Ming Pavilion mooncakes
Photograph: Courtesy Ming Pavilion / Island Shangri-La
Photograph: Courtesy Ming Pavilion / Island Shangri-La

The best mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival 2025

These mooncakes are tre-moon-dous

Catharina Cheung
Written by: Cherry Chan
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There are many ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as admiring the full moon, spending time with family and friends, or solving lantern riddles. If you ask us, our favourite way to get into the festive spirit is to stuff our faces with mooncakes. From timeless fillings like lotus seed paste with salted egg yolks to creative flavours like chocolate, tea custard, or cured ham, there are plenty of mooncakes to try. In preparation for the autumnal festival falling on October 6, we’ve gathered some of the best mooncakes you can get your hands on this year.

RECOMMENDED: Mark your Mid-Autumn Festival with an indulgent family meal at Hong Kong's best restaurants.

The best mooncakes to try this Mid-Autumn Festival

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  • Admiralty
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Tea lovers will adore Ming Pavilion’s artisanal mooncake collection. Meticulously curated by executive chef Jack Lam, the restaurant infuses the classic mini egg custard mooncakes with premium teas, including Da Hong Pao oolong, jasmine, and hojicha. Adding to your festive tasting experience, Island Shangri-La is also offering two curated luxury tea sets to go along with its exquisite mooncakes. Both the Lush Vitality and Bamboo Serenity collections feature top-quality leaves handpicked by Ming Pavilion’s in-house tea sommelier based on their compatibility with this year’s mooncakes. 

Beyond tea-infused creations, we think Ming Pavilion’s pistachio crunch and pistachio and cranberry mooncakes are silky, infinitely nutty, and worth a try too. 

Where to buy: boutique.shangri-la.com

Price: From $418 per box

  • Hotels
  • Hung Hom

Looking for unique mooncakes for your Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations this year? Check out Kerry Hotel’s latest creations. The Black Thorn durian snowy mooncake encases premium durian pulp in a chewy and striking mochi shell. These aromatic treats come in a vibrant, Art Deco-style box that’s ideal for gifting. On the other hand, their crème brûlée snowy coconut mooncake DIY set offers a hands-on twist to your tasting experience, where the distinctive char of caramelised sugar is achieved at home – perfect for some interactive festive fun. 

Where to buy: boutique.shangri-la.com

Price: From $150 per box

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  • Tsim Sha Tsui East

Whether you’re a fan of the classics or wish to switch things up a little this festive season, you’ll find your mooncake match among Kowloon Shangri-La’s varied offerings. The hotel’s two-Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant Shang Palace is offering two types of traditional mooncakes: mini lava egg custard and aged mandarin peel with red bean paste, each crafted with the finest ingredients. Other highlights include the durian snowy mooncake duet, which features buttery Musang King and umami Black Thorn variants, as well as a series of Chinese-Japanese fusion items that blends traditional mooncake crafting techniques with distinctive flavours from the Land of the Rising Sun. 

Adding a touch of whimsy to your mooncake tasting experience, Kowloon Shangri-La is also incorporating a playful touch to their Luminous Moon Treasure gift box. Discover eight surprise flavours in a blind box format for each day leading up to the festival! For something more elegant and luxurious, check out the Shang Palace Floral Moon Treasure Hamper or the 2025 Gift Set. 

Where to buy: boutique.shangri-la.com

Price: From $438 per box

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  • Tsim Sha Tsui
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Celebrate the traditional Chinese holiday by treating your friends and family to Regent Hong Kong’s delightful mooncakes. This year, the hotel has launched an all-new collection of tea-infused mooncakes that add a contemporary twist to the traditional egg lava custard. Dig into Earl Grey custard mooncakes with delicate floral notes, or savour their aromatic Da Hong Pao oolong custard mooncakes – these mooncakes are sold in a set which includes premium loose Tieguanyin tea leaves, allowing for the perfect pairing. Can’t decide on just one mooncake flavour? Pick up the hotel’s Crescent Sparkling Duo, which features a premium bottle of sparkling Da Hong Pao tea with white peach, along with four assorted mooncakes in flavours like egg lava custard, mandarin peel with red bean paste, taro custard with salted egg yolk, and low-sugar sesame custard. 

For those seeking showstopping presents during this festival, Regent Hong Kong also offers several gift sets and hampers, which include their mooncakes along with expertly crafted sparkling tea, Lai Ching Heen’s signature homemade X.O. chilli sauce, and other premium products. 

Where to buy: regenthkshop.com 
Price: From $458 and up

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  • Central

You won’t be able to buy The Chinese Library’s inventive mooncakes to take home in a cute box, but it’s worth the try to spice up your celebrations this Mid-Autumn Festival. While we’re big fans of the restaurant’s delicate dim sum and classic dishes, their new Dragon Fruit and Cheese Snowy Mooncake takes the stage on The Chinese Library’s festive tasting menus. This dine-in-only treat offers a satisfying conclusion to any celebratory meal, where the rich and indulgent pastry is balanced with refreshing flavours of dragon fruit. 

Where to buy: Enjoy with the Mid-Autumn Festival two-, four-, and six-person menus 

Price: From $1,988 per person

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  • Tsim Sha Tsui

For even more treats from the Grand Dame of the Far East, The Peninsula Boutique has got you covered with its range of holiday treats. Aside from the hotel’s signature egg custard mooncakes, the boutique has unveiled a wide range of creative mooncake flavours, such as decadent chocolate egg custard, aromatic tea blends, tangy mango pudding, and even Mānuka honey and yuzu-infused egg custard. Don’t miss their best-selling Star Chef mooncake gift box, crafted by the hotel’s legendary chef Tang Chi-keung; this festive showstopper features exclusive mooncakes with unique fillings – think mulberry egg custard with macadamias, as well as fig with candied kumquats and osmanthus.

Where to buy: peninsulaboutique.com
Price: From $268 and up

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The only one on our list where the mooncake is very much not the main point, The Mira Hong Kong once again collaborates with Bombshell to create a new limited edition Lotus Luna Bomb gift set. Open the lantern-shaped box (which lights up, by the way) to reveal a five-inch moon-shaped orb decorated with edible jade rabbits and clouds, which you can smash open with the mini mallet in one of the drawers to get at a whole piñata’s worth of sweets.

Of course, the set also comes with four white lotus seed puree mooncakes with double yolks, created by the hotel’s Michelin-recommended restaurant Cuisine Cuisine – but let’s be real, you’re far more likely to tuck into the candy.

Where to buy: bit.ly/bombshell-2025-en
Price: $1,288

Catharina Cheung
Catharina Cheung
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  • Sha Tin

Mark your Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations with two twists on traditional recipes from Lei Garden. The Chinese restaurant is introducing two new creations in this year’s Deluxe Mooncake Collection. The pistachio mooncake with assorted nuts is a trendy take on the classic five-nut mooncake, where the popular green nut takes centre stage among an indulgent crunch of cashews, walnuts, apricot kernels, melon seeds, and almonds. For the health-conscious eater, Lei Garden’s low-sugar red bean paste mooncake with double yolks offers the ideal guilt-free treat. 

Where to buy: leicuisine.com

Price: From $328 per box

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  • Luxury hotels
  • Central

To honour the 20th anniversary of Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and its three-Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant, Lung King Heen, the hotel is delighting guests with an exceptional range of mooncakes not to be missed. On top of churning out classic mooncakes, the hotel’s executive Chinese chef Chan Yan-tak and his team have launched new flavours to mark the milestone anniversary. Sink your teeth into white lotus seed paste mooncakes with Wuyi rare orchid, osmanthus, and salted egg yolk; cream custard mooncakes with toasted pine nuts; and even preserved egg and pickled ginger mooncakes as a nod to the classic Cantonese century egg pastry. What’s more, each of Four Seasons’ mooncake sets comes with a limited-edition canvas bag patterned with a large ‘20’, featuring the hotel’s exterior and other iconic Hong Kong landmarks.

Where to buy: shopfourseasonshk.com
Price: From $128 and up

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  • Tsim Sha Tsui

This Mid-Autumn Festival, The Peninsula Hong Kong has rolled out a fantastic selection of freshly handcrafted mooncakes and gourmet goodies. Dive into the hotel’s timeless classic mini egg custard mooncakes, or get them in mini heart shapes for an adorably heartfelt touch. If you’re after something different, don’t miss The Peninsula’s limited-edition sesame paste mochi mooncakes, which are a sweet treat wrapped in soft, bouncy mochi. Need to knock the socks off your loved ones’ feet? Don’t miss the hotel’s impeccable gourmet hampers, which come loaded to the brim with luxurious items like dried abalone, fish maw, premium teas, and Spring Moon’s signature X.O. sauce.

Where to buy: eshopphk.peninsula.com 
Price: From $688 and up

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  • Tsim Sha Tsui

Make your Mid-Autumn Festival one to remember with Cuisine Cuisine’s opulent mooncake collection. Be sure to get your hands on the restaurant’s Five Fortunes mooncake gift box to share with your loved ones. This festive collection comes with five delightful mooncakes, like white lotus seed puree with double yolks, dried tangerine peel with red bean puree, as well as Cuisine Cuisine’s all-new Momoyama mini mooncakes in delectable flavours like pistachio, coffee, and sea salt lemon. Don’t forget to take advantage of Cuisine Cuisine’s early-bird discounts of up to a whopping 55 percent off until August 31! 

Where to buy: mira-eshop.com, as well as Cuisine Cuisine and Tsui Hang Village’s locations in Central and Tsim Sha Tsui
Price: From $60 and up

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  • Luxury hotels
  • Wan Chai

This autumn, shower your family with love and treat them to Grand Hyatt Hong Kong’s array of creative mooncakes. While guests can opt for classics like white lotus paste with salted egg yolks or egg custard, the hotel and its Michelin-recommended Chinese restaurant, One Harbour Road, have also released inventive mooncake varieties such as taro custard, pistachio custard, and honey calamansi custard with grapefruit peel. For deluxe gifting options, the Grand Moment hamper offers a stylish wine bag with champagne and snacks, while the Grand Hamper comes loaded with premium items like homemade X.O. sauce, seasonal fruits, canned South African abalone, and premium Perrier-Jouët Champagne – all the fixings for a truly memorable celebration.

Where to buy: grandhyatthk.eshop.buys.hk 
Price: From $397 and up

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  • Tsim Sha Tsui
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This Mid-Autumn Festival, Rosewood Hong Kong has released a new selection of mooncake gift boxes that will impress your friends and family. The hotel’s Chinese executive chef, Li Chi-wai, has expertly crafted a range of mooncakes using time-honoured recipes, so guests can enjoy classic fillings such as traditional white lotus seed paste with double egg yolks and low sugar white lotus seed paste with double egg yolks. Alternatively, customers can opt for the Castle on the Moon gift box to savour modern mooncake flavours like pistachio or pineapple egg custard. This year, the hotel has also launched Journey of the Jade Rabbit, an exclusive limited-edition mooncake gift box in partnership with the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Aside from containing classic white lotus seed and egg custard-filled mooncakes, this gorgeous gift set also includes two portions of premium moonlight white tea, which will pair perfectly with these holiday pastries.

Where to buy: rosewoodhkshop.com
Price: From $498 and up; orders for selected mooncakes before September 7 can enjoy a 10-percent early-bird discount

  • Kennedy Town

A new contender to Hong Kong’s selection of creative mooncakes, Sai Ying Pun restaurant VOON is offering a series of unique mini custard Vooncakes that embodies chef-owner Edward Voon’s culinary ethos of ‘three homelands, one heart’. Three distinctive flavours feature in this inaugural collection of Vooncakes, including the aromatic Rose Custard, tangy Pineapple Custard, and citrusy Lime Earl Grey. You’ll get two flavours each in the assorted gift box, which is dressed in an enchanting illustration of a Mid-Autumn evening. 

Where to buy: Call or WhatsApp 9330 2231 

Price: From $348 per box

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  • Central
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Embrace the spirit of togetherness this Mid-Autumn Festival with Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong’s exquisite selection of mooncakes and gift hampers. Dig into delectable fillings like white or golden lotus seed paste with salted egg yolks, egg custard, chocolate lava, or red beans with mandarin peel. For those looking to gift loved ones with showstopping presents, Mandarin Oriental also offers several deluxe mooncake hampers with exquisite products like Ruinart Champagne, oolong tea, candied ginger chocolate, homemade X.O. sauce, and much more. 

Where to buy: hongkong.mandarinorientalshop.com
Price: From $468 and up

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  • Central
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One-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Duddell’s has released its annual mooncake gift box and hamper series to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Customers can choose from a variety of options, including the restaurant’s signature lava custard mooncakes in beautifully packaged golden gift boxes. For a more festive touch, the limited-edition LED lantern gift box is sure to turn heads at your family gatherings this year. Duddell’s puts a contemporary spin on pairing mooncakes with hot tea by partnering with Saicho Sparkling Tea for an exclusive gift box, which includes six lava custard mooncakes paired with two 200ml bottles of osmanthus sparkling tea. Don’t miss Duddell’s premium gift hamper, a curated selection filled with luxurious items such as braised South African abalone, homemade walnut cookies, Duddell’s signature X.O. sauce, a bottle of R de Ruinart Champagne, and 24 pieces of 2018 Fuding White Tea from Fook Ming Tong.

Where to buy: duddellsmooncakes.com 
Price: From $438 and up; all orders before August 31 can enjoy an early-bird discount

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  • West Kowloon

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong’s sweeping range of mooncakes. In addition to offering classic egg custard-filled mooncakes, the hotel has collaborated with local calligrapher Packy Lai to release the Silhouettes of the Moon gift box with eight mini lava black sesame mooncakes, packed in boxes designed with Lai’s handwritten calligraphy.  For an extra fancy option, The Ritz-Carlton has released festive treats filled with premium bird’s nest and custard, resulting in a delicately sweet and smooth texture. Additionally, the hotel’s Cantonese restaurant, Tin Lung Heen, presents a gift set that pairs its housemade egg custard mooncakes with premium tea leaves. Lastly, the hotel’s holiday collection also presents deluxe hampers with top-notch products like seasonal fruits, dried seafood, high-quality tea leaves, and Champagne.

Where to buy: ritzcarltonhkshop.com
Price: From $328 and up; early-bird discounts available until September 15

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  • North Point

Back by popular demand, Hyatt Centric is bringing back its mini lava egg custard mooncakes this Mid-Autumn Festival. The hotel is once again collaborating with local artist Pei Chung to deliver stunning packaging that will dazzle your friends and family. Featured on the gift box and bespoke paper carrier is a vibrant illustration of Hong Kong’s skyline, illuminated by an enchanting full moon glow and populated by adorable mythical Jade Rabbits. 

Where to buy: hyattcentric-hongkong.buys.hk

Price: From 398 per box

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  • Central

The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong has introduced its exquisite Silk Light mooncake box to mark the annual autumnal festival. This year, the hotel features six velvety mini egg custard mooncakes, meticulously crafted with premium ingredients following the hotel’s signature recipe. They’re each elegantly packaged in an eco-conscious box made from Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper, adorned with intricate illustrations, and designed to transform into a decorative lantern, allowing you to blend sophistication with sustainability. Visit Amber or Somm to get your hands on this holiday gift set, and collect your mooncakes at LMO Freshly Baked’s Landmark Atrium space from now until September 30, or from the hotel from October 1 to 6. 

Where: landmark.mandarinorientalshop.com 
Price: $498

LMYK

Among the numerous durian mooncakes available this Mid-Autumn Festival, LMYK’s creations stand out with exceptional quality and tastes. Hailed as the chosen brand for Thailand’s royalty, LMYK has been offering top-notch durian and mango products across Asia since 2014. Don’t miss its Monthong durian snowy mooncakes this year, which are available in three different weights (55g, 68g, and 95g) depending on the amount of filling. 

Where to buy: www.flindersfood.com.hk

Price: From $68 per box

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  • Luxury hotels
  • Admiralty
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Mark this Mid-Autumn with festive mooncakes from JW Marriott’s Michelin-starred Man Ho Chinese Restaurant. This year, chef Jayson Tang and his team have unveiled a stellar lineup of mooncake options, from modern twists such as white lotus seed with ginger and double yolks for an aromatic kick to the massive eight-inch royal supreme mooncake loaded with eight yolks – perfect as a showstopping centrepiece for holiday gatherings. 

Due to popular demand, Man Ho’s droolworthy freshly baked mooncakes are making a comeback and will be exclusively available at the restaurant from September 19 to October 6. Sink your teeth into moreish flavours like white lotus seeds with ginger, macadamia nuts with winter melon paste, chocolate with taro paste, or Yunnan ham with rose and red dates. Head to Man Ho’s pop-up counter between 1.30pm to 3pm on weekdays, and 1pm to 3pm on weekends to get these delectable flaky treats while they’re piping hot!

Where to buy: jwmarriotthkoffers.com
Price: From $498; all orders before October 5 can enjoy a 10-percent discount

  • Causeway Bay

Enjoy a cooling treat this Mid-Autumn Festival with Häagen-Dazs’ ice cream mooncake collection. Crafted from the brand’s signature, silky smooth ice creams, these festive creations will add a cooling twist to your festive celebrations. Mark your gathering with the latest pistachio ice cream mooncake, where the distinctive crunch and saltiness of the nut cuts through indulgent, creamy vanilla ice cream. And if you’re celebrating with the extended family this Mid-Autumn Festival, opt for Häagen-Dazs’ Sanrio characters ice cream mooncake collection! The adorable illustrations of these iconic characters are sure to delight and add a touch of whimsy to your gatherings. 

Where to buy: eshop.haagendazs-gifting.hk

Price: From $299 per box

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