The best poon choi in Hong Kong for Chinese New Year

Bring home Yat Tung Heen’s abundant Deluxe Abalone Poon Choi for your celebrations! Filled to the brim with ten-head whole abalone, sea cucumbers, fresh prawns, fried oysters, conpoy, fish maw, and mud-carp fish stuffed with minced shrimp among other top quality ingredients, this auspicious poon choi is guaranteed to delight the whole family. 

Conveniently available in two sizes, the one-Michelin-starred restaurant offers its delectable poon choi at $2,2480 for servings of six, and $4,880 for servings of 12. Place your orders online at least three days in advance for pick-up from Yat Tung Heen.

Sheratong Tung Chung’s resident Chinese restaurant is offering a quality poon choi for Lunar New Year. Yue’s poon choi is layered with premium six-head African abalone, fish maw, conpoy, and giant tiger prawn alongside expertly prepared poultry. 

This dish serves four and is priced at $2,388. To cash in on the early-bird 20-percent-off offer, order yours before February 6 for delivery or pick-up from Yue, Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel at sheratontungchungshop.com. 

Bring home a star-studded feast from Shang Palace of Kowloon Shangri-La! The acclaimed Chinese restaurant is offering two types of poon choi for your New Year celebrations. The Michelin-starred Shang Palace Poon Choi ($1,988) is ideal for small gatherings of four, where coveted dried and fresh seafood like abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw, and conpoy are in abundance. For larger parties of eight, go for the Shang Palace Luxury Poon Choi ($5,088) which offers layers of premium South African abalone, fish maw, baby lobsters, and marrow with conpoy among other quality ingredients. 

Don’t forget to place your orders online at least three working days in advance! Shang Palace’s poon choi is available for delivery or pick-up from the Festive Counter at the hotel lobby of the Kowloon Shangri-La.

Does your family tend to enjoy the finer things in life? Marco Polo Hotel’s poon choi offer is sure to impress. The hotel has come up with a Lunar New Year poon choi that comes with whole eight-head abalone prepared meticulously in oyster sauce, fish maw, whole conpoy, and prawns in tomato sauce, alongside poultry and seasonal vegetables. 

Place your orders by February 10 and get a complimentary bottle of selected red wine to go with your feast! Order at marcopolohotels.com for collection between February 1 and 28 at Cafe Marco, 1/F, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

For a relatively affordable yet no less delectable assembly, look to Rú of Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West for your poon choi this year. The Chinese restaurant’s New Year Treasure Poon Choi offers layers of six-head South African dried abalone, braised Australian sea cucumber, fish maw, premium, dried oyster, conpoy with black moss, and charcoal-grilled pork belly in a presentable dish. 

Rú’s poon choi is available in two sizes: for parties of four at $1,388 and parties of 12 at $3,188. Place your orders at ninaboutique.com for self pick-up at Rú, 7/F, Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West, 8 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan.

When it comes to luxurious food, China Tang’s creations never disappoint. For the Year of the Horse, the restaurant is offering a classic New Year Poon Choi available in original or mala flavours. Layered in a round basin dish are Australian abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, fish maw, and Gei Wai prawns amongst other coveted ingredients. 

China Tang’s poon choi serves four and is priced at $3,288. Place your orders at least three days in advance in-person or by phone at +852 2522 2148 for pick up at Shop 411-413, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central.

The luxury hotel is bringing back its popular Four Seasons Poon Choi for the annual Lunar New Year celebrations. Priced at $4,788, this festive dish comes in an aesthetic claypot ideal for sharing between groups of four. The auspicious poon choi is layered with dried dish maw, South African abalone, roasted goose with plum sauce, wok-fried king prawns with salted egg yolk, and more. 

Place your orders at least 72 hours in advance at shopfourseasonshk.com for collection between February 12 to 23 at Four Seasons’ cake shop in the hotel lobby, from 12pm to 7pm.

Nina Hotel Causeway Bay’s Ah Yung Kitchen is offering two types of poon choi for your festive gatherings this coming February. The Fortune Poon Choi is ideal for gatherings of six and features quality farmed dried abalone. Meanwhile, the Fried Abalone Poon Choi is designed for groups of four to six, with coveted gems of the ocean such as sea cucumber, golden oyster, and conpoy layered around the star of the dish: braised Yoshihama dried abalone. 

The Fortune Poon Choi is priced at $3,288, while the Fried Abalone Poon Choi is priced at $4,998. Place your orders at least three days in advance at ninaboutique.com for pick up from Ah Yung Kitchen, B1/F, Nina Hotel Causeway Bay, 18 King’s Road, Causeway Bay between 12pm to 8pm.

Set the stage for your Year of the Horse celebrations with Spring Moon’s classic poon choi. From the restaurant’s Michelin-starred kitchen comes an auspicious dish of whole five-head abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber, Hokkaido scallop, and sea moss layered alongside premium poultry and seasonal produce such as roasted duck, poached chicken, and black mushrooms. 

This festive delight is priced at $2,688 for two and $4,988 for four. Savour Spring Moon’s poon choi at the restaurant itself between February 17 to 23, or order it for pick-up at The Peninsula Hong Kong between February 16 to 23.

Ming Pavilion of Island Shangri-La is putting a twist on the classic festive ‘basin dish’. The Fujian Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Poon Choi highlights a combination of Fujianese flavours within a classic poon choi presentation. Layered in a traditional claypot are fish maw, sea cucumbers, golden fried oysters, dried scallops, South African six-head abalone, fresh prawns, Hetian chicken, pork hock, quail eggs, and other sought-after seasonal ingredients. 

The Fujian Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Poon Choi is priced at $2,888 for groups of six to eight. Place your orders at boutique.shangri-la.com for collection between February 9 and 23 at Ming Pavilion.

Thoughtfully catering to those following a vegetarian diet, Hopewell Inn is offering a Deluxe Vegetarian Poon Choi alongside the classic Superior Abalone, Sea Cucumber, and Fish Maw Poon Choi. Layered in the meat-free assemblage is a curation of braised vegetarian abalone, imitation shark fin, asparagus roll stuffed in bamboo pith, yellow fungus, and other quality fungus, seasonal vegetables, and soy bean-based products. 

The Deluxe Vegetarian Poon Choi is priced at $1,288 for groups of four and $2,588 for parties of eight, while the Superior Abalone, Sea Cucumber, and Fish Maw Poon Choi is priced at $1,688 for four and $3,888 for eight. Savour your chosen poon choi at Hopewell Inn or at home by ordering online for pick up at Hopewell Inn within the Hopewell Hotel, between 12pm to 8pm. Your takeaway poon choi will come in a stainless steel pot that can be reheated over a flame or induction stove. Don’t forget to reserve at least three days in advance!

For an abalone-centred poon choi, check out T’ang Court’s festive offering. The Abalone Poon Choi is available for delivery and pick-up from now until February 28. Find a selection of premium abalone, fish maw, dried oysters, conpoy, sea cucumber, sea moss, prawn, and goose web layered in a durable clay pot. This delicacy from the three-Michelin-starred restaurant is sure to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters! 

T’ang Court is offering this festive dish in two sizes: servings of four to six priced at $3,788 and servings of six and eight priced at $6,888. Place your order at langhamhk.buys.hk for delivery or pick-up from the restaurant at The Langham, Hong Kong. Delivery is priced at $200 for Kowloon addresses, $300 for Hong Kong Island addresses, and $450 for those in the New Territories.

Add a wish for luck and prosperity to your festive gathering with Nam Fong’s Auspicious Festive Poon Choi. Expertly prepared in a rich supreme abalone sauce, expect abundant layers of six-head South African abalone, fish maw, fried oysters, conpoy, tiger prawn, taro, pork belly, and more. Ideal for enjoying in the comfort of your home, Nam Fong’s poon choi comes in a casserole clay pot that can be reheated over a flame stove. 

This Lunar New Year dish is priced at $1,988 for four servings and $2,988 for eight servings. An early-bird discount of 15 percent is available for orders placed on or before February 26. Each order comes with a complimentary bottle of deluxe red wine selected for pairing with each item in the poon choi. Reserve your orders at lemeridienhkshop.com at least 72 hours in advance for delivery or pick-up at the restaurant in Le Méridien Hong Kong, Cyberport. 

The one-Michelin-starred Duddell’s is bringing back its signature poon choi for the Year of the Horse. You’ll find plenty of braised South African abalone, semi-dried oysters, whole conpoy, fish trip, soy sauce chicken, and slow-braised pork in your festive dish. For an extra dose of indulgence, upgrade your Duddell’s poon choi to include braised Australian three-head abalone for an additional $1,800. 

Duddell’s festive Chinese dish is priced at $3,888, with an early-bird price of $3,688 available for orders placed on or before February 5. All early-bird orders come with complementary delivery. Order at duddells.co at least 72 hours in advance. Pick-up for orders placed after February 5 is available between February 13 to 16 and 18 to 29 from Duddell’s.

Savour Dynasty’s poon choi at home or as part of a Lunar New Year menu at the opulent hotel restaurant between February 2 to 23. You’ll find the auspicious dish filled to the brim with a curation of premium ingredients, including 25-head fish maw, whole abalone, whole conpoy, sea cucumber, dried oyster, roasted goose, and poached chicken. 

This decadent poon choi is priced at $838 per person for a minimum serving of four for takeaway, with a 15-percent off discount for eShop purchases. Meanwhile, the ‘Prosperity Poon Choi’ set menu is also available for dine-in at the restaurant itself, priced at $1,380 per person for a minimum party size of four – enjoy the classic festive dish alongside other auspicious seasonal offerings like lo hei and fried glutinous rice with assorted preserved meats. Place an order or reserve a table at least one day in advance at renhongkong-eshop.com.