Yi Soon is a go-to Allston stop; the pork floss bun is particularly popular. But during this holiday season, Yi Soon also sports an impressive selection of mooncakes. Cantonese-style mooncakes are available in both small and large sizes in classic (red bean or lotus seed, with or without yolk) and trendy (pineapple, green tea) flavors. Flaky Suzhou-style (red bean with or without yolk or green bean/mung bean) and colorful Teochew thousand-layer (sweet taro or green tea) mooncakes are also available, called “shortcakes” in the store. While you’re there, grab a square of the Black Forest, which represents the perfect marriage between Eastern- and Western-style cakes.

Slightly off the main Chinatown roads, Mei Sum is a hole-in-the-wall bakery also known for its banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). While it offers fewer mooncake options than some of the other spots on this map, Mei Sum is the only bakery offering Cantonese-style mooncakes with a black bean or a water chestnut filling.

Ho Yuen is one of the few bakeries that offers mooncakes year-round. It has the standard large Cantonese-style mooncakes for some of the best prices in the neighborhood, with classic fillings (red bean, white lotus, mixed nut, and winter melon). There are also a few flaky mooncake offerings. Grab a warmed curry beef bun while you’re there.

Corner Cafe also has one of the biggest selections of mooncakes in Chinatown. There are plenty of photogenic Cantonese-style mooncakes in colors that match their filling: purple (purple sweet potato), red (red lotus), yellow (pineapple), and green (green tea). Corner Cafe also offers small and large classic Cantonese-style mooncakes filled with red bean, green bean/mung bean, red lotus, white lotus, mixed nut, or winter melon (also available in mini), as well as the same durian, green tea, and mung bean/green bean snow skin mooncakes as Taiwan Bakery. Sibling store Top Bread across the street also has a few of the same offerings.

Great Taste is a favorite for its char siu bao and barbecue pork pies. Hang out on the restaurant side for some great dim sum, or stop by its bakery side for small or large Cantonese-style mooncakes with red bean, green bean/mung bean, or lotus seed fillings.

Bao Bao is perhaps the most European-inspired Asian bakery in Chinatown. Also known for its cakes and pineapple buns, Bao Bao has beautiful pre-packaged Cantonese-style one-yolk mooncakes in classic flavors (red bean, lotus seed, mixed nut), as well as winter melon. It also offers flaky red bean and thousand-layer ube mooncakes in packs of three.

Located a few blocks from the Wollaston station, Mei Mei is a small but mighty bakery that offers mainly Cantonese-style mooncakes with classic and trendy fillings, as well as a few Suzhou-style and Teochew thousand-layer mooncake options. Unique fillings include winter melon and pineapple (Cantonese-style only), as well as green tea and taro (thousand-layer only). Several of the Cantonese-style mooncakes are sold with double yolks.