The Best Sydney Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast

The Best Sydney Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast
With the Year of the Tiger almost upon us, Lunar New Year festivities are beginning to pop up across the city. Whether you're looking for an extravagant suburb-wide festival or a more low-key meal at a local restaurant to say farewell to the Year of the Ox, Sydney has you covered.
We've compiled a list of the best restaurants in Sydney putting on celebrations and offering up special meals for the Lunar New Year. From adorable tiger bun creations to multi-course feasts, here's where to head if you want to get into the spirit and be well fed while you're at it.
Top Image: Alana Dimou
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Din Tai Fung
An infamous Taiwanese noodle chain is introducing Sydney to the best dumplings it's ever had.
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Lucky Kwong
Kylie Kwong's new Australian-Cantonese eatery is a walk-in only lunch spot inside South Eveleigh's historic locomotive workshop.
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New Shanghai
For when you can't (don't want to) choose between a soup dumpling and a pork bun.
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The Gardens by Lotus
This teahouse in the Chinese Garden of Friendship serves dumplings and tea during the day before switching to a Sichuan menu at night.
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Chat Thai
A Sydney mainstay doing favourites well — and at very, very reasonable prices.
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Lilymu
This neon-lit Parramatta restaurant is whipping up tom yum dumplings and black garlic mie goreng.
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District 8
Cabramatta's huge all-day food court specialising in Southeast Asian street food.
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Old Town Hong Kong Cuisine
Serving up Peking duck steamed buns, dumplings, chicken feet and durian desserts till 2am.
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Lotus Dumpling Bar - The Galeries
In a long and illustrious career of dumpling eating, some of the most perfect dumplings we've ever had.
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Beijing Impression
One of Ashfield's best Chinese eateries now has a second outpost at Market City.
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Kogi Korean BBQ
This DIY Korean barbecue joint at Market City has to be the fanciest in Chinatown.
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Mekong
Spice Alley's sit-down restaurant takes you on a journey through Southeast Asia.
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Butter Parramatta
The trio of box-fresh footwear, fried chicken and French bubbles reigns supreme.
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Tokyo Lamington
Untraditional lamingtons from two Aussie chefs by way of Japan and Singapore.