Mid-Autumn Festival 2024: The best mooncakes in Malaysia

From the acclaimed Lai Po Heen comes Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur’s mooncake collection. Inspired by the ancient Chinese tale of the Jade Rabbit, each box serves as a reminder of selflessness and connection—virtues of the season. Baked mooncakes come flavoured with red bean paste, lotus paste with a single yolk, pumpkin with melon seed, and more.

Snow-skin mooncakes are also available, showcasing fillings of Musang King durian, yuzu ganache and hazelnut praline, coconut pandan ganache with roasted coconut, and pistachio cream cheese with white lotus paste. 

In collaboration with the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Sunway Resort Hotel’s mooncake collection draws inspiration from the works of Katsushika Hokusai. Available until September 17, each box of mooncakes includes a choice of four from a range of eight flavours. Find pandan lotus paste, rose red bean paste, salted egg yolk lava, durian, and more. 

Find multiple mooncake collections at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur. Housed in an array of gift boxes adorned with floral patterns, mooncakes can be found filled with white lotus seed paste and modern incarnations. including black truffle or pandan.

Mooncake sets range from the Blossom Bliss Gift Set of four mooncakes to the Celestial Treasure Gift Set pairing eight varieties with a tea set. The hotel has also released bunny-shaped mooncakes filled with chocolate or butterscotch for little ones. 

The St Regis Kuala Lumpur’s mooncake collection pays homage to the hotel's founder, John Jacob Astor. Mooncakes can be found in trunks reminiscent of elegant suitcases, some adorned with Swarovski crystals. Lotus seed paste single yolk mooncakes are available in sets of four or eight, with an exclusive collaboration pairing the Classic Mooncake Trunk with a bottle of The Macallan Rare Cask. 

In collaboration with mixed media artist Jaemy C, Hilton Kuala Lumpur’s mooncake collection comes housed in packaging decorated with contemporary calligraphy and dragon motifs. This series also takes shape with a second cylindrical gift box, with its lid transforming into a a traditional lantern.

Find traditional baked mooncakes filled with lotus paste and a single yolk, red bean with almond flakes, and pandan lotus paste. Guests can also expect snow-skin mooncakes infused with pure Musang King durian, a nasi lemak inspired XO sauce, and lotus paste and pumpkin lava. 

Sophistication defines Parkroyal Collection’s mooncake offerings. Its Premium Celestial Set sees a three-tiered gold jewellery box filled with two mooncake flavours. For a pop of colour, opt for its Classic Collection housed in a blue and white marbled case. Individual mooncakes are also available until September 17, flavoured with black sesame lotus and white lotus with purple sweet potato. 

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Café Kitsune’s mooncake collection brims with its defining charm. The essence of this renowned café meets a touch of Malaysian charm in this Mid-Autumn lineup. Find traditional baked mooncakes filled with yame matcha, pandan lotus with pine nuts and peanuts, yuzu lemon lotus, and gula Melaka. 

Known for its inventive interpretations of Malaysian flavours, Bol has debuted its mooncake collection for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival. Available from August 8 onwards, find a punchy snow-skin treat infused with ginger flower, calamansi jelly, and kaffir lime zest. The second flavour also draws on local flavours, seeing filling crafted with buah keluak, lotus paste, cashews, and dark chocolate ganache encased in a white chocolate skin. 

To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown has launched its Lunar Treasures Mooncake Collection with time-honoured and contemporary flavours. Housed in a gift box inspired by the artwork of Alice Chang in Lady Yi’s Tea House, find mooncakes infused with red bean, green tea, white lotus, and more.

The hotel has introduced two new flavours this year including baked chocolate and baked Musang King mooncakes. Order this collection before August 18 and expect a 15 per cent discount. 

Two unique flavours have been unveiled by The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi for this year’s celebration. Available for purchase until September 15, the first variety symbolises moonlight nights—pastel yellow and brimming with lava salted egg custard. The second, a Vahlrona chocolate custard mooncake, offers those in search of mooncakes. a sweeter option 

EQ Kuala Lumpur has unveiled its mooncake collection for this Mid-Autumn Festival. Comprised of eleven flavours of both traditional and snow-skin varieties, guest can expect its Autumn Jade Collection of four pieces to come housed in a vibrant orange case and a luxurious gift set paired with a bottle of Hennesy VSOP or Bottega Gold Prosecco in a leather case.

Choose from a lineup of baked white lotus with single yolk, its signature Pearl of Harmony, snow-skin yuzu pandan, charcoal Musang King durian, and more. 

Ralph Lauren is also joining the mid-autumn festivities with its own collection of mooncakes under Ralph’s Coffee. Symbolising the coffeehouse’s journey from New York to Asia, its mooncakes come housed in a train-shaped gift box, complete with a ‘Bear-ista.’

You’ll find six miniature baked mooncakes flavoured with coffee and chocolate raspberry in this gift set. 

Hotel Indigo’s mooncake collection celebrates both the Mid-Autumn Festival’s heritage and the hotel’s unique design ethos. Inside a luxurious wooden gift box, guests can expect an assortment of mooncakes, from pandan single yolk and mixed nuts to white lotus paste and red bean. 

To celebrate the festive period, Le Méridien has unveiled its travel-inspired mooncake collection. Packaged in a travel carrier complete with a luggage tag and neck pillow, each gift set comes with four traditional baked or snow-skin mooncakes. Expect classic flavours like white lotus with double yolk and red bean paste alongside snow-skin mooncakes inspired by international travel destinations.

Its Sunshine Citrus variation draws inspiration from Sri Lanka, seeing kaffir lime and passion fruit cream cheese infuse this treat, while its English Blossom mooncake sees a filling of Bombay Sapphire, yuzu, and lemon peel. Guests can also order the hotel’s premium gift set, which includes a bottle of Absolut Vodka. 

Embracing a festival of unity, Licky Chan’s Mid-Autumn exclusive was created with sharing in mind. Instead of a gift box filled with multiple treats, find one colossal mooncake encased in snow skin and filled with yuzu coconut ice cream and a lotus cherry centre. Designed to be cut into like a birthday cake, this mooncake would make the perfect centrepiece for any family gathering. 

Curated exclusively for the Mid-Autumn Festival, each set of mooncakes come housed in a sophisticated leatherette box ideal for both display and travel. Find traditional baked mooncakes infused with red bean and white lotus paste or opt for its premium baked selection featuring black truffle lotus paste with a single yolk.

For snow-skin mooncakes, expect mooncakes flavoured with Johor-sourced dark chocolate and hints of citrus peel, milk chocolate from Perak, yuzu, and strawberry yoghurt. 

This Mid-Autumn Festival, Imperial Lexis Kuala Lumpur offers those in search of mooncakes a premium gift set of four flavours. Traditional treats are showcased in this series from white lotus paired with umami salted egg yolk and pandan with a single yolk to baked mooncakes filled with mixed nuts. 

Tradition has been completely redefined with W Kuala Lumpur’s collection of mooncakes. Expect bright and bold mooncakes flavoured with an array of inventive fillings. Its Moonlit Mystique Trunk Collection comes with four mooncakes housed in a striking case. Choose from red bean tangerine, pure lotus double yolk, mango lotus, golden buttermilk, and more to fill this gift box. 

This year’s signature mooncake is its snow-skin Musang King variety that you can try alongside mooncakes filled with calamansi mango citrus mousse, lychee peach gelée and strawberry compote, or matcha strawberry mousse.

To spice things up this season, opt for its Moonlit Mystique Mixology Trunks featuring bottles of Choya or Martell Noblige paired with caramelised butter, yuzu lavender, rosemary sour, and peach coconut mixers. 

Four distinct mooncake flavours can be found in this collection that pays homage to the cultural traditions of this celebration. Find honey longan mooncakes filled with delicate white lotus paste, a mooncake version of onde onde filled with pandan lotus paste, gula Melaka, and Hawaiian desiccated coconut, and a Belgian chocolate and white lotus paste mooncake accented with Ferrero Rocher.

Perhaps the most inventive in this series, its Nyonya Sambal Hae Bee mooncake fuses traditional lotus paste with belacan, chilli, and kaffir lime. 

Amari Kuala Lumpur has released its handcrafted mooncake collection for 2024. Available in four gift boxes, find a 4-tiered gift set adorned in floral patterns and filled with four snow-skin mooncakes, a wooden gift box embellished with floral motifs that houses baked mooncakes, and more. Flavours in this collection are nothing short of inventive, with matcha red bean omichi, Musang King pea flower snow-skin, and dragon fruit red bean in its lineup. 

Both traditional baked and contemporary snow-skin mooncakes are available at Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara in two exclusive sets. The Premium Pink Peach Blossom set includes four mooncakes and a tea set while the Classic Turquoise Harmony set comes with four mooncake flavours guests can choose from this year’s lineup.

Find the classics like red bean and white lotus or opt for technicolour snow-skin varieties infused with Nutella and Baileys Irish Cream or blueberry cream cheese. 

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Tao Chinese Cuisine at InterContinental Kuala Lumpur has unveiled its Mid-Autumn Collection with two festive gift boxes. The first includes a selection of traditional baked mooncakes while the second comes with a choice of any baked or snow-skin varieties. Expect a variety of flavours from this collection, with highlights being dragon fruit paste baked mooncakes, lemon with hawthorn cherry jelly snow-skin mooncakes, and snow-skin Musang King durian mooncakes. 

Sichuan Kitchen at Four Points by Sheraton City Centre is offering a timeless mooncake collection packaged in a gift box inspired by ancient Sichuan culture. Each Moonlit Memento gift set comprises four traditional baked mooncakes like red bean, white lotus single yolk, and green tea, available till September 16. 

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