6 Indulgent Mooncake Sets to Try this Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong

HONG KONG

Once a year, Hong Kong’s skyline glitters not just with neon and harbour lights, but with the delicate glow of lanterns heralding the Mid-Autumn Festival. Alongside moon-gazing and family reunions, there’s one ritual that locals and travellers alike anticipate with equal fervour: the arrival of mooncakes. From five-star hotels unveiling limited-edition boxes that resemble jewellery cases, to inventive patisseries reimagining tradition with lava custard and truffle infusions, mooncakes in Hong Kong are no longer merely seasonal sweets – they’re an edible art form, a cultural currency, and a litmus test of taste.

Peninsula Hong Kong

This Mid-Autumn Festival, The Peninsula Hong Kong sets the tone with what many consider the city’s most iconic mooncakes. At its Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Spring Moon, the kitchen turns out treats that have achieved near-legendary status: the Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, first introduced in 1986 and still the gold standard for locals who queue, reserve, and sometimes hoard them. These are mooncakes you don’t just eat – you gift them, treasure them, and maybe even brag about having secured a box. This year, alongside the classics, Spring Moon is also playing with form: heart-shaped versions that feel like little love letters, and sesame mochi mooncakes that lean modern without losing their soul. It’s a reminder that in Hong Kong, mooncakes aren’t just pastries – they’re tradition, competition, and a delicious bit of theatre rolled into one.

Lady M Hong Kong

To mark its 10th anniversary in Hong Kong, the cult pâtisserie has unveiled the Jade Rabbit Lantern Gift Set — part mooncake box, part glowing art piece. With the press of a button, the lantern lights up a whimsical scene of the Jade Rabbit in a dreamlike Mid-Autumn world, rendered in pink, midnight blue and gold. Inside are six mooncakes in three flavours — Strawberry Matcha, Coconut, and Tiramisu — each crafted with Lady M’s signature French–Japanese flair. For smaller gifting, a two-piece edition features chocolate-coated mooncakes inspired by its Earl Grey Mille Crêpes and a nutty praline. Prices start at HK$258, but as last year’s sets sold out in days, speed is essential.

COVA

COVA, the Milanese luxury café with a long-standing presence in Hong Kong, brings Italian elegance to Mid-Autumn celebrations with a suite of lavish mooncake gift boxes. From the approachable Golden Custard Mooncake to the decadent Autumn Luxe and Autumn Feast sets, each box pairs traditional mooncake flavours with signature COVA treats like Gianduiotti chocolates or mini fans, turning festive gifting into a full sensory experience. Prices range from HK$238 for the early-bird custard set. Perfect for impressing clients or delighting family, COVA’s mooncakes embody the brand’s trademark blend of Italian craftsmanship and seasonal flair — a little slice of Milan in Hong Kong.

Caviar Cakery and ROUCOU

For those who think mooncakes are too heavy or too sweet, Caviar Cakery begs to differ. This year, it’s teamed up with Royal Caviar Club and ROUCOU Cheese Bar to deliver Hong Kong’s most decadent reinterpretation yet: a mooncake laced with cheese and caviar. Inside a delicate white chocolate shell, creamy layers of Hokkaido mascarpone, white cheddar, and parmesan meet the briny pop of caviar crystals, all resting on a buttery cheese-cookie base. The result is equal parts umami, indulgence, and surprise — more champagne pairing than pot of tea. Available in limited quantities at HK$398 (early bird offer until September 14), these mooncakes are expected to sell out quickly. After all, in a city where gifting is as competitive as it is generous, nothing says “festive flex” quite like caviar in your custard.

Soulgood Bakery

Soulgood Bakery, Hong Kong’s first specialty Basque Burnt Cheesecake shop, is giving Mid-Autumn a modern makeover with its debut Basque Snowy Mooncake Collection. Founded by Anjaylia Chan during the pandemic, the brand built its following on cheesecakes that are indulgent yet never cloying — a philosophy now carried into its playful, chewy snow-skin mooncakes. Flavours range from the classic — Original Basque, Strawberry Yoghurt, Egg Custard — to the daring: Dubai Pistachio, and durian-heavy Musang King and Black Thorn. Each bite-sized mooncake balances creamy cheesecake centres with soft mochi skins, striking that sweet spot between East and West. Available in limited-edition gift boxes (from HK$288), the collection is joined by festive cheesecakes and cookie sets — all crafted by hand and free from additives. True to Soulgood’s name, these are desserts designed to make people “feel so good,” proving that Mid-Autumn can be both nostalgic and refreshingly new.

VOON

Newly opened in Kennedy Town this summer, VOON by Edward Voon is more than a restaurant — it’s the chef’s self-described “culinary playground,” where his multicultural background meets French finesse. Now, for Mid-Autumn, he’s extending that imagination into VOON Retail with his debut “Vooncakes.” Limited to just 500 sets, these Mini Custard Vooncakes reinterpret tradition with three distinct flavours: Rose Custard, delicate and floral; Pineapple Custard, bright and tropical; and Lime Earl Grey Custard, a layered blend of citrus and tea. Each bite reflects Voon’s culinary motto — “three homelands, one heart” — and the multicultural influences that shape his cooking. Presented in an illustrated box depicting an enchanting Mid-Autumn night, the six-piece set (HK$348, early-bird HK$298) also comes with a VOON dining voucher, making it as much an invitation to the chef’s table as it is a gift box. With only a few hundred available, these are mooncakes meant for those who like their traditions with a dash of modern storytelling. DM them on Instagram to order.