Mid-Autumn Festival means mooncakes galore! Here are our best picks of these indulgent and tasty treats for you and the kids!
Growing up, the Mid-Autumn Festival was one of my favourite cultural holidays of the year (and it still is!). The adults in the family would get together and enjoy the evening by sharing mooncakes and tea; while my siblings, cousins, and I would play with paper or cellophane lanterns (before they caught on fire…). I’ve since moved on from Team Lantern to Team Mooncake.
As a self-professed mooncake fan, the highlight of every Mid-Autumn Festival (taking place on 6 October 2025 this year, by the way) for me is checking out the range of mooncakes. Traditional flavours, modern flavours – I love them all. Bonus points if they come in gorgeous packaging that doubles up storage or jewellery boxes; some packaging could even be used as toys for the kids!
Having tried mooncakes from different brands over the years (without overly spiking my blood sugar), here’s a list of my personal faves and flavours that I look forward to trying this Mid-Autumn Festival.
The best mooncakes in Singapore 2025
1. Ding Mooncake
Ding Mooncake easily tops the list, especially since it has over 2,000 trusted five-star reviews from happy customers. These treats are a total work of art too: each mooncake is lovingly handcrafted, containing only the finest ingredients like white lotus paste imported from Hunan and grade AAA salted duck eggs. Dig into flavours like imperial crystal lychee, Kōchi yuzu, and everglow strawberry. Plus I’ve got my eyes on the gorgeous mooncake boxes these babies come in — all of which are handmade (and take about two hours to craft) by artisans.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery
2. Hong Kong MX
Hong Kong’s best-selling MX lava custard mooncakes are one of my all-time faves. To me, it’s the perfect combination of old-meets-new, where you still get the traditional baked mooncake with salted egg yolk, but combined with modern techniques to create that famous lava centre. What’s more, MX uses French butter in its lava custard mooncakes, all of which are double-baked to achieve that oozing golden goodness. Needless to say, I’m definitely getting my hands on these this year.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from eight locations, including Raffles Xchange, Westgate, and AMK Hub.
3. Chinatown Tai Chong Kok Hue Kee
This traditional bakery came highly recommended by my local foodie sister-in-law when I first moved to Singapore. Chinatown Tai Chong Kok Hue Kee has been a household name for decades, whether it’s for mooncakes or traditional Chinese pastries. No doubt the design is simple (shaped in a mould that states the name of the bakery and the mooncake’s flavour), but this is exactly why you shouldn’t judge a mooncake by its looks. Fans of traditional mooncakes swear by its assorted seeds and ham and simple white lotus (made using xianglian lotus seeds sourced from Hunan) with olive kernel flavours, saying they’re one of the best mooncakes in Singapore. So if you prefer traditional flavours, Chinatown Tai Chong Kok Hue Kee’s mooncakes are perfect for you.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from Aljunied, Alexandra Village, and Chinatown; or walk in to purchase.
4. Thye Moh Chan
Personally, I feel that nothing beats Thye Moh Chan when it comes to Teochew mooncakes, which are known for its flaky exterior and yam filling. This bakery is one of the local masters of Teochew pastries and has been a favourite among Singaporeans for over 80 years. Many love its limited edition yam with salted egg yolk and Mao Shan Wang durian mooncakes, but I’ve been told by a fellow HoneyKids writer that the sweet tau sar with melon seeds and yuan yang with salted egg ones are best. One is sweet with a delicate crunch, while the other is a medley of sweet, savoury, and spicy wrapped in a flaky crust.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from Chinatown Point, Jurong Point, Nex, and Paragon; or walk in to purchase.
5. La Levain
Some of us are familiar with La Levain as a Western-style bakery, but did you know that it does mooncakes as well? The bakery’s Teochew mooncakes are all handmade individually, with both classic (white lotus with yolk) and modern flavours (think bubur cha cha and black sesame latte). Personally, I’m a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to Teochew mooncakes, so I’m looking forward to trying its molten salted egg yolk Teochew mooncake. Also eyeing that black sesame with candied chestnut paste Cantonese mooncake.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from 23 Hamilton Road
6. Mdm Ling Bakery
Yours truly has been a fan of Mdm Ling Bakery‘s kueh lapis mooncakes ever since its debut, but that seems to be missing this year. Nevertheless, it continues to stand out in terms of packaging as it usually has one that’s in the form of a game box; and this year’s is aptly following the SG60 theme! I’ve yet to introduce mooncakes to my toddlers, but they could join in the fun with lanterns and box-turned-game sets.
Bonus: Mdm Ling Bakery sells halal mooncakes too so you can share the joy with your Muslim friends and family.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from Jewel Changi Airport
7. JU Signatures
Love orh nee (yam paste)? JU Signatures‘ signature mooncakes has always been its pure orh nee ones. While I’ve not personally tried these, my orh nee aficionado friend said these mooncakes yummy just as they are yammy. Considering that the chef behind these mooncakes has over 30 years of experience making them, and they only use high quality yams that are cooked over four hours – it’s no surprise that these are highly popular in Singapore.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from 4 Maju Avenue.
8. Chuan Ji Singapore (temporarily closed)
You’ve heard of Cantonese mooncakes, and we’ve mentioned a few popular Teochew mooncakes here. But have you heard of Hainanese mooncakes? Unlike its other counterparts, Hainanese mooncakes are sweet and savoury due to filling made from melon seeds, orange peels, sesame seeds, and fried shallots. Chuan Ji Singapore is the only Hainanese bakery and café that makes these, so they’re definitely worth a try if you’re looking to sample different traditional mooncakes.
9. Godiva
This famous (and my favourite) Belgian chocolatier combines two of my favourite sweets: chocolates and mooncakes! I just got my hands on a box, and happy to report that its mini tartes have made a return for Mid-Autumn 2025. If you love chocolate and fruit combinations, you’ll like the strawberry chocolate mini tarte (also my personal fave). Traditionalists will not be disappointed by the dark chocolate ganache mini tarte, as well as the sea salt milk chocolate and apple dark chocolate carrés. But the actual showstopper is the chestnut chocolate praline: think rich chestnut filling ensconced in a dark chocolate shell, aptly modelled to look like an actual chestnut!
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery; or walk in to purchase from its boutiques in Takashimaya S.C., Suntec City, Raffles City, Bugis Junction, and Jewel Changi Airport.
10. Janice Wong Singapore
Since I mentioned chocolate mooncakes, how can I not include Janice Wong Singapore‘s creations? Singapore’s dessert queen never disappoints with her creative flavours. This year, she pays homage to Southeast Asian flavours, so you can expect familiar ones like kaya gula melaka pandan coconut, yam jasmine, salted egg yolk rum, and yuan yang brown rice tea hazelnut. The latter is on my must-try list as I’m a yuan yang (coffee-tea) fan! But that’s not all, Janice Wong Singapore has baked mooncakes as well in salted egg custard, honey, as well as the return of last year’s pistachio and kinako (roasted soybean flour) macadamia.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up at Paragon and Republic Plaza outlets
11. The Black Pearl
Talk about an impressive debut! This is The Black Pearl‘s first Mid-Autumn since its opening, and it celebrates the occasion with a series of baked mooncakes in six flavours. While I’m drawn to the classic Hong Kong style custard mooncake, the brown sugar red dates ginger tea longan paste sounds amazing as well for a ginger tea lover like me. I’m also a fan of tea-fruit pairings, so the Cantonese restaurant’s white peach longjing tea ranks high on my list as well.
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from Odeon 333, #07-11/12.
12. TungLok
Paying homage to SG60, TungLok‘s mooncake collection is inspired by Peranakan culture and orchids. You’ll appreciate its use of natural, handpicked lotus seeds and pure fragrant peanut oil in the making of these mooncakes. For the sugar-conscious, you can enjoy these mooncakes guilt and stress-free as well as TungLok introduces its ‘lower-in-sugar’ range, made using a low-calorie sugar alternative, allulose. But if I were honest, what really caught my eyes are the TungLok Treasure and Orchid Elegance boxes.
When & where: Call your nearest TungLok restaurant to pre-order for delivery or self pick-up
13. Little Totler
Being a sweet dessert, the conventional mooncake – baked and snow skin – are not exactly toddler-friendly treats. Due to its sugar content, you might also want to limit your older kiddos to just one to two small pieces this festive season. But what if there’s a mooncake that’s not just made from natural ingredients, but free from added sugar? Yes, it does exist! I chanced upon Little Totler‘s fruity snow skin mooncakes on my socials recently, and boy do they sound great. The children’s food brand has created three types of mooncakes with 100% fruit filling: banana, mango, and D24 durian. The snow skin is also made from natural ingredients and colouring like sweet potato and pumpkin. Plus, it’s free from preservatives. Guilt-free mooncakes for the whole fam!
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery. Orders ready from September 2025 (specific date TBC).
14. Cat & the Fiddle
These adorable baked halal mooncakes from Cat & the Fiddle won’t disappoint, especially if you prefer your mooncakes on the sweeter side. The highlights for me are the lychee rose and pistachio mochi flavours – there’s a surprise with each bite! I’m pretty sure there were lychee bits in the lychee rose mooncake, which I personally thought was a lovely touch. The pistachio mochi mooncake also had a generous bit of chewy mochi centre. My only gripe is that I wish there were more pistachio mochi mooncakes (the set only comes with one each for the pistachio mochi and lychee rose flavours).
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from City Square Mall, Junction 8, Northpoint City, Westgate, Trivex, and Woods Square Mall.
15. Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie
Calling all chocolate lovers, Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie‘s signature bon bon mooncakes are back! Known for its bean-to-bar creations, you can expect the same from its chocolate mooncakes. Its kinako mochi flavour makes a return, along with three new flavours: the floral honey osmanthus and chrysanthemum pomelo, as well as the nutty-fruity pistachio and orange. Chocolate goes well with orange (divine!) and pistachio, so you can never go wrong with the pistachio and orange bon bon. But what really caught my attention is the chrysanthemum pomelo flavour. It’s such a classic mid-autumn flavour pairing – both the flower and fruit are traditional staples for this festival – that’s presented with a modern twist, I love!
When & where: Pre-order online for delivery or self pick-up from Dempsey Road
16. Kyo Roll En
The HoneyKids team is super excited about this first-time collaboration between Thailand’s popular Japanese dessert cafe, Kyo Roll En and four Michelin-starred chefs, including one from Singapore’s Born restaurant. First up is Midnight Ember, a creation by Chef Zor Tan (Born) with molten salted-egg lava in a cookie crust exterior — balanced and delicate flavours. Lunar Eclipse by the brothers from Sühring, features a dark mocha crust with creamy white coconut flowing through when you bite into it. It’s the kids’ favourite because it’s like a “cookie mooncake”, they say. Chef Pam from Potong’s baked mooncake — White Moon — has a coconut cream and coconut flakes filling; while Chef Ton from Le Du infused roselle flower and hawthorn for a sweet floral tang in the Twilight Bloom mooncake, which goes perfect with tea! Limited quantity available, fastest fingers first.
When & where: Pre-order online for self pick-up from 1 Neil Rd, #01-01.
17. Bynd Artisan
While not a bakery itself, Bynd Artisan has been collaborating with F&B brands over the years to create its Mid-Autumn collection, complete with mooncakes and a leather packaging – a signature of its brand. I’ve been sampling its mooncakes collabs since 2022 and it has never disappoint. Last year, Bynd Artisan partnered with Patisserie Woo to create a flower-themed collection, featuring traditionally-baked mooncakes with pure white lotus and white lotus-pistachio filling. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival!
When & where: Stay tuned for updates on its website.
18. Lady M Singapore x Kee Wah Bakery
I love the East-meets-West collaboration between Lady M Singapore and Kee Wah Singapore. Last year’s collection featured flavours like Earl Grey, black sesame custard, and passion fruit (along with a mille crepe cake bundle). Taste aside (only if you’re into modern flavours), it earned lots of bonus points from me as the box can be used as a lantern!
When & where: Stay tuned for updates on its website.
Now the hard part – choosing which ones to buy! Good luck!
