Where to get mooncakes

Find traditional mooncakes at many family-owned Chinese bakeries in the Bay Area or local grocery stores such as 99 Ranch Market and Costco.

Annie’s T Cakes: Order online for shipping or pickup at three locations in Oakland, including the Grand Lake Farmers Market, 746 Grand Ave. www.anniestcakes.com

Garden Bakery: 765 Jackson St., San Francisco. www.gardenbakerysf.com

Mooncakes by DrooTheBaker: Order online for shipping or pickup at Van’s Bakery, 1824 Tully Road, San Jose. www.desserts-by-droo.com

Viridian: Sept. 7-30. 2216 Broadway, Oakland. viridianbar.com

At Garden Bakery in S.F.'s Chinatown, baker Mr. Zhen, top, slides mooncakes into the oven for a second bake; bakery owner Siu Mui Mah, left, gives a bag of pastries to a customer; Zhen dusts mooncake dough balls, far left, before each is pressed into a mold.