Our Picks Of Mooncakes For Mid-Autumn 2024

Celebrate Mid-Autumn 2024 with the best mooncakes in Hong Kong! Snag those early bird discounts be it a box of classic mooncakes, healthier options or unique flavours…

Mid-Autumn festival is just around the corner, and you know what that means — mooncakes! From traditional yellow and white lotus seed paste mooncakes to egg custard, lava and mochi fillings, sweet chocolate offerings, vegan and gluten-free options and more, we’ve rounded up our absolute favourite mooncakes in Hong Kong to shop this season. Featuring a nice mix of homegrown bakeries, hotel-brand boutiques and more! Check back on the regular as we add more to our list!

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Regent Hong Kong – A box of luxurious mooncakes with unique flavours

Share the joy of the Mid-Autumn Festival with your loved ones while indulging in the exquisite flavours of Regent Hong Kong‘s carefully curated collection of mooncakes. The buttery soft mini mooncakes are crafted with premium ingredients and come in unique flavours – Winter Citrus Tea, for example, harmoniously balances citrus notes and sweetness with black-orange tea, lemon and lychee essence. Inside the box, you’ll find two of each flavour, perfect for sharing with the family, grab yours now for the discounted price of $363!

Flavours: Winter Citrus Tea Custard, Signature Egg Lava Custard, Mandarin Peel with Red Bean Paste and Mini White Lotus Seed Paste with Salted Egg Yolk
Early bird discounts: 15% off Mini Assorted Flavour Mooncakes until Thursday, 31 July – place your orders online.

Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2313 2313, Instagram: @hongkongregent, hongkong.regenthotels.com

Yat Tung Heen – Elegant and eco-friendly handwoven bamboo mooncake gift box

Inside the intricately woven box adorned with up-cyclable teal cloth and an elegant traditional Chinese knot, you’ll find one-Michelin starred Yat Tung Heen’s gourmet mooncakes. Whether you opt for the Deluxe Mini Mooncake Assortment Gift Set or the Mini Lava Egg Custard Mooncake Gift Set (both priced at $438), you’ll be spoiled to the T!

Flavours: Lava Egg Custard, Lava Egg Custard White Lotus Seed Paste and Red Bean Paste with Mandarin Peel
Early bird discounts: 35% off until Monday, 15 July, 2024 and 30% off until Saturday, 31 August, 2024 – purchase your mooncake box here

Yat Tung Heen, Level B2, Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2710 1093, www.yattungheen.com

W Hong Kong – Egg custard mooncakes adored in a vintage box

If you’re looking for a stunning mooncake box that’ll remain a keepsake well after Mid-Autumn Festival, look to W Hong Kong’ s vintage box featuring an antique lock and delicate RuYi knot lace patterns. Open the “gate” to unveil Hong Kong’s iconic skyline illuminated by a full moon, simply stunning!

Flavours: Lava Egg Custard
Early bird discounts: Order four or more boxes by Sunday, 21 July for 50% off – purchase your mooncake box here

W Hong Kong, 1 Austin Road West Kowloon Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 3717 2222, www.marriott.com/w-hong-kong

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Man Ho Chinese Restaurant – Extensive selection of traditional mooncakes

Another Michelin-starred addition to the list, you can’t go wrong with Man Ho’s exquisitely (and exclusively) baked mooncakes! Man Ho Garden will present a pop-up every Friday and Sunday from Friday, 12 July to Sunday, 15 September, dishing out freshly-baked mooncakes priced at just $188 per box (four inside). But fret not if you miss out, you can also purchase the gift set – a champagne coloured box with a top handle – up until Tuesday, 17 September.

Flavours: Egg Custard, Jinhua Ham and Assorted Nuts, Dried Tangerine Peel and Red Bean Paste, White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes with Ginger and Double Egg Yolks and Dried Figs and Assorted Nuts
Early bird discounts: Order four or more boxes by Sunday, 21 July for 50% off – purchase your mooncake box here

Man Ho Chinese Restaurant, 3/F, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong, 2810 8366, marriottbonvoyasia.com/man-ho-chinese-restaurant

The Cakery – Vegan mochi mooncakes for a healthier alternative

Every year, The Cakery’s alternative mooncakes get our attention and for good reason. The vegan, gluten-free creations don’t shy from experimenting and this year, we’re talking mochi mooncakes and a literal, larger-than-life Mooncake Cake (because we like to think big)!

Flavours: Black Sesame Lava, Red Date Mochi and Pistachio Mochi; the Mooncake Cake comes in a total of 10 flavours including Apple Crumble, Biscoff and Vanilla
Early bird discounts: 15% discount until Wednesday, 31 July and 10% off until Tuesday, 10 September – purchase your mooncakes here

The Cakery, various locations across Hong Kong, www.thecakery.com

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The Landmark Mandarin Oriental – Mooncake bento box

We can’t quite resist a cute little bento box, we just can’t! The Landmark Mandarin Oriental’s custard mooncakes are a personal favourite of ours (no bias here!) for they just melt in your mouth – plus, reuse the double-decker bento boxes for later or bring it back to the hotel by December 2024 for a complimentary class of bubbles at SOMM or Amber!

Flavours: Egg Custard
Early bird discounts: Up to 15% discount until Wednesday, 31 July – purchase your mooncakes here

The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, 2132 0188, https://www.mandarinoriental.com/en/hong-kong/the-landmark