Cover The Merchants is pairing its Shanghai-style mooncakes with various loose-leaf teas for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 (Photo: courtesy of The Merchants)
The Merchants is pairing its Shanghai-style mooncakes with various loose-leaf teas for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 (Photo: courtesy of The Merchants)
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From traditional white lotus to flavours like pistachio, lychee and chocolate, here are the top mooncakes to try in Hong Kong this season
While Hong Kong remains in the thick of summer, the city’s culinary scene is already looking ahead to the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 25 in 2026. A time-honoured holiday of reunion, the occasion centres on family gatherings and is not complete without mooncakes, a ritual that demands the best this city has to offer.
To help you navigate the season, we have curated the ultimate guide to the mooncakes worth ordering for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026. Chosen for flavour, inventive combinations and overall appeal, here is what to buy before the holiday rush sets in.
Read more: The history of mooncakes and why we eat them
Jija by Vicky Lau
Above Jija’s mooncakes are presented in a handcrafted box designed for gifting
Jija’s mooncakes are presented in a handcrafted box designed for gifting
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Jija by Vicky Lau, a Tatler Best Spotlight restaurant, will offer its first handcrafted mooncake collection for Mid-Autumn Festival, presented in a satchel-shaped box adorned with intricately woven straw patterns that echoes the weaving traditions of the Miao people indigenous to west China. Flavours draw on the restaurant’s Yunnan-inspired pantry, with highlighted flavours such as the red date and walnut with dark chocolate, and black rose and honey with red bean mooncakes.
An early bird offer of 15 per cent off is available for orders placed on or before August 27. Collection begins on September 21 from 3pm to 5.30pm.
Man Ho Chinese Restaurant
Above A display of Man Ho Chinese Restaurant’s freshly baked mooncakes
A display of Man Ho Chinese Restaurant’s freshly baked mooncakes
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Two mooncake collections are available from Man Ho Chinese Restaurant this year, featuring classics such as white lotus seed paste mooncakes with ginger and double egg yolks alongside a hand-crafted selection that includes flavours such as macadamia nuts with winter melon paste, taro paste in chocolate crust, and Yunnan ham with rose and red date paste.
Early bird offers are available for traditional mooncakes until September 23. Collection starts from September 4 to 23. The hand-crafted collection is priced at HK$188 per person and available in limited quantities from 12 to 9pm on Fridays to Sundays between September 4 and 20 at Man Ho.
Man Ho Chinese Restaurant
Cantonese
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$ $ $ $
3/F, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Pandan Man
Above Pandan Man offers a box of four artisanal mooncakes
Pandan Man offers a box of four artisanal mooncakes
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Pandan Man is offering something different for your Mid-Autumn celebrations this year. The new pandan black sesame paste crust with pandan lava and salted egg custard layers two aromatic ingredients in an indulgent creation, available in boxes of four at HK$598. An early bird set priced at HK$480 is available until September 3. Collection starts from September 14 to 27 at Pandan Man’s Causeway Bay and Central pop-ups.
Pandan Man Hysan Place pop-up
Address: Shop B116B, B1, Hysan Place, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Pandan Man Central Market pop-up
Address: Shop 118, Central Market, 93 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Rùn
Above A selection of traditional mooncakes from Rùn
A selection of traditional mooncakes from Rùn
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The elevated Chinese restaurant inside St Regis Hong Kong has unveiled its Mid-Autumn collection. On the line-up are a trio of classic mooncakes: white lotus seed paste with double egg yolks, mini red bean paste with dried tangerine peel, and lava custard. Rùn’s mooncakes are available in boxes of four or six from HK$380 each. Early bird prices are available until August 23.
Rùn
Address: St Regis Hong Kong, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Spring Moon
Above Collaborative mooncakes by The Peninsula's Spring Moon and Bakehouse mooncakes
Collaborative mooncakes by The Peninsula's Spring Moon and Bakehouse mooncakes
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This year, Spring Moon is partnering with local bakery Bakehouse to present a new mooncake flavour. The roselle and hawthorn mooncakes infuses the traditional treat with distinctive Hong Kong flavours, encased in a buttery crust.
Classic creations such as the mini egg custard mooncakes also feature, available at a ten per cent discount until August 10. Collections start from September 1 to 25.
Collection point
Address: Hankow 1, 6/F, The Peninsula Office Tower, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Matchali
Above Mooncakes by Matchali features a runny matcha centre
Mooncakes by Matchali features a runny matcha centre
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Matcha specialist Matchali has launched a Mid-Autumn Festival collection featuring matcha lava mooncakes. Encased in a Japanese-style pastry is a rich, velvety and aromatic matcha filling that bursts on the palate with nutty notes. Available in sets of four, mooncakes are priced at HK$380 with a ten per cent early bird discount available until August 15.
Matchali Central
Address: G/F, 12-14 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hong Kong
Matchali Wan Chai
Address: G/F, 5 Moon Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Yat Tung Heen
Above Yat Tung Heen’s assorted mooncake gift box features fillings like red bean paste, custard and salted egg yolk
Yat Tung Heen’s assorted mooncake gift box features fillings like red bean paste, custard and salted egg yolk
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Yat Tung Heen is bringing back its popular mini lava egg custard mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival, available in a box of six or as part of the deluxe mini mooncake assortment gift set alongside egg custard white lotus seed paste, and red bean paste with mandarin peel mooncakes. An early bird offer of 28 per cent off is available from August 1 to 31.
The Merchants
Above The Merchants’ classic mooncakes come in a gift box with curated tea pairings
The Merchants’ classic mooncakes come in a gift box with curated tea pairings
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Enjoy a selection of sweet and savoury Shanghai-style mooncakes from The Merchants, a Tatler Best Spotlight honouree. The classic collection includes red bean, jujube paste, salt and pepper and seaweed flavours alongside osmanthus oolong, tangerine peel white tea, pu’er and longjing teas, while the savoury series features a flavourful pork filling within a golden, flaky crust alongside pu’er tea.
Early bird prices are available until August 15 for orders made online, at The Merchants or at General Provisions by Alfred’s.
The Merchants
Shanghai
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$ $ $ $
43/F, Forty-Five, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
T’ang Court
Above Traditional mooncakes by T’ang Court are presented in luxurious floral packaging
Traditional mooncakes by T’ang Court are presented in luxurious floral packaging
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Tatler Best Spotlight restaurant T’ang Court offers two traditional creations this year: white lotus seed paste with double egg yolks and mini custard with egg yolk mooncakes, available in boxes of four or six. Early bird offers are available until September 2 and collection starts from August 15 to September 25.
T'ang Court
Chinese
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$ $ $ $
1/F-2/F, The Langham, Hong Kong, 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Yue
Above Yue’s mooncakes are presented in an elegant, celestial-themed gift box
Yue’s mooncakes are presented in an elegant, celestial-themed gift box
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Get Yue’s Full Moon Trio gift box for mooncake flavours beyond the traditional white lotus and double egg yolks. The line-up leads with lava egg custard and moves onto lychee rose and lava pandan pistachio, available in a box of six. An early bird price of HK$252.2 is available for orders placed online until August 17. Pick-up starts from September 7 to 24.
Yue
Address: 2/F, Sheraton Tung Chung Hong Kong Hotel, 9 Yi Tung Road, Tung Chung, Hong Kong
Cuisine Cuisine
Above Cuisine Cuisine’s traditional mooncakes presented alongside the Momoyama mini mooncakes collection
Cuisine Cuisine’s traditional mooncakes presented alongside the Momoyama mini mooncakes collection
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Cuisine Cuisine presents two mooncake collections this year: classic creations of white lotus seed purée mooncakes with double yolks and egg custard mini mooncakes; and Momoyama mini mooncakes featuring contemporary flavours such as pistachio, hazelnut coffee, sea salt lemon curd, pistachio lava and lemon lava.
Mooncakes are available in gift sets of two to six, with early bird offers available until August 17.
Cuisine Cuisine
Chinese
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$ $
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3/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place 2, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Formerly a lifestyle editor, Celia is now an Associate Dining Editor at Tatler Hong Kong, where she covers local dining stories with a strong sense of narrative and cultural context. She focuses on the people, places and moments shaping the city’s food scene, bringing a storytelling-led approach to restaurant features, chef profiles and on-the-ground coverage.
