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With the aim of delivering high-quality products to customers, Binh Chung Mooncakes has invested meticulously in the production process. The talented chefs here have carefully crafted beautiful, delicious cakes with pleasing colors. Inside, the smooth and mildly sweet filling ensures to surprise and satisfy everyone.
Binh Chung Mooncakes not only focuses on product quality but also strictly adheres to hygiene and quality standards in the production process. Thanks to this, the store has always maintained the trust and support of customers for a long time. Whether it's sunny or rainy, you will still see long lines waiting to buy mooncakes every 1st and 15th day of the lunar month.
2. Bao Phuong Mooncakes – Thuy Khue
Price range: 25,000 – 55,000 VND/piece.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Hanoians flock to a familiar address – Bao Phuong Mooncake store to buy mooncakes. Despite the increasingly diverse mooncake market, the Bao Phuong brand still maintains its reputation and special appeal among the capital's residents.
Bao Phuong Mooncake shop has been in existence for over 60 years. Throughout its long development, Bao Phuong Mooncakes have maintained their unique flavor. Especially, the traditional Hanoi culinary flavor is always clearly expressed in each cake of Bao Phuong.
Bao Phuong Mooncakes located at 201A Thuy Khue, Ba Dinh is always ready to serve customers all year round. However, around early lunar August, this shop is often crowded with cake buyers, even forming long queues. Customers often express excitement when they have the chance to witness the process of making each cake or see each freshly baked cake coming out of the oven, still warm and fragrant.
Bao Phuong Mooncakes carry the traditional flavor, with various fillings such as mixed nuts, green beans, red beans, black beans, lotus seeds, coconut,... combined with a soft, chewy, and spongy crust. Bao Phuong always prioritizes quality so the selection of ingredients to production is done meticulously. However, the cakes here do not use preservatives or additives so the shelf life is only about 7 - 10 days.
3. Bà Dan Mooncakes – Hang Be
Price range: 30,000 – 55,000 VND/piece.
Despite not advertising loudly, Bà Dan Mooncakes still remains famous in Hanoi with over 30 years in the industry. Although Bà Dan is no longer directly making cakes, all the essence of Hanoi Mooncakes is still preserved to this day.
When mentioning Bà Dan Mooncakes, you cannot overlook the flavor of green bean and salted egg. This is a simple cake with the main ingredients being green beans and salted eggs but trying it once is enough to make you remember forever. Bà Dan's stores at 64 Hang Be and 126 Alley 554 Truong Chinh offer many types of Mooncakes for diners to choose from such as mixed baked cakes, sticky rice cakes with green beans, vegetarian sticky cakes, and many other types of cakes. No matter how picky you are, the unique flavor of Bà Dan Mooncakes will surely make you surrender. Especially, Bà Dan's cakes are not overly sweet like in many other places, suitable for the taste of many people today. The shelf life of Bà Dan Mooncakes is from 7 - 10 days.
4. Ninh Huong Mooncakes – Hang Dieu Street
Price range: 30,000 – 50,000 VND/piece.
Ninh Huong Mooncakes, located at 22 Hang Dieu, Hoan Kiem, is originally a famous brand for jasmine-scented tea, lotus scent, and lotus jam. However, in the days nearing the mid-August, Ninh Huong becomes the go-to place for purchasing Hanoi Mooncakes attracting the love of many people.
Ninh Huong Mooncakes have a fragrant crust and a moderately sweet filling. Various fillings like lotus seeds, green beans, taro... are finely ground, bringing natural fragrance and deliciousness. This is considered the secret that makes Ninh Huong Mooncakes beloved by many. The cakes here have a shelf life of about 7 days, ensuring freshness and safety.
5. Traditional Mooncakes Dinh Ty – Xuan Dinh
Price range: 28,000 – 65,000 VND/piece.
Nestled deep in a small alley, near the entrance to Xuan Dinh village, Dinh Ty Traditional Mooncake store has become an indispensable destination for every Mid-Autumn Festival.
Dinh Ty Traditional Mooncakes at 48 Alley 46, Xuan Dinh Street are widely regarded as the best in Xuan Dinh mooncake village. The cakes here are not too sweet but just right, whether you eat one or many, you never feel overwhelmed. The filling is soft and chewy, melting in the mouth. When you bite into it, you can clearly feel the delicious and unique flavor of each ingredient. According to the bakery owner, the ingredients for making the cakes are carefully selected, even handmade by him to ensure taste and safety. Pomelo perfume for the crust, wine and jam for the filling are distilled and aged by him since the beginning of spring. It is these ingredients that make the traditional mooncake a distinct specialty.
These days, Dinh Ty Traditional Mooncake store is more bustling than ever with long lines of people queuing up even though there are no prominent advertising signs or eye-catching signs. The shelf life of the cakes is from 7-10 days.
6. Bao Ngoc Mooncakes – Phuong Canh Ward
Price range: 55,000 – 79,000 VND/piece.
Bao Ngoc is a familiar Hanoi mooncake brand for people every autumn. Although nowadays, the mooncake market is fiercely competitive, Bao Ngoc still persists in the goal of “preserving Hanoi flavor” intact in every cake for nearly 30 years.
Bao Ngoc Mooncakes bring the full delicious flavor and rich taste of old Hanoi. Familiar ingredients like Chinese sausage, lotus seeds, pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin jam are meticulously combined, bringing harmony, sophistication, and uniqueness to each cake. In addition to the traditional mooncake lines, Bao Ngoc also continuously researches and develops modern cakes, not only adhering to the criteria of “delicious” but also “clean and safe.”
To meet market demands, Bao Ngoc also uses premium ingredients such as swallow's nest, fish maw,... to enhance flavor and provide more choices. The production and processing process of cakes such as making the crust, fermenting the filling, shaping, and baking the cakes are carefully monitored. That's why Bao Ngoc Mooncakes are famous and attract buyers. The shelf life of Bao Ngoc mooncakes is about 30 days.
Above are 6 famous locations selling traditional mooncakes in Hanoi. If you are unsure where to buy mooncakes, consider these 4 locations!
