Seriously, I’ve only got one mouth, so there’s no way I can taste them all (in case it wasn’t obvious, I’m a mooncake lover)!

For those like me and feeling overwhelmed about which mooncakes to get your hands on, you’ve come to the right place.

I’ve taken the liberty of hunting down the different types of mooncakes for Mid-Autumn 2024, and trust me, they’re way beyond the usual baked and snow skin classics.

1. Cat & the Fiddle

Type of mooncake: Cheese

When it comes to cheesecakes, no one does it better than Cat & the Fiddle. So, if you’re craving those savoury cheese mooncakes, this is the brand you can count on.

Their Parmesan Mooncake with Yolk Lava is silky, nutty and cheesy — sure to give you a melt-in-your-mouth moment once it’s taken out of the microwave (just 10 to 20 seconds will do!).

This cheese mooncake is included in ‘The Moonstellation Set’ (S$88.90), alongside three other flavours: Chocolate Lava, Hazelnut Mixed Paste, and Pistachio Mochi.

On a side note: the leatherette bag (available in Navy Blue and Red) that comes with the set is beyond cute and stylish enough for everyday use.

Orders can be placed in-stores and online here.

2. Home’s Favourite

Type of mooncake: Durian

Of course, I can’t write a mooncake article without mentioning the King of Fruits — durian. While durian mooncakes can be found almost everywhere, Home’s Favourite has practically become synonymous with this treat.

Their Snow Skin Premium Black Gold MSW Durian Mooncake (S$118 for 4pcs) is as indulgent as it sounds, filled with rich and creamy Old Tree Mao Shang Wang durian.

Other highlights include Snow Skin D24 Yellow Durian Mooncake (S$82 for 4pcs), Snow Skin Black Thorn Durian Mooncake (S$88 for 4pcs) and Snow Skin D13 Durian Mooncake (S$103 for 4pcs).

Orders can be placed online here.

3. Janice Wong

Type of mooncake: Chocolate and aesthetically decorated

We can always trust Singapore’s reigning chocolatier — Janice Wong — to satisfy, well, our chocolate cravings.

The brand’s mooncake collection for 2024 brings back their crowd-favourites: Signature Chocolate, Low-sugar Baked and Snowskin.

The Chocolate Mooncake Box (S$45 for 4pcs, S$95 for 4pcs) is obviously the star of the show, consisting of Salted Caramel Cashew, Vanilla Biscoff, Peanut Gingerflower and Gula Old Fashioned (yes, there’s whiskey in this).

Plus, all these mooncakes can be works of art — hand-painted in an array of colours to produce a marble effect.

When it comes to the bakes (S$45 for 4pcs, S$95 for 8pcs), be sure to try the Kuromitsu Sea Salt for a savoury twist and the Kinako Macadamia for a nutty delight.

Their snowskin mooncakes (S$45 for 4pcs, S$95 for 8pcs) also capture their fair share of attention, with each piece containing a truffle ball in the middle.

You’ll get four flavours: Sweet Potato Cashew, Hojicha Chestnut Coffee, Kinako Macadamia and Matcha Yuzu.

Orders can be placed in-stores or online here.

4. Mdm Ling Bakery

Type of mooncake: Local-inspired

While most people flock to Mdm Ling Bakery for their CNY snacks, their mooncakes are just as impressive.

Their unique Kueh Lapis Mooncake (S$60.80 for 4pcs) does justice to the favourite local snack and comes in flavours like Belgian Chocolate, Mango and Fragrant Pandan.

Oh, and they’ve upsized them by 50% from last year, so get ready to open wide!

They also offer baked mooncakes in Traditional White Lotus with Melon Seeds and/or Salted Yolk (from S$33.80 for 2pcs) for a more premium option. For their signatures, don’t miss Black Sesame Peanut Butter and Red Dates Longan.

When it comes to their snow skin varieties, they’re a little more out-there with flavours like Popping Candy, Lime and Elderflower and Cream Cheese.

Orders can be placed online here.

5. Swensen’s

Type of mooncake: Ice cream

Swensen’s newly improved mochi-snowskin ice cream mooncakes all come in sets of four, including an option to create your own (starting from S$50).

You can mix and match from eight flavours: Mao Shang Wang, Sticky Chewy Chocolate, Cookies ‘N’ Cream, Strawrry, Durian King, Genmaicha, Ube and Lychee Rose.

This year, Swensen’s is taking ‘mooncakes’ literally by releasing their new moon-shaped ice cream cakes.

Both the Super Moon and Micro Moon Ice Cream Cakes (940g, S$68.80 each) feature a salted egg yolk bon bon in the middle, with the former filled with Sticky Chewy Chocolate and the latter with Cookies ‘N’ Cream.

And, you can enjoy all of this at 10% off for Citibank, DBS, Diners Club (DCS), HSBC and OCBC cardholders, and 15% off for Swensen’s Cool Rewards members.

The promotion is available till 17 September 2024.

Orders can be placed in-stores or online here.

6. Hai Tien Lo

Type of mooncake: For gifting

Looking to gift mooncakes? Hai Tien Lo has you covered with a selection of ultra-premium mooncakes that are sure to impress your recipient.

Their limited edition Four Treasures Baked Mooncakes Premium Gift Set (S$98 for 4pcs) is perfect for loved ones or business associates.

But why stop there? Upgrade your gift with a chic teapot set (S$188 for 4pcs) or go all out with a bottle of Taittinger Brut Réserve Champagne (S$288 for 4pcs).

Hai Tien Lo’s Tea Baked Mooncake (S$95 for 4pcs) has made a comeback too, now with melon seeds for an added crunch.

There are also the Caramel Walnut Cocoa Baked Mooncake (S$95 for 4 pics) and Mango Pomelo Snow Skin Mooncake (S$95 for 4pcs).

If you’re a Pan Pacific DISCOVERY and Pan Pacific Privileges member or a credit card holder of selected banks, you can enjoy up to 25% discount till 17 September 2024.

Orders can be placed here.

7. Rive Gauche Patisserie

Type of mooncake: Affordable

Mooncakes don’t have to be expensive and Rive Gauche Patisserie is here to prove that.

Their six-piece Luna Tea Mouse Series (S$36) consists of four flavours: Pomelo Oolong Tea with White Peach, Roobios Tea with Raspberry Lychee, Earl Grey Tea with Dark Chocolate and Raspberry, and Osmanthus Paochong Tea with Pistachio and Strawberry.

Orders can be placed in-stores and online here.

Which mooncake will you be indulging in this Mid-Autumn 2024?

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So mark your calendars for the following light-ups this year that you can catch a glimpse of with your loved ones and family this Mid-Autumn Festival 2023. Best of all, admission to all of the features below are completely free!

1. VivoCity “Garden of Lights”

Overlooking the harbour stands VivoCity, a mall that is beloved to the hearts of locals because of its destination and variety of retail shops. On top of that, adding to the attraction this September are adorable light-ups featuring Sanrio characters (Hello Kitty, anyone?) in zones across the sky park on level three of the mall. 

The displays will be lit up from 6.30pm daily, presenting gorgeous aesthetics to add to your Instagram profile. Seize the opportunity to stroll along the 50-metre long Sanrio Characters Friendship Bridge as well as the Hello Kitty Garden Maze, with the main attraction being a seven-metre tall Hello Kitty! 

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2. Chinatown “A Journey of Love & Celebration”

Enjoy the street light-up spanning across a few kilometres from New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, South Bridge Road, to Upper Cross Street for Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 at Chinatown. Amidst the amazing light up feature, there are also exciting activities that you can participate in with your family and friends! Look out for the main feature, which is an eight-metre diorama along Eu Tong Sen Street.

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3. Gardens by the Bay “Garden of Blooms”

This year, the Mid-Autumn festivities at Gardens by the Bay return with a brand new installation titled Garden of Blooms at the Golden Garden. This feature boasts a secret garden that showcases different flora and fauna significant to Chinese culture such as lotuses, peach blossoms, and even bamboo.

 But what I’m excited for is the Magpie Bridge installation at DragonflyLake, which is inspired by the Chinese mythology of The Cowherd and The Weaver Girl. As exciting as these two installations are, don’t forget to check out the rest! 

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4. Jurong Lake Gardens “Lights by the Lake”

Jurong Lake Gardens have always been a prominent place of interest for the fellow Westies of singapore. For Mid-Autumn Festival 2023, the lake gardens are donning magical lantern displays inspired by the beauty of orchids lining the entrance arch. 

Don’t miss out on the lantern lit Echoes of Lion City that pays homage to Singapore’s history and displays the essence of hope and endurance our early ancestors had. 

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????️ 16 Sep to 1 Oct 2023

5. Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall “Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival”

It would not be the Mid-Autumn Festival without a touch of Chinese culture, arts, and heritage and Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH) is the central icon for all of them! 

This year, SYSNMH has teamed up with different clan associations to present different programs that you can sign up for with a focus on dialect cultures of the Chinese community in Singapore. 

Of course the annual outdoor lantern installation is returning and this year’s main attraction is aptly titled “Mid-Autumn Paw-Trait”, featuring two adorable giant panda lanterns that you must be sure not to miss! 

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Which of these installations are you most excited for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival?

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So if you’re looking for a taste of nostalgia, or just want to bring your family or kids out, here are some of the eyecandy you can check out for this years’ Mid-Autumn Festival.

Gardens By The Bay

Not many things are more of an iconic sight than the hulking Supertrees lit up at night — which is why 70 Sky Lanterns floating up to them will be a memorable sight for you and your family members. Besides the impressive displays available for free around Gardens By the Bay, you can also pay to enter the Flower Dome for other mid-autumn light exhibitions including a Rabbit Forest and Origami Crane Trees with 2,000 lanterns.

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????️ 15 Sep 2021 — 3 Oct 2021

Changi Jewel

Revel amongst dainty lanterns set against the lush beauty of the Shiseido Forest Valley, while the majestic rain vortex rains down in the background. But that’s not all for mid-autumn festivities at Changi Jewel — if you head up to the Canopy Park, you’d find the animals at the Topiary Walk glamorously dressed up for the occasion too.

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????️ 6 Sep 2021 — 3 Oct 2021

Chinatown

With a theme of “reunion”, you can find a huge reunion of 900 lantern pieces jazzing up the streets of Singapore’s Chinatown for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival. But the star feature in this year’s lantern display is a massive 12-metre-tall centrepiece of Chang-E, the Chinese goddess of the Moon, standing in the junction beside Chinatown Point.

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Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

If you’re a sucker for cute animal-shaped lighting displays, you’d enjoy the “Those Moonlit Moments…” exhibition that Sun Yat Sen Nayang Memorial Hall has put up for this Mid-Autumn Festival. You and your kids can snap a photo with the adorable mooncake-eating rabbits who will be on display on the lawn of the Memorial Hall from 31 August to 26 September 2021, 10 am to 9 pm daily.

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????️ 31 Aug 2021 — 26 Sep 2021

Singapore Discovery Centre

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival by catching mini moons floating and illuminating the Discovery Lake with vivid colours at the “Moon Mirrors” exhibition when the sky turns dark after 6pm. You can take part in the Moonwalk Trails on 4 Sep to 12 Sep, and 18, 19 and 21 Sep. Best of all, the admission to the striking water feature is free!

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????️ 4 Sep 2021 — 26 Sep 2021

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