Where to find mouthwatering Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes in Toronto

Mooncakes are among the customary ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, kicking off this year on September 13.

In Toronto, you’ll find the sweet treat at Asian bakeries, where the embossed pastries are filled with sweet, dense fillings or oozing salted egg centres.

Here’s where to go for your fill.

Bake Code

The self-proclaimed “modern Euro-Asian bakery and cafe” celebrates the Mid-Autumn season with limited edition mooncakes (preorder online). Flavours include matcha red bean black sesame, taro, and OG lotus paste all with molten egg yolk centres. Meanwhile, a vegetarian version features lotus paste with cranberries and walnuts.

Address: 4910 Yonge Street, North York
Phone: 647-346-3888

Address: 9255 Woodbine Ave, Unit 16, Markham
Phone: 905-534-3288

Address: 21 Famous Avenue, Woodbridge
Phone: 905-850-5659

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Patisserie Gateau

 

The French-inspired Chinese bakery does classic lotus and red bean flavoured mooncakes. Find them at two locations in the northern part of the city.

Address: Centre Point Mall, 6464 Yonge Street Unit 122, North York
Phone: 647-352-3168

Address: First Markham Place, 3229 Hwy 7 East #B8, Markham
Phone: 905-474-3168

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Patchmon’s Thai Desserts

This Thai adaption of the popular Mid-Autumn dessert is available all year round. According to the dessert-makers website, Thai Mooncakes are “influenced by the Chaozhou-style of Chinese Mooncakes which comprises of handmade thin spiral-shaped crust and it is uniquely smoked with candle scent.” These goodies are available with taro and mung bean fillings.

Address: 2463 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Phone: 647-882-5250

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T&T Supermarket

The Asian supermarket is importing a wide variety of traditional mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Find brands like Kee Wah, Hang Heung, Guangzhou Restaurant Li Kou Fu, Dao Xiang Cun, and Lian Xiang Lou in store. There will also be specialty pastries like Peninsula Mini Mooncakes, Hang Heung Seven Mini Stars Mooncakes, Starbucks Custard Mooncakes, and more.

Address: 222 Cherry Street, Toronto
Phone: 416-463-8113 

Address: 7070 Warden Avenue, Markham
Phone: 905-470-8113

Address: 9255 Woodbine Avenue, Markham
Phone: 905-927-9113

Tung Hing Bakery

This red-brick storefront in Chinatown East is serving up mouthwatering mooncakes for your indulging-pleasure. Open ’til 6:30 pm, you can plan to swing by on your way home from work.

Address: 353 Broadview Avenue, Toronto
Phone: 416-465-9103