11 Places in Manila Offering Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival 2019
The season of mooncakes is here once again!
Also known as the Moon Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. In the Chinese lunar calendar, this festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month or the middle of the autumn season, thus its name.
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And if there’s one thing essential to the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is no other than the delectable mooncakes.
Here are places in Manila where you can get mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2019:
Okada Manila
Paranaque City
Enjoy timeless treats delicately handcrafted mooncakes by our team of pastry masterchefs led by Chef Shing using only the finest ingredients. Pre-order is now available until September 8 while pick-up is until September 13 at the Crystal Corridor.
White Lotus box of 4 is at Php 2,200, Mixed Nuts and Pandaan box of 6 is at Php 2,200, and the Custard a box 6 is at PHP 2,200 (nett prices).
Website: Okada Manila
Facebook: Okada Manila
Solaire Resort & Casino
Parañaque City
Celebrating the autumn equinox and the fullness of the moon, Solaire Resort & Casino brings their assortment of homemade mooncake offerings perfect for every palate.
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Their traditional Baked Mooncakes come in a box of two and four, featuring a unique music box packaging. You can also have their quirky Snow Skin Mooncakes that come in a set of 5 placed in a miniature fridge.
These mooncakes are available until September 13 at Red Lantern, House of Zhou, Oasis Garden Café, Fresh, The Patisserie, and The Food Court’s Bakery.
Website: Solaire Resort & Casino
Facebook: Solaire Resort
TWG Tea
Greenbelt 5
TWG Tea is serving elegance for this year’s festival as they released their Moon Route Tea Mooncake Collection. This seasonal line-up of handcrafted mooncakes is infused with their signature tea’s flavors and aromas.
The mooncake collection consists of the Snowskin Mooncake and Traditional Mooncake both in a box of two or four.
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As of writing, the collection is only available at TWG Tea Boutiques in Singapore but you can order through their website at TWGTea.Com from August 8 to September 13.
Website: twgtea.com
Facebook: TWG Tea Official Page | TWG Tea Philippines
Jasmine
New World Makati Hotel
Chef Wong Kam On’s hand-crafted and delectable mooncakes are back to satisfy your sweet cravings. Indulge in four different flavors: Red Bean, White Lotus, Red Lotus, and Five Kernels. For information and reservations, call New World Makati Hotel at 02-811-6888 ext. 3338.
Boxed in equally beautiful and luxurious packaging, these mooncakes are the perfect gift for family and friends. You can also add a personal customized logo on the boxes for a minimum order of 100 boxes of four.
Website: manila.newworldhotels.com
Facebook: New World Makati Hotel
Manila Mariott Hotel
Resorts World Manila, Pasay City
Attract good luck and prosperity with the rich handcrafted mooncakes by Manila Mariott Hotel. Their mooncake delicacy is made with lotus seed paste and whole salted duck eggs stuffed inside a thick crust.
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They are giving away a 20% early bird discount for those who will order a box of mooncakes until August 16. Manila Mariott Hotel’s Mooncake Festival in Manila is on September 13.
Website: Manila Mariott Hotel
Facebook: Manila Marriott Hotel
Hilton Manila
Newport, Pasay
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with an authentic collection of meticulously handcrafted mooncakes at Hua Yuan – Brasserie Chinoise at the Hilton Manila. They offer a discount for BDO credit cardholders to enjoy 20% savings until September 13, 2019.
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Website: Hilton Manila
Facebook: Hilton Manila
Grand Hyatt Manila
Taguig
Treat your family and friends to Grand Hyatt Manila’s delightful mooncake creations available in an assortment of flavors such as taro, lotus paste, red velvet, and calamansi. Gift this set to friends or bring this home to the family and toast to a happy life.
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Save 10% when you order from 1 – 31 August 2019. They are also offering a mooncake set with wine for only Php 2,988 net to revel in a well-packaged box of four mooncakes and a bottle of red or white wine.
Website: Grand Hyatt Manila
Facebook: Grand Hyatt Manila
Eng Bee Ting Chinese Dei
Binondo, Manila
If you are looking for a rather authentic box of mooncakes, you may opt to drop by Chinatown’s home of the best Chinese delicacies.
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Eng Bee Tin does not only sell their best hopia and tikoy, they also have a premium set of mooncake variants such as Black Monggo with Egg, Chocolate, Lotus, Langka, and more.
Website: Eng Bee Tin Chinese Deli
Facebook: Eng Bee Tin Chinese Deli
New World Manila
Malate, Manila
Surprise your family during your mid-autumn family reunion with a selection of handcrafted mooncakes from New World Manila Bay Hotel’s Li Li.
Their mooncakes are available in different variants such as Red Bean, Red Lotus, White Lotus, and Five Seed.
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For only Php 1,888, you can take home a box of four mooncakes or get it by piece for Php 688 until September 13. Early bird orders can also get a 10% discount on their purchase.
Website: New World Manila Bay Hotel
Facebook: New World Manila Bay Hotel
EDSA Shangri-La Manila
Ortigas
Make your Mid-Autumn family reunion extra special by bringing home Shangri-La Manila’s box of mooncakes.
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This year, they welcome the festival with homemade mooncakes stored in an elegant velvet-covered box with a constellation design in front. You can get these mooncakes at their booth located at the hotel lobby.
Website: shangri-la.com/manila/edsashangrila/
Facebook: Edsa Shangri-La, Manila
Canton Road
Shangri-La at the Fort, Taguig
This Mid Autumn Festival, Canton Road will be unveiling delectable delicacies that will send you over the moon! How does Black Sesame, Apple Cinnamon, and Matcha moon cakes sound?
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Website: Canton Road
Also read: Chinese New Year Traditions in the Philippines
Which of these mooncakes are you excited to try? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Featured image grabbed from TWG Tea and Solaire Resort & Casino
