Chinese New Year: Restaurants and eateries open during the public holidays
It can be such a buzzkill to find your favourite eatery closed during the Lunar New Year. But don’t fret; here’s a handy list of some of the dining options that will be open during the public holidays.
Prosperity Abalone Yu Sheng from Paradise Group. Image: Paradise Group
If you need to buy a last-minute yu sheng takeaway or are craving sushi and sashimi, head over to this Japanese chain. Selected outlets including 313@Somerset, AMK Hub, Holland Village MRT, Hougang Mall and East Point Mall will stay open during the Chinese New Year public holidays. Its delivery service is also available during the festive period, though a surcharge will be imposed on these orders.
Where and when: See the full list of outlets and the opening hours here.
Should your traditional family insist on Chinese-style cuisine during the public holidays, your best best may be at the airport. The airport outlets of restaurant chains such as Paradise Group, Crystal Jade and Dian Xiao Er will still be open at its usual hours during the Chinese New Year holidays.
Where: Various locations at Changi Airport; view the airport’s dining directory for more information.
When: Daily from 10.30am to 11pm
For some, piping hot pies might be a welcome change from the Chinese food during the festive holidays. The restaurant specialises in hearty pies made with buttery shortcrust pastries will stay open during the public holidays.
Where: Pies & Coffee at Robertson Walk, 11 Unity Street, #01-25, Tel: 6733 9272
When: 8.30am to 11pm on Feb 8-9
For heartwarming bowls of soup, head to this restaurant, which specialises in fish head steamboat served over a charcoal fire. Besides its star dish, the restaurant’s new branch at Owen Road also serves zi char dishes such as champagne pork ribs, black pepper crayfish and kampong sambal sotong.
Where: 812/814/816 North Bridge Road and 93/95 Owen Road
When: Daily from 11.30am to 2:30pm, 5pm to 10pm (9:30pm last order)
Nigiro Café at Eat at Seven
This café specialises in dishes that combine a mix of Japanese and western cuisines, such as pastas, fruit-topped dessert pizzas, grilled meats paired with soups and salads as well as breakfast items such as eggs benedict. If you’re hungry for more options, its sister restaurants in Eat at Seven dining concept at Suntec City are also open during the Chinese New Year holidays.
Where: 3 Temasek Boulevard Suntec City North Wing #03-315 Singapore 038983, Tel: 6238 1669
When: 11.30am to 3pm (Last order 2.30pm), 5.30pm to 10pm (Last order 9.30pm)
Those hungry for burgers will be pleased to know this restaurant is open during the public holidays. Besides the burgers that this London-based restaurant chain is known for, be sure to try the localised dishes such as its ‘shambal fries’ (fries covered in a sambal-style sauce and egg).
Where:5pm to 11pm
When: 99 Duxton Road, Singapore 089543, Tel: 6221 5343
The bar section of this British-style bar and restaurant will remain open for the Lunar New Year to serve bar bites for those hankering for drinks and light eats. Dishes on the bar menu include pulled pork bun, salt and pepper squid, as well as items in more sizeable portions such as the Oxwell beef burger and fish and chips.
Where:5 Ann Siang Road, Singapore 069688, Tel: 6438 3984
When: from 4pm on 8 Feb and from 12pm on 9 Feb
If lounging by the beach sounds like your perfect idea of how you should spend your public holiday, check out this beach and restaurant and bar, which will be open for brunch and dinner from 8-9 Feb. Treat yourself to fresh oysters, lobster buns and seafood platters; families will be pleased to know there’s a kids-friendly brunch menu for the little ones too.
Where: 120 Tanjong Beach Walk, Sentosa, Singapore 098942
When: 10am to 10pm on 8-9 Feb
Those craving brunch food should head to the Australian-style gourmet grocer and restaurant. Its outlets at Dempsey Hill and Mandarin Gallery will both stay open at their usual hours during the public holidays.
Where: #04-21/22/23, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore 238897, Tel: 6836 6372; Block 9 #01-12 Dempsey Road, Dempsey Hill, Singapore 247697, Tel: 6476 1512
When: 9am - 11pm on 8-9 Feb
Dine on Italian fare with pastas and sauces made from scratch. This restaurant group runs its own factory which makes said ingredients fresh daily. Get your dose of classic dishes like the spicy arrabiata, aglio oilo and other pasta dishes to meet your carb needs.
When: 11.30am - 12am on 8-9 Feb at Boat Quay outlet, 11.30am to 11pm at Bukit Timah outlet and Siglap outlet
Where: 30 Boat Quay, Singapore 049819, Tel: 6532 6283; Blk 833 #01-02/03, Royalville, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 279887, Tel: 6469 4920; 77 Upper East Coast Road, #01-01/02, Singapore 455218
Tel: 6241 5560
Toast to the Chinese New Year with sangrias and Spanish-style tapas. The restaurant and bar also has a Chinese New Year deal that serves five tapas for $50, with festive dishes such as tempura soft shell crab taco, pork belly sliders and chicken liver and foie gras parfait.
Where: #01-22A, Raffles City Shopping Centre, No 252, North Bridge Road, Singapore 179103, Tel: (65) 6837 0995
When: 11.30am to 10pm for tapas, ‘til 11.30pm for drinks on 8-9 Feb
Jamie’s Italian
Look to this restaurant for more family-friendly dining options; it serves kid-sized dishes such as spaghetti and meatballs and baked tomato pasta. British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s namesake restaurant will be open at its regular hours during the festive holidays.
Where: Forum, 583 Orchard Road, Forum #01-04, Singapore 238884, Tel: 6655 7676 and Vivocity, 1 Harbourfront Walk, #01-165-167, Singapore 098585, Tel: 6733 5500
When: 12pm to 10pm from 8-9 Feb at Vivocity outlet, 10am to 10pm at Forum
