The Year of the Snake begins on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and there’s no better way to ring in the Lunar New Year than with food. From dumplings to hand-pulled noodles to multicourse dinners, here are some food-focused Lunar New Year celebrations around metro Atlanta.
Chattahoochee Food Works
Head to Atlanta’s Underwood Hills neighborhood for a celebration with live music, lantern displays and food specials from the Chattahoochee Food Works food hall vendors.
6-10 p.m. Jan. 25. 1235 Chattahoochee Ave. NW, Atlanta. chattahoocheefoodworks.com/event/lunar-new-year-celebration
Minhwa Spirits
Minhwa Spirits in Doraville will host the Asian American Voices for Education’s Lunar New Year fundraiser dinner, featuring a multicourse Korean family-style meal from Ganji with oysters, Korean shrimp pancakes, yuzu pepper chicken bites and tiramisu mille-feuille and drink pairings by Minhwa Spirits.
7 p.m. Jan. 25. $125 per person. 2421 Van Fleet Circle, Doraville. givebutter.com/AAVEdLNY
Lunar New Year pop-up
Sweet Auburn BBQ will join forces with Kamayan and Xi’an Gourmet House for a Lunar New Year dinner. The menu will feature hand-pulled noodles with spicy cumin lamb from Xi’an, braised beef and garlic rice stew from Kamayan and Chinese smoked spare ribs and smoked Wu-Tang wings from Sweet Auburn.
5 p.m. Jan. 28. 656 N. Highland Ave. NE, Atlanta. 678-515-3550, sweetauburnbbq.com
Credit: Courtesy of Doc Chey's
Credit: Courtesy of Doc Chey's
Doc Chey’s
Guests who dine at Doc Chey’s from Jan. 28-30 will receive a special fortune cookie with a prize inside. The restaurant will also offer a trio of symbolic lucky foods with $5 from each sale benefiting Giving Kitchen. Food offerings include dumplings for wealth, shrimp rolls for happiness and peanut noodles for longevity.
Jan. 28-Feb. 11. 1424 N Highland Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-888-0777, doccheys.com/news/lunarnewyear25
Credit: Courtesy of JenChan's
Credit: Courtesy of JenChan's
JenChan’s
JenChan’s will offer multiple dinners to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Each dinner will feature dim sum cart service, baijui liquor — which dates back to the Han Dynasty ― and traditional dishes like bok choy, noodles, dumplings and whole fish.
5 p.m. Jan. 29-Feb. 2. 186 Carroll St. SE, Atlanta. 470-439-0048, jenchans.com
Commune
Wine bar and listening room Commune will celebrate with dumplings and small plates from Candy Hom of pop-up Soup Belly and “snaky sounds” by Jeni Wang and Commune owner Zopi Kristjanson.
6:30-10:30 p.m. Jan. 29. 6 Olive St., Avondale Estates. 914-471-5526, communeatl.com/events
Talat Market
This Summerhill eatery is celebrating the Year of the Snake with a three-course meal served family style, special treats and an additional wine pairing. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
6-9 p.m. Jan. 29. $100 per person. 112 Ormond St. SE, Atlanta. 404-257-6255, talatmarketatl.com
Hopstix
Head to this Chamblee brewpub for a special menu, a lion dance, games and free red packets for kids, which is a red packet with a gift inside often given to children for Lunar New Year.
3-5 p.m. Feb. 1. 3404 Pierce Drive, Chamblee. 678-888-2306, instagram.com/hopstix
Decatur Lunar New Year
Explore different countries’ Lunar New Year traditions at this Decatur festival with live performances, a marketplace and food vendors like Hapa Kitchen, Boba Mocha, Tanbrown Coffee, Manalo’s Bakery, Rebel Teahouse and Mighty Hans.
1-5 p.m. Feb. 2. 404 W Trinity Place, Decatur. decaturlny.com
Lunar New Year Cultural Dinner
Celebrate Lunar New Year at this annual multicourse dinner featuring a book signing with Natalie Keng of the Sauce Maven, a chopsticks relay race and trivia with prizes. Meal service Garnish & Gather will also be selling the Sauce Maven’s Bao Buns Lunar New Year meal kit in honor of the holiday.
6 p.m. Feb. 8. $90-$99 per person. Buford Highway International Corridor, Doraville. globalhearth.com
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