22 of the best places to order your CNY goodies in 2023

Fans of Sanrio will delight in Lady M’s newest collaboration with the brand. The Lady M x My Melody Lunar New Year Gift Set ($120) is perfect to ring in the Year of the Rabbit with an adorably auspicious keepsake box with illustrations of the iconic rabbit character.

Each of the six pull-out drawers are filled with seasonal-exclusive Bon Bons, which include flavours like Golden Tangerine Pearls, tangerine jelly bites dipped in a mandarin orange glaze, and Prosperous Plum Blossoms, plum jelly bites dipped in a vibrant glaze coating. The bottom drawer features limited-edition Red Confetti Envelopes designed with confetti for some glittery fun.

As with all festive seasons, Lady M has introduced a Cake of the Month for the Lunar New Year, available from now to 28 February 2023. The Pineapple Mille Crêpes ($140 – whole , $16 – slice (ION Champagne Bar), $13 – slice (boutiques)) is made from paper-thin layers of crepes alternated with a pineapple pastry crème made from French whipped cream, and folded with bits of fresh pineapples that add a refreshing crunch to each bite. The cake is topped with a golden pineapple glaze, a whipped cream ring and glistening white wine gelée.

The Pineapple Mille Crêpes will be available in whole (online) or by the slice (boutiques only) across all Lady M boutiques in Singapore.

Lady M is also offering both new launches in a bundle. The My Melody Lunar New Year Gift Bundle (Gift set + Cake) ($240) is available online only till stocks last.

Pineapple tarts are perhaps the most popular and beloved CNY goodies that every household must absolutely have. However, if you’re looking to try something new this year, then look no further than Ree and Mummy’s delicious Mini Ong Lai Tart Pineapple Cheesecake. Available from now till 5 February, the beloved homegrown dessert cafe will be offering its limited-edition CNY Prosperity Box which contains eight golden pieces of its latest creation. Baked to golden perfection, the pineapple cheesecake features a buttery tart base, creamy cheesecake, and sweet-sticky pineapple filling.

Available for pre-order on Ree and Mummy’s Instagram account (@reeandmummy).

Originating from Johor, this Malaysian family bakery has amassed a following in Singapore with its line-up of moreish and addictive Chinese New Year goodies, all handmade in Muar, Malaysia. Its range runs the gamut from the Award-Winning Premium Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pineapple Tart Ball ($22.90), to variants like the Mango Pineapple Ball ($24.90) that uses fragrant Alphonso mangoes from India and the sweet-savoury Salted Egg Pineapple Ball ($25.90).

Other delish treats that’ll impress your guests include the Premium Peanut Folded Love Letters ($23.90) and Gula Melaka Kueh Bangkit ($20.90) to crowd favourites such as the Premium Spicy Hae Bee Hiam Roll ($18.90) and Crispy Salted Egg Crab Stick ($24.90).

Available online.

Tradition is prized at Ah Mah Homemade Cake, which has released various cookies for the festive season. The first is the Traditional Pineapple Tart ($13.80) where golden sticky pineapple jam is wrapped in a buttery crust. The next is the Coffee Butter Cookies ($13.80), as well as fragrant Pandan Butter Cookies. Lastly, to celebrate the year of the Rabbit, the Tu Tu Pineapple Tarts ($15.80) are crafted in the likeness of an adorable rabbit that will delight your guests.

Available at all Ah Ma Homemade Cake outlets and online.

For cookies with a Peranakan flair, head to Baker’s Brew. For added nostalgia, they’ve packaged their snacks in miniature old-school biscuit tins.

A must-try is its signature Ondeh Ondeh Cookies ($28.80). Made with a pandan-infused dough and filled with a generous amount of gula melaka coconut filling, these moist and flavourful cookies are simply irresistible. Bak kwa lovers will definitely enjoy the Pineapple Bak Kwa Cookies ($28.80), which puts a savoury spin on a favourite. For something unique, there’s the Hae Bee Hiam Cookies ($28.80), made with umami shrimp and spicy sambal. Want to savour all five flavours? Get the Peranakan Nostalgia Collection ($138) and collect all the uniquely designed tins.

Available at all Baker’s Brew outlets and online at https://www.bakersbrew.com/. Get 8 per cent off when you place your orders before Jan 8, 2023. Minimum of three tins. Use code CNYEB2023 at checkout. 

BreadTalk is ushering in the new year with its stellar line-up of festive cookies. Their offering? A slew of savoury and sweet cookie options that can be purchased in individual containers or as gift sets. At $14.80 per tin, select from an assortment of flavours such as the Almond Crisps, Cheesy Carrot Cookie, Mini Pineapple Pastry, and more. If you fancy having a little taste of everything, the cookies are also bundled into gift sets ($35.80 to $72.80).

Available at all BreadTalk outlets and online at https://www.breadtalk.com.sg/shop.

Savour something new from one of Singapore’s most-known patissiers. Janice Wong, who has trained under some of the world’s best chefs, has rolled out some interesting treats for the Year of the Rabbit, such as the Chinese New Year special edition Bon Bons Box of 9 ($33.15+), Chocolate Coated Pineapple Tarts ($31.45), CNY Love Letters & Hazelnut Dip ($38.25), and the stunning Chocolate Koi ($49.30 for a box of three), which are beautiful chocolate praline crunchy wafers and candied oranges stuffed with popping candy shaped in the form of koi fish and painted with Wong’s signature paint swirls.

There’s also the adorable Rabbit Chocolate Sculpture ($42.50) that you can break open with a mini mallet to reveal chocolate-coated nuts. Bundles and hampers are available too, from $65 to $303.

Available at all Janice Wong outlets and online.

Let Mdm Ling Bakery take your tastebuds on a journey with a variety of sweet and savoury flavours with its Blooming Spring Collections. New for this year are the aromatic Hojicha Butter Cookies ($18.10), as well as Nyonya coconut cookies and Seaweed Chicken Floss Love Letters The dense and buttery Layers To Success kueh lapis ($69.80 for a box of four) are new too, with four scrumptious local-inspired flavours – original, pandan, chocolate and hawthorn.

For gifting, the bakery has various sets in pretty, festive packaging. The Steps To Prosperity with a two-tiered floral box ($148) that houses 12 different goodies, to the Season’s Colours ($30.15) box that has four crowd-favourite cookies.

Available on Mdm Ling Bakery’s CNY booths and online. 

Home-grown brand Old Seng Choong, helmed by renowned local pastry chef Daniel Tay, is well-loved for its quality and quirky Asian-inspired bakes. This year, it has a line-up of festive treats with an inventive twist, including the Lychee Rose Pineapple Tart ($34.24), a light and aromatic treat infused with rose water, and Bak Kwa Pineapple Tarts ($36.64) that has sweet pineapple jam mixed with slivers of savoury smokey bak kwa.

It’s selling Traditional Bak Kwa ($42.80 for 480g), and Truffle Bak Kwa ($48.80 for 480g), too.

Available at all Old Seng Choong outlets and online.

At Pan Pacific’s Pacific Marketplace, the Signature Caramel Walnut with Sesame Seeds ($43.20 for 250g), Pineapple Pastry Combination ($84.24 for 16 pieces) a set that has a mixture of Tangerine, Pineapple Tiles, Black Gold and Pineapple Shape cookies and Prosperity Lunar New Year Koi Fish Nian Gao ($45.36 for two pieces) will definitely impress.

If you’re on the search for a luxurious gift, the Prosperity Hamper ($537.84) checks all the right boxes with the likes of New Zealand superior abalone, gift boxes of dried scallop, ginseng and cordyceps, as well as various cookies and Hai Tien Lo Tea Leaves in Tin. It comes with a bottle of Grace Vineyard ‘Vineyard’ Cabernet Merlot from Shanxi, China or you can get a bottle of champagne at an additional $32.40.

If you want something cute for gifts, consider the Lunar New Year Zodiac Macarons ($73.44 for 12 pieces) or the Lunar New Year Prosperity Macarons ($77.76 for 12 pieces).

Available online.

Liven up the Lunar New Year festivities with Paradise Group’s special handmade Chinese New Year goodies such as the Steamed Yam Cake with Chinese Sausage ($29.80), Steamed Nian Gao with Coconut Milk ($27.80), and Steamed Carrot Cake with Chinese Sausage ($29.80). Else, you can get the Festive Cake Trio Set ($82.80) which consists of all three.

For the sweet-toothed, get your hands on the Steamed Golden Fa Gao with Red Dates ($36.80) or the Festive Goodies Duo Set ($84.80) which comes with addictive Malt Sesame Walnut, and Pineapple Tart that will be a hit with guests coming to your place.

Available at Taste Paradise, Paradise Teochew, Seafood Paradise, Beauty in The Pot (The Centrepoint), Paradise Dynasty, Canton Paradise, and Paradise Classic, excluding Canton Paradise Noodle & Congee House restaurants. Collection available till Jan 20, 2023, contact collection outlet three working days in advance. Find out more on Paradise Group’s website.

From the artisan bakery cafe La Levain, you’ll get classics with a fresh interpretation. Executive chef and co-founder Wythe Ng has churned out 12 cookie flavours, including unique flavours like Bobochacha Cookies ($24.80), Grade A Uji Matcha German Cookies ($24.80), the Korean-inspired Kim Cheese Cookies ($26.80), and Osmanthus Pineapple Ball ($28.80).

Those with a love for the Italian classic Cacio e pepe can even have it as a cookie ($26.80).

Available at La Levain, 23 Hamilton Road, Singapore 209193 and online.

Kele is well known for having one of the best pineapple tarts in Singapore, so you can be sure you won’t be disappointed with any of its offerings. Each year, it puts a novel spin on the pineapple tart like the Rose Pineapple Tarts ($32.22 for 700g) in 2019, the open-faced Purple Sweet Potato Pineapple Tart ($32.22) in 2020 and in 2022, the Golden Osmanthus Pineapple Tarts ($36.80) created using the namesake tea from collaborator and fellow local company Gryphon Tea Company.

This year, it has rolled out the Jade Pineapple Balls ($29.52), a fragrant conconctin that melds flavours of pandan, coconut and pineapple.

Available online. Order before Jan 8, 2022 for 10 percent off the pineapple tart and cookie series. Terms and conditions apply.

This homegrown brand has launched a range of nine new pastries to spice up this year’s festivities. Must-try concoctions include the Lychee-licious Pineapple Tarts ($27.80), Cheezy Salmon Skin ($11.80), Newtella Nutty Tarts ($18), Black Gold Sesame Balls ($18), Nonya Belachan Shrimp Rolls ($18), and TomTom Yummy Muruku, which are spicy tom yum-flavoured muruku.

Available online.

Homegrown bakery PrimaDeli has a new line-up of seven Prosperity Cookies this year, with flavours that include the Cocoa & Cashew Nuts cookies,  Speculoos cookies, and Chocolate Chip Mylos cookies, each costing $21.30 per tin. This is in addition to its Supreme Pineapple Tarts ($27.80) – made with freshly-grated pineapples and premium European butter – and its stalwart bakes like the Premium Pandan Chiffon ($9.90/$18.90), and Kueh Lapis ($55.80).

Available at Prima Deli stores. Visit its website for more information. There is an early bird discount till Jan 11, 2023, where you get 20 percent off Pillow Pineapple Tarts and Prosperity Cookies and 50 percent off every second tin of Supreme Pineapple Tarts. From Jan 12 to 31, 2023, there is 10 per cent off Supreme/Pillow Pineapple Tarts and Prosperity Cookies.

The Radish Cake with Conpoy and Preserved Meat ($68) and Yam Cake with Pumpkin, Dried Shrimps and Preserved Meat ($68) are truly oldies but goodies. We are glad that these two savoury cakes have stayed on Li Bai’s CNY menu over the years, because they are exactly what traditional Chinese palettes would crave. Perfect as breakfast or a hearty snack anytime of the day. Li Bai also has Traditional Nian Gao with Red Date and Lotus Seed ($68) and Water Chestnut Cake with Osmanthus ($68) for those who can’t live with their sweets.

Available online. Credit card holders can get 15 percent off festive goodies till Feb 2, 2023. 

Shangri-La Singapore is adding its own luxurious touch to classic Chinese New Year goodies, like the new Red Date Nian Gao with Bird’s Nest ($58.48), made with premium Xin Jiang red dates for a natural sweetness and luxurious bird’s nest. There’s also the three-layered version made with purple sweet potato and Japanese pumpkin ($35) and the Traditional Nian Gao with Coconut Milk and Brown Sugar. Its popular Radish Cake with Dried Scallop, Dried Shrimp & Preserved Meat is also a must-order.

Cookies-wise, snack on options such as Shangri-La Charcoal Yuzu Pineapple Tarts ($54.23 for 16 pieces), and Shang Palace Honey Cashew Nuts with Sesame ($27.88). For something savoury, the Crispy Pork Floss Roll ($29.58) with a wafer-thin crisp shell is an addictive treat.

Available online. Get 15 percent off selected items by ordering before Jan 8, 2022. 

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore has prepared a whole range of traditional cakes and desserts to celebrate the Lunar New Year. These include the rose-scented Rose Water Chestnut Cake ($28.50), the ‘gram-worthy Harmony Koi Fish Osmanthus Nian Gao ($31.50) and Fortune Radish Cake ($28.50).

For little bites to nibble on, there are the Lion Dance Eight Treasures Cookies ($39 for six pieces), The Fullerton Bak Kwa (from $68), and the signature Yam Paste Nian Gao tarts ($31.50 for nine), among many others.

There are stunning cakes and pastries in the shape of auspicious Mandarin oranges, firecrackers and a Chinese teapot.

Available online. 

Presented stylishly in metallic amethyst tin canisters, The Marmalade Pantry’s Lunar New Year offerings make for chic additions to your snack table.

Dive into the Golden Pineapple Tarts ($30), the fragrant and buttery Osmanthus Cranberry Cookies ($28) or spicy Sambal Shrimp Rolls ($28). Also don’t miss out on its Traditional Petite Chicken Bak Kwa ($30 for 300g), with small individually wrapped pieces for fuss-free snacking.

Two bundles are available, priced from $80.

Pre-order available at The Marmalade Pantry Ion, Downtown, and The Marmalade Pantry Petite Bugis, as well as via the online store. Takeaway via self-collection (only available at The Marmalade Pantry Downtown) and delivery can be made from Jan 3 to Feb 5, 2023.

A Halal-certified bakery started in the 1980s, Bread Garden has released a slew of indulgent CNY goodies. Bestsellers include Premium Pineapple Tart ($28.80), Old School Almond Cookies ($25.80), and Spicy Shrimp Rolls ($23.80), while must-try flavours are the Spicy Curry Rolls ($23.80) and Premium Honey Almond ($29.80).

For something unique, get the Premium Charcoal Pineapple Tart ($27.80) that has a charcoal powder-infused crust that lends an earthy taste to cut through the rich sweetness of the pineapple jam.

New this year are the decadent Dark Choco Peanut Lava cookies and Dark Chocolate Sensation (both $24.80) made with rich dark chocolate.

For gifting, check out the vibrant Bountiful Goodies Box ($78.80) with a curation of its best-sellers, or one of its Fortune Gift Bags ($36.80).

Available online.

For those who who have dietary restrictions or want to go vegan and gluten-free, get RÓA’s Midnight Bites Cookies (from $8 for 50g). It is a sandwich cookie consisting of two chocolate cookies hugging a creamy dark chocolate centre. It is also made with avocados, unrefined sugars and artisanal chocolate so you can indulge with less guilt.

Available here.

This article was first published in Singapore Women’s Weekly.

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