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Celebrate Chinese New Year 2026 with Tastes of the Fire Horse! 🐎
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🧧 New Year’s Nibbles & Lunar Delights - Your 2026 Festive Food Guide 🎉 Hey food friends, Get those chopsticks ready and your taste buds on standby! Chinese New Year a.k.a. Lunar New Year arrives on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, ushering in the Year of the Fire Horse (an energetic, bold year by tradition). To help you feast like it’s meant to be, here’s your curated rundown of festive eats and themed treats from some of London’s most delicious spots. Ready? Let’s eat! 🥟🥢 ⸻ 🐉 Din Tai Fung – Din Tai Fung is officially in the Year of the Fire Horse spirit with its limited-edition Lunar New Year menu running from 9–22 Feb. Think robust seasonal specials like Chicken & Prawn Tom Yum Xiao Long Bao, Dynamite Prawns, Beef Tenderloin with Broccoli and warming Lion’s Head Meatball Soup -all perfect for sharing. The bar’s also getting in on the action with celebratory drinks like Golden Longan Sour and Goji & Passionfruit Tea (alcohol-free cheers included!). ⸻ 🥟 Xi Home Dumplings -Lion Dance Buns for Good Fortune To celebrate the New Year, Xi Home Dumplings has created something truly special: beautifully sculpted, handcrafted Lion Dance Buns, made using authentic Northeastern Chinese pastry techniques. Each bun is delicately filled with custard or matcha, designed not just to taste incredible, but to symbolise luck, prosperity and joy for the year ahead. 🗓 Pre-order now for in-store collection between 1–15 February ⚠️ Made in limited quantities — early ordering is strongly recommended 🎁 Perfect for sharing, gifting, or welcoming good fortune into your home ⸻ 🪩 Bun House -One Night Only: Bun House Disco One night. One feast. Maximum abundance. This Lunar New Year, Bun House Disco teams up with Circle13 to remix the legendary Grand Nine (Gau Dai Gwai) the OG Cantonese celebratory feast with modern flavours, disco glamour and a lucky twist. The feasting menu brings Lunar New Year classics straight to the dancefloor: • Prosperity Toss (yes, you toss it yourself — the higher, the luckier the year) • New show-stoppers like Lobster XO Risotto • Disco favourites including Nam Yu Crispy Pork 🍸 From the bar: Disco Herbal Tea Shop Inspired by Chinese herbal medicine, this cocktail menu blends healing ingredients with classic drinks: • Three zero-proof herbal teas • Spirited versions of each • Classic cocktails with a Cantonese edge Think Hoisin Cobbler with Shaoxing wine or a Szechuan Pepper Paloma. It’s Lunar New Year -but make it disco. ⸻ 🍦 Araw -Lunar New Year Ice Cream, Reinvented Araw welcomes the New Year with three brand-new festive ice cream flavours, inspired by classic Lunar treats and nostalgic favourites: • 🍍 Pineapple Tart • 🥧 Salted Egg Tart • 🐰 White Rabbit with Black Sesame Sweet, playful and packed with symbolism, these scoops are all about starting the year on a high note. ⸻ 🐟 Taiyakiya — New Year Classics, Taiyaki-Style For Lunar New Year, Taiyakiya introduces festive specials that blend tradition with their signature style: • Nian Gao Taiyaki — chewy, comforting and symbolic of growth • Dango Jasmine — delicate and floral • Kinako Cheese Tea — nutty, creamy and deeply satisfying Perfect for a sweet pause during your Lunar New Year food crawl. ⸻ 🍰 Sakurado London -Lunar New Year Bakes & Treats Sakuradolondon is going big for the season with a full Lunar New Year collection, including: • Beautifully decorated Lunar New Year cakes • Adorable horse-shaped biscuits • Festive pastries perfect for gifting and sharing If your New Year celebration includes dessert (as it should), this is your stop. 🧨 Celebrate Big, Eat Well, Share Often Lunar New Year is about togetherness, generosity and abundance — and these limited-edition menus won’t be around for long. Whether you’re pre-ordering lion buns, tossing prosperity salad sky-high, sipping herbal cocktails or finishing with nostalgic sweets, now’s the time to eat your way into the Year of the Horse. 🧧 Happy Lunar New Year and may 2026 bring you luck, joy and very good food. 🐎✨ Rated food x |
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