Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 25 this year, and Metro Vancouver’s mooncake lineup goes well beyond the usual lotus paste.
There are tea-filled lava boxes, mango cheesecake snow skins, vegan mooncakes and even a giant version for a big family gathering.
Here are the boxes and seasonal treats to check out for your September celebrations.
1. La Lune Collection – Beaucoup Bakery
Beaucoup has two very different boxes for the table this year.
The three-piece Maison set wraps Raspberry Pistachio, Black Sesame Roasted Corn and Saffron Orange Blossom in butter sablé crusts.
For a BIGGER centrepiece, the Grande packs lotus seed paste and four salted duck egg yolks into one Cantonese-style mooncake, complete with a gold-coloured tin.
Bring a big knife for that one.
Available: September 4 to 25, 2026
Price: $28 for three Maison mooncakes; $42 for one Grande
Address: 2150 Fir Street, Vancouver; pickup also offered at the Dunsmuir Street location
Order: Preorder online
2. Snowy Lava Mooncakes – La Saison de Patisserie
Hong Kong Milk Tea and Mango Pomelo are joining La Saison’s Snowy Lava Mooncake box this year, along with Ube.
The six-piece set rounds things out with Salted Egg Yolk, Black Sesame Lava and Matcha Red Bean Lava, so you get one of every flavour.
It’s a handy box to split when everyone has a different favourite dessert.
The September price is $59, with orders through the Rupert Street bakery’s online shop.
Price: $59 for six pieces
Address: 3868 Rupert Street, Vancouver
Order: Order online
3. Vegan Mooncake Box – Level V Bakery
Level V’s four-piece box gives the vegan mooncake search a straightforward answer.
You get Red Bean, Matcha Mung Bean, Ube Pineapple and Taro, with one of each in the box.
There are two pickup weekends: September 19 and 20, then September 26 and 27.
Choose the first weekend if you’re bringing them to a September 25 gathering; the second works for a belated celebration.
Available: September 19, 20, 26 and 27, 2026
Address: 39 Kingsway, Vancouver
Order: Preorder online
4. Tea Infused Molten Mooncakes – Paragon Tea Room × Salty Sugar Patisserie
Tea lovers have six fillings to work through in Paragon and Salty Sugar’s latest collaboration.
Rose Oolong Lava and Genmaicha Salted Cheese Lava are this year’s exclusives, while Pandan Thai Lava gets a new recipe.
The rest of the box brings Matcha Black Sesame Matcha, Osmanthus Jasmine Green Tea and Tangerine Pu-erh Chocolate lava mooncakes.
Each comes individually sealed, so you don’t have to open the whole box at once.
Order directly from Salty Sugar for Victoria Drive pickup, or use Paragon’s location-specific order links.
Available: Salty Sugar pickup September 1 to 27, 2026
Price: $81 for six pieces
Address: Salty Sugar, 6947 Victoria Drive, Vancouver
Order: Salty Sugar preorder | Paragon pickup options
5. Premium Lava Collection – Azure Cafe
Richmond’s Azure Cafe has released three beautifully designed mooncake gift boxes; each can be filled with one flavour or a mix.
Options include Original Custard Lava, Mochi Custard, Original Custard Lava + Mochi Custard, or Mixed Flavors (Original / Mochi / Chocolate / Osmanthus / Coconut Latte / Thai Milk Tea ).
The mooncakes are handmade at their Richmond location.
Price: $80
Address: Unit 460, 9100 Blundell Road, Richmond
Order: Browse the mooncake collection
6. Japanese Tea Snowskin Mooncakes – Teapurin
Teapurin builds its mooncakes around Japanese tea custard and a nama chocolate centre, wrapped in mochi skin.
The three teas are ceremonial matcha from Uji, plus hojicha and kocha from Shimane.
Everything is made on the pickup day.
A three-piece box lets you try all three teas, while the six-piece version doubles up each flavour for sharing.
There are two-piece combinations too, if you’d rather keep the order small.
Available: Selected September pickup dates through September 25, 2026
Price: $25 for two; $36 for three; $68 for six
Address: Unit 107, 8811 Laurel Street, Vancouver
Order: Choose a date and mooncake box
Pick the box that suits your table, then line up the pickup date with your celebration.
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