Lunar New Year is around the corner, taking place on February 1, 2022. This special celebration highlights the start of the new year based on the moon cycles and lunar calendar. This year is the year of the tiger! What better way to celebrate than with some delicious takeout to add to your celebrations? Luckily, Vancouver has some pretty exciting options – let’s dig in.
Mott 32
Gift of Fortune: Elevate the Year of the Tiger’s celebration with dining for the Feast of Fortune. SHOP the two unique gourmet gift sets to raise funds for the future of health care. 20% of the proceeds of each gift set will be donated to the new Providence Research Institute connected to the new St. Paul’s Hospital at the Jim Pattison Medical Centre.
Mott 32
Mott 32 is offering a delicious and luxurious lineup of tasty foods to welcome the Year of the Tiger. Highlights include a Whole Lobster Salad that takes the form of a Lo Hei, or “prosperity toss.” Tossed tableside, this elevated favourite brims with chilled seafood and spirals of crisp vegetables. Reservations can be made online via OpenTable, email, or by phone at +1-604-861-0032
Cost: Varies /Dine-in
When: Available January 31 – February 15 – In-Person
Weekend Lunch:
Saturday & Sunday 11:30am – 2:30pm
Weekend lunch hours start February 5.
Dinner:
Sunday – Thursday 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Friday & Saturday 5:00pm – 10:30pm
Address: 1161 West Georgia Street, Vancouver.
A.Bento
A.Bento has an incredible selection of mouth-watering dishes to elevate your Lunar New Year celebrations. Their meal packs come vacuum sealed, ready to be warmed and enjoyed in the comfort of your home. There is either gift box a, b, or c, featuring dishes such as braised pork knuckle, lamb stew, spicy pineapple sauce and so much more!
Cost: From $68/feeds 4-6 people
Order: Order ahead and pick up at the restaurant (or request delivery) between now and Feb. 6
Address: 656 W Broadway, Vancouver
Fanny bay Oysters
Fanny Bay Oysters are offering a mouth-watering seafood feature for Lunar New Year, which includes 1lb of Manila clams, 1 piece of geoduck, 16oz oyster meat, half a pound of scallops and half a pound of prawns ready to cook up in your Lunar New Year hot pot!
Cost: $88
Order: Order in advance – available for February 1-10
Address: 762 Cambie Street Vancouver
Potluck Hawker Eatery
Hawker Eatery has pulled out all the stops for their Lunar take out menu. You can feast on a variety of Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese dishes! Think potluck prosperity toss – local albacore tuna, smoked salmon, julienned vegetables, cashews, wonton chips and plum dressing, hot and sour coconut mushroom soup, salted egg yolk prawns with golden cereal and so much more. You don’t want to miss out!
Cost: $200, feeds 4-6
Order: Available for pick-up only between January 31-February 1.
Address: 3424 Cambie St. Vancouver
Beaucoup Bakery
Beaucoup Bakery, the mouth-watering desert palace in Kitsilano is taking their French twist on Lunar New Year with their Lucky Meow 88 collection. This will feature a Peking duck, peanut sesame mochi croissant and their delicious Beaucoup Peking BBQ chilli oil, Thai tea chocolate lucky cat charm, cinnamon croissant palmier and yuzu almond financiers. Wow! Who could resist?
Cost: Varies depending on the product, from $8.88
Order: Available January 30-February
Address: 2150 Fir Street, Vancouver
Heritage Asian Eatery
Heritage Asian Eatery is a top spot for scrumptious eats, and they are putting the boat out for Lunar New Year 2022 with a gourmet Lunar New Year Feast for four people. Get ready to dig into Cured Chinese Ham and Prawn Dumplings, Chive Pockets, Sticky Rice Buns, Gai Lan, Prawn Spring Rolls, Classic Pork and Napa Cabbage Dumplings – and so much more.
Cost: $118/feeds four
Order: Call the restaurant to order take out
Address: 382 West Broadway, Vancouver
Sun Sui Wah
Chef Man has prepared two delicious feasts for the year of the tiger called “Lao Fan” which features a luxe seafood soup, cold chicken braised vegetables and more or “Poon Choi,” which features sixteen premium ingredients layered on top including abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw, dried oysters, dried scallop, and black moss! Depending on your preferences and favourite dishes, you can pick whatever feast suits you.
Cost: Lan Fan $188, feeds 4 and Poon Choi feeds four at $238 or six at $368
Order: Meals available between Jan. 30 to Feb. 15
Address: 3888 Main St, Vancouver
Temper Chocolate and Pastry
Take a real bite out of Lunar New Year 2022 – literally! At Temper Chocolate and Pasty, they are offering an incredible and creative Tiger Chocolate bursting full of Temper’s incredible caramel salty chocolate balls!
Cost: $45
Order: Available for take-out February 1st
Address: 2409 Marine Dr, West Vancouver
Buttermere
Buttermere is a traditional French location that mesh Asian flavours and modern concepts. For the Lunar New Year, Buttermere is offering an exciting Tiger Gift box that includes traditional Snowflake crisps, Black sesame brittle, Koi candies and Pork floss Rice Krispies!
Cost: $68
Order: Available for pick up or delivery between Jan 26 to Feb 6
Address: 958 Main St, Vancouver
Empire Seafood Restaurant
Empire Seafood Restaurant is an exciting Vancouver spot that is excited to offer to take out and dine in options for Lunar New Year 2022. They are offering a takeaway Poon Choi that feeds an impressive 10 people! You can enjoy this traditional layered dish which features fresh seafood.
Cost: From $288
Order: Between Jan 26 – Feb 5
Address: 5951 No. 3 Road, Richmond
Jade Seafood Restaurant
Jade seafood restaurant has exciting take out options for Lunar New Year this year. You can opt for the special lobster feast, Mah-jong Special, plus countless add owns that are meat, seafood, or vegetarian based. Get your mouth-watering thinking about the options: Braised Lobster w/ Ginger & Green Onion, Halibut w/ Ginger & Green Onion, Deep Fried Shrimp Spring Roll, Beef Tenderloin in Chinese Style, Bitter Melon Boneless Sakura Spareribs and Dried Scallop & Vermicelli. With Jade seafood, you’re sure to impress your guests.
Cost: from $14.99
Order: Available between January 5 – through February 2022
Address: 2811 No. 3 Road, Unit 280 Richmond
Blue Hat Café & Bakery
The Blue Hat Café and Bakery, located at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is getting on board to celebrate Lunar New Year! They are offering a sweet jasmine tea mousse with lychee-rose, matcha-almond cake, and a white chocolate crispy crunch. That’s not all though! They are also offering a rooibos tea mousse with apricot gelee, almond cake and a ginger crispy crunch. Wow!
Cost: Varies from $8
Order: Take out, available from February 1
Address: 101 – 1505 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver
Fresh Ideas Start Here ~ F.I.S.H.
The idea from F.I.S.H for Lunar New Year 2022 is to, well, eat more fish! You and your loved ones can create your very own hot pot to enjoy at home while you ring in the new year. The base includes Japanese miso paste hearty halibut bone broth, sustainably caught wild BC ling cod, Red Spring salmon, Hokkaido scallops, wild Atlantic red prawns, frozen mussels, and clams. They provide special instructions to make things even easier for you.
Cost: $59/four
Order: Take out, order 48 hours in advance
Address: 2959 West Broadway, Vancouver
Ca phe Coffee House
Ca phe Coffee House is a Vietnamese coffee house located downtown. For Lunar New Year, they have crafted up a special takeaway box to enjoy at home full of goodies like pre-ground beans, phin, lucky fortune candies a traditional red envelope with a little surprise.
Cost: $88.88
Order: Order online
Address: 160 · 422 Richards St Vancouver
Chinatown BBQ
Chinatown BBQ serves unforgettable barbecued meats and award-winning beef brisket curry. Their team of chefs are all traditionally trained in traditional Chinese cooking styles and techniques! For Lunar New Year, they have not 1, not 2 but 3 options! There is the Good Luck Feast for two people: Honey-glazed BBQ duck, chef’s secret BBQ duck, premium soy chicken, lap Cheong and more. The Blessing Feast includes the Good Luck Feast but for four with the addition of crispy roasted pork belly, sesame chilli jellyfish. Finally, the Happiness Feast includes the same but for six people, with the addition of house-made ginger scallion sauce. Wow!
Cost: $58-$118
Order: Pre-order recommend, available between Jan 28- February 6th
Address: 130 East Pender Street
Tojo’s Restaurant
Tojo’s restaurant is well known around the city for its elevated, fresh, and deliciously traditional Japanese food. For Lunar New Year, you can look forward to digging into premium Miyazaki wagyu sukiyaki, nimono, scallops, lobster tail, flounder, vegetables, and sushi set with premium plates of seafood! A true, fresh West Coast-inspired feast.
Cost: $200/feeds two
Order: Pre-order required, available between Jan. 28 to Feb. 28.
Address: 1133 West Broadway, Vancouver