Kung Hei Fat Choi! Lunar New Year officially starts Feb. 17. These limited-time specials below feature a variety of themed treats and full-on meals to celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse.
Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar
Where: 150 Kaʻiulani Ave., Honolulu
What: The eatery is featuring a char siu pineapple special ($26).
When: Available throughout February for Hong Kong Festival and Lunar New Year
Contact: Call 808-922-1150
Big Island Candies
Where: 1450 Ala Moana Blvd. No. 1230, Honolulu
What: Enjoy specialty Year of the Horse-themed treats, including:
- Year of the Horse square box ($14-$15): A nine-piece box with four almond shortbread, three white dipped almond shortbread and two milk chocolate covered macadamia nut toffees
- Year of the Horse gift box ($27-$28.50): an assortment of almond shortbread, white dipped almond shortbread and milk chocolate covered macadamia nut toffees
- Year of the Horse gift basket ($51): a box of milk chocolate macadamia nut crunch, dark chocolate macadamia nut crunch, almond shortbread, white dipped almond shortbread, milk chocolate covered macadamia nut brownie, dark chocolate covered macadamia nut brownie, milk chocolate covered macadamia nut toffees
When: Available while supplies last
Contact: Visit bigislandcandies.com/
Chao
Where: 1613 Nuʻuanu Ave., Honolulu
What: The eatery will have a variety of Lunar New Year-themed specials available, including:
- Bitter melon soup ($22): Savory bitter melon stuffed with seasoned pork, simmered in a fragrant broth and garnished with cilantro and crispy shallots
- Fried banh tet ($16): Crispy, fried glutinous rice loaf with a savory mung bean and thit kho marmalade, served with garlic nuoc cham and pickled mustard greens
- Fried moi ($40): Whole moi filleted and crisp-fried alongside its crunchy bones; served with a wrap set of noodle nets, lettuce, fresh herbs, pickles and tangy tamarind sauce
- Lotus stem and shrimp salad ($15): Poached shrimp tossed with pickled lotus stem, fresh herbs, onions, peanuts and fried shallots; finished with lime nuoc cham and served with crunchy shrimp chips
- Thit kho tau with dragon eggs and chicken fat rice ($22): Slow-braised tender spareribs glazed in rich caramelized fish sauce, paired with a soft-boiled egg crisped on the outside; served with aromatic chicken fat rice
When: Feb. 16 to 21
Contact: Visit chaohawaii.com
Choco leʻa
Where: 2909 Lowrey Ave, Honolulu
What: Enjoy specialty treats like the six-piece Lunar New Year truffle box ($22.99) and Good Luck tokens ($6.99). The truffle box includes flavors like almond cookie, fresh gau and white rabbit wrapped in a box with a “year of the fire horse” design.
When: The Lunar New Year truffle box is available for pick-up Feb. 13, 14 or 17; available while supplies last
Contact: 808-371-2234
Duk Kee Chinese Restaurant
Where: 1146 12th Ave., Honolulu
What: The restaurant’s Lunar New Year menu ($108) is available for all of February. It includes chicken salad, New Year jai, half roast duck, beef tenderloin with King oyster mushrooms, steamed fish with ginger and scallions, shrimp with lotus root and snow peas, mini sesame balls and steamed rice.
When: All February long
Contact: Call 808-734-1337
Fujiya Hawaiʻi
Where: 930 Hauʻoli St., Honolulu
What: Enjoy a Lunar New Year set ($17), which includes gau mochi with whole red bean, whole longan mochi, whole lychee mochi, chi chi dango and almond cookie manju. Almond cookie senbei ($13.95) will also be available.
When: Feb. 16 and 17, but may be available longer
Contact: Call 808-845-2921
Fun Station
Where: Market City Shopping Center, 2919 Kapiʻolani Blvd., Honolulu
What: This Lunar New Year special menu ($128.88) is designed to feed four to six people. It includes crab meat with dried scallop soup, Chinese stir-fried sticky rice, Chinese jai, fried chicken, braised pork trotter clay pot and fried sesame balls.
When: Feb. 1 to 22
Contact: Call 808-773-7367
Heavenly Island Lifestyle Hawaiʻi Kai
Where: 7192 Kalanianaʻole Hwy. Ste. D-105, Honolulu, HI 96825
What: Enjoy a variety of featured specials, including:
- Congee ($10): rice with hondashi, shoyu and mirin
- Hong Kong French toast ($12): white bread with peanut butter, egg, milk, cinnamon, panko and maple syrup
- Baked macaroni ($13): macaroni, ground beef, carrots, onion, tomato and cheese blend
When: Available throughout February for Hong Kong Festival and Lunar New Year
Contact: Call 808-517-3777
Honolulu Cookie Co.
Where: Various locations and online
What: The Year of the Horse Gift Box 2026 ($20.95) includes 16 cookies in six flavors, including chocolate chip macadamia, pineapple macadamia, chocolate dipped macadamia, dark triple chocolate macadamia, white chocolate confetti and yuzu. Yuzu is February’s flavor of the month, and features a bright, citrus flavor with hints of mandarin, grapefruit and lemon.
When: Available while supplies last
Contact: Visit honolulucookie.com/cookies-gifts-chocolate/year-of-the-horse-gift-box.asp
Kamukura Surf + Dine
Where: 2370 Kūhiō Ave. No. 1, Honolulu
What: Enjoy specials like roasted pork and seasoned egg ramen and Kamukura gyoza set ($33) and lemon salmon sushi roll and edamame set ($26)
When: Available throughout February for Hong Kong Festival and Lunar New Year
Contact: Call 808-379-0300
Kith Treats
Where: Royal Hawaiian Center, 2301 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu
What: This limited-edition treat is inspired by the Year of the Horse. The new dessert — called The Horse — features vanilla ice cream infused with Cinnamon Toast Crunch, persimmons and candied pecans, and is finished with gold sprinkles and a dried persimmon garnish. The flavor is available in three formats — milkshake, ice cream sandwich and ice cream swirl.
The business’s Lunar New Year capsule collection adorned with horse motifs is also available.
When: Available now through Feb. 22
Contact: Call 808-867-3120
Kona Coffee Purveyors / b. patisserie
Where: International Market Place, 2330 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: To celebrate Lunar New Year, Kona Coffee Purveyors and b. patisserie will be launching two pastries and six desserts for a limited time. Indulge in the following:
- Anko white sesame Kouign-Amann ($7.75): White sesame Kouign-Amann filled with red bean paste and topped with toasted sesame seeds
- Black sesame opera cake ($7.75): Fusion of black sesame almond joconde, buttercream and black sesame ganache topped with creamy sesame feuilletine crunch
- Black sesame yuzu tart ($7.75): Black sesame sponge cake, feuilletine and ganache with a tart yuzu curd
- Brown sugar milk tea cake ($7.75): Two layers of pillowy milk tea mascarpone and brown sugar-soaked sponge cake with milk tea ganache and Sable Breton, garnished with a brown sugar crumble
- Mandarin orange tart ($7.75): Bright yuzu filling garnished with tangy mandarin segments
- Mango coconut tapioca pudding ($7): Fresh, fruity mango pudding with coconut tapioca, topped with a crunchy macaroon
- Nian gao butter mochi ($3): Made with Chinese brown sugar and hints of nutty coconut
- Pandan coconut parfait ($7): Pandan custard crowned with sweet Chantilly cream and adorned with caramelized pate brisee
When: Feb. 17 to March 2
Contact: Call 808-450-2364
Kunia Chinese Restaurant
Where: 94-673 Kupuohi St. No. B107, Waipahu
What: The Chinese New Year family pack ($119.95) is available for both, dine-in and takeout. It includes half roast duck, house special chow mein, New Year jai, salt and pepper shrimp, orange chicken, seafood fish maw soup and garlic fried rice. The eatery will also have specials like fried flounder ($12.95) and jai ($16.95).
When: Available until the end of February
Contact: Call 808-678-2889
Oh My Grill
Where: 1140 Kuala St. No. 108, Pearl City
What: Pearl’s Lucky Pac ($199) is designed to feed 12 to 15 people. It includes beef broccoli cake noodle, green onion and ginger fish fillet, garlic shrimp, char siu fried noodles and crispy gau gee.
When: Feb. 13 to 22
Contact: Call 808-454-2121
SXY Shu Xiang Yuan
Where: Ala Moana Center, 1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu
What: The Lunar New Year special course ($99) is designed to feed four to six people. The meal highlights bold, Szechuan-inspired flavors and comforting classics. Feast on signature dishes like spicy pork dumplings, garlic fried rice, fish filet simmered in Szechuan chili broth, garlic pork ribs, stir-fried eggplant, green beans infused with savory aromatics, and sticky rice cake with brown sugar.
When: Available until Feb. 28
Contact: Call 808-942-8884
Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle
Where: Pearlridge Center, 98-1005 Moanalua Road Space 801A, Aiea
What: The Lunar New Year set menu ($88.88) is designed to feed four people. It includes siu mai, har gow, fried chives and shrimp cake, fried mochi pork dumplings, garlic chicken, vegetable combo, original soup with fatty beef rice noodles, pickled pepper with beef tripe rice noodles, and warabi mochi dessert (served with kinako, matcha and ube powder). Guests who order the Lunar New Year set menu will receive one complimentary Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle fan, while supplies last.
When: Starting Feb. 1; available until the end of February
Contact: Call 808-892-6888
The Pig & The Lady
Where: Civil Beat Plaza, 3650 Waiʻalae Ave. Ste. 120, Honolulu
What: This special Year of the Fire Horse menu ($100 per person) includes:
- Hay smoked tartare, spicy chili sate, fried shallots and aromatic herbs on crispy banh tet
- Ga luoc: Poached Ludovico chicken, chilled foie gras sauce, fine vermicelli, young choy sum, chicken essence and rau ram
- Thit kho Scotch egg: Crispy pork belly sausage and soft boiled egg croquette, fish sauce caramel tare, pickled mustard cabbage soup and rice
- Chanh muoi and chili granite: Five fruits (pomelo, pear, golden kiwi, pomegranate and mandarin)
- Xoi gac: Red mochi rice pudding crème brulee, mung bean, caramelized black sesame and coconut sugar crust and lilikoi seeds
When: Feb. 17
Contact: Visit thepigandthelady.com/tet
Tim Ho Wan
Where: Royal Hawaiian Center, 2201 Kalākaua Ave. Ste. A-307, Honolulu,
What: Feast on special dishes for Chinese New Year, including lava buns ($8.88) and Chinese pan-fried mochi cakes ($8.88).
When: Feb. 10 to 24
Contact: Call 808-888-6088
Yi Xin Café
Where: Market City Shopping Center, 2919 Kapiʻolani Blvd., Honolulu
What: This Chinese New Year set menu ($238) includes New Year jai, sand ginger chicken, signature curry crab with naan bread, tenderloin steak with fresh pineapple, garlic butter prawns and Hong Kong-style garlic stir-fried fish fillet. If you pre-order anytime before Feb. 16, you will receive complimentary homemade Chinese New Year gao.
When: Feb. 16 to 18
Contact: Call 808-738-0818
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