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When it comes to new year sweets, Chinese dim sum restaurants are a safe bet for classic treats like nian gao and gok zai. But there are plenty of other spots worth checking out, from a Filipino To welcome the Year of the Ox, which arrives on Friday, February 12, you'll want the tastiest Lunar New Year treats that Toronto has to offer. Though we've yet to see what this new year will bring, eat your weight in tasty orange- and red-hued new year treats, and there's every chance that it'll be better than the last. As Chinese New Year 2025 approaches, Toronto is getting ready to celebrate in style. Restaurants across the city are preparing special menus and dinners to ring in the Year of the Snake. From traditional favourites to innovative creations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy during this festive season. Holt’s Cafe Lunar New Year Ring in the Lunar New Year with special menus from these Toronto restaurants sweet-and-sour pork ribs, and more. Dine-in only, January 28. $88 per person. Lunar New Year radish cakes and Oishiii Sweets released an extensive sweets line up for Lunar New Year. Available for in-store purchases or pre-orders online, these treats are almost too cute to eat. They've got meticulously decorated Zodiac Macarons and the most adorable sugar cookies with available designs that include Totoro and Friends, Lion Dance and Lucky Cat. Dine-in Chef’s Lunar New Year Tasting Menu at Hong Shing: a special 8-course Chef’s tasting menu available for dine-in only featuring elevated Chinese dishes including Gold Treasure Soup, Lobster Chee Cheong Fun, Ginger Onion Lobster Arancini, and more.$128 per person family style sharing). Available until February 15. Just in time for Lunar New Year on February 12, chefs Mark McEwan and Craig Wong pick the best sweet treats from Toronto’s top Chinese, Hongkongese and Taiwanese bakeries. WINNER: IBAKE McEwan praised the “fresh and soft” texture of the coconut roll and subtle flavour of the red bean snow ball. This special is for the sweet tooths! Markham’s Chef88 Elite is serving up a variety of Chinese New Year cakes for you to pair your celebrations with. The options include Smiley Sesame Ball, New Year Sweet Rice Cake, Good Fortune Turnip Cake, and Prosperity Taro Cake. Stuffed Chicken Wing Sticky Rice, Chinese Mushrooms, Sweet Soy 2020 Domaine Denis Carre, Hautes Côtes de Beaune Rouge, France Head to the Astor Lounge at St. Regis Toronto for a Lunar New Year take on the locale's Afternoon Tea Ritual. Available on January weekends, each tea includes an elegant selection of savoury and sweet morsels infused with Asian flavours, tea from Sloane Fine Tea Merchants and a glass of bubbly. Here’s a roundup of the standout dining experiences that capture the joy and traditions of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Toronto. Yueh Tung Restaurant Celebrate with Yueh Tung’s Lucky Lunar New Year Dinners , featuring prosperity-themed dishes like Double Butter and Scallion Lobster on Fried Rice, Hakka Wonton Garlic Noodles, and Tangyuan: A Chinese New Year delicacy, these glutinous rice balls are frequently filled with sweet black sesame paste or peanut butter. Red Bean Paste Buns: Soft and fluffy buns are generously filled with sweet red bean paste. Matcha Sweets: Japan’s popular matcha flavor, made from Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 with the best Chinese New Year gift ideas for the Year of the Snake. From pineapple tarts and White Rabbit candy to exclusive gelato ice cream cakes and symbolic gifts like Money Trees, these presents embody prosperity, joy, and tradition. Perfect for family, friends, and festive gatherings. Yorkville’s is the top online retailer of Chinese New Year Gift Baskets in the Canada. Order gourmet foods, liquor and wine, flowers, baby gifts and more. Choose your own basket or customize the items included in your basket and have it delivered straight to your door, with same-day delivery options available. For Lunar New Year dinner solutions, there’s a range of poon choi (a vegetarian one, another packed with all kinds of luxe and meaty ingredients), deep-fried whole sweet-and-sour sea bass, deep Celebrating Lunar New Year at North York Centre. Date: February 8, 2025 (Saturday) 11am-8pm. North York Centre, 5150 Yonge Street. Family Day Weekend at AKM. Date: February 15, 16 and 17 (Sat., Sun. and Mon.) 11am – 5pm. The Aga Khan Museum | Free Admission. Tickets /Inquires: Candice.yau@cccgt.org or call 416-292-9293 ext. 229 Families, friends, and visitors to Chinatown will be treated to drum beats, fireworks, traditional sweets, delicious dinners at one of Toronto’s great Asian restaurants, many of which feature special Lunar New Year menus including Hong Shing and Toronto’s oldest Hakka restaurant, Yueh Tung, or grab a bite at the buzzworthy Vietnamese 5 events to check out in Toronto for Lunar New Year 2024. February 10, 2024 Breanna Marcelo. To usher in the Chinese new year, here are five events you can attend in the GTA. The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival in China, is a happy time of renewal as well as looking into the past. All of the Chinese New Year gift baskets from Toronto Baskets are designed to deliver your warmest wishes for the upcoming new year! Go all out for Chinese New Year and plan a gathering at a Chinese banquet hall—don’t worry we’ll tell Toronto is ringing in the New Year surrounded by loved ones. Article was updated 3
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