Mid-Autumn Festival lands on 6 October 2025, and like clockwork, Singapore’s pastry wizards are back at it, dropping everything from traditional baked skin, heritage-style Orh Nee numbers to wild snow skin collabs packed with liquor, truffle, and whatever else they can sneak in.
Traditionally held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn is the ultimate reunion fest where friends and family gather to admire the glowing moon, sip tea, slice into boxes of mooncakes ranging from timeless classics to experimental bombshells, and parade around with lanterns lighting up the night.
Speaking of lanterns, they started as practical lights guiding festival-goers through the dark, symbolising hope and good fortune. Over centuries, they blossomed into vibrant, artistic displays, shaped like animals, mythical creatures, and scenes from folklore, illuminating not just the night, but the joy of being together under one radiant moon.
But back to mooncakes: whether you’re a baked lotus purist, a snow skin diehard, or just here for the fancy boxes and bags (no judgment), we’ve done the legwork. Here’s your cheat sheet to the most swoon-worthy mooncakes in Singapore this season, guaranteed to level up your gifting and snacking game.
Golden Peony, Conrad Singapore Marina Bay
2 Temasek Blvd
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When it comes to Mid-Autumn mooncakes that double as gifts and fashion accessories, Golden Peony at Conrad Singapore Marina Bay always delivers, and this year’s collection is style-forward. Their 2025 drop features new handbag-inspired boxes packed with traditional, snow skin, and crispy filo-pastry mooncakes that span the nostalgic to the next-gen.
For the classics, we’re eyeing the reduced-sugar ‘Fei Cui’ Jade with Melon Seed and bold Black Sesame with Walnut. Traditionalists can dig into double yolk white lotus bangers, while the Royal Hazelnut Crunch (inspired by The Terrace’s signature cake) and Mao Shan Wang snow skin are where things get properly indulgent. Green tea fiends will love the Matcha Hokkaido Milk Truffle, and don’t sleep on the filo-style Sweet Potato pastry, layered, flaky, and packed with comforting sweetness.
Mooncake boxes start at $94, and early bird pre-orders (with up to 35% off) run till 31 August. Pro tip: corporate gifting perks kick in from 10 boxes and up. Order via the online store or swing by the lobby booth from 1 July to 6 October.
Hai Tien Lo, Pan Pacific Singapore
7 Raffles Blvd
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If you’re after Mid-Autumn mooncakes that marry tradition with serious sophistication, Hai Tien Lo’s 2025 collection is the one to beat. Wrapped in luxe red boxes adorned with golden motifs, and yes, they double as jewellery cases, these elegant treats are made for gifting, flexing, and late-night tea pairings alike.
Back on the roster is their cult-favourite No. 1 Tea with Melon Seeds ($95), a heady blend for tea lovers who want their dessert with depth. New this year: Pandan Paste with Roasted Sunflower Seeds ($95), a nutty, local-inspired number that hits the sweet spot. Classic lotus paste fans? Go for the Single or Double Yolk ($95/$99). Want a little bit of everything? The Four Treasures box ($98) is your cheat code to gifting glory.
Snow skin lovers can dive into tropical indulgence with the bestselling Mango Pomelo ($95) or the ultra-rich Mao Shan Wang Durian ($108), because some flavours never go out of style.
Order online at panpacificsingapore.oddle.me, with early bird savings of up to 30% till 24 August. Collection runs 28 August top 6 October 2025, and delivery’s free for orders above $150.
Man Fu Yuan, InterContinental Singapore
80 Middle Road
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If you’re looking for mooncakes that sip tea and spill elegance, Man Fu Yuan is absolutely in its main character era this Mid-Autumn. The 2025 lineup brings you four new snow skin creations infused with delicate teas, such as Silver Moon with Passionfruit truffle and Emperor’s White Garden with Lychee. Each one is a subtle, fragrant nod to tea appreciation and plated like a dream. The signature InterContinental Negroni mooncake (yes, cocktail-flavoured) also makes a return in mini snow skin form, tucked into a tin that features the hotel’s iconic facade.
For something richer, the luxe Grand Luxe Premium Set stuns with two new baked mooncakes, one with buah keluak and double yolk, the other with coconut and yolk, plus glassware and Darjeeling sparkling tea. It’s giving Peranakan opulence. Baked purists will be pleased too: low-sugar white and red lotus options come with or without yolk, and there’s even a plant-based five nut version.
Bonus points for the packaging: structured magnetic boxes with detachable tissue box covers in cream or turquoise, because why not be extra. Pre-orders are now live at singapore.intercontinental.com/mooncakes, with up to 35% off till 17 August. Collection starts from 18 August 2025.
Andaz Singapore
5 Fraser Street
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If you’re all about flavour-forward halal-certified mooncakes with art-school energy, 5 ON 25 at Andaz Singapore is serving just that this Mid-Autumn. Their new Pandan Jade flavour (a tribute to pandan chiffon cake, no less) wraps creamy coconut-infused lotus paste in a fragrant pandan centre. It’s nostalgia elevated. You’ll also find tea-infused creations like the Signature Tea Mooncake, steeped with Osmanthus, Oolong, and Pu’er for the herbal girlies, plus the Red Date Jubilee, inspired by local fave Cheng Tng.
Every bite is wrapped up in an absolutely stunning Year of the Snake box, a mandarin-orange illustrated dream decked with whimsical rabbits, shophouse skylines, and even Chang’e herself. Our pick? The tea-and-mooncake gift set pairing Signature Tea mooncakes with Golden Phoenix oolong from Chaozhou (very soft launch, very sip-and-snack). Wine fans, take note: the hotel also has a charity-backed AllofMe wine duo from Yunnan that supports Tibetan women.
Sets start at $93 nett and are available now online or at retail booths across town. Cop up to 35% off if you order before 11 August.
Carlton Hotel Singapore
76 Bras Basah Road
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Classic Cantonese craftsmanship meets millennial milk tea cravings at Carlton Hotel Singapore this Mid-Autumn, with a lineup of handcrafted mooncakes that straddle the traditional and the trendy. Their 2025 mooncake drop features bold new flavours like the Mini Da Hong Pao Milk Tea Snow Skin, a luxe fusion of robust Chinese tea and creamy milk tea vibes, and the fruity, slightly tangy Mini Strawberry Passionfruit Snow Skin, which brings a refreshing hit of citrus and strawberry to the party.
Old-school fans aren’t left out either. The signature White Lotus Paste with Double Yolk from Wah Lok is rich, velvety and perfectly salted, while the Traditional Mixed Nuts is packed with crunch and heritage (yes, it’s that tangerine peel blend your ah gong would approve of). Don’t sleep on the Mini Walnut Moon Tart with Yolk, either, basically the mooncake version of a buttery crumble with serious texture.
Boxes are dressed in a deep red 3D floral design that turns into a chic tissue holder after, yes, they’re playing the sustainability card well. Pre-orders open 21 July online, and early birds score up to 30% off with selected credit cards.
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
1 Fullerton Square
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Elegance is in full bloom at The Fullerton Hotel this Mid-Autumn, where tradition meets luxe in a stunning showcase of mooncakes and collector-worthy packaging. Their 2025 line-up stars two new snow skin stunners from Jade’s Executive Chef Leong Chee Yeng, a Cream Cheese Mooncake that’s basically a cheesecake in mooncake form, and a Chocolate Chip Snow Skin that channels cookie nostalgia like no other. Both come snug in a blooming tingkat carrier, perfect for gifting (or keeping for yourself).
Purists can still get their fix: think reduced-sugar classics like White Lotus with Single or Double Yolk, plus a new earthy-sweet Mung Bean Custard creation. Want a little of everything? The Fullerton Baked Classics Gift Set bundles all four baked flavours into one pastel-hued, drawer-style box that’s more jewellery case than food packaging.
But the real scene-stealer is the Jade 15 Treasures Premium Gift Set. A circular keepsake box embossed with Fullerton’s façade houses one massive eight-yolk mooncake and 14 mini morsels in flavours like jasmine and osmanthus. Luxe doesn’t even begin to cover it. Early bird discounts run till 31 August, order via shop.fullertonhotels.com or swing by The Fullerton Cake Boutique.
Cedric Grolet Singapore
30 Bideford Rd
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Leave it to Cedric Grolet to turn Mid-Autumn into a luxury dessert runway. Back for 2025 with an exclusive-to-Singapore drop, the French pastry icon gives the traditional mooncake a trés chic makeover. There’s a lineup of four baked beauties this year, including a Vanilla and Pecan number inspired by his iconic Vanilla Flower, plus bold picks like Chocolate Orange with candied azuki paste and crunchy cocoa nougatine. But the real jaw-drop comes from his signature chocolate-shell “mooncakes”—more bonbon than bakery—with fillings like Peanut Banana, Raspberry Vanilla, Pistachio done four ways, and that dreamy Coconut melt.
It’s a box that says, yes I celebrate tradition, but also I have taste. Baked sets go for $98 (early bird) or $108; signature mooncake duos start at $48. If you’re planning to gift, just be warned: you will want to keep them for yourself. Pre-orders open 8 July 2025 and mooncakes star from $48 for 2 pcs; $98 for 4 baked mooncakes (early bird).
Mid-Autumn Festival FAQs
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 in Singapore?
This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Saturday, 6 September 2025.
What’s the story behind the Mooncake Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival, traces its roots to ancient China, where it began as a harvest celebration under the full moon. Traditionally held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, when the moon is believed to be at its fullest and brightest, it was a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest and pray for good fortune.
Over time, the festival took on more poetic and mythical layers. One of the most enduring legends tells the tale of Chang’e, the moon goddess who drank an elixir of immortality and ascended to the moon, leaving her lover Hou Yi behind on Earth. Every year, people honour her by admiring the moon and offering mooncakes, which symbolise reunion and completeness.
Today, Mid-Autumn is all about moon-viewing, gatherings, lanterns, and of course, mooncakes, whether they’re stuffed with salted egg yolk, white lotus paste, or filled with trendy spins like champagne truffle or yuzu. At its heart, it’s still a celebration of connection: to family, to tradition, and to the rhythms of the natural world.
Why do we eat mooncakes?
Mooncakes symbolise completeness and unity.
Where can I buy mooncakes in Singapore?
You can get them at hotels, bakeries, Chinese restaurants, and increasingly, online platforms. Our list includes the most popular and luxurious boxes you’ll want to get your hands on in 2025.
What’s the difference between traditional and snow skin mooncakes?
Traditional mooncakes are baked with a golden-brown pastry and usually filled with lotus paste or red bean, often with salted egg yolk. Snow skin mooncakes are chilled and made with a mochi-like skin, typically filled with inventive or fruity flavours.
How long do mooncakes last?
Generally, traditional baked mooncakes last for up to 30 days if unopened and kept in a cool, dry place. Snow skin mooncakes, being perishable, should be refrigerated and consumed within a week or so. Always check the box!
Where else can I celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
You can check out VisitSingapore for more information.
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