Traditional foods are what we most look forward to each Chinese New Year, with puddings – both sweet and savoury – taking centre stage. 

For many, the Year of the Dragon is the most auspicious of all on the Chinese zodiac, representing good health, wealth, and fortune, and there are puds galore to enjoy. We’ve narrowed down the list to our top eight favourite Chinese New Year puddings and sweet treats to enjoy in 2024.

The best Chinese New Year puddings in Hong Kong 2024

Nam Fong

Nam Fong CNY pudding

We love the design of the Lunar New Year gift box at Nam Fong, which is inspired by the look of ancient Chinese coins. The round, mulberry-hued packaging features a textured top handle, so it doubles up as a lucky handbag! Interchangeable compartments are provided along with the box, and it can also be reused as a container, perhaps for storing candy or accessories. There’s a choice of three flavours, each in a 900g pudding: turnip pudding with preserved meat (HKD308), traditional coconut rice pudding (HKD288), and – for an inventive change of pace – matcha and red bean rice pudding (HKD288).

Nam Fong, 3/F, Le Méridien Hong Kong, Cyberport, 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport, 2980 7410, book here

To purchase a CNY pudding, call 2980 7410, email namfong.lmc@lemeridien.com, or order here


Tin Lung Heen 

Tin Lung Heen CNY pudding

Chef Paul Lau of two-Michelin-starred Ting Lung Heen has upped the ante in 2024, crafting five pudding and gift set varieties for Chinese New Year: classic coconut pudding (HKD498), classic turnip pudding with conpoy (HKD498), premium coconut pudding gift set (HKD738), premium turnip pudding with conpoy gift set (HKD738), and premium red date and bird’s nest coconut pudding gift set (HKD828). Each is stylishly packaged in the restaurant’s elegant red and gold colour scheme, with the gift sets also containing a tin filled with Tin Lung Heen’s selected premium tea leaves.

Ting Lung Heen, 102/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, 2263 2270, book here

To purchase a CNY pudding or gift set, call 2263 2270, email tinlungheen.hk@ritzcarlton.com, or order here


Paul Lafayet

Paul Lafayet CNY gift box

Moving from pudding to cookies, chocolate-covered strawberries, and more, Paul Layfayet has debuted an enticing Chinese New Year collection headlined by the limited-edition Scarlet Dragon Gift Box (HKD698). This whimsically designed multi-tiered box is packed with the likes of handmade cookies, white chocolate-covered freeze-dried strawberries in yoghurt and strawberry flavours, dark chocolate and caramel almonds, and premium loose-leaf teas, sure to be a treasured addition to your Lunar New Year table. Also included is a bone-china dish adorned with a vibrant dragon motif, a keepsake for years to come.

Paul Lafayet has branches around town; click here for locations

To purchase this gift box or another item from the CNY collection, order here


Ying Jee Club

Ying Jee Club CNY puddings

Michelin-starred puddings are yours for the eating at two-starred Ying Jee Club, where two exceptional handmade and preservative-free puds await. Executive chef Siu Hin-chi has first crafted a traditional turnip pudding with conpoy and air-dried meat (HKD298); this pristine pudding also contains black mushroom, preserved Chinese sausage, and Chinese bacon for an explosion of umami. On the sweet side, the coconut milk pudding with Ceylon tea (HKD238) is a twist on a classic Chinese flavour that incorporates fragrant tea into its delicate, chewy base.

Ying Jee Club, Shop G05, 107–108, G/F & 1/F, Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Road Central, Central, 2801 6882, reservation@yingjeeclub.hk

To purchase a CNY pudding, call 2801 6882 or email reservation@yingjeeclub.hk


Mandarin Oriental

Man Wah x Dashijie CNY pudding

The crowning glory of Mandarin Oriental’s Lunar New Year pudding collection this year is the collaboration between the hotel’s Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Man Wah and local master chef Theresa Mak, better known as  Dashijie (First Disciple), a Cantonese cuisine expert who works to preserve time-honoured Chinese traditions. The limited-edition Man Wah x Dashijie supreme goose liver turnip cake (HKD688) is meticulously handmade, standing out for its robust, savoury flavour and aroma and use of top-notch ingredients. The turnip cake comes with a jar of homemade XO sauce courtesy of acclaimed Man Wah chef Wong Wing-Keung – slice and pan-fry the cake until it’s golden brown and crispy, pair it with a generous dollop of XO sauce, and you’ll find yourself in CNY culinary heaven.

The Mandarin Cake Shop, M/F, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central, Central, 2825 4008

To purchase a Man Wah x Dashijie turnip pudding, order here


Lady M

Lady M CNY gift box

Lady M’s fabulous gift set for Chinese New Year has been designed in a symbolic red cube-shaped box. Once the Lunar New Year Dragon Gift Set (HKD688) is opened, out pops an eye-catching display of spinning plum blossoms, confetti-shaker red envelopes, and six boxes containing CNY-inspired confections and candies from the American brand’s Bon Bon collection. These serendipitous sweet treats include Harmonious Coconut Crêpe Biscuits, Lucky Earl Grey Crêpe BiscuitsAbundant Roasted Almonds, Cheerful Coconut Chocolates, Prosperous Melon Pearls, and Sweet Sesame Crunch.

Lady M has branches around town; click here for locations

To purchase a CNY gift set, visit a Lady M Boutique or order here


Hotel ICON

Hotel ICON CNY puddings

This Year of the Dragon, fine-dining Cantonese restaurant Above & Beyond at Hotel ICON is offering three creative Chinese New Year puddings (HKD298 each) by executive chef Chi Ki Wong. We’re especially tempted by the black truffle turnip pudding with Yunnan ham and preserved meat, with the intense umami flavour of the ham enhanced by the distinct truffle aroma. The taro pudding with sakura shrimp, conpoy, and preserved meat is another savoury contender, whilst the New Year pudding with brown sugar and ginger is a sweet, chewy delight, steamed with ginger juice, Okinawa black sugar, and glutinous rice paste infused with the flavours of red date and melon seed.

Above & Beyond, 28/F, Hotel ICON, 17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, 3400 1318, book here

To purchase a CNY pudding, call 3400 1318, email festive@hotel-icon.com, or order here


Ming Court Cordis

Ming Court Cordis CNY puddings

More Michelin-starred Chinese New Year goodies await at Ming Court at Cordis hotel. The coconut Chinese New Year pudding (HKD288) and premium red date pudding with coconut (HKD348) are luxurious puds, but it’s the abalone, conpoy, air-dried preserved meat, and turnip pudding (HKD348) that makes the biggest splash in the trio for its use of home-grown turnips, planted and harvested at a local farm in Fanling by the restaurant’s own chefs. We also rate the eco-friendly pudding packaging, which is 100% recyclable, made from biodegradable oyster-shell powder.

Ming Court, 6/F, Cordis, Hong Kong, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, 3552 3300, book here

To purchase a CNY pudding, call 3552 3301, email cdhkg.mingcourt@cordishotels.com, or order here

Stephanie Pliakas is the Digital Editor of Foodie. From Michelin-starred fine-dining to the local comfort-food eats dished out at cha chaan tengs, she has immersed herself in the 852’s ever-changing food scene since making Hong Kong her home more than a decade ago. When Stephanie is not devouring something delicious, she’s cooking and baking up a storm at home (whilst listening to true crime podcasts).

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