This is a real oddity out among the canyons of new-build apartment towers and student flats in suburban Colindale: a smart local Chinese where the food quality makes it worthy of London-wide On Chinese New Year’s Day (January 29), guests will receive a red envelope with a gold coin special offer. 📍Address: 54 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AF 3. Enjoy special Chinese New Year food: order a whole chicken or try dumplings at top restaurants in Chinatown. Buy something red: to bring luck to your year, Chinese tradition dictates that you should buy something red for yourself or your house. Dumplings are traditionally eaten on New Year’s Eve, particularly in Northern China, and symbolise wealth. Chinese dumplings are said to resemble Chinese gold or silver ingots, the currency of imperial China; not the rectangular gold bars familiar from heist movies, but boat-shaped, with turned-up ends. 6. Chinese New Year at London Museum Docklands. The London Museum Docklands offers a cultural dive into Chinese heritage. During Chinese New Year, it hosts exhibitions, traditional dance performances, and workshops that families can attend for free. 7. Lunar New Year at the BFI. Film enthusiasts, assemble! Plum Valley 20 Gerrard Street, London, W1D 6JQ. For a new year meal perfect for sharing with friends and family, try Plum Valley’s Chinese New Year-inspired menu, from Rainbow salmon sashimi to Turnip cake with Chinese sausage and dry shrimps. Afterwards, enjoy their Coconut glutinous rice cake and Lucky custard buns. Speedboat Bar 30 Rupert For a delicious and contemporary celebration of Chinese New Year, look no further than Bao London! With seven locations scattered across the capital, you’re sure to find one conveniently close by. Indulge in their mouthwatering steamed buns filled with a variety of flavourful fillings, from fried chicken and confit pork to daikon and curry Here, however, we’ve selected the London restaurants offering the best celebrations for Chinese New Year, from Michelin-starred blow-outs and special menus to lion dances and It’s no surprise to any one that London’s restaurant scene is taking the festivities by storm and creating speciality dishes for the Year of the Snake. From fine-dining set menus to classic dim sum and bao, take a dive into these celebratory menus launching across the capital. One of the best – and tastiest – ways to get involved with the celebrations from London is by trying one of the many great Lunar New Year menus and specials on offer. Here we highlight some of the best restaurants to visit in the capital for Chinese New Year 2024. Expect acrobatic Lion and Dragon dances in Peninsula Square from 1.30pm, Firepit Art Gallery exhibitions celebrating Lunar New Year; hands-on workshops like woodblock printing, bamboo weaving and Chinese knot-making; live music from Eastern Margins DJs, and the Eternal Market - a vibrant Pan Asian showcase featuring contemporary and traditional fare, brimming with delicious food, unique crafts East Asian communities in London will be ringing in Lunar New Year on Wednesday with celebrations including big family dinners. Chef Ran Ai shares five common and significant dishes that home Ready to explore the best food spots in Chinatown London? One of the must things to do in London! We visited right before Chinese New Year to bring you a mou Celebrate Chinese New Year with family and friends at Chinese Cricket Club with a sumptuous menu meticulously crafted by Head Chef Tony Truong. Priced at £78 per person, the menu features the restaurant's signature dish including the Smoked Peking Duck. Available for 28 January to 2 February 2025 only. Chinese New Year in 2025 will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 29. In London, the main festivities, including parades and events in Chinatown and Trafalgar Square, are typically held on the weekend following the actual New Year's Day. So, for 2025, the largest public celebrations will take place on the weekend of February 1-2, 2025. THE Bao London. To welcome the Lunar New Year this January, BAO is honouring the year of the snake with a celebratory Taiwanese feasting menu. At BAO City, Marylebone, King’s Cross, Shoreditch and Battersea, diners can follow tradition by eating BAO for good luck, amongst a host of other fortuitous dishes for £29 per person from 20th January – 9th February. Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, marks the transition from winter to spring in the lunar calendar. This year, it falls on Saturday, February 10. There are countless customs and legends associated with the day, and it holds great significance to those who celebrate. This year marks the Year Of The Dragon in the lunar calendar. It’s the Year of the Rat, and we’ve rounded up the best places to celebrate Chinese New Year in London. By Natasha Patel. Hakkasan. Hakkasan will be celebrating Chinese New Year with a limited edition signature menu designed to reflect good health and fortune for the year ahead. London's Lunar New Year Parade is undoubtedly one of the best ways to welcome the Chinese New Year. The celebrations are the biggest of their kind outside of Asia and will see thousands of people flock to the streets to watch as colourful performers in lion and dragon outfits and vibrant floats cruise through the city streets. Chinatown gets very busy during Chinese New Year (Image: Jeremy O'Donnell/Getty Images) The Parade Route. The parade will start on Duncannon Street, head up Charing Cross Road and down Shaftesbury Avenue, finishing on Rupert Street near Wardour Street with the parade starting at 10.15am until 12pm.
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