King Street's Lunar New Year Feast

Overview

You've already celebrated one new year in 2018, and now it's time to mark another — Lunar New Year, when the traditional Chinese calendar ticks over and the Year of the Dog begins. If your idea of honouring the date involves eating, then King Street have some delicious festivities that should get your tastebuds salivating.

On February 16 and 17, the Bowen Hills precinct will be decked out with lanterns, play host to lion dancers, and serve up two feasts at Fat Dumpling and Banoi. Both eateries will have their own thing going because variety is the spice of life, particularly when you're getting festive.

Head to Fat Dumpling if all-you-can-eat handmade dumplings takes your fancy, alongside a four-course meal that features shared plates of stir fried greens, spring rolls, braised pork belly, salt and pepper squid, fresh mango cake, two drinks of your choice (including booze) and more. That'll cost you $65, while Banoi's $30 option boasts a three-course Vietnamese dinner of spring rolls, whichever main takes your fancy (other than chicken curry), a Vietnamese flan and a glass of wine. Whichever you pick, booking in advance is essential.