CNY Reunion Dinner - When was the last time you met your big family at the same time? Well, if your answer is “quite a long time ago”, then brace yourself, as the Chinese New Year is coming and you will greet your big family during the CNY dinner reunion!

This will be the finest time of the year. Nothing beats sitting together with your family, sharing stories while enjoying the tasty feasts, and wishing for the auspicious year ahead. Mark your calendars, this year’s Chinese New Year will be on the 29th of January 2025.

There will be no fun gathering without food and drinks, especially during CNY reunion dinner! If you haven’t heard yet, there are 7 essential foods that are usually available in every CNY eve dinner, and they are also considered as lucky foods as well! Here’s the list of those lucky foods:

Each of those lucky foods will have a different meaning. Fish are to increase prosperity for the new year, while dumplings, spring rolls, and good fortune fruits are for wealth.

As for drinks, the family usually prepares some alcoholic beverages. But, some might like it fresh, like plum juice or many kinds of teas.

Other than eating all the delicious CNY reunion dinner feasts, the one activity to wait for during the reunion is the Red Envelope time! Some of you might know the Red Envelope as ang pao. It’s when the family will give or exchange the lucky money to each other. Even children will love this moment!

To complete the night, the family would gather and make fireworks and firecrackers, just like the new year is often celebrated. At midnight, the temples usually ring a bell. It is believed that if you hear the bell ring, you will embrace good fortune this year.

When most people celebrate the CNY reunion dinner at their own house (mostly the elderly’s house), sometimes they also want to have a new experience by visiting a great restaurant and get comfortable being served. Well, it is actually a great idea. There are many recommended hotel restaurants that will be the best host for your CNY reunion dinner. All you have to do is pick your nicest clothes and enjoy the whole reunion night.

So, here are the best hotel restaurants to spend the most unforgettable CNY Reunion Dinner:

The first recommended hotel restaurant to host the CNY Reunion Dinner is Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur. They already celebrate the Chinese New Year at the restaurants starting from 3 January to 5 February 2025. Of course, there will be packages that will suit your desire. You can also pick whether you want to have it at the Lemon Garden or the Shang Palace (those are the in-house restaurants of Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur).

As for the exact CNY Reunion Dinner, you can spend it at Lemon Garden and pick the date between 21 to 31 January 2025. The reunion dinner will be held from 6 PM to 10 PM. The price is RM288 nett per person.

At the Shang Palace, you can pick your package based on the menu set. There’s the 9 course reunion set and the 8 course reunion set. The price for each reunion set is varied, and you can also pick for the vegetarian option.

You can also spend a special afternoon tea with your best friends at the lobby lounge. To make it more festive, there will be the Cap Goh Mei celebration at the main lobby, consisting of the acrobatic lions and drums.

Everybody loves the Chinese classic dishes for CNY reunion dinner. If you are too, you should choose Putrajaya Marriott Hotel for this year’s CNY reunion dinner. Who isn't tempted by the tasty prawns with the salted egg yolk made by the talented chef from Zest Restaurant?

FYI, Zest Restaurant is well known as the one with the best local and international buffet and a la carte. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, there will be a special Yee Sang corner for all the visitors to enjoy.

In Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur, you can have the best CNY reunion dinner hosted by Latest Recipe. The prices are varied according to which special Yee Sang you pick. There’s the Yee Sang with sliced clam abalone, sliced tuna, salmon, and jellyfish.

You can also pick for the Chinese New Year Buffet Dinner (RM198 for adults) or Chinese New Year Eve Buffet Dinner (RM218 for adults). Enjoy the delicious buffet from Latest Recipe. Try the roasted kam heong chicken, seafood, and complete your meal with desserts.

If you want to be thorough, you can join the Chinese New Year Staycation program that this hotel offers. This program includes buffet breakfast and Chinese New Year Buffet Dinner. You can invite the big family to spend several days here and cherish your togetherness.

Celebrate the CNY reunion dinner with mouth watering dishes provided by Chynna, the well-known Cantonese restaurant in Hilton Kuala Lumpur. Spoil yourself with dishes like smoked salmon with crispy rice or soft shell crab yee sang. Hmm… just reading those menus will definitely make you hungry.

Chynna also puts special efforts to celebrate the CNY eve dinner. You can pick one of these sets: Wealth set (RM2,300 for 5 pax); Prosperity set (RM1,300 for 5 pax); Fortune set (RM1,600 for 5 pax); and Grand Fortune set (RM699 per person, with the minimum of 3 pax).

Don’t worry, the CNY eve dinner reunion set from Chynna will already include the signature dishes, from the seafood to the plenty of options of desserts. Chynna also has the newest signature yee sang that is the Truffle and Tasmania ocean trout.

Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel will have it special too for the CNY Reunion Dinner. This year, they made a theme called Heritage of Canton. With their Lunar Set Menu at Yue, you can experience the best taste of Cantonese cuisines, led by the talented Chef Lim Huang Hock.

If you are interested in their CNY reunion dinner package, you can come to Yue and enjoy the signature CNY dishes starting from 3 January to 10 February 2025. You can choose between 4 set menus, with the choices of a 7 or 9-course set menu. The 9-course set menu price is per table, starting from RM2388, for 10 persons.

As a hotel CNY dinner with the best Chinese New Year offerings, Sheraton Petaling Jaya will also help you to host a great CNY eve dinner in your own house. You can order the selected Cantonese dishes. They also have the Chinese New Year gift box that you can buy starting from RM158, which includes pineapple tarts, orange marmalade, cashew nuts, and more.

It’s time to celebrate the CNY eve dinner with W Kuala Lumpur. They have it very complete this year, starting from the Lucky Toss Yee Sang, the set menus full of tasty dishes (which come in 4 types of set menus and different price as well, starting from RM238 per person), the Lunar New Year Specialties menu including dim sum selection, and tea time with sweet savory, and scones.

They even have the gifting hampers, in case you want to send something nice to your loved ones. You can pick between the alcoholic and non-alcoholic hampers.

If you have a big family and are looking for a suitable hotel to spend the CNY reunion dinner, maybe W Kuala Lumpur is the right pick. At Yen, you can book for a private dining room, whether it’s a small one (max for 10 persons) or the big one (max for 16 persons). Enjoy their delicious CNY eve dinner specialties like the Poon Choy, Crispy Hokkaido Shelled Scallop, and more!

Eastin Hotel Kuala Lumpur will also welcome you and let you have the best auspicious reunion with your loved ones. The CNY eve dinner will be held from 6.30 PM to 10.30 PM. The dinner rates RM168+ per person.

They will serve you the best set menu for your greatest CNY reunion dinner. There are 5 set menus in total, and the price is starting from RM988+ per table (consisting of 4 persons) to RM4888+ per table (consisting of 10 persons).

Checking out the dishes will definitely make you tempted, like the Prosperous Norwegian Glacial Salmon Trout Yee Sang with Golden Rice Crackers or the Double Boiled Superior Shark Fin’s Soup. There are also several options of Prosperity Yee Sang, which you can order for a whole portion or a half portion as well.

Another great hotel CNY dinner is Element Kuala Lumpur by Westin. It’s time to gather your family at the hotel and pick one between these two set menus: Auspicious Set Menu (RM2088+ per table) and Prosperity Set Menu (RM2388+ per table). Both tables are for 10 persons, with the minimum booking of 3 tables.

To make the CNY moment more vibrant and splendor, you can also enjoy the Abundance Treasure Pot and the Oriental High Tea. The Abundance Treasure Pot contains dried scallops, dried oysters, fish maw, prawns, and more.

You can enjoy the pot at the TRACE Restaurant & Bar, or you can order it as a takeaway. The pot is available until 6 February 2025, with the price starting from RM338 for the small portion (that can serve up to 5 persons).

The last recommended hotel CNY dinner is Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. They already have a schedule of celebration that you can follow, starting from The Oriental Afternoon Tea (available since 9 January 2025), the actual CNY reunion dinner with delicious feasts and special menus, and the lion dance performance at the hotel entrance as the closing on 26 January 2025.

At Lai Po Heen, you can order for the signature Yee Sang, order the dim sum set, and the Festive Set Menus with rates starting from RM388+.

If you want to celebrate the CNY eve dinner at home, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur also prepares all kinds of signature CNY snacks and cakes at the Mandarin Cake Shop, like the sauces from Lai Po Heen, Mandarin Chocolate, macarons, and homemade jam like Mandarin Orange & Ginger Marmalade.

So, now it’s time for you to decide which hotel that you will choose to celebrate the CNY eve dinner with the whole family. You can also plan it as a big family staycation and book the rooms with Traveloka.

Lastly, whenever you want to spend the CNY reunion dinner, we wish you the best of luck for this Snake Year. May the new year bring you and your family the most prosperity and happiness! Happy Chinese New Year!