January’s new moon will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, kicking off the Year of the Snake. Wondering, "When is Chinese New Year 2025?" It falls on January 29, 2025! It’s a time for families to come together, celebrate, and wish for health, wealth, and prosperity. As we enter the Year of the Snake, it’s the perfect time to explore restaurants with vegan dining options that will make your festive celebrations even more memorable.
If you’re looking for plant-based Chinese New Year menus and specials in #Singapore, look no further! Here are the 10 best Chinese New Year restaurants in Singapore 2025 offering delicious and symbolic vegan dishes that align with the spirit of the season.
Delice Asan
Delice Asan is a hidden gem for fine dining plant-based food. Founded by Anne Schot, a Le Cordon Bleu graduate, Delice Asan offers an exquisite private dining experience with locally sourced, whole plant-based ingredients. This vegan fine dining experience is perfect to celebrate Chinese New Year with creative, sustainable dishes.
Birds-nests
Expect unique takes on traditional Chinese flavors, designed to bring both sophistication and sustainability to your Chinese New Year feast. You can connect with Anne on WhatsApp or through the reservation option on the website.
Lo Hei preparation
Yes Natural Restaurant
Yes Natural offers a fully vegan Chinese New Year 2025 menu, featuring their famous vegan Yu Sheng. This vibrant dish includes vegan konjac "salmon", fresh vegetables, and homemade plum sauce made from malt sugar.
五福临门拼盘 Five Fortunes Platter
Available for dine-in or takeout, their Chinese New Year 2025 set menu is a fantastic choice for anyone looking for a traditional celebration with a plant-based twist. Enjoy a wholesome, festive meal with their 18 carefully selected ingredients. The set menu runs from 11 January until 2 February. A la Carte is available from 18 January till 12 February.
悦意丝羹 Bountiful Fin Soup
Wakamama by Chef JC Cheng
Wakamama presents a unique fusion of Japanese and vegan cuisine in an exciting plant-based omakase experience.
Momo, Wakamama's beloved resident
Their Chinese New Year menu features a fresh and innovative version of Yu Sheng, perfect for the Year of the Snake. At Wakamama, enjoy an artistic approach to plant-based dining with whole, natural foods that are both healthy and delicious. Plus, pet lovers can enjoy their meals in the company of Momo, the friendly in-house puppy.
Wakamama's CNY set
Empress
Located in the iconic Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress offers a contemporary twist on traditional Chinese cuisine. This vegan-friendly restaurant features a vibrant atmosphere with both indoor and alfresco dining options.
For Chinese New Year 2025, Empress serves a plant-based CNY menu that includes innovative, flavorful takes on festive classics. Their plant-based Jade set menu is available from 13 Jan to 12 Feb. It’s an ideal spot for an uplifting and lively dining experience with family or friends.
Tossing up an abundance of good fortune!
Botanict
If you’re looking for healthy, flavor-packed dishes, Botanict is a must-visit. Their Chinese New Year mini buffet celebrates plant-based cuisine with a variety of wholesome, delicious options.
Botanict's Yu Sheng
From 16 Jan to 15 Feb, you basically have 4 options to choose from; Mala BBQ, Nasi Tumpeng, Special Chinese New Year A la carte Menu and Yu Sheng. The Nasi Tumpeng celebration menu features festive dishes that are as nourishing as they are flavorful. Enjoy a satisfying Chinese New Year feast that aligns with your health-conscious and sustainable lifestyle.
Nasi Tumpeng
And don’t miss out on their Nonya spread exclusively available during January. Celebrate #Veganuary right with your friends and redeem the spread here.
Lotus Vegetarian
Lotus Vegetarian, a staple in Singapore’s vegetarian dining scene, invites you to their new location at Holiday Inn Express Novena to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Their Chinese New Year menu offers a mix of traditional and modern plant-based dishes, making sure there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Bloom in prosperity at Lotus Vegetarian
Whether you're celebrating with family or friends, the restaurant delivers a festive, compassionate meal that embraces the spirit of togetherness. You can view the full CNY 2025 menu here.
Eight Treasures Vegetarian
Known for their creative approach to vegetarian Chinese cuisine and one of the best Chinese vegetarian restaurants in Singapore, Eight Treasures Vegetarian has been a local favorite since 2007. Their Chinese New Year 2025 menu features an array of vegan dishes that combine fresh produce and soy-based mock meats.
2025 CNY menu at Eight Treasures
This year, they’re offering a selection of traditional and innovative dishes that will satisfy both vegans and non-vegans alike. It’s a great spot for an authentic, meatless Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown. The abillion team enjoys coming back to Eight Treasures Vegetarian for the Lunar Year celebration!
Elemen
Elemen is a modern vegetarian restaurant that focuses on natural, wholesome plant-based ingredients. This Chinese New Year, the restaurant’s different locations are offering their Prosper-Licious 8-Course menu, a symbolic and flavorful spread designed to bring prosperity and good fortune. From fortune bag dumplings to Prosperity Truffle Yu Sheng, Elemen’s Chinese New Year vegan menu is a celebration of abundance and health.
8-Course Prosper-Licious menu
Their signature Yu Sheng is available for dine-in starting 7 Jan and pre-orders via their website.
Elemen's signature Prosperity Truffle Yu Sheng
Nature Vegetarian Delights
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Nature Vegetarian Delights, a restaurant that has offered a wide variety of plant-based Chinese New Year dishes since 2003. Their Chinese New Year 2025 set menus feature traditional flavors, including the prosperity toss and treasure pot, all crafted with fresh ingredients. Whether you’re a long-time vegetarian or simply looking to try something new, Nature Vegetarian Delights has delicious, healthy options for the whole family.
This is the time to try their seasonal handcrafted Chinese New Year cookies and goodies! They’re available for purchase in their restaurants or through GrabFood.
CNY Mala Crackers
Warung Ijo
Selamat Tahun Baru Imlek! Ring in the lunar new year with Warung Ijo's specially curated Chinese New Year menu available from the evening of 28 Jan until 30 Jan. The menu features a variety of traditional Indonesian dishes using plant-based meats, such as nasi goreng, sate ayam, and rendang, at reasonable prices with generous portions. The food is freshly prepared and cooked to perfection, with bold flavors and just the right amount of spices.
Warung Ijo's Chinese New Year menu
You get to treat yourself to to a unique bursting experience with Ijo's mouth-watering Indonesian cuisine.
Homemade Yu Sheng
Don’t know where to find Chinese vegan/ vegetarian restaurants in Singapore for your Chinese New Year celebration? This list is for you!
This Chinese New Year, enjoy the best vegan/vegetarian food Singapore has to offer and celebrate the Year of the Snake with a plant-based twist. From traditional vegan Yu Sheng to festive feasts that promote health and sustainability, Singapore’s top vegan-friendly restaurants are ready to help you usher in a prosperous and joyful New Year. Whether you're dining with family or friends, these restaurants offer innovative, compassionate options that align with the festive spirit.
Huat ah! Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year 2025 from the abillion team!
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