocktails, all while being entertained by an electrifying lion dance performance.
STANLEY | CBD
Picture this: you’re perched riverside at Stanley while savouring authentic Cantonese cuisine – think delightfully crispy Shandong chicken, chilli and black fungus-seasoned cucumber, and XO mixed seafood. You drink in captivating views as traditional lion dancers perform around you for the perfect Lunar New Year bash. What more could you want? It’s set to be a feast for all senses – and happening for a limited time from the 29th of January to the 2nd of February!
GOLDEN PALACE | FORTITUDE VALLEY
For just the 31st of January and 1st of February, arguably one of Chinatown’s most famous restaurants Golden Palace is sure to be a family favourite with its banquet offerings of sesame prawn toast, king prawns, golden fried rice, and sweet and sour pork ribs. A fortune cookie tops the night off – our personal fave highlight for a fussy family or mate!
SUPER BOWL | FORTITUDE VALLEY
Superbowl has branded itself as the Valley’s one-stop shop for local Chinese – and we reckon this should extend to your Lunar New Year celebrations! You and a group of up to six can gorge on some classic Chinese comfort dishes like Sichuan fried chicken, honey soy black pepper beef, and Chinese New Year cookies for a delicious and easy night out.
SUPERNORMAL | CBD
Although the name of this produce-driven restaurant is Supernormal, their menu offerings are anything but. To ring in your Lunar New Year with a little bit of luck (and a lot of culinary bliss), book in at Supernormal to nosh on a whole roast suckling pig (yes, you read that right – whole) and mud crab from our very own sunshine state – we’re drooling already!
SOUTHSIDE | SOUTH BRISBANE
An oldie but a goodie! We’re sending you straight to Southside for the Lunar New Year because let’s be real, no one nails that sleek, modern Asian dining vibe quite like them. From January 28th to February 9th, their LNY Banquet is up for grabs, and it’s got everything you need — like oysters, dumplings, truffle fried rice and Peking duck pancakes, top-notch Chinese wines, and even a lion dance on February 7th to really amp up the celebration. Gather your crew, this is one you won’t want to miss!
Wishing you good fortune and a very full belly this Lunar New Year, you deserve it.
