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Mid-Autumn Festival
2024 is just around the corner! No matter how you celebrate the moon-themed holiday, we’re betting mooncakes are involved. If you’re overwhelmed by the sheer amount and variety of options up for grabs this year, read on for our (non-exhaustive) list of both traditional and alternative mooncakes to buy in Hong Kong.
Rosewood Hong Kong is embracing tradition with its mooncake offerings this year, providing customers with a selection of emblematic Mid-Autumn festival favourites. Mooncake flavours this year include white lotus-seed paste with double egg yolk, yellow lotus-seed paste with olive seeds and double egg yolk, and mini egg custard.
If you’re looking for an alternative mooncake box, the Rosewood mini assorted flavour mooncakes has been brought back by popular demand, and includes a mixture of jasmine tea-infused egg custard, lapsang souchong tea white lotus-seed paste, and red-bean paste with mandarin peel mooncakes.
Rosewood Hong Kong’s limited edition The Rosewood Treasure mooncake gift box contains premium Shang Xia Yunnan black tea and pu’er tea, alongside a selection of its most iconic mooncake flavours. For a gift with a fun twist, the Rosewood Hong Kong x Hong Kong Palace Museum In Celebration of the Moon gift box holds traditional mooncakes within an intricate mooncake box, which can be converted into a decorative paper lantern. Mooncake orders can now be placed at the Rosewood Hong Kong online shop, and pick up or delivery are available from the Butterfly Patisserie from 19 August to 16 September.
Butterfly Patisserie, 2/F, Rosewood Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
A hotel in the heart of Hong Kong, Hyatt Centric has collaborated with local artist Pei Chung for its 2024 mooncake offerings. Inside the collaborative mooncake gift box are four individually packed egg custard mooncakes, produced locally by the well-loved Patisserie La Lune. The mooncake box is decorated with Pei Chung’s soft watercolour artwork depicting a moonlit Chun Yeung Street, an ode to the heartfelt warmth emanating from the city’s heart. The limited-edition mooncake gift box can be purchased online for collection at The Farmhouse between 17 August to 18 September.
The Farmhouse, 2/F, Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, 1 North Point Estate Lane, North Point
Zeroing in on the beauty of Hong Kong’s harbour, Regent Hong Kong’s mooncake box design shows the Victoria Harbour under a full moon, and colourful lanterns rising towards the moon from the hotel’s vantage point. This mini assorted flavour mooncakes box houses four pairs of winter citrus tea custard, egg lava custard, mandarin peel with red-bean paste, and white lotus-seed paste with salted egg yolk mini mooncakes. The mooncake gift box is available to order on its online now, as well as a series of premium mooncake gift sets.
Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Known for its health-conscious treats that cater to a range of dietary requirements, The Cakery is offering a selection of vegan mini mooncake box set inclusive of six pieces in three alternative flavours, namely black sesame lava, red date mochi, and pistachio mochi mooncakes.
For those who don’t like mooncakes but still want to celebrate, check out the mooncake cake, which only sports the appearance of the traditional pastry, while its flavours range from apple crumble to lemon tea and wild strawberry. Order from The Cakery’s online shop; the products will be available for pick-up from 26 August to 15 September.
Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel has unveiled its mooncake selection for 2024, which brings back old favourites, and added variety. Favourites such as the mini egg custard mooncake and mini strawberry yoghurt egg custard mooncake are available both individually, or in an assorted mini mooncake box that contains both flavours. The boxes’ design was inspired by the gorgeous scenery of Lantau Island underneath the full moon, which explains why the series is named Lantau Moonlight mooncakes. All boxes in this series are available for purchase now either in-person at Yue or on its online shop.
Yue, 2/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel, 9 Yi Tung Road Tung Chung, Lantau Island
Embracing both variety and tradition, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotels & Towers is introducing the exquisite mooncake collection by Sheraton, including both white lotus-seed paste mooncakes with two yolks, and mini egg custard mooncakes. Packaged in cedar-brown coloured boxes, with touches of Sheraton’s signature champagne-gold and bronze-gold, the different flavours are easily and elegantly distinguished. The sets are available to order from the Sheraton online boutique. The mooncakes will be available for redemption from 2 to 17 September at Sheraton’s Cake & Wine Shop.
Cake & Wine Shop, 2/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotels & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
The Island Shangri-La’s one-Michelin-starred restaurant, Summer Palace, is unveiling its delectable range of mooncake series to drum up the festive spirit. The Musang King durian molten lava mooncakes are a must-try for durian aficionados, while the Luna mochi mooncakes present a sumptuous textural experience with soft mochi, velvety taro, and crunchy pistachio.
A plethora of signature flavours is also available, including milk custard, white lotus-seed paste with egg yolk, and red-bean paste with rare 80-year dried tangerine peel. If you are looking for an assortment of traditional bites, the Summer Palace Seven-Star mooncake set is a wonderful choice that features all returning favourites, with four additional custard flavours for those with a discerning palate.
Ming Pavilion at Island Shangri-La is lighting up the Mid-Autumn Festival with two all-new collections, both tributes to traditions. The Ming Pavilion’s mooncake selection features milk custard and molten lava milk custard mooncakes, while the Ming Pavilion Fujian mooncake gift box serves up savoury mooncakes such as the original Fujian mooncake and the sesame Fujian mooncake. With each bite, savour Jinhua ham and winter melon purée as if you were in Fujian yourself. Order from the Ming Pavilion online shop, with an early-bird discount of 20 percent off to those who order on or before 16 September.
Check out the full range of Island Shangri-La’s offerings and place your order online, or directly at the Summer Palace or Ming Pavilion. Pick-up will be available at the Island Gourmet from 2 to 16 September.
Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Admiralty
Eaton Hong Kong has always been one to raise awareness about the environmental crisis, and to better its own practises. This Mid-Autumn Festival, Eaton’s one Michelin-starred restaurant Yat Tung Heen has come out with a new set of mooncakes, showcasing luxury and sustainability can go hand in hand.
The new six-piece deluxe mini mooncake assortment gift set includes the popular trio of lava egg custard, lava egg custard white lotus-seed paste, and red-bean paste with mandarin peel flavours. The mini mooncakes are encased in an intricate bamboo-woven box, embellished with a teal cloth and a golden-hued Chinese knot. The beautiful container is upcyclable, and can easily be repurposed into a keepsake box.
Additionally, the widely popular wooden mini lava egg custard mooncake gift set is back this year to satisfy all your gifting needs. The entire mooncake collection is available for purchase here.
Yat Tung Heen, B2/F, Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
Boasting a two-Michelin-star rating, Lung King Heen is known for its delectable creations. The winter paste mooncakes with rose creates a unique mooncake flavour with just the right level of sweetness. Old but still one-of-a-kind flavours such as the cream custard mooncakes with toasted pine nut, as well as savoury bites like preserved egg and pickled ginger mooncakes, and white lotus-seed paste mooncakes with black truffle and salted egg yolk are making a comeback. The round mooncake box, channelling the shape of the significant moon, also contains a rechargeable LED folding paper lantern.
For a range that is all about traditional flavours, the Four Seasons mooncake gift set is filled with white lotus-seed paste with salted egg yolk, egg custard, and red-bean paste with mandarin peel mooncakes. The box boasts a bright blue and orange palette, and is completed with a reusable tote bag. The mooncake sets are now available for order on the Four Seasons online shop, with early-bird savings available for various bulk orders.
Four Seasons Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central
China Tang of Lai Sun Dining is celebrating Chinese tradition with its Moonlit Essence of Autumn mooncake gift box series, which includes the two iconic flavours of double-yolk white lotus-seed paste and mini egg custard. The mooncake gift box design combines festival iconography and Chinese architectural features, and is reminiscent of the interior décor of China Tang. The mooncake gift set is available for purchase on its online store.
China Tang, Shop 411–413, 4/F, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong is launching the Delights of Hong Kong mini egg custard mooncake set, with the city’s iconic landmarks and famous sights adorning the box in vintage ink-printing style. A new offering from the hotel, the Luna Celestia premium tea mooncake gift box features a quartet of Earl Grey tea custard mooncakes and green tea custard mooncakes. The box, a three-tiered gift box with a regal navy blue coating covered in multi-dimensional paper carvings that remind one of the Mid-Autumn Festival, sets this gift apart.
For a more traditional mooncake option, two-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant Tin Lung Heen has revamped its mooncake box in hues of red and gold. Inside the box are eight egg custard mooncakes, house-made by Tin Lung Heen’s talented chefs, as well as a smaller brown-gold tea box containing five packs of premium black tea. All three mooncake sets, as well as the mooncake hampers, are now on sale at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong’s online shop.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon
The St Regis Hong Kong’s two-Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant, Rùn, is emphasising the classics this year with its mooncake collection. The trio of flavours include the long-standing white lotus-seed paste mooncake with double egg yolks, crowd-favourite mini lava custard mooncake, and the vegan alternative mini red-bean paste mooncake. The gift box is similarly traditional, as the golden box highlights moon-shaped patterns and rabbits that appear to prance across it. The mooncakes will be up for ordering both online and in person until 17 September, and you can redeem your purchases starting 30 August until 17 September.
The St Regis Hong Kong, One Harbour Drive, Wan Chai
This Mid-Autumn Festival, Nina Hospitality and Rú are offering iconic mooncake flavours such as the white lotus-seed paste with two yolks mooncake, the mini egg lava custard mooncake, and the crowd-favourite red-bean paste with mandarin peel mooncake. All of these flavours come in their own gorgeously designed gift box, adorned with images of flowers in bloom and birds in flight, adding to the autumnal atmosphere of the holiday. All the mooncake gift boxes are available for purchase online now. Orders will be ready for collection between 30 August and 16 September at designated locations across Hong Kong.
Rú, 7/F, Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West, 8 Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan
Conrad Hong Kong is offering a diverse selection of mooncake fillings, the highlight undoubtedly being the mini Musang King durian mooncakes, filled with egg custard and puréed first-rate Malaysian durian. Quintessential flavours are made unique, as the mini creamed egg yolk mooncakes contain smooth egg custard mixed with bits of salted egg yolk, rather than a classic lava egg custard filling; and the white lotus-seed paste with egg yolk mooncakes are washed with Chinese rose liquor and egg yolk to give them a golden sheen. The Grand assorted mooncakes include a medley of time-honoured flavours, ranging from red-bean paste, white lotus-seed paste with egg yolk, yellow lotus-seed paste with egg yolk, mung-bean paste with egg yolk, and maltitol low-sugar white lotus-seed paste.
All the mooncake boxes are available for order now either offline at Golden Leaf and Cake Shop, or on the Conrad Hong Kong online shop until 10 September, while collection at the Cake Shop will be possible until 17 September.
Conrad Hong Kong, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
With a name like The House Collective, it is no wonder The Upper House Hong Kong, The Middle House Shanghai, The Opposite House Beijing, and The Temple House Chengdu have come up with a Mid-Autumn collection under the theme of collectiveness and cross-border unity.
For the Moonlit Discoveries collection, The House Collective has created four unique mooncake box sets to commemorate the four cities. Imagined as travel journals, each volume’s cover is adorned with views of the city it is dedicated to: a tramway and a skyline for Hong Kong, and a panda and bamboo for Chengdu, for example. Each volume holds quotes and musings by local artists, with insider guides, personal anecdotes, and local sayings—and a selection of eight mini mooncakes is hidden in between pages.
True to local taste, The Upper House Hong Kong set features an assortment of sweet mooncakes with flavours such as the vegan red-bean paste with mandarin peel, low sugar white lotus-seed paste with yolk mooncake, jasmine tea custard mooncake, and coffee with caramel and sea-salt custard mooncake. The Opposite House, The Temple House, and The Middle House volumes house Parma ham, granulated chestnut mooncake, five black nut, and rattan pepper ham mooncakes.
Moonlit Discoveries Hong Kong, or the full set of four volumes, can be purchased online with pick-up already available at The Upper House.
The Upper House, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
W Hong Kong has crafted its mooncake box to bring about a sense of fortune and reunion. Its boast vintage royal door locks, embellished with the epochal ru-yi knot lace patterns, a night view of Hong Kong, which is further enhanced by the purple colour palette. Hidden beyond the doors of the box are six lava egg custard mooncakes, all imprinted with the iconic W Hong Kong logo. The lava egg custard mooncake and Mid-Autumn gift sets are all available for ordering from the online boutique.
W Hong Kong, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Kowloon
Standing out with its pastel pink colour scheme, Grand Hyatt’s 2024 mooncake gift box is covered with floral and Chinese motifs reminiscent of One Harbour Road, and the eatery’s iconic arch is also integrated into its design. The two-tiered box is also made out of eco-friendly paper, reminding us all to be environmentally conscious during the festivities.
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong’s executive Chinese chef has concocted three brand new flavours, namely the red-bean paste with 25 years dried mandarin peel, egg custard with jasmine pearls tea, and white lotus paste, fermented bean curd, and salted egg yolks, all innovative twists on archetypal flavours included in the One Harbour Road Collection box.
Also available is the Full Moon box, containing white lotus paste with two salted egg yolks mooncakes; as well as the Bright Moon box, which houses lava egg custard mooncakes. All of the mooncake boxes are available for purchase either at Chocolatier or at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong online shop until 16 September, with redemption for the mooncakes ending the same day.
Chocolatier, M/F, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
The Peninsula Hong Kong is offerings its iconic egg custard and lotus-seed paste mooncakes this year, but the hotel is also unveiling new sublime recipes to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mooncake Degustation gift box features innovative creations like the mini mooncakes with nuts, and the mini red bean paste mooncakes with mandarin peel. Do you fancy a more gourmet options? The Star Chef collection is bound to satisfy your cravings, containing the mini longan wolfberry mooncake with rose and the mini mulberry egg custard mooncake with macadamia nuts.
The mini Manuka honey yuzu egg custard mooncakes with walnuts are another brand-new introduction by the hotel’s pastry team, available exclusively at The Peninsula Hong Kong Boutique & Café flagship store. Using pure Manuka honey harvested from pristine New Zealand forests, the honeyed delicacy is both appetising and nourishing with wholesome benefits. Additionally, the mooncake-inspired Luna pastry showcases a universe of enchanting flavours: black sesame with vanilla, dark chocolate with mixed nuts, as well as mango and pomelo. The notable multi-layered sensation is created using a combination of mousse, jelly, sponge cake, and shortbread.
Finally, The Peninsula Hong Kong’s one-Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant, Spring Moon, is bringing back its limited-edition sesame paste mochi mooncakes, inspired by chef Lam Yuk-ming’s childhood love of steamed sesame and lotus-seed paste buns.
Orders can be placed at The Peninsula Hong Kong’s online shop or in-store at pop-up boutiques.
The Peninsula Hong Kong Boutique and Café, The Peninsula Arcade, 22 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Duddell’s returns with another series of meticulous Mid-Autumn gift sets. Starring its iconic lava custard mooncakes, the signature gift box and limited-edition LED lantern gift box, with intricate and elegantly auspicious patterns, offer the ultimate indulgence. This year, the Cantonese restaurant reimagines the spirit of reunions and harvests with the Duddell’s x Saicho Sparkling Tea gift box, a novel collaboration that includes a 750-milliletre bottle of jasmine sparkling tea to compliment the six mooncakes inside.
Order through Duddell’s website or in-person at the restaurant, and pick-up will be available at Duddell’s from 26 August to 16 September.
Duddell’s, 3/F, 1 Duddell Street, Central
It is customary to enjoy mooncakes while admiring the brilliant moon, so why not bring the luminous celestial object closer to your plate? The Mira is joining forces with confectionary team Bombshell to present the Lotus Luna Bomb, a gift box with a moon-shaped white chocolate sphere as the centrepiece.
Adorned with dreamy clouds and 3D pop-up paper crafts, an illuminating bed of lotus surrounds this chocolate creation, accompanied by paper rabbits to ramp up the cuteness. Cracking its shell open will reveal a colourful array of marshmallows and chocolates. Under the moon, the arch-shaped gift box contains four pieces of white lotus-seed purée mooncakes with double egg yolks by The Mira’s renowned Chinese restaurant, Cuisine Cuisine. Each set also includes a greeting card, a mini magical hammer for smashing the chocolate moon open, and packets for sharing the confectionaries with family and friends.
Along with this sweet collaboration, Cuisine Cuisine is also bringing back a more classic selection of mooncake sets. Chinese liquor enthusiasts will be over the moon with the latest Momoyama matcha moutai-filled mooncakes, which blend the spirit’s sweet aroma and the bitterness of matcha. All-time favourites such as the dried tangerine peel and red-bean paste mooncake with double yolks, and the lava egg custard are making a comeback as part of the Five Fortunes mooncake gift box. To further spice things up, last year’s best-selling Momoyama mini mooncakes, featuring three fruit-infused flavours, are another piece of refined innovation you should not miss.
Limited quantities are available online at The Mira’s online shop.
Cuisine Cuisine, 3/F, The Mira, 118–130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
This year, the Landmark Mandarin Oriental is embracing the full moon spirit by intertwining sustainability efforts and time-honoured flavours with its mooncake bento. Containing six pieces of mini egg custard mooncakes, the double-decker bento box is artistically designed with a dazzling wrapper band and can be repurposed into bento boxes and functional containers for daily use. Infusing the bento boxes with a second life, you can also return the full set to the hotel by the end of December for a complimentary glass of sommelier-selected Champagne or non-alcoholic mocktail when dining at the hotel group’s two dining venues, Amber and SOMM.
Purchases can be made on the hotel’s online shop, or directly at the hotel. Pick-up will be available from 19 August to 17 September.
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong Sha Tin is elevating festive celebrations to new heights with two mooncake series that blend innovation and tradition. The Luna series takes a modern approach featuring eight pieces of mini egg custard lava mooncakes, while the traditional series offers eight pieces of authentic mini white lotus seed paste lava mooncakes. The pastries are encased in a graceful box with Yulan magnolia, golden mountain, and bird embellishments, representing prosperity and serenity. To make an order, make a call to Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong Sha Tin or email at [email protected]. Pick-up will be available from 2 to 15 September.
Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong Sha Tin, 1 On Ping Street, Sha Tin | (+852) 3940 8788
Inspired by nostalgic Hong Kong-style baking, chef Jayson Tang and his culinary team at Man Ho Chinese Restaurant have introduced an artisanal collection of handcrafted mooncakes to celebrate the occasion. The specially curated mooncakes are available in limited quantities at the restaurant on Fridays and Sundays, including four distinct flavours: macadamia nuts and winter-melon paste, taro paste, Yunnan ham, rose, and red-date paste, as well as the tangerine peel and red-bean paste.
In addition to freshly baked offerings, the Michelin-starred restaurant also debuted the mini assorted mooncakes and mini egg custard mooncakes gift sets. If you look to sharing mooncakes with a big family, the eight-inch Royal Supreme mooncake with white lotus-seed paste, ginger, and eight egg yolks is a decadent treat for six to 10 people to share.
Order from JW Marriott’s Hotel’s online shop. Exclusive offerings are also available at the Man Ho Garden pop-up counter, with pick-up available from 28 August to 17 September.
Man Ho Chinese Restaurant, 3/F, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
Since opening in 2023, The Merchants has been delivering tantalising flavours from Shanghai and its surrounding provinces. To celebrate its second Mid-Autumn Festival, the Michelin-recommended restaurant’s classic mooncakes set is making a comeback.
Its collection of Suzhou mooncakes will surely wow your taste buds. Presenting four distinctive flavours: red bean, red date, black sesame salt and pepper, and seaweed, these crispy and flaky pastries are certainly surprising when you’re used to Cantonese mooncakes. Another highlight among this roster is the savoury mooncakes gift box, offering traditional Xianrou mooncakes filled with juicy and tender meat, worlds apart from Hong Kong’s usual sweet treats.
To fully embrace the festivity, The Merchants is also releasing its limited-edition gift box named The Merchants Light. Complete with bespoke mountain water motifs and classic Chinese palace designs, the functioning bamboo lantern is filled with eight pieces of four-flavoured mooncakes.
Orders can be placed through Alfred’s concierge service, while pick-up will be available from 26 August to 16 September.
The Merchants, Forty-Five, 45/F, Gloucester Tower, Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Renowned chocolatier Godiva has stepped in to convert mooncakes into decadent festive delicacies. Using its chocolate-making expertise, Godiva has created four mooncake varieties that fuse fruity sensations with the iconic bitterness and sweetness of chocolate. Within its Mid-Autumn chocolate gift boxes, you will find the black truffle apricot dark chocolate mooncakes, raspberry with rose-flavoured white chocolate mooncakes, matcha citrus white chocolate mooncakes, and the black sesame pineapple milk chocolate mooncakes. Each piece comes with a crispy tart shell and delicate fillings. Moreover, the gift boxes also include five types of Jade Rabbit-inspired chocolate pieces. All mooncakes can be purchased at Godiva’s online shop or at selected boutiques.
To help guests savour the joy of reunion, Regal Hotels is presenting its delightful assembly of mooncakes in both traditional and alternative flavours. Presented in exquisite lotus flower boxes, a myriad of mooncake boxes that cater to different palates are available. For those favouring modern fillings, there’s the mini egg custard mooncake trio, which features sought-after classics like the mini egg custard mooncake, mini creamy custard mooncake, and the mini Earl Grey egg custard mooncake. Meanwhile, for mooncake traditionalists, there’s the classic mooncake duo that includes golden lotus-seed paste mooncakes with double egg yolks, and red-bean paste mooncake with mandarin peel. If you wish to further elevate the festivities, there’s the limited-edition Under the Moonlight mooncake box. The set comes with three pieces of mooncakes, a LED lantern, and four packs of exquisitely blended tea. Orders can be made online or at one of the Regal hotels until 17 September. Pick-up will be available from 24 August to 17 September.
Since its opening in 2014, Ralph’s Coffee has been spreading its timeless American spirit around the world by brewing cups of comforting coffee. This year, the designer-themed café is setting the Mid-Autumn celebration in motion with its Ralph’s Express mooncake box, lighting up the traditional Chinese festival with a fresh American touch. Its box resembles a vintage steam train painted in signature green-white colourway, where the chain’s iconic Bear-ista mascot greets mooncake lovers with a bear-y warm welcome. Refined custard lava mooncakes and white lotus paste lava mooncakes are presented inside the cargo compartment of the toy train. You can order here and pick-up from designated stores starting from 17 August.
Fortnum & Mason’s exquisite tea-infused mooncake line-up is here to make your afternoon tea dreams come true. Where local Chinese customs meet British tea traditions, its premium selection features the Royal Blend mooncakes, Fortmason mooncakes, and rose Pouchong mooncakes. Tea connoisseurs will rejoice to see its six-mooncake gift box, an indulgent assortment with two of each flavour. On the other hand, the mooncake and tea gift set contains the beloved mooncakes, two tins of decadent tea, and an additional cake stand to create a true afternoon tea setting. Delight your taste buds by purchasing the mooncakes at its flagship K11 store.
Fortnum & Mason, Shop 022, G/F, K11 Atelier, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Two-Michelin-starred Ying Jee is bringing back its mini egg custard mooncakes gift box. Presented in an elegant jewel box, each piece is handcrafted by the talented culinary team and showcases the finest ingredients to guarantee sumptuous flavours. For purchasing, you can visit Ying Jee Club in person, call ahead, or email the restaurant at [email protected].
Ying Jee Club, Shop G05, Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Road Central, Central | (+852) 2801 6882
Paul Lafayet’s Mid-Autumn Festival offerings tastefully mesh local and French flavours, gracing us with a lava crème brûlée mooncake headlining the quartet of mooncakes also inclusive of low-sugar lava black sesame mooncake, lava jasmine mooncake, and lava coffee mooncake, meshing both tradition and innovation.
The patisserie has once again commissioned French artist Emilie Sarnel to design the mooncake box. Reprising her signature bright-coloured, child-like style, the box with its handle and light switch is adorned with a relief drawing of the moon and a flowery garden. The personified moon is also represented on the individual mooncake packs. The mooncakes are already available for order on Paul Lafayet’s online page. Pick-up and in-store purchases are available until 24 September at locations across Hong Kong.
Hotel Icon’s snow-skin Musang King durian mooncake and white lotus-seed paste with double salted egg yolk mooncakes are both making a reappearance by popular demand. Both boxes were redesigned, with the former mooncake flavour contained within a traditional tin mooncake box, while the latter is in a more modern iteration with clouds and lotus flowers incorporated into the illustration. Both mooncake varieties are now available on Hotel Icon’s online shop until 16 September.
Hotel Icon, 17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Written by Stella Li and Punita Chan.
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