Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 17 this year, is a time for family reunions and friends’ gatherings. And of course, no reunion is complete without food. If mooncakes—the Mid-Autumn Festival classic—alone won’t satisfy your tastebuds, you’ll be delighted to discover that many renowned restaurants are unveiling menus especially curated for this occasion, that blend traditional tastes with creative twists, making them ideal for gatherings under the full moon.
Some restaurants invite you to enjoy specially curated set menus and dining experiences, while others offer unique seasonal dishes that celebrate the flavours of the festival. From savoury delights to sweet treats, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Tatler brings you some exciting culinary options to make your Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations delicious.
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Hutong
This Mid-Autumn Festival, enjoy a memorable Chinese dinner with your family at Hutong
What’s better than tucking into sumptuous food on Mid-Autumn Festival? Tucking into sumptuous food while gazing at the moon, of course! Thankfully, Hutong offers you both, plus a sweeping view of Victoria Harbour. The restaurant’s Mid-Autumn menu, priced at HK$3,380 for four people, is nothing to sniff at either—think an eight-course dinner featuring steamed prawn dumplings with crab roe filling and crispy-skin chicken with peppercorn oil. Yummy!
Hutong18/F, H Zentre, 15 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
The Chinese Library
This bunny-shaped taro dumpling might be too cute to eat, but it’s a must-try this Mid-Autumn Festival
The Chinese Library has stepped things up this Mid-Autumn Festival. For dinner, chef Junno Li has created four new dishes: braised taro with Hunan bacon, wok-fried king prawn with Chinese tea leaf, baked winter melon puff and the too-cute-to-eat bunny-shaped taro dumpling.
Also, nobody does brunch like Hongkongers—and The Chinese Library knows this only too well. So, the restaurant is offering a Mid-Autumn brunch with unlimited portions of dim sum, appetisers and dessert, with a choice of mains for sharing and an add-on free-flow package. What else does one need for a full-on celebration?
The Chinese LibraryPolice Headquarters, Block 01, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cuisine 1983
Chilled chicken foot tendons (Photo: Hong Kong Cuisine 1983)
Located in the heart of Happy Valley, Hong Kong Cuisine 1983 is celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with a special set menu available from September 8 to 17. This year’s menu features a variety of delectable dishes, including chilled chicken foot tendons, sweet corn and fish maw soup, and steamed giant grouper, with peanut glutinous rice balls to end things on a sweet note. Priced at HK$4,280 for six people or HK$8,560 for 12, the menu requires a one-day advance order.
Hong Kong Cuisine 1983Address: 1/F, Elegance Court, 2-4 Tsoi Tak Street, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Man Ho Chinese Restaurant
Braised dried abalone (Photo: Man Ho Chinese Restaurant)
Takeaway poon choi (Photo: Man Ho Chinese Restaurant)
In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Michelin-starred Man Ho Chinese Restaurant at JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong is offering a luxurious reunion dinner menu and a lavish takeaway poon choi. Guests can enjoy an eight-course Cantonese dinner featuring delicacies like baked sea whelk and braised dried abalone, priced at HK$1,388 per guest. For home gatherings, the takeaway poon choi, layered with 18 premium ingredients such as Australian sea cucumber, black sea moss and goose web, is available for HK$988, serving six to eight, from August 26 to September 17.
Man Ho Chinese RestaurantAddress: 3/F, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Chilli Fagara
Mid-Autumn Festival platter (Photo: Chilli Fagara)
This September, Central’s Chilli Fagara presents a Mid-Autumn Festival platter available from September 1 to 22. Designed for sharing and priced at HK$488 for four people or HK$888 for eight people, the platter includes all sorts of Sichuan-inspired delicacies. Think fiery shredded Dengying beef and mala smoked fish. It also offers a vegetarian version of the Mid-Autumn Festival platter for those who want to go light on the meat.
That’s not all, Chilli Fagara also has another seasonal offering until the end of September: the Yunnan Mushroom Menu highlighting rare and in-season mushrooms such as the king trumpet mushroom and the Yunnan porcini mushrooms. Dig in!
Chilli FagaraAddress: 7 Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong
Ming Pavilion at Island Shangri-La
Deep-fried five spice pork roll (Photo: Island Shangri-La)
Traditional peanut sweet soup with homemade black sesame mochi (Photo: Island Shangri-La)
Embark on a journey through Hokkien cuisine at Ming Pavilion. This Mid-Autumn Festival, indulge in two exquisite dining experiences crafted by executive chef Jack Lam Yeung. The first menu, priced at HK$1,088 per guest for groups of eight or more, offers sharing-style dishes like deep-fried five-spice pork roll and wok-fried Wagyu beef. The second menu, at HK$888 per person for groups of four or more, features refined selections such as crispy eel and double-boiled tomato broth, concluding with the traditional peanut sweet soup and Fujian mooncakes.
Ming PavilionAddress: Level 8, Island Shangri-La, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Admiralty, Hong Kong
The Merchants
Mid-autumn celebration set dinner menu
Elevate your Mid-Autumn festivities with The Merchants’ exclusive set dinner menu, priced at HK$4,988 for four guests. This lavish feast includes sharing-style dishes such as chilled abalone, double-boiled chicken soup, traditional deep-fried pomfret, and sweet treats like glutinous pearls in osmanthus soup and red bean paste pancakes.
The Merchants Address: 43-45/F, Gloucester Tower, Landmark Atrium, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
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