Full moon rising: 18 places to satisfy your mooncake cravings this Mid-Autumn Festival

SINGAPORE – With just five weeks until Mid-Autumn Festival on Oct 6, chefs are gearing up for the annual mooncake mania ahead. 

Several are already accepting online orders, with early-bird discounts still available. Physical mooncake fairs will commence islandwide in September, with the highly anticipated one by Takashimaya Department Store starting on Sept 4. 

New to the annual feasting frenzy are some high-end stand-alone restaurants, which are muscling in on the mooncake action.

The new collaboration to look out for is one with Singapore’s one-Michelin-starred Restaurant Born in Neil Road and three Thai Michelin-starred establishments. 

It is presented by award-winning Thai chef Dej Kewkacha, most recently named Asia’s Best Pastry Chef by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. 

Made in Bangkok, the set of four mooncakes represents each restaurant, featuring flavours such as salted egg, coconut and mulberries. 

Chef Dej, who has cooked with Restaurant Born’s chef Zor Tan for many years, says: “This is a collaboration built across borders. The challenge is in translating each chef’s voice into the form of a mooncake, a completely new medium for most of us. That process pushed us to think differently about textures and flavours.” 

Others making mooncake debuts are one-Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant Candlenut, as well as Chinese restaurants The Black Pearl and Mansion 7. 

Flavour-wise, there is nothing too outlandish. 

In fact, many still tap familiar fruit, tea, local and Asian ingredients such as black sesame, yuzu and pandan, which is an ingredient in chendol-inspired mooncakes.

But if you are looking for the most trendy of the lot, it has to be the crop of mooncakes inspired by Dubai’s viral pistachio kunafa chocolate, typically made with crisp shredded filo pastry dough (kataifi) and crushed pistachios. 

Here are 18 places to get your mooncake fix. 

Mooncake debuts from restaurants

Restaurant Born collaboration

Score the Harvest of Happiness collection ($50 nett till Aug 31, $65 nett for four from Sept 1) of baked mooncakes conceptualised by the chefs of four Michelin-starred establishments – one from Singapore and three from Thailand. Each restaurant has created one flavour. 

Representing Singapore is the one-Michelin-starred Restaurant Born, which has crafted a Midnight Ember mooncake with a molten salted egg centre encased in a crisp cookie exterior.

The Bangkok restaurants are Le Du, offering a Twilight Bloom mooncake with deep berry hues of roselle flower intertwined with the freshness of mulberries; Potong, whose White Moon showcases rich coconut cream contrasted with textures of sun-dried coconut flakes; and Suhring, whose Moonlit Eclipse is made with a coconut centre encased in a mocha crust. 

Where: Restaurant Born, 01-01, 1 Neil Road
When: Pre-order for self-collection from Sept 1 to Oct 6, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
Info: Call 8258-8280 or go to

mooncake.kyorollen.com

Candlenut

One-Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant Candlenut’s limited-edition Bespoke Tea Mooncake is made of lotus paste infused with its signature tea blend of jasmine, oolong, pandan and lemongrass. The baked mooncakes – designed like traditional Peranakan tiles – are priced at $50 nett for a pair. 

Where: Candlenut, 17A Dempsey Road 
When: Pre-order for self-collection or delivery from Sept 3 to Oct 6 
Info:

str.sg/zj65

The Black Pearl 

The Chinese restaurant’s inaugural mooncake set ($98+ for four) includes three tea-infused flavours – White Peach Longjing Tea, Rose Lychee Tea and Brown Sugar Red Dates Ginger Tea Longan Paste. The fourth flavour is Yuzu with Single Yolk. The baked mooncakes are presented in an elegant black suede box with floral embroidery. 

Where: 07-11/12 Odeon 333, 333 North Bridge Road 
When: Pre-order for self-collection from Sept 1 to Oct 5 
Info:

theblackpearl.sg 

Mansion 7 

Just 30 boxes are made daily for Cantonese restaurant Mansion 7’s debut mooncake offerings. 

Highlight flavours include the Signature Baked Single Yolk Pandan Jade Paste with Melon Seeds Mooncake (from $23.10 for one) and Traditional Baked Single Yolk “Low Sugar” Red Lotus with Melon Seeds (from $23.10 for one). A set of four pieces is priced at $83.60. 

For durian lovers, there is a Signature 100 per cent Pure Mao Shan Wang Durian Charcoal Mochi Mooncake (from $33 for one). 

Where: 01-03, 30 Maxwell Road
When: While stocks last, order two days in advance 
Info:

order.mansion7.sg 

Pistachio 

Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel 

The hotel’s Sea Salt Chocolate with Pistachio Kunafa Praline ($94 for eight) features rich chocolate paired with creamy pistachio praline and crisp golden kunafa. A hint of sea salt elevates the snowskin mooncake to the next level. 

Where: Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, 320 Orchard Road
When: Till Oct 6 
Info: Order at

str.sg/39puz

JW Marriott Singapore South Beach 

Instead of chocolate, black sesame is paired with pistachio for Madame Fan’s Black Sesame with Pistachio Kunafa Truffle ($98 nett for eight). It is also part of the mini snowskin assortment at the same price, with two each of four flavours. Each mooncake order comes in a sleek pouch. 

Where: Level 1 JW Marriott Singapore South Beach’s takeaway counter, 30 Beach Road 
When: Till Oct 6, order three days in advance 
Info: WhatsApp 9880-2492 or order at

bit.ly/jwmfestive

 

Swensen’s 

The restaurant chain’s take on the Pistachio Kunafa ($16 for one or from $52.50 for four) features pistachio ice cream and crisp kataifi flakes, all wrapped in chocolate mochi snowskin. 

Where: All Swensen’s and Earle Swensen’s outlets 
When: Till Oct 6 
Info: For the full list of outlets and to order, go to

swensens.com.sg

 

Edith Patisserie 

Local cake chain Edith Patisserie’s fruity snowskin mooncake offerings ($68.70 for four) include a Pistachio Kunafa, with a pistachio paste centre and crunchy strands of kunafa. Other flavours include Earl Grey & Apple, Peach Tie Guan Yin and Banana Speculoos. 

When: Till Oct 31 or while stocks last, order three to five days in advance  
Info: Order at

www.edithpatisserie.com

for delivery or self-collection  

Mdm Ling Bakery 

The home-grown bakery’s slew of mooncakes include a snowskin quartet ($84 for eight) featuring Truffle Pistachio Kunafa, Truffle Popping Candy, Truffle Muscat Grape and Truffle Passionfruit.

Where: 01-231 Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard 
When: Till Oct 6 
Info: Call 8468-0201 or order at

www.mdmlingbakery.com

 

Asian flavours

Muah Chee Snowskin Mooncake 

Shangri-La Singapore’s most extensive mooncake collection so far features its exclusive collaboration with home-grown chain Udders Ice Cream. 

It transforms Udders’ two local flavours – nutty Muah Chee with bits of chewy mochi and Chendol, which is infused with fragrant pandan and gula melaka and bits of red bean and quintessential green jelly.

A set of four ($98 nett) comes in a two-tier collectible tin and insulated lunch bag, complete with muah chee and chendol charms. 

Where: Shangri-La Singapore’s mooncake counter, Tower Wing Lobby, 22 Orange Grove Road 
When: Till Oct 6, order two days in advance 
Info:

bit.ly/ShangriLaMidAutumn2025

 

Creamy Lotus Seed Paste with Kaya Mochi Snowskin Mooncake 

In addition to its signature durian mooncakes, Goodwood Park Hotel also takes inspiration from local flavours.

Its Creamy Lotus Seed Paste with Kaya Mochi Snowskin Mooncake ($56 nett for two, $86 nett for four) has house-made soft and chewy mochi wrapped around a creamy pandan kaya centre and complemented with a smooth lotus paste cream and toasted melon seeds for added texture. 

There is also a chendol snowskin mooncake ($52 nett for two, $82 nett for four) with a rich gula melaka cream, chewy chendol jelly and a light coconut mousse. 

Where: The Deli, Lobby, Goodwood Park Hotel, 22 Scotts Road 
When: Till Oct 6, order five days in advance
Info: Call 6730-1868 or order at

goodwoodparkfestive.oddle.me

Pandan Paste with Roasted Sunflower Seeds Baked Mooncake 

The new addition to Cantonese restaurant Hai Tien Lo’s line-up is its Pandan Paste with Roasted Sunflower Seeds Baked Mooncake ($95 for four). 

It also offers its classic baked white lotus paste mooncakes with single ($95 for four) or double yolks ($99 for four).

Where: Pan Pacific Singapore’s mooncake booth, Level One, 7 Raffles Boulevard 
When: Till Oct 6 
Info: Call 6826-8240 or order at

panpacificsingapore.oddle.me

 

Red Date Lotus Paste with Passion Fruit Ganache Mini Snowskin Mooncake

Hua Ting Restaurant’s new snowskin mooncake creations ($78 for eight) include flavours of Red Date Lotus Paste with Passion Fruit Ganache Mini Snowskin and Matcha Ganache Mini Snowskin. 

For a new baked option, the Hong Kong-inspired Baked Custard with Melon Seeds ($80 for four) features a rich custard with added crunch from the melon seeds. This flavour is also part of an assortment of four baked mooncakes, priced at $86. 

Where: Orchard Hotel Singapore, 442 Orchard Road 
When: Till Oct 6, order three days in advance 
Info: Call 9186-8031 or order at

str.sg/9wju

Mango Sago Snowskin Mooncake 

This mooncake takes inspiration from Peach Garden’s signature chilled mango sago with pomelo dessert. The mini mooncakes ($79.57 nett for eight) are made with mango chunks, sago pearls and pomelo essence infused into the snowskin. 

In line with SG60, you can opt for the special SG60 Rotating Golden Orchid Box (add $5), which features a battery-operated rotating ornamental gold orchid. 

Where: All Peach Garden restaurants 
When: Till Oct 6
Info: For full list of mooncake booth locations and to order, go to

str.sg/BPNk

Black Sesame with Purple Sweet Potato and Walnut Mooncake

The new mooncake flavour at Peach Blossoms restaurant is the nutty black sesame with purple sweet potato and walnut baked mooncake ($95 nett for four). It is also part of other baked sets of four priced at $98 nett or $138 nett including a tea set. 

Where: Peach Blossoms Mooncake Counter, Lobby, Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay, 6 Raffles Boulevard 
When: Till Oct 6 
Info:

bit.ly/moonlit-treasures

 

Other flavours 

Honey Sesame Cashew Nuts Mooncake

Enjoy Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant’s popular candied cashews in mooncake form, with its new baked item – Honey Sesame Cashew Nuts Mooncake ($105 nett for four).

Where: Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scotts Road 
When: Till Oct 6
Info: Call 6839-5620/5623 or order at

www.shopatsheratonfestive.com

Black Nectar Tea with Pomegranate Truffle Ball

Chinese restaurant Man Fu Yuan unveils its Royal Heritage Tea Snowskin Mooncake Series, where each flavour comes with a different fruity centre and a different tea is infused into the lotus paste. 

The flavours are Black Nectar Tea with Pomegranate Truffle Ball, Silver Moon Tea with Passion Fruit Truffle Ball, Orange Blossom Oolong Tea with Citrus Lemon Truffle Ball and Emperor’s White Garden Tea with Lychee Truffle Ball. 

The mooncakes ($102 nett for four) come in a turquoise metal box of four, adorned with the hotel’s facade. 

Where: Man Fu Yuan Shoppe, Level 1 (side entrance) InterContinental Singapore, 80 Middle Road 
When: Till Oct 6
Info: Call 6825-1131/1132 or go to

intercontinentalshoppe.sg 

Cream Cheese Mini Snowskin Mooncake 

Jade restaurant’s two new snowskin flavours are set to be crowd-pleasers for all ages. The Cream Cheese and Chocolate Chip mini snowskin mooncakes ($98 nett for eight) come in a beautiful pink reusable tiffin carrier embellished with blossoms.  

Where: The Fullerton Cake Boutique, Lobby, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, 1 Fullerton Square
When: Till Oct 6
Info: Order at

shop.fullertonhotels.com