Shopping in Hong Kong
Gleaming Central, Admiralty and Causeway Bay have swanky malls and designer shops like Blanc de Chine. Nathan Road, linking frenetic Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok, has electrical stores aplenty. This area is also filled with traditional markets, like Temple Street Night Market. For quality silks, linens and handicrafts try Stanley Market in Stanley. Wan Chai has cheap fashion shops and Ap Li Chau designer factory outlets. Usual shopping hours are 11am-9pm.
Shops
Expand all1. Fortress - No-nonsense electricals
Show moreA no-nonsense IT chain, the huge Fortress branch in Causeway Bay's Times Square has digital cameras, MP3 players, CDs and stereos. With city-wide branches, locals love the helpful, honest staff who may give good deals even though prices are 'fixed'.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11am-10pm (from 10.30am Sat & Sun)
Address
1, Matheson Street, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2506 0031
2. Homeless - Local artist's creative designs
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With most items using cartoon-like illustrations of local artist Carrie Chau, Homeless in Central's trendy NoHo district has quirky T-shirts, humorous sculptures, bags and prints, plus paintings on old wooden window frames. Its sister store is next door.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 12pm-10pm; Sun 1pm-6.30pm
Address
G/F, 29, Gough Street, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2581 1880
Markets
Expand all3. Temple Street Night Market - Entertainment and bargains
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Hong Kong's Temple Street Night Market sells a mammoth selection of fun souvenirs like Chinese satin jackets, T-shirts, chopstick sets and sequinned bags plus there's a food court. Near the temple are entertaining fortune tellers, aphrodisiacs and Cantonese opera buskers.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 4pm-midnight
Address
Temple Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Transport
MTR to Yau Ma Tai or Jordan
4. Stanley Market - Lively seaside market
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The huge covered market in Stanley has benefitted from recent changes. Stanley Market's stalls have good-quality factory seconds and Chinese handicrafts, plus decent restaurants. Look for linen waistcoats, silk ties and carved jade. The bus journey alone is worth it.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 10.30am-6.30pm
Address
Stanley Market Road, Hong Kong
Transport
Bus 6 from Exchange Square in Central.
5. Cat Street Market - Mao memorabilia
Show more Tiny Cat Street Market on Central's Laskar Row, known as Cat Street, once sold local junk and antiques but now has jade jewellery and kitsch Mao memorabilia. There is an interesting collection of old Chinese advertising products replicas. Bargain hard.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11am-6pm (until 7pm in summer)
Address
Upper Lascar Row, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Transport
Bus
Specialists
Expand all6. MingCha Tea House - Top Chinese tea selection
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More of a boutique than a shop, elegant MingCha Tea House in Quarry Bay has a top selection of Chinese teas, ranging from delicate white teas to black 'Puer' tea. There is a tasting bar, plus handy gift sets.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-7pm
Address
12D, Wah Ha Factory Building, 8, Shipyard Lane, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2520 2116
7. Picture This - Photographs and old postcards
Show moreFrom Bruce Lee movie posters, photographs of Hong Kong's streets and old postcards of China, Picture This in Central has a varied collection of work to adorn anyone's walls. Look out for original woodcut engravings and photographic books.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 10am-7pm (12pm-5pm Sun)
Address
212, Prince's Building, Des Voeux Rd, Central, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2525 2803
8. Sam's Tailor - Quality made-to-measure suits
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Inside an indistinctive Tsim Sha Tsui mall, Sam's Tailor has produced made-to-measure men's and women's suits since 1957, boasting Pavarotti and Bill Clinton as satisfied customers. Choose from top fabrics and colours. Suits take three days from first fitting.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 10am-7.30pm (until 12.30pm Sun)
Address
G/F Burlington Arcade, 94, Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2367 9423
9. Blanc de Chine - Stylish fashion designer
Show moreIn Central's hidden gem the Pedder Building, Blanc de Chine is a much-respected local designer of men's and women's elegant creations with Eastern influences. Its quality, and prices, cater to upmarket fashionistas, with subdued colours and simple, clean lines.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 10.30am-7pm
Address
201-203A, Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2524 7875
