Where to order CNY treats this January

One of the few things we love about Chinese New Year? The mind-boggling variety of snacks that bakeries and restaurants creatively conjure up. We’ve narrowed down a list of delicious CNY goodies from a myriad of brands, so you know just what to zero in on.

Note: Prices are based on current promotional prices and are accurate at the time of writing.

The Marmalade Pantry

For the perfect gift or a standout addition to your snack table, The Marmalade Pantry’s Golden Trio Collection ($75+) is guaranteed to impress. The set includes two new cookie flavours — Pineapple Shortbread and Miso Peanut Cookies — as well as the signature Traditional Petite Chicken Bak Kwa. All these treats come beautifully packaged in a limited-edition tiffin, featuring the brand’s signature pink and teal hues, with charming white olive stalk illustrations. It is thoughtfully designed to be airtight so your goodies remain fresh. Want just the tiffin? It’s available on its own for $45+.

Also, look forward to exciting new cookie flavours available by the bottle: Salted Milo Dinosaur Cookies ($12+ for 150g) and Cereal Coconut Butter Cookies ($12+ for 150g).

Available for pre-order from from now to Jan 28, 2025 at all outlets as well as its online store. Takeaway via self-collection (only available at The Marmalade Pantry Downtown) and delivery can be made from Jan 3 to Feb 3, 2025.

Visit The Marmalade Pantry’s website to order or for more information.

Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore

Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore is heralding the Year of the Snake with a new array of goodies and confections. These include the Blooming Prosperity Roll ($148 nett) filled with decadent mao shan wang durian puree, and a spectacular Golden Fortune Bag ($138 nett), a pineapple pound cake in the shape of a festive red bag, complete with lucky red packets peeking out. Don’t skip on the Lucky Pineapple Ingot Tarts ($68 nett for 8 pieces), buttery pastries encasing sweet-tangy pineapple filling.

For savoury snacks, the new Water Lily Pops with Sour Cream ($32.80 per bottle) and the signature Crispy Kang Kong with Cheese and Sour Cream make for addictive additions to your table.

Availability for all Lunar New Year specials is from Jan 10, 2025. Order here

Baker’s Brew

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 ($29.80 to $31.80), which have been updated with luxurious motifs that draw on imperial artistry.

A must-try is its signature Ondeh Ondeh Cookies. 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 enjoy the Pineapple Bak Kwa Cookies, which puts a savoury spin on a favourite. For something unique, there’s the Hae Bee Hiam Cookies, made with umami shrimp and spicy sambal. New this year are the Shiitake Mushroom Cookies, starring earthy mushroom flavour with a blend of spices.

Want to savour all five flavours? Get the Imperial Collection ($138) and collect all the uniquely designed tins.

Order here. Get 10 per cent off when you place your orders by Jan 5, 2025. Minimum of three tins. Use code CNY2025SEB at checkout.

Shangri-La Singapore

If nian gao is your CNY must-have, you’ll want to swing by Shangri-La Singapore. This year, it’s serving up five takes on the rice cake. Apart from the classic Traditional Nian Gao with Coconut Milk and Brown Sugar, it’s also serving up the Nian Gao with Rose, Bird’s Nest, Trehalose, and Coconut Juice, the Water Chestnut and Red Date Nian Gao, and the returning favourite Three Layers Nian Gao with purple sweet potato and pumpkin. There’s also the savoury Radish Cake with Dried Scallop, Shrimp and Preserved Meat. From $36 to $89.

Cookies-wise, snack on options such as the Original Pineapple Tarts in auspicious ingot shapes ($57 nett for 16 pieces) or the Mandarin Yuzu Pineapple Tarts ($66 nett for 16 pieces). Other snack-worthy bites include the luxurious Truffle Sambal Prawn Roll ($37 nett) and Crispy Pork Floss Roll ($38 nett).

Order here

La Levain

From artisan bakery cafe La Levain, you’ll get classics with a fresh interpretation. Executive chef and co-founder Wythe Ng has churned out 11 cookie flavours, including crowd-pleasers like Sicilian Pistachio with Fleur de Sel cookies ($36.80), Chocolate Hazelnut Praline Cookies, and fragrant Charlotte Arabica Butter Cookies ($26.80) made with ground Arabica coffee, to unique creations like Satay Cookies ($24.80) with peanuts, sambal, pineapple, cumin, and onions.

Of course, there are the quintessential Pineapple Balls (from $26.80), along with Osmanthus Pineapple Balls (from $28.80).

La Levain is at 23 Hamilton Rd, Singapore 209193. Order here

Pineapple Tarts Singapore

It’s best to pop the pineapple tarts from this store whole in the mouth — the signature Melt In Your Mouth Pineapple Tarts ($23.90) pretty much describe the bite-sized morsels. The crust leans more powdery than buttery for that fine texture, and within, the pineapple filling’s zesty with a restrained sweetness, which is great for those who prefer theirs less sweet. You can also go for other interesting variations, including Oneh Oneh ($25.90) with a delicate fragrance of pandan, coconut and gula melaka, and Yolklo – Salted Egg Pineapple Tarts ($27.90), and the Cheezylicious – Cheese Pineapple Tarts ($25.90).

Pineapple tarts aside, the brand also stocks various CNY staples, including the Auspishewous Premium Cashew Nut Cookies ($17.90), Xing Fu – Premium Almond Cookies ($17.90) (both of which are deliciously crumbly), as well as love letters and hae bee hiam prawn rolls.

Order here

Janice Wong

You can expect beautifully crafted sweets from local pastry chef Janice Wong, and her creations for the Year of the Snake are no different. The Snake Chocolate Sculpture ($35) will make for an impressive gift, as will her signature Chocolate Koi Fish ($38 for a set of three).

Snack on other munchies like Chocolate Bak Kwa Cookies ($32), Chicken Biscuit Cookies ($32), Kueh Bangkit ($30), and Almond Cookies ($30).

Bundles and hampers are available too, from $88 to $258.

Available at all Janice Wong outlets, or order here.

Cat & The Fiddle

For halal-certified CNY goodies, look to Cat & The Fiddle. The brand might be known for its cheesecakes, but for the Lunar New Year, it’s also sending out treats like pineapple tarts and festive hampers.

For the cutest pineapple tarts, get your paws on the cat-shaped Yuzu Pineapple Tarts ($42.80 for a box of 12), with a savoury touch from parmesan. But if you’d like a full-on cheese flavour, go for the Parmesan Cheese Pineapple Tarts ($38.80 for a box of 12). Can’t decide? Try both with the Mixed Pineapple Tart set ($40.80 for a box of 12).

Other baked goodies include the Butter Cookies ($18.80 per tin), and the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cookies ($20.80 per tin).

Shop here

Wang Lai Bakery

Over at this familiar bakery that was established in 1968, the confections are handmade and homemade. Its beloved buttery and crumbly pineapple tarts ($21.90) run the gamut from the traditional to the novel, with options like Earl Grey, Thai Milk Tea, Pandan and even Sour Cream, which are sure to surprise guests this Chinese New Year.

Its other cookies have also gotten rave reviews for their buttery, melt-in-the-mouth texture, from the almond cookies to Nutella tarts. And if it’s savoury snacks you’re after, don’t miss its spicy and crunchy prawn rolls, salted egg fish skin, and fried crab sticks (there’s also a mala option), at $16.90 per bottle.

Order here

Ding Bakery

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 from the Award-Winning Premium Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pineapple Tart Ball ($21.90), to variants like the Mango Pineapple Ball that uses fragrant Alphonso mangoes from India, the sweet-savoury Salted Egg Pineapple Ball, and the Matcha Pineapple Balls with bittersweet notes (all at $18.90).

Other delish munchies that your guests will reach for include the Premium Peanut Folded Love Letters ($15.90) and Gula Melaka Kueh Bangkit ($19.90), alongside crowd favourites such as the Premium Hae Bee Hiam Roll crackers ($15.90) and Crispy Salted Egg Crab Stick ($16.90).

Order here

This article was originally published in Women’s Weekly.