Cover Manhattan Bar is teaming up with Roku gin to present the Luxury Box of mooncakes (Photo: Conrad Singapore Orchard)

This September 29, feast on delectable snowskin or traditional mooncakes that come in intricate mooncake boxes designed to double up as vanity cases, jewellery displays and more

Autumn in the Chinese calendar is marked by serene moon gazing, joyous lantern toting and most excitingly, mooncakes to nibble on under a full moon. The traditional delight is enjoyed by many in both snowskin and traditionally baked varieties, and every year some of Singapore's best restaurants come up with their own unique and creative versions of this Mid-Autumn Festival treat. Indeed, half the fun is in seeing the cleverly designed boxes the mooncakes come in. Innovative and ever-changing, mooncake boxes often come in intricate designs that can often double up as vanity cases or jewellery boxes. 

Looking to buy some mooncakes to gift or share with your loved ones? Here are the most delectable mooncakes in the prettiest mooncake boxes you can find in 2023.

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Photo 1 of 19 Hua Ting's new lineup of baked and snowskin mooncakes include classic flavours like the “Seeds of Harmony” baked mooncake for lovers of nuts and seeds, and a new kumquat and yuzu snowskin mooncake
Photo 2 of 19 5 on 25's set of traditional baked mooncakes come in flavours like “The Citrus Surprise” and Chinese head chef Lim Hong Lih’s traditional signature tea blend mooncake (osmanthus, oolong, and pu’er)
Photo 3 of 19 RE&S's baked mooncake collection includes gems like the lychee white lotus paste with melon seeds, and a new yam paste mooncake with macadamia
Photo 4 of 19 Summer Pavilion's alcohol-themed mini mooncakes come in vanity cases perfect for the traveller on the go
Photo 5 of 19 The Peninsula's classic egg custard mooncakes are also back
Photo 6 of 19 The Marmalade Pantry presents two mooncake collections—the Marmalade Mix and the Classic Collection
Photo 7 of 19 Summer Palace is offering a set of snowskin mooncakes in flavours like black sesame paste and Mao Shan Wang durian, as well as traditional baked mooncakes
Photo 8 of 19 Li Bai boasts two new tea-infused mooncakes in both baked and snowskin varieties
Photo 9 of 19 Shang Palace's Four Treasures baked mooncake collection features a reduced sugar white lotus paste
Photo 10 of 19 Ralph's Coffee's first mooncake collection comes in an adorable miniature trike
Photo 11 of 19 Crowne Plaza Changi Airport's collection of baked and snowskin mooncake collections include flavours like ondeh ondeh and gula melaka walnut latte
Photo 12 of 19 The Raffles Hotel's mooncake collection this year includes classic white lotus mooncakes in a glorious box accompanied by a can of first flush longjing tea and imperial pu’er tea, as well as snowskin mooncakes in beloved flavours like champagne truffle
Photo 13 of 19 Hai Tien Lo presents both baked and snowskin mooncake collections, which include its famous tea baked mooncake and new snowskin flavours like yam paste with White Rabbit candy ganache
Photo 14 of 19 Mott 32's debut mooncake collection includes delectable flavours like matcha forest and yuzu umeshu
Photo 15 of 19 Manhattan Bar is teaming up with Roku gin to present the Luxury Box. Limited to 200 sets, it features mooncakes from Summer Palace with exclusive sake cups, and a bottled cocktail of Purple Moon, which is a concoction of Roku Gin, banana wine, sweet potato, whey syrup, and hazelnut tincture
Photo 16 of 19 Janice Wong has three mooncake collections this year. The first centres on chocolate, the second focuses on Japan-inspired creations, and the third puts florals at the forefront.
Photo 17 of 19 Hashida debuts two mooncakes in its first mooncake collection, featuring flavours like “Sakura Blossom” and “Lemon Nasu”
Photo 18 of 19 Jiang Nan-Chun and Nobu at the Four Seasons Hotel have come together to produce an exquisite mooncake collection, including savoury versions with smoked duck and sweet ones like the miso, cranberry and white chocolate snowskin mooncake
Photo 19 of 19 Titled ”A Golden Reunion”, Wok 15's snowskin mooncake collection features flavours like Japanese genmaicha and strawberry mascarpone

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Ethan Kan
Dining writer, Tatler Singapore
Tatler Asia

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Ethan is a dining writer with Tatler Singapore. Trained in literary arts and filmmaking, their work has previously been published in Esquire Singapore, Men's Folio, and with the Asian Film Archive and the Singapore International and Film Festival, across a wide range of interests from gastronomy to fashion and arts criticism. 

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