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The Best Restaurants for Chinese New Year in Toronto

Shania & Peony Wong

2 years ago

The Best Restaurants for Chinese New Year in Toronto

Although Chinese New Year will look a little different this year, you can still celebrate the Year of the Ox with a delicious feast in the comfort of your own home. The festival is considered the biggest celebration of the year for Chinese people and this year; it lies on February 12. Traditionally, family and friends would gather together at restaurants for a huge dinner, but now that dine-in isn’t permitted, these restaurants have pivoted to provide a Chinese New Year feast for takeout or delivery.

Here are ten places offering Chinese New Year menu items in Toronto.

195 Dundas St W

Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant

Hong Shing has partnered up with local Asian-owned businesses, including Yueh Tung, Tap Phong and Salty Paloma as well as chef Trevor Lui to create a curated Lunar New Year meal kit. The kit contains eight items with an eight-course meal prepared by Hong Shing and chef Trevor Lui being one of them. More information can be found through their preorder form.

241 Spadina Ave

R&D

Chef Eric Chong from modern Canadian Asian restaurant R&D in Chinatown will be cooking up a special celebration menu for Chinese New Year until Valentine’s Day. The menu serves two and includes sashimi, dumplings, grilled duck skewers, roasted eggplant, noodles and a Chinese New Year cake (nian gao) for dessert. Preorder online for pickup.

Kōjin x Alma Presents: Chinese New Year

Chef Eva Chin of Momofuku Kojin and chef Anna Chen of Bloordale Village’s Alma have collaborated to create a special eight-course meal for Chinese New Year. The feast includes steamed buns filled with salted duck egg custard and a two year-aged mandarin peel, broth, wonton soup, roast duck breast, a fried whole fish and sweets. Available for preorders only.

794 Dundas St W

Patois

This Caribbean-Asian soul food fusion restaurant on Dundas West has introduced their new dim sum series just in time for Chinese New Year. All of their dim sum items are ready to reheat at home in no time using a steamer, air fryer or oven. The kit comes with frozen pork and crab siu mai, jumbo tiger shrimp spring rolls, duck confit foie gras egg rolls, crispy prawn toast, good fortune dumplings and dipping sauces -- order online for pickup or delivery.

18 William Sylvester Dr

Maeli Market

Not only does this market in North York carry exclusive Taiwanese products but also drinks and hot foods. Their special Lunar New Year menu is available for preorders only. It includes squash stuffed with rice, chicken and chestnut, house ginseng chicken soup, white kimchi, beef vermicelli noodles and candied sweet potatoes. Reserve your spot online before February 7 and receive a free dish of Pork Pancakes prepared by their in-house chef.

Pear

Located inside Upper East Food Club is this authentic Chinese takeout stall for baos and rice boxes. They will be launching a special Foie Gras Wagyu Beef Bao for Chinese New Year. This bao uses an Australian M9 Wagyu with only 40 of these baos available each day. Get yours in-store or for delivery from February 11 to 28.

484 Dundas St W

House of Gourmet

One of Chinatown’s favourite spots for Chinese food is offering a special discount of 10% off for all delivery orders placed through their website until Lunar New Year. That’s one more reason to get their beloved noodle soups and other special combos featuring Peking duck and lobster or crab.

9665 Bayview Ave

Yang's Fine Chinese Cuisine

A variety of Chinese New Year combos like a ten-pound lobster feast are available for takeout at this upscale fine dining restaurant in Richmond Hill. These feasts are perfect for two to six people. They also have traditional Chinese New Year cakes like taro cakes, turnip cakes and sweet rice cakes. Call them to place an order.

8261 Woodbine Ave #8

Skyview Fusion Cuisine

This dim sum spot in Markham has seven set menus to choose from for takeout or delivery. An à la carte menu is also available with options like lobster by the pound and a whole eight treasures duck.

270 West Beaver Creek Rd

Yu Seafood

The Chinese New Year combos at this dim sum and seafood restaurant in Richmond Hill serve two or four people. Choose between a lobster or king crab combo for two or a lobster and green bass or king crab and green bass combo for four. Call to place an order.