Pen cai in Singapore for Chinese New Year 2026: Where to find these prosperous pots of goodies

We’ve sussed out the best restaurants in Singapore with pen cai on the menu for Chinese New Year.

As we enter the Year of the Horse, we’re gearing up for pen cai in Singapore! Eat your fill at CNY reunion dinners complete with the epic yusheng toss, but don’t forget the pen cai (or poon choy as it’s known in Cantonese). This traditional communal dish typically takes centre stage during Chinese New Year in Singapore. It’s a hefty pot brimming with layers of luxurious ingredients – including abalone, roast pork, fish maw, and scallops – to symbolise an abundance of wealth and harmony. Ready to unearth some treasures?

Best pen cai in Singapore for Chinese New Year 2026

1. Ju Signatures

Ju Signatures offers a bunch of Chinese New Year goodies, expanding beyond its typical dim sum fare. We’re talking yusheng, yam cake, nian gao, and yes, pen cai. This hefty pot is brimming with 12 premium ingredients, including dried oysters, scallops, and abalone. It even includes a free claypot, a warmer bag, and a pot of lotus leaf rice with Chinese sausage.

Price: From $268
Delivery info: Free delivery for orders above $300
Where to order: Ju Signatures, available for delivery and takeaway at 4 Maju Avenue, Singapore 556682

2. Peach Garden

Notable household name Peach Garden is known for its authentic Chinese cuisine with multiple restaurants ranging from swanky fine dining spots to casual eateries, and it has one of the biggest arrays of pen cai in Singapore. We’re talking pots of shark bone cartilage broth topped with lobster, and one featuring six-head abalone. It even has a vegetarian pot for our plant-based friends!

Price: From $298
Delivery info: Free delivery for orders above $250
Where to order: Peach Garden, available for delivery and takeaway

3. Jumbo Seafood

Craving a solid plate of chilli crab in Singapore? Chances are, you’re heading straight to the nearest Jumbo Seafood restaurant to get your fix. The seafood is always fresh and delicious, so you know the pen cai will be amazing. Braised in a rich superior stock, it’ll be the true centrepiece of your reunion dinner. For takeaways, the pen cai comes vacuum-packed and frozen, so you can reheat it at your convenience.

Price: $324.80
Delivery info: Orders to be made a minimum of 3 days in advance, early bird specials till 1 February 2026
Where to order: Jumbo Seafood, available for dine-in and takeaway at all Jumbo Seafood outlets

4. Yummy Food

Yummy Food is all about embracing traditional Chinese fine dining. Dining here will evoke all senses, bring back memories of togetherness and spark a sense of reunion. Its pen cai comes with a complimentary electric cooker and thermal bag, so all you need to do is set it up to reheat and enjoy it piping hot with your family. The plus side is you now have an electric cooker for next year’s hot pot reunion dinner!

Price: From $288
Delivery info: Orders to be made a minimum of 3 days in advance, free delivery for orders above $500
Where to order: Yummy Food, available for delivery and takeaway at multiple locations including Defu Lane and Bedok North

5. Yu Cun Curry Fish Head

Dubbed as one of the best curry fish head spots in Singapore, Yu Cun hits all the right notes when it comes to seafood. And yes, that includes your pen cai cravings. Good for six to eight people, the pot comes with the usual suspects like abalone, prawn, sea cucumber, scallops, fish maw, and roasted meats. If you’re looking to have a whole family feast prepped in advance, check out its other CNY set menus. Psst: enjoy 15% off pen cai dish with any purchase of Yu Cun’s CNY packages.

Price: $298
Delivery info: Order to be made a minimum of 3 days in advance, enquire for delivery fee
Where to order: Yu Cun Curry Fish Head, available for takeaway at multiple locations including Paya Lebar and Sultan Gate

6. Wo Peng

The man behind Wo Peng is chef Julian Tam, who’s touted as the first person to bring pen cai into Singapore. He’s also the first to convert this delicacy into a dish that can be enjoyed daily! That means your pen cai orders are in safe hands with the team at Wo Peng. It comes with braised whole abalone and assorted dried seafood, giving it the ultimate umami flavour. From now till 1 February 2026, enjoy 10% off advance orders.

Price: From $248
Delivery info: Enquire for delivery
Where to order: Wo Peng, available for takeaway at multiple locations including Eu Tong Sen Street and Chin Swee Road

7. Crystal Jade

This much-loved Singaporean brand has been a go-to for many tea-time dim sum sessions with loved ones, so it only makes sense to turn to it for all your upcoming Chinese New Year needs. We’ve got our eyes on the crispy roasted pork belly, the abundance yam cake, and the abalone pen cai. A true feast for royalty, the pen cai features 18 premium ingredients, including dried oysters, dance fish rolls with black moss, roasted duck, and more.

Price: From $422.92
Delivery info: Delivery fee starts from $40, self-collection available at selected outlets
Where to order: Crystal Jade, available for takeaway at multiple locations including Crystal Jade Palace, Crystal Jade Golden Palace, and Crystal Jade Pavilion

8. Yang Ming Seafood

Enjoy fuss-free reunion dinners with this restaurant’s festive set menus that include abalone yusheng, lobster, fried grouper, stewed chicken, and more. Of course, the highlight of the meal has to be the Luxurious Feast Pot. This pen cai dish brims with amazing ingredients, including prawns, abalone, scallops, and more.

Price: $338.80
Delivery info: Enquire for delivery fee
Where to order: Yang Ming Seafood, available for delivery and takeaway

9. Soup Restaurant

Soup Restaurant ushers in the Year of the Horse with its impressive braised abalone seafood pot with dried oysters (from $368 for five pax, $598 for 10 pax). This celebratory pen cai is layered with 12 premium ingredients, from tender abalone and sea cucumber to fresh prawns and silky fish maw. The pot is slow-cooked in a robust abalone and dried oyster broth that ties together smoky roast pork, earthy shiitake mushrooms, lotus root and the auspicious crunch of fatt choy.

Price: From $368
Delivery info: Enquire for more details
Where to order: Soup Restaurant, available for delivery and takeaway

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Best CNY 2026 reunion dinner and festive menus

10. TungLok Group

The TungLok Treasure Bowl (pen cai) is a lavish CNY seafood stew designed for festive feasting, generously layered with premium ingredients such as abalone, sea cucumber, scallops, prawns and braised pork. With two options to choose from, each pot is built for sharing.

The Prosperity Treasure Bowl is filled with 13 luxurious ingredients, including 10-head abalone, spiky sea cucumber, homemade fish puff, live prawns and sliced squid, priced at $368 for six or $468 for 10. For a more decadent spread, the Premium Treasure Bowl boasts 16 exquisite ingredients like 25-head dried abalone and fresh scallops from $488 for six or $688 for 10. Psst: early-bird diners can enjoy 15% off for takeaway yusheng, pen cai and take-home feast orders when placed before 8 February 2026.

Price: From $368
Delivery info: Minimum order of $80 with a flat delivery fee of $8
Where to order: TungLok Group, available at TungLok Heen, TungLok Signature, TungLok Peking Duck, TungLok Seafood, TungLok Teahouse, and Lao Beijing for takeaway and delivery

11. Home Fiesta

Created by the same brand behind Tung Lok Signatures, Dancing Crab, and Ushio, Home Fiesta is your solution for restaurant-level dining at home. Each product is created with recipes from Tung Lok’s award-winning culinary team and was developed for ultimate convenience. Depending on how big your family is (or how much you can eat), you can pick the Golden Pen Cai or the Prosperity Pen Cai.

Price: From $220
Delivery info: Free delivery for orders above $100
Where to order: Home Fiesta, available for delivery and takeaway at multiple locations

12. LingZhi Vegetarian

Celebrate your Chinese New Year reunion dinner in style with the Longevity Treasure Bowl, a lavish vegetarian pen cai featuring 21 premium ingredients. Each slow-braised layer is packed with flavours and textures, from vegetarian abalone and celtuce to winter bamboo shoot, mountain yam and sea bird’s nest. LingZhi Vegetarian is a great option for a festive and plant-forward feast.

Price: From $228
Delivery info: Enquire for details
Where to order: LingZhi Vegetarian, available for delivery and takeaways

13. Putien

Putien’s Pot of Goodies is packed with 12 premium ingredients, including sea cucumber, abalone, dried scallops, fish maw, roasted pork, prawns, dried clams, chicken wing, Japanese flower mushrooms, Chinese yam, fatt choy and fried bean curd. Say less – in this economy where CNY surcharges are everywhere, Putien keeps it simple with no GST or service charge. Perfect for sharing with family, it’s priced at $218 nett (four pax), $318 nett (six pax), $428 nett (eight pax), and $518 nett (10 pax).

Price: From $218
Delivery info: No delivery available
Where to order: Putien, available for dine-in and takeaways from now till 3 March 2026

14. Orchid Live Seafood

Orchid Live Seafood’s special pen cai for Chinese New Year in Singapore is suitable for five to six people at just $388. This treasure pot overflows with luxurious ingredients – think abalone, fish maw, kampung chicken, prawns, dried scallops and more. It’s the perfect pot to share with friends or family!

Price: $388
Delivery info: No delivery available
Where to order: Orchid Live Seafood, available for dine-in and takeaway, with pre-orders required 3 to 4 days in advance

15. Tam Kah Seafood

Nothing beats homemade dishes during Chinese New Year, but sometimes you need a little help. While stocking up on your hot pot ingredients like abalone, sea cucumber, and fish maw from Tam Kah Seafood, consider taking the stress off your shoulders with its takeaway pen cai. Available as either a hot or cold pot, it includes treats like 10-head Tam Kah abalone, braised chicken wings, pork hock, and dried Japanese scallops.

Price: $168
Delivery info: Orders to be made a minimum of 2 days in advance, free delivery for orders above $300
Where to order: Tam Kah Seafood, available online for delivery and takeaway at multiple locations including Jalan Kelulut and Chinatown

16. Ban Lan

Ban Lan presents its Fortune & Longevity Pen Cai (small: $369, large: $489), the highlight of its Chinese New Year offerings in Singapore. Showcasing Fujian’s culinary traditions with a selection of premium land and seafood ingredients, this lavish treasure pot features Quanzhou’s signature “Fist Meatball” (Quan Tou Mu). Plus, spiny sea cucumbers prepared with the classic three-soak method, Wuyi Mountain flower mushrooms, dried abalones slow-braised in a rich Fujian-style broth, roasted chicken inspired by ginger duck, live black tiger prawns, Minnan-style dried scallops, and tender black pork tendon.

Price: From $369
Delivery info: No delivery available
Where to order: Ban Lan, order via WhatsApp at 8067 6688 or 6298 8866, available for dine-in and takeaways

17. Yara

This CNY in Singapore, Yara’s pen cai takes centre stage, staying true to Cantonese tradition. It features duck and chicken for double luck, layered with festive favourites like eight-head abalones, tiger prawns, fish maw, Hokkaido scallops and shiitake mushrooms. All the ingredients are slow-cooked in a rich dried sole fish bone broth, simmered for six hours to create a deep, soul-warming base, and finished with broccolini for freshness and texture.

Available for a limited time from 2 February to 3 March 2026, Yara is offering early bird discounts starting at 10% on its festive dishes when you order by 31 January 2026.

Price: $368
Delivery info: Varies by delivery location
Where to order: Yara,  available for dine-in, delivery and pickup

Pick your favourite pen cai dish and share it with the family at your Chinese New Year celebrations in Singapore!

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