10 Best Chinese New Year 2017 Credit Card Dining Deals

With Chinese New Year quickly approaching, in addition to the ritualistic spring cleaning and decluttering at home in time for the festive season, majority of Singaporeans are revved up for sumptuous reunion lunches and dinners with their loved ones. Although more and more people are having their reunion meals at home either by prepping all the ingredients themselves or conveniently ordering these from steamboat specialty establishments that provide home delivery services, a good portion of us will still be dining out in fancy places.

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Fancy having your reunion dinner at Shangri-La? Those who are quick enough will get to enjoy a discount of either 18% or 15% for Shang Palace Reunion Dinner at Island Ballroom. In order to take advantage of the early bird offer, note that you'll have to reserve and pay before 20 January 2017. The 15% discount is available if you pre-book and pay between 21 and 27 January.

Address:

Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore

22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350

2. 15% Off Lunar New Year Festive Goodie Purchases At Mandarin Oriental

Looking to purchase Chinese New Year festive goodies? If you are an HSBC cardholder, consider getting your goodies from Mandarin Oriental this joyous season. Valid from 21 January to 11 February on takeaway orders, you will get to shave 15% off your bill.

Address:

Mandarin Oriental, Singapore

5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square, Singapore 039797

3. 20% Off Total Bill For CNY Buffet Lunch And Dinner At PARKROYAL On Kitchener Road

Do you have a family who loves feasting on buffets? Head over to PARKROYAL On Kitchener Road with your HSBC card in hand and enjoy a 20% discount off your total CNY buffet lunch or dinner bill. Plus, enjoy a free Yu Sheng if you are there for lunch or a Fivefold Fortunes Set if it's dinner. This offer is available from 23 January to 1 February 2017.

Address:

PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road - Spice Brasserie

181 Kitchener Road, Singapore 208533

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4. 35% Off Food Bill At Café Swiss, Swissôtel The Stamford

If you've always wanted to dine at Café Swiss with your family and friends, now's the time to do so while maximizing discounts. It surely is not an everyday occasion when you get to shave a whopping 35% off your food bill. This generous offer is available between 19 January and 11 February 2017 so long as you charge the bill to your OCBC credit or debit card.

Address:

Swissôtel The Stamford

2 Stamford Road,

Level 2,

Singapore 178882

5. Up To 30% Off Food Bill At Kopi Tiam, Swissôtel The Stamford

All of us are so familiar with our usual kopitiam fare, but not everyone has had an atas kopitiam experience yet. This festive season, you get to treat your loved ones to specialities the likes of quality chili crab, fish head curry and more at Swissôtel The Stamford's very own Kopi Tiam complete with either a 30% discount or a 25% discount on your food bill.

The 30% discount is available from now till 19 January, as well as between 6 February and 28 February 2017, whilst the 25% discount will be valid between 20 January and 5 February 2017, so long as you make your payment using either a debit or credit card OCBC.

Do also keep in mind that there should be a minimum of 2 and maximum of 8 diners (yourself included) for these offers to be valid.

Address:

Swissôtel The Stamford

2 Stamford Road

Level 2

Singapore 178882

6. 20% Off CNY Set Menus At Szechuan Court, Fairmont Singapore

Been craving for some fine Szechuan dishes? This Lunar New Year, give yourself and your family a treat at Fairmont Singapore's Szechuan Court and enjoy a 20% discount on CNY set menus, available for a minimum of 2 and maximum of 10 diners, from 16 January to 11 February 2017.

Even if you aren't ordering the CNY set menus, you'll still be entitled to a 15% discount on your total food bill. Note that the above-mentioned offer will not be available on 27 January 2017.

For those who are thinking of celebrating with their best friends or close colleagues in February, good news for you - you'll get to enjoy 30% off your food bill from 12 February to 28 February 2017, so long as you pay with your OCBC card and ensure there are at least 2 and at most 5 diners.

Address:

Fairmont Singapore

80 Bras Basah Road

Level 3

Singapore 189560

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7. 30% Off Buffet Lunch And Dinner At Hotel Grand Pacific

Here's another buffet option tagged with a 30% discount available for you if you have UOB cards that you can whip out to pay for your meal at Hotel Grand Pacific. One crucial piece of information that you need to bear in mind is that the offer for a 30% discount on a buffet lunch or dinner is only valid on 28 and 29 January 2017. This promotion does not apply for a la carte, take away or drink orders.

Another deal that's available at Hotel Grand Pacific is the 1-for-1 Peranakan buffet lunch and dinner promotion available from now till 31 December 2017, Mondays to Sundays, except eves of public holidays, public holidays, special dates such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. You now know where to go if you ever feel like stuffing yourself with Peranakan dishes.

Address:

101 Victoria Street

Singapore 188018

8. Up To 25% Off Eight Treasures Reunion Seafood Steamboat Dinner At M Hotel Singapore

Have a family that's big on steamboats and seafood? Have the best of both worlds at M Hotel this festive season and save up to 25% on the first day of Chinese New Year on 27 January 2017 when you celebrate by having the Eight Treasures Reunion Seafood Steamboat Dinner with mini prosperity Pen Cai (and free bottle of Italian Prosecco with every 4 paying adults) during the first seating between 5 and 7pm. Book ahead and pay by 22 January 2017 since there's limited seating.

Those who are interested in the second seating that takes place between 7:30 and 10pm on 27 January 2017 have to book early and make payment by 22 January, though the discount factor will drop slightly to 20%.

Address:

81 Anson Road

Level 2

Singapore 079908

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9. 20% Off Fortune Festive Buffet At Crowne Plaza Changi Airport

For a Chinese New Year celebration with a twist that involves exploring some of Changi Airport attractions close by, let your loved ones and yourself indulge in the Fortune Festive Buffet at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport this festive season. The 20% discount is available between 16 January and 11 February 2017 with reservation and a cap of maximum 10 diners per dining bill.

Not a fan of buffets? There's a 20% discount on other festive takeaways and Yu Sheng at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport during the same period mentioned above. You'll have to order 3 working days in advance and you cannot cancel your order upon confirmation.

Address:

75 Airport Boulevard

Singapore 819664

10. Up To $88 Cashback On Dining

This unconventional dining deal from Standard Chartered lets you dine wherever you fancy and rewards you with a maximum of $88 cash rebate on your dining purchases, equivalent to 15% of what you spend on eligible dining purchases each qualifying period so long as you charge it to your Standard Chartered card that you've registered on their website here.

Three important things to note:

You must be one of the first 32,000 Standard Chartered cardmembers to register your eligible credit card with success during the promotion period from 1 January to 28 February 2017, both dates inclusive.

A minimum monthly spend of $1088 on eligible retail transactions (dining included) is required.

There are two qualifying periods, one for the entire month of January 2017 and the other for the entire month of February 2017.

Also, qualifying dining transactions are those charged to your registered card that are made at dining establishments locally and overseas that are classified under the Merchant Category Code of Pubs & Bars (5813), Fast Food Restaurants (5814) and Restaurants and Eating Places (5811/5812). Restaurant spends charged in SGD at hotels in Singapore are eligible, too.

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*All information is accurate as of date of writing on 3 January 2017.

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