Chinese New Year (CNY) is all about meeting your one-year-see-one-time relatives and, for the singles, collecting angbaos!
But what’s CNY without feasting on traditional goodies?
This 2021, many brands have taken on the challenge of differentiating themselves through formulating never-before-seen snacks with special flavours.
If you’re still fretting over which brands and snacks to turn to, we have shortlisted a few noteworthy ones so that you’ll be spoilt for choice!
These are our honest reviews on the CNY goodies mentioned! Special thanks to the respective bakeries for sending us their lovely bakes 🙂
Bakeries To Buy Chinese New Year Goodies
1. Yikowei (一口味)
Yikowei (一口味) has been in the traditional Chinese food space since 1983. They specialise in original pineapple goodies and adding a unique twist to them. Some of their most popular goodies include nonya pineapple tarts and cheese pineapple balls.
Other than Chinese New Year goodies, they also have muah chee, yam cake, guo tie (Chinese dumplings) and healthy drinks for your gatherings!
Menu| Best-selling items | Price |
|---|---|
| Original pineapple cookies | $20.71 (300g) |
| Nonya pineapple tarts (low sugar) | $22.80 (300g) $29.26 (500g) |
| Red velvet pineapple balls | $19.90 (300g) |
| Cheese pineapple balls | $12.20 (10 pcs) |
Delivery
Delivery fee via Shopee: $1.49 (free for orders from $25)
Self-collection
Address: Blk 88 Bedok North Ave 4 #01-151
Timing: 10am – 6pm
Phone: 6245 8603
Email: enquiries@yikowei.com.sg
2. bake&bake
The name bake&bake is derived from “biscotti” (the plural form of “biscotto”) which means “baked twice”. Today, this brand is known as the best and biggest biscotti manufacturer in Singapore.
Their best-selling biscotti are available all year round in tubs and packets. Since you’ll be binge eating this CNY, bake&bake’s biscotti provides a healthier option!
Menu| Best-selling items | Price |
|---|---|
| Almond biscotti | $8.90 (80g) $25.90 (240g) |
| Cranberry almond biscotti | |
| Double chocolate biscotti | |
| Pistachio biscotti | |
| Pistachio chocolate chip biscotti | |
| Trio nuts biscotti |
Delivery
Delivery fee via Shopee: $3.99 (free for orders frim $50)
Self-collection
Address: 401 Macpherson Road, Macpherson Mall #02-08, Singapore 368125
Timing: 9.30am to 5.30pm (weekdays)
Phone: 9670 8007
Email: hello@bakeandbakesg.com
3. SunnyHills
Founded in 2008, SunnyHills is committed to offering authentic pineapple cakes that are made and baked in Taiwan. You can rest assured that the freshest of ingredients are used as they have their very own pineapple farm where they get their supplies from!
Apart from selling pineapple cakes, SunnyHills also offers apple cakes made from Japanese Kougyoku apples. These apples are known for their sweetness and tanginess that just hits the right spot! With their exquisite and minimalist packaging, SunnyHills’ pastries are undoubtedly the perfect gift for your loved ones.
Menu| Items | Price |
|---|---|
| Kougyoku apple cake tarts | $36.80 (2 boxes x 5pcs) |
| Pineapple cake tarts | $27.40 (10pcs) |
Delivery
Delivery fee via Shopee: $3.99 (free for orders above $30)
Self-collection
Address:
• 3 Seah Street, #01-03/04, Raffles Hotel (SunnyHills Raffles)
• 391 Orchard Road, B2-27A, Ngee Ann City Tower B (SunnyHills Orchard)
Contact number: 8522 9605
4. Gin Thye
Gin Thye is a homegrown brand established in 1964 and carries a wide selection of homemade cakes and traditional pastries. If you’re looking for a one-stop shop for all your CNY goodies, Gin Thye is a great option for you.
Apart from the usual snacks such as pineapple tarts and shrimp rolls, they offer unique goodies such as pineapple bakkwa and crispy mala crab meat sticks. They even carry every child’s favourite CNY snack — cornflake cluster!
Menu| Items | Price |
|---|---|
| Cornflake cluster | $12.00 (250g) |
| Crispy crab meat stick | $15.00 (420g) |
| Pineapple bakkwa | $26.00 (500g) |
| Pineapple tarts | $15.00 (580g) |
| Shrimp rolls | $13.80 (300g) |
Delivery
Delivery fee via Shopee: $3.99 (free for orders above $50)
Contact number: 6977 9717
Email: online@ginthye.com
5. Bai Jia Xing (百家姓)
Bai Jia Xing (百家姓) was founded by a veteran baker who has been baking since 2004, and aims to elevate the authenticity of traditional CNY goodies. Their signature item is the Golden Pineapple.
Inspired by Chinese surnames, the company offers a unique option of customising the Chinese surname character on their goodies packaging! This is perfect for gifting to the older generation or your in-laws 🙂
Bai Jia Xing’s signature pineapple balls are bite-sized, buttery and melts in your mouth. The ratio of pastry to pineapple filling is just right, and it’s definitely one of the best pineapple tarts I’ve tried!
Both the butter macadamia and nutty almond cookies were REALLY good. Nutty almond melts in your mouth and butter macadamia was crumbly with a good crunch from the nuts. 10/10 would recommend 😋
| Featured items | Price |
|---|---|
| Golden pineapple | $27.80 |
| Butter macadamia | $28.80 |
| Nutty almond | $25.80 |
| Hae bee hiam rolls | $25.80 |
| Mushroom bites | $26.80 |
| Green pea cookies | $25.80 |
| Snack box (Roasted cashew nuts, mushroom bites, hae bee hiam rolls) | $26.80 |
Delivery
Delivery fee: $8
Roadshow booths
• VivoCity TANGS (L1 in-store): 28 Dec – 29 Jan
• SMRT Raffles Xchange (B1): 3 Jan – 28 Jan
• NEX Isetan (L1 in-store): 6 Jan – 30 Jan
• Scotts Orchard Isetan (B1): 14 Jan – 31 Jan
Contact
Phone: 9745 9304
Email: sales@baijiaxing.com.sg
6. Hipster Bakes
Hipster Bakes is a Muslim-owned bakery in Singapore selling sugar cookies. Over the years, they’ve garnered a dedicated fanbase and have expanded their product range to include other pastries and cake customisation.
This festive season, they’ve come up with a Lunar New Year platter that consists of various CNY goodies and novelty shaped pineapple tarts! If you’re looking for something to give your Muslim friends or neighbours this CNY, Hipster Bakes will be a wonderful surprise for them.
Menu| Items | Price |
|---|---|
| Lunar new year platter • Red velvet white chocolate chips cookies • Prawn rolls • Bangkit cookies • Hazelnut tarts • Ondeh tarts • Pineapple tarts | $30.00 |
| Novelty pineapple tarts | $15.00 (12 pcs) |
Delivery
Delivery fee via Shopee: $3.99 (free for orders above $50)
Contact number: 8793 9366 (WhatsApp only)
7. L.E. Cafe Confectionery & Pastry
L.E. Cafe Confectionery & Pastry has introduced a CNY Premium Gift Box which consists of 1 box of 10pcs Pineapple Tarts, 4 sachets x Monogram Jasmine Silk Pearls and 4 sachets x Monogram Snow Peony Tea. This $38 package makes a great gift for mothers-in-law 😉
Pre-orders for L.E. Cafe’s CNY goodies have closed. However, you can still get your hands on their famous goodies at any of their 3 outlets! Do call in before heading down to check if they have stock.
These huge pineapple tarts are filled to the brim with pineapple filling that’s not too sweet. The buttery tart crumbles in your mouth and strikes the perfect balance of an addictive pineapple tart!
| Featured items | Price |
|---|---|
| CNY Premium Gift Box (golf ball pineapple tarts x 10 pcs, Monogram Jasmine Silk Pearls x 4, Monogram Snow Peony Tea x 4) | $38 |
| Golf ball pineapple tarts | Varies according to packaging and collection dates |
Walk-in purchases
• 31/33 Mackenzie Road, #01-01 Singapore 228686
• Blk 42 Cambridge Road #01-02 Singapore 210042
• Blk 637 Veerasamy Road #01-111 Singapore 200637
Contact
Phone: 6337 2417 (Mackenzie Road)
Phone: 6298 1477 (Cambridge Road)
Phone: 6294 8813 (Veerasamy Road)
Email: enquiries@lecafe.com.sg
8. Pulse Patisserie
Pulse Patisserie’s CNY 2022 Orientally Yours collection features 10 different treats that are available for purchase online and in stores.
Their extensive menu brings a trendy twist to traditional CNY goodies. Impress your guests with their Salted Egg Yolk Parmesan Cookies and Pandan Coconut Cookies! For the older folks, their pineapple tarts are made with reduced sugar 😉
The salted egg parmesan cookies are perfect for salted egg lovers as the flavour was very rich. The texture was crumbly (in a good way) and definitely makes an addictive snack!
| Featured items | Price |
|---|---|
| Hae bee hiam cookies | $25.00 (150g) |
| Pandan coconut cookies | $24.00 (180g) |
| Pineapple tarts (reduced sugar) | $36.00 (18 pcs) |
| Salted egg yolk parmesan cookies | $24.00 (180g) |
| X.O. nian gao sando | $24.80 (5 pcs) |
Delivery
Delivery fee: $20
Delivery time slots: 11.30am – 1pm, 1pm – 3pm, 3pm – 5pm, 5pm – 7pm
Self-collection
Address: 180 Depot Road, #01-06,The Interlace, Singapore 109684
Contact number: 6262 0143
Email: iwantcake@eatpulse.co
9. Pineapple Tarts Singapore
Pastries from Pineapple Tarts Singapore are 100% handmade using a family recipe that’s been passed down through generations. To cater to a wide range of customers, they also offer vegan-friendly options such as almond, green pea and even hazelnut cookies.
If you’re thinking of buying for your friends and family, you can opt for their assorted CNY goodies gift bundle so you won’t have to worry about breaking the bank this festive season!
Menu| Items | Price |
|---|---|
| Pineapple tarts | $43.17 (600g) |
| Open face pineapple tarts | $33.16 (400g) |
| Cheese pineapple tarts | $46.50 (600g) |
| Salted egg pineapple tarts | $49.83 (600g) |
Delivery
Delivery fee: $10 (free for orders above $100)
Self-collection
Address: 22 New Industrial Road, Primax, #03-15, Singapore 536208
Email: info@pineappletarts.sg
Contact number: 8127 0477 (WhatsApp only)
10. Wang Lai Bakery
Wang Lai Bakery has come a long way from when they first started out as a humble store selling CNY goodies in Chinatown in 1968. While the business has been passed down through generations, they’ve chosen to retain the same family recipe with improvements made along the way.
All of their goodies are made from high-quality ingredients and are affordably priced. The bakery’s best-seller is their pineapple tarts that are loved by both young and old.
On top of that, they have other snacks such as crispy love letters, crunchy salted egg fish skin and melt-in-your-mouth Kuih Bangkit!
Menu| Items | Price |
|---|---|
| Open face pineapple tarts | $24.14 (500g) |
| Pineapple tarts | $27.00 (500g) |
| Kuih bangkit | $22.71 (335g) |
| Prawn rolls | $21.29 (330g) |
Delivery
Delivery fee: $10 (free for orders above $100)
Self-collection
Address: 20 Sin Ming Lane, Midview City, #03-58, Singapore 573968
Email: wanglaibakery.sg@gmail.com
Contact number: 8818 6227 (WhatsApp only)
Home Bakers With Chinese New Year Goodies
11. Xin Yong Sheng
Founded in 1952, Yong Sheng has been making hand-crafted traditional Chinese pastries for many occasions including CNY, weddings and babies’ full month.
They’re currently running an attractive promotion for their goodies on Shopee – get any 2 goodies for $25.80 (U.P. $36.00)! Perfect for filling up your dining table or gifting to your relatives 🙂
Menu| Best-selling items | Price |
|---|---|
| Almond cookies | $13.80 (300g) |
| Cashew nut cookies | $13.90 (220g) |
| Coconut crispy roll | $13.90 (260g) |
| Pandan pineapple cookies | $13.90 (220g) |
| Purple sweet potato cookies | $13.90 (240g) |
| Salted egg yolk cookies | $13.90 |
Delivery
Delivery fee via Shopee: $1.49 (free for orders from $25)
Phone: 9800 6748
Email: admin@xinyongsheng.sg
12. Parties Kouture
This year, home baker Parties Kouture is selling 6 goodies for CNY. Their best-selling Nutella tarts are accompanied by addictive honey cornflakes, melt-in-the-mouth classic and rose pineapple tarts, crumbly almond cookies and crunchy Japanese seaweed!
Prices are affordable and they also provide multiple self-collection locations to cater to their customers.
Menu| Item | Price (per tub) | Price (2 tubs) |
|---|---|---|
| Honey cornflakes | $12 (23 pcs) | $20 (46 pcs) |
| Classic pineapple balls | $20 (28pcs) | $36 (56pcs) |
| Rose pineapple tarts | $20 (28pcs) | $36 (56pcs) |
| Nutella tarts | $18 (35pcs) | $30 (70pcs) |
| Almond cookies | $18 (35pcs) | $30 (70pcs) |
| Japanese seaweed | $18 | $30 |
Delivery
Delivery fee: $12 (free for orders above $80)
Self-collection
Self-collection areas: Hougang, Yishun, Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Woodlands, Mandai, Toa Payoh, Bukit Panjang
Email: partieskouture@gmail.com
Contact number: 9270 0570
Enjoying Chinese New Year Goodies With Friends and Family
Chinese New Year is one of my favourite seasons as we get to catch up with our relatives and enjoy goodies together. We hope this list has been useful for choosing what snacks to get!
The Bumble Scoop team wishes you and your loved ones a Happy Lunar New Year!