Where To Celebrate Chinese New Year In London 2025

Auspicious Minds: A Lunar New Year Celebration at Cutter & Squidge is the perfect way to kick off the Year of the Dragon. Step into a world of flavour, fun, and tradition as this event brings together delicious food, vibrant culture, and plenty of good vibes.

Enjoy sweet treats, Asian-inspired cocktails, and special festive surprises as you celebrate the Lunar New Year with friends. It's an evening of fortune cookies, festive sweets, and joyful laughter - what better way to ring in the new year than with a sugar rush and some seriously fun memories?

Celebrate the vibrant spirit of the Chinese New Year with a mesmerising cabaret show at The Phoenix Arts Club with tickets from £20. Serpent's Seduction promises an unforgettable evening filled with stunning performances, exotic music, and captivating acts that celebrate the rich traditions and excitement of the Lunar New Year.

This dazzling cabaret blends comedy, burlesque, and live entertainment into a spectacular celebration of the Year of the Snake. Enjoy a night of glitz and glamour while indulging in delicious drinks and experiencing the magic of this festive event in the heart of London's West End.

Bethnal Green venue Mama Shelter London is known for their creative supper clubs, having collaborated with chefs like Justin K Arthur and EatWithEbs this in the past. This Lunar New Year, they're inviting Two Hot Asians down to cook up a feast, costing £49 per person for three courses.

The culinary brand was co-founded by Emily Yeoh, inspired by conversations with friends about the food they ate growing up. On the 29th, tuck into everything from pork and mushroom dumplings to chilled vermicelli noodle salads and roast Hainanese-style chicken.

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with inamo Covent Garden's fun-filled offerings. Book a table at this high-tech joint and receive an iconic red envelope with exclusive treats worth £20,000, or join their interactive Roll Your Own Dragon Classes at a special discounted rate to learn all about the art of sushi.

Join London's most popular dim sum restaurant Ping Pong for an epic Chinese New Year celebration. From the 6th of February, you can enjoy a limited edition menu packed with bold flavours, as well as some tasty tipples. Tuck into the likes of Dragon Balls (king prawn wrapped in a crispy pastry with mango dipping sauce), aubergine oriental salad, a giant soup dumpling plus green tea and mascarpone dorayaki to finish.

Celebrate the year of the dragon in style at Chinatown's cult bao destination, Bun House. Indulge in their new lantern bun and tea set from February 12th to 29th, exclusive for Chinese New Year. The miso brown sugar bun will be beautifully decorated as a red lantern and surrounded by a selection of baskets filled with limited edition dishes like Kung Pao meatballs and char siu pork. Sounds yummy.

Head to sleek Shoreditch venue UBA for a fantastic feast this January, with their limited edition Lunar New Year menu. Kick off the zodiac season in style, by indulging in traditional Chinese dishes with a pan-Asian twist - we're talking Serpent's spice rendang curry chicken skewers, prawn and scallop dim sum and Longevity Noodles.

Those dining from this menu will receive receive a hongbao red envelope containing special offers to use in the future, like 10% off food or 15% off cocktails. As for the venue itself? Expect sultry red interiors and floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over Great Eastern Street.

Feast your eyes on A4 wagyu beef cucumber salad, smoked eight treasure duck, wild red king prawn with braised dragon beard noodles and a creamy chocolate mousse to finish, all part of the Year of the Dragon menu at Hakkasan for £128 per person. Not only does this sleek restaurant dominate in the kitchen, but they've also got a crackling list of cocktails; from the smoky negroni to the Yu Garden which combines gin with lily, rose, lavender, honey, and lemon.

If you're on the hunt for Chinese restaurants on Lunar New Year, Tattu is a bit of a no-brainer. From the 9th to the 24th of February, you can get stuck into themed menu additions like the good luck money bag dim sum, the Year of the Dragon dessert and the Dragon's Breath cocktail, surrounded by glowing red lanterns.