#1 InterContinental Singapore
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If you’re a fan of traditional mooncakes, but love trying new creations too, you’ll want to try the baked maple-glazed Shanghai mooncake with single yolk ($35 for two pieces). The original baked Shanghai mooncake which was really popular among Singaporeans last year makes a comeback this year with its sweet and buttery pastry with smooth lotus paste and salted egg yolk. Opt to try the snowskin tea mooncake collection if you love the flavours of earl grey, matcha and oolong.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#2 Bakerzin
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If you love mooncakes and simply can’t resist trying new creations, you’ll be spoilt for choice with Bakerzin’s mooncake selection this year. With nine different ranges of mooncakes and more than 30 flavours, you won’t be able to decide which ones to try — which is why our recommendations will come in super handy!
The new celebration collection range ($68 for eight pieces) pays tribute to the nation’s growth with flavours which are inspired by popular local desserts. Flavours such as coconut yam & banana snow skin and pandan & gula melaka snow skin will entice you to a second serving! If you like being adventurous with your choices, you can also try the bliss collection ($60 for eight pieces) with flavours such as Irish cream snow skin and Kirsch & Brandied cherry snow skin.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#3 Thye Moh Chan
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On the lookout for the perfect selection of mooncakes to gift your parents and grandparents? They will love the traditional mooncakes from Thye Moh Chan. The mooncakes from this Teochew confectionary shop are laboriously made by hand, resulting in perfectly light and flaky skin with rich, smooth filling. Besides the traditional flavours of sweet and salty tau sar ($28.80 for four medium pieces), you’ll want to try the durian ($38.80 for four pieces) and Yuan Yang flavour ($28.80 for four medium pieces), which is a savoury pastry filled with mung bean paste, sesame, spicy pork floss and salted egg yolk.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#4 Goodwood Park
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While Goodwood Park Hotel is known for their their durian mooncakes, the new pineapple, lemongrass and dark cherry snowskin mooncake ($33 for two pieces) might just steal the show this year. With lemongrass-infused pineapple puree and a dark cherry, this snowskin mooncake is fruity, tangy and a perfect tropical treat. If you’re not a fan of pineapple however, the ever-popular Mao Shan Wang and D24 durian snowskin mooncakes will also be available this year. Try the new limited edition white lotus seed paste with D24 durian and white lotus seed paste with jackfruit this year too ($45 for one piece of each flavour), and you might find a new favourite among their tropical offerings.
When: Now to September 27, 2015, pre-orders open ‘til September 21, 2015, 5pm
#5 Breadtalk
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So cute! Hello Kitty lovers will be excited to know that Breadtalk will once again present themed mooncakes this year. These mooncakes ($59.80 for six pieces) consists of various flavours such as lotus with macadamia, lotus with cranberries and lotus with yolk-blend mooncakes. In addition, these mooncakes will come in a super adorable Hello Kitty makeup toolbox case which will be a perfect addition to your collection!
When: Whilst in stores
#6 Ju Chun Yuan
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If you’ve got a sweet tooth and prefer baked mooncakes over snowskin ones, you’ll want to give the mooncakes from Ju Chun Yuan a try. The white lotus and black sesame paste mooncake ($56 for four pieces) is not sickly-sweet, and a perfect fragrant treat to go together with an afternoon cup of tea. Other flavours also include white lotus and macadamia nuts ($54 for four pieces), white lotus with single yolk ($56 for four pieces) and lotus with double yolk ($58 for four pieces).
When: Orders to be collected by September 25, 2015, to be placed five working days in advance
#7 Dean & Deluca
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For the first time ever, Dean & DeLuca will be hopping onto the mooncake bandwagon to present a selection of traditional baked mooncakes with a modern twist. For starters, if you’re a fan of sweet, irresistible maple syrup, you’ll definitely want to get your hands on the maple walnut mooncake. This mooncake not only smells like maple syrup, you can taste the honeyed flavour with every bite and the walnuts also give the mooncake a good crunch, which prevents it from feeling too heavy. Other special flavours also include coffee mocha, earl grey and white lotus macadamia.
The full moon hamper set ($98, above) consists of Michel Cluziel chocolate bars, two bottles of Pommillon sparkling juice and your choice of two mooncakes. Other hamper sets are also available and are perfect to gift to friends and family this mid-autumn festival.
#8 Sheraton Towers
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This year, Li Bai Cantonese restaurant will be presenting its signature baked mooncakes and snowskin mooncakes with three new flavours. A flavour that you will want to try is the mini red date paste with apricot snowskin mooncake ($56 for eight pieces). This new creation features both red dates and apricots, making the mooncake naturally sweet and good for you.The sticky texture of the mooncake is something new and you’ll no doubt enjoy it if you like your mooncakes sweet. On the other hand, if you are looking for something less sweet, but still new, try the mini green tea white lotus seed paste with yuzu truffle ($56 for eight pieces), mini snow skin white lotus with salted egg yolk ($56 for eight pieces) or white lotus seed paste with four egg yolks ($88 for four pieces) mooncakes.
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#9 Swensens
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If you’re bored of having to pick from baked or snowskin mooncakes each year, why not try the SG50 moon gems from Swensen’s ($35.80 for four pieces, with choice of flavours)? These moon gems are essentially creamy ice cream encased in pastry skin. These ice cream mooncakes are a refreshing change from the usual mooncakes, and children will love them too! Try the lychee dreams flavour if you love this tropical fruit as it is not only made with Swensen’s lychee ice cream, but also mixed with actual lychee flesh, giving it an addictively chewy texture. The yam flavour is also a must-try, with its creamy, familiar taste.
When: Now to 27 September, 2015
#10 TWG Tea
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If you’ve never got to try mooncakes from TWG Tea, you would want to give the snowskin mooncakes (from $16 per piece) a go. These mooncakes come in four different flavours; pure, illumination, dragon and celebration. Our favourite is the pure mooncake — a smooth white snowskin mooncake filled with dark chocolate mousse infused with 1837 white tea, with a blackcurrant marmalade and white chocolate centre. This mooncake is extremely decadent and dessert-like, perfect for a post mid-autumn dinner treat. The other mooncakes are also infused with different iconic teas so you can have your pick of mooncakes with your favourite tea.
#11 Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre
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If snowskin mooncake isn’t your thing, you will not regret trying the baked mooncakes from Holiday Inn. The mooncakes from Holiday Inn will not disappoint the biggest egg yolk lover for it has a selection of four-yolk ($68 for four pieces), double yolk ($60 for four pieces) and single yolk ($56 for four pieces) white lotus seed paste mooncakes. I would definitely recommend to give the four-yolk a try as you will be able to get a taste of the savoury egg yolk in every slice of mooncake you cut and the moist, smooth white lotus paste of the mooncakes will leave you wanting more.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#12 Yan Ting at The St. Regis Singapore
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If you love fresh, fruity flavours, you will want to try the snowskin mooncakes from Yan Ting. With flavours such as cranberry paste with salted egg yolk ($73 for eight pieces), white lotus paste with lychee martini truffle ($75 for eight pieces) and white lotus paste with lemon truffle ($73 for eight pieces), you will be able to indulge in as many special creations as you want. Go for the cranberry paste and salted egg yolk mooncake if you want to try something new — this flavour is different from any other mooncakes I’ve tasted and the mix of cranberry and egg yolk makes it distinctively unique with a good mixture of salty and sweet.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#13 The Fullerton Hotel Jade restaurant
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The snowskin mooncakes from Jade restaurant is perfect if you are looking for new creations that still give you a traditional, homely feel. The pandan with gula melaka snowskin mooncake ($58 for four pieces) will definitely be a crowd pleaser if you are having guests around during the mid-autumn festival. The all-familiar pandan flavour is mixed together with the rich sweetness of palm sugar to make a sweet, addictive treat. You might also want to try the green bean with sweet potato and white lotus seed paste snowskin mooncake ($58 for four pieces). Although the pandan with gula melaka flavour would be my top choice, this would be a slightly healthier alternative, and they taste (almost!) as good too.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#14 Prima Deli
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Love popular desserts like tiramisu, chocolate mint ice cream, Thai milk tea and all things cookies and cream? You’re in for a treat! If you’re still pondering on the link between these ‘modern’ desserts and mooncakes, you’ll be pleasantly surprised that Prima Deli has combined these flavours with their snowskin mooncakes this year. The mini orange with Valrhona chocolate pearls mooncake ($5.40 per piece) has a citrusy, tangy taste and the chocolate pearls in the mooncake gives it a crunchy, interesting texture. You know how you might start feeling sick if you have too many mooncakes in one seating? The textures and flavours of these mooncakes are so original and ‘modern’, you’ll never get sick from reaching for the next one.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#15 Kinki Restaurant + Bar
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This will be the first time we’ll be able to try mooncakes from Kinki restaurant, and they had some of the prettiest mooncakes I’ve ever seen! These mooncakes would be perfect to gift to your friends who are usually disinterested in traditional looking mooncakes. In addition, the green tea charcoal snowskin mini mooncake ($28 for four pieces) will satisfy all matcha lovers with it’s chewy charcoal skin and green tea flavoured lotus seed paste. Other flavours to try include the red bean snowskin mini mooncake ($28 for four pieces), yuzu snowskin mini mooncake ($32 for four pieces) and cream cheese cranberry snowskin mini mooncake ($32 for four pieces).
When: Now to September 26, 2015
#16 Majestic Restaurant
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Durian lovers are in for a treat! The mini snowskin king of durian mooncake ($68 for eight pieces) from Majestic Restaurant is creamy, bittersweet and really smooth. The rich flesh of Mao Shan Wang durian is used to create the filling for this mooncake, which makes it very indulgent and substantial. No durian flavouring or fake pulp is used here — you’ll only get delicious, quality durian flesh as you bite into this mooncake. You should give this mooncake a try even if you’re not a fan of durians, trust me. If you’re really adverse to the idea of durians however, Majestic Restaurant also has a mini snow skin with Kwai Fei lychee liqueur ($55 for eight pieces), an equally rich treat that you’ll want to try.
When: Now to September 27, 2015
#17 Starbucks
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If you’re a cheese lover, you’ll be really excited to know that you’ll be able to get a cheese mooncake from Starbucks this year! The camembert and smoked cheddar with pamersan truffle mooncake (8 snowskin pieces for $53.90) is a cheese lover’s dream, with all three cheeses infused into the mooncake’s snowskin, lotus paste and core. You’ll want to try this mooncake yourself if you’re up for a ‘cheesy’ surprise. If you’re not a big fan of cheese, you can also opt to try other special snowskin flavours which include Starbucks coffee with white chocolate truffle and cranberry macadamia with yoghurt truffle.
When: Now to September 27, 2015, while stocks last.
#18 Neo Garden Catering
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Love nutty and fruity flavours? Looking for a healthier option? You’ll want to get your hands on the traditional baked assorted fruits and nuts mooncake (from $28 for two pieces) from Neo Garden Catering. Not only is it a healthier choice, it is also low in sugar and the nuts in the mooncakes are also really good for you! Healthy things don’t neccessarily taste bad, for this mooncake is really fragrant and delicious and also one of the best-sellers! For other fruity treats, you’ll also want to try special flavours like the baked ginger tea and dried longan and snowskin white lotus and dried mango mooncakes.
Mid Autumn festival shopping offers
The Clementi Mall
You can also celebrate Mid Autumn Festival this year when you shop! You will be able to receive an exclusive teapot set when you spend $120 at The Clementi Mall ($180, if your purchase includes Fairprice Finest receipts). Even if you’re not a big spender, you can get to win up to $30,000 worth of mall vouchers with a $30 expenditure in one receipt. You will also be able to enjoy peformances such as Chinese Martial Arts and Chinese dance while you’re having a good time shopping in the mall!
