Lunar New Year is fast approaching, bringing with it the chance to gather over an auspicious home-cooked feast. However, the festive season is also the perfect occasion to indulge in the comfort and convenience of dining out. It’s an option that’s hard to resist with our curated selection of restaurants in Hong Kong, where you can enjoy your tyun nin faan (family reunion dinner) and ring in the Year of the Horse.
You can also reap even more benefits from dining out with our Card Linked Earn programme. Simply link any Mastercard or Visa credit card to your Cathay membership account to automatically earn HKD4 = 1 at select partner restaurants. Alternatively, pay your bill with a linked Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard® and receive HKD4 = 2.
Credit: Ying Jee Club
Credit: Ying Jee Club
Credit: Ying Jee Club
Ying Jee Club
For an intimate and refined Lunar New Year dining experience, savour Cantonese classics with an innovative spin at the two Michelin-starred Ying Jee Club. Warm lighting, wooden panels and gold accents create an inviting atmosphere, ideal for enjoying gourmet dishes and great conversation.
Ease into the holiday spirit with an aperitif from the ground-floor cocktail bar before moving on to your elegantly plated meal. Expect carefully crafted savoury pastries, delicately coloured dumplings, and stir-fried, in-season premium seafood.
Shop G05, 107 & 108, Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Road Central, 2801 6882
Credit: Victorian Era
Credit: Victorian Era
Victorian Era
With its nostalgic 1950s theme, Victorian Era has gained a well-deserved reputation as one of the most Instagrammable hotpot restaurants in Hong Kong. Dishes are garnished with equally eye-catching fresh flowers – but don’t let that fool you, the food is as delicious as it is beautiful.
Choose from a range of creative hotpot soup bases that also promise health and beauty benefits. Signature offerings include the Hong Kong Platter, a selection of delicious beef cuts primed for the collagen-rich Hokkaido milk and rose soup. By the time you’ve slurped up the last spoonful of soup, you’ll swear the city’s celebrated mid-century heyday never ended – it simply moved indoors for winter.
Two locations including: 2/F, Pak Shing Building, 31-37 Jordan Road, Jordan, 2736 8368
Credit: Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
Credit: Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
Credit: Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
The Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
A feast for the eyes as well as the palate, The Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant transports you to the Chinese Mainland in ancient times with its lakeside garden-inspired decor. This award-winning Cantonese restaurant is particularly well known for its succulent barbecued specialities, seasonal dishes such as abalone, as well as dried and live seafood, and freshly made dim sum.
Larger parties can gather for expansive, meticulously prepared banquets, while smaller families can savour home-cooked Cantonese cuisine as part of a set lunch menu or à la carte offerings – ideal for festive reunions.
B2, The Royal Garden, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, 2733 2016
Credit: Prince Restaurant
Credit: Prince Restaurant
Prince Restaurant
Hailing from a famous dining group in the Chinese Mainland, Prince Restaurant has established itself in Hong Kong as a bastion of authentic premium Cantonese cuisine. Embracing a philosophy of quality and wellness, the chefs promote healthy nutrition with a fusion of modern and traditional techniques. Not to mention that the dim sum is all made in-house and steamed to order.
The restaurant offers an elegant and comfortable ambience, with private dining rooms and a cosy multi-functional banquet area available, making it the perfect venue for your Lunar New Year gathering no matter how big or small.
Various locations including: Shop 113A-B & 115, Level 1, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2366 1308
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Coucou Hot Pot‧Tea Break
Set the scene for a hearty meal over lively conversation at the modern lounge-style hotpot restaurant Coucou Hot Pot‧Tea Break. Choose from an extensive lineup of broth flavours including bamboo fungus, crab roe and fish; and bamboo fungus and chicken. Then take your pick from an array of platters including fresh seafood and wagyu beef, homemade meatballs and deep-fried bites.
Various locations including: B124, B1/F, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2347 2028
Credit: The Merchants
Credit: The Merchants
The Merchants
If you're planning to join the countdown festivities in Central on the second day of the Lunar New Year, make your celebration even more memorable by dining at The Merchants .
A hidden gem in the heart of the city, this newly opened restaurant boasts incredible views of Victoria Harbour thanks to its location in the top three floors of a prestigious office tower. The dramatic green velvet interior blends contemporary opulence and old-school charm, while the authentic Shanghainese and Jiangzhe dishes will delight even the most discerning of gourmands.
43-45/F, Forty-Five, Gloucester Tower, Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, 2155 4141
This story was originally published in January 2025 and updated in January 2026.