The Best Mooncakes to Buy in London for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026

Best Mooncakes London Mid Autumn Festival
Picture of Robert Postings

Robert Postings

Work Link

The Best Mooncakes to Buy in London for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026

To truly celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival you need to enjoy mooncakes, find out where to get the best mooncakes in London in this article.
It is traditional to enjoy mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival. This year, the festival falls on Friday, September 25, 2026, so there is not long to find the best mooncakes available in London! According to folklore, mooncakes are the favourite treat of Chang’e, the goddess who resides on the moon. Their round shape symbolizes family reunion, while the fillings represent people’s longing for a happy and fulfilling life. From traditional lotus seed paste to modern flavours like matcha or chocolate, London offers a wide range of choices to mark the occasion.

There are also many Mid-Autumn Festival events in London, read this article to find out where you can celebrate.

Xi Home

XI HOME is offering a limited-edition handmade mooncake gift box. Handcrafted by our team in London, each gift box features two Giant 6-inch sharing mooncakes, created to bring family and friends together around one table. You can select from three flavors: Pineapple, Salted Egg Yolk & Pork Floss, and Ube Purple Yam.

Price: £55 for two 6-inch sharing mooncakes.
Website: www.xihomestore.com/products/xihome-giant-mooncake-gift-set-2-pcs

Bun House

Bun House mooncakes are back for Mid-Autumn — made for sharing with family, gifting to someone special, or keeping for yourself. The pack contains four different mooncakes:  Lava Custard, Red Bean, Mango Sago, and Mango Matcha.

Price Range: £29 for the set.
Website: www.bun.house/products/2026-mid-autumn-mooncake-set 

Peninsula Boutique/Selfridges

Extra-luxurious hotel chain Peninsula also offers extravagant mooncakes. In Hong Kong and Mainland China there are more options to buy them, but in the UK they are sold exclusively through Selfridges. They come in a variety of styles and are perfect for gifting, but unsurprisingly aren’t that cheap.

Price: £48-£162
Website: www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/?freeText=mooncake&srch=Y

Mille Patisserie

Mille Patisserie is offering a variety of mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival. They offer a variaty of flavours and styles including more modern twists on mooncakes such as Lava and Snowy.

Price Range: From £4.80 for one
Website: The Shop – Patisserie Mille

Lotus Realm

Why not have some tea with your mooncakes? The new Lotus Realm teahouse in central London, which serves tea by day and tea cocktails by night, is offering a range of mooncakes to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival.

Price Range: From £4.80
Website: Lotus Realm

Supermarkets + Online

If you’re not looking for anything fancy and just want to check out some popular mooncakes from China, you try want to avoid some of the more expensive options, why not head to your local Chinese supermarket or online? A popular Chinese supermarket chain is TianTian, while Joybuy sell mooncakes online. Maxim and Yao Yue are good options, but it’s hard to go wrong!

Price Range: Varies
Website: TianTian and Joybuy

If you liked this article, why not read: All the Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 Events in London

Related Posts

Robot Hat
AI Natives in China Enter Primary School: Are Schools Ready?
China’s green mobility
China’s Next Stage | Green Mobility: More Trips, Better Connections
cliff elevator to school in China
For These Children, the School Bus Runs Up a Cliff
Oriental storks China
When Endangered Storks Find a Feast in China’s Crab Ponds
Tsinghua humanoid robot football team
The Robots Changed. The Champions Didn’t.
Chinese men ditching leather shoes
Why Are Chinese Men Ditching Leather Shoes?
outdoor cinemas in China
Outdoor Cinemas Make a Comeback in Chinese Cities
AI short drama in China
AI Is Creating One Person Film Studios in China
China-Nepal border mudslide
Why the China-Nepal Border Mudslide Was So Destructive
CIFTIS 2026
China’s Booming Services Trade to Take Centre Stage at CIFTIS 2026
Scroll to Top