Kowloon
The Tung Choi Street Market is a cheek-by-jowl affair offering cheap clothes and trinkets. Vendors start setting up their stalls as early as noon, but it…
Must-see shopping in Hong Kong
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Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Tucked away on the southern coast of Ap Lei Chau, this enormous outlet housed in a converted factory building contains 100 shops over 25 storeys. Most…
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Hong Kong
This upstairs gallery has an outstanding collection of antique maps, lithographs, photos and posters for sale. Rarely will you find such an extensive…
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Hong Kong
Goods of Desire – or G.O.D. – is a cheeky local lifestyle brand, selling homewares, clothes, books and gifts with retro Hong Kong themes. Fun buys include…
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Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium
Kowloon
This five-storey behemoth is one of only a few old-school Chinese department stores left in the city. Products include silk scarves, traditional Chinese…
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Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
One of the coolest born in Hong Kong shops around, G.O.D. does irreverent takes on classic Hong Kong iconography. Think mobile-phone covers printed with…
Hong Kong
This elegant four-level shop is a local institution, and one of the few places in Central that specialises in luxury Chinese style. It's the place to go…
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Hong Kong
The shop (c 1917) for artisanal, naturally fermented soy sauce, premier cru yellow-bean sauce (Chinese miso) and other high-quality condiments; it also…
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Outlying Islands
Chiu Kee (c 1970s) is one of the precious few places around that still makes hand-painted pottery. You'll see the works of its founders, the late Mr Lam…
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Kowloon
In the K11 mall, this shop – like a mini department store – is a funky destination for clothing and accessories, much of it by Hong Kong designers. Matter…
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Golden Computer Arcade & Golden Shopping Center
Kowloon
Occupying three floors of a building just across from Sham Shui Po MTR station, Golden Computer Arcade is where the techies go for their low-cost…
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Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
This large office-shop-showroom belongs to two friends who have won awards designing everything from restaurants to clothes. The highlight here is the…
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Kowloon
A geek’s heaven, this grungy flea market specialises in all things digital and electronic. The market spills over into Pei Ho St.
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Kowloon
Bursting the seams of this minimall is cheap streetwear from Hong Kong, Korea and Japan, with a few knock-offs chucked in for good measure. Patience and a…
Hong Kong
Though the specialities are ancient porcelain and tombware, Arch Angel packs a lot more into its two floors: it has everything from old ink drawings and…
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Kowloon
At this humble shop, octogenarian Mr Chan, one of Asia's few remaining master knife-sharpeners, uses nine different stones to grind each blade, and…
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Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Off-season items at Joyce's urban branches come to this warehouse outlet where they're sold at a discount of at least 20%. You'll find Ann Demeulemeester,…
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Hong Kong
The flagship store for Hong Kong's Carroll & Chan brand of candles and diffusers sells gift-worthy products like ecofriendly beeswax candles, paper lotus…
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Hong Kong
The Armoury can help any man look like a dapper gentleman – the elegant shop is a specialist in refined menswear sourced globally. You can choose from…
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Hong Kong
This sumptuous store specialises in Chinese men’s jackets and silk dresses for women, both off-the-rack and made-to-measure. A gorgeous sequinned gown…
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Hong Kong
The funkiest of Hong Kong's new generation of tailoring stores, Cuffs offers fashion-forward fabrics and custom-makes not only suits, shirts and tuxes,…
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Hong Kong
In an area spoilt for choice with independent fashion, this contemporary Hong Kong brand stands out with its wearable clothing and reasonable prices…
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Queen’s Road West Incense Shops
Hong Kong
At 136–150 Queen's Rd West, there are shops selling incense and paper offerings for the dead. The latter are burned to propitiate departed souls and the…
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Hong Kong
This Běijīng import brings traditional Chinese culture to life in the form of handmade polymer clay and cloth figurines – and it's actually a lot cooler…
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Hong Kong
This attractive shop carries stylish, multifunctional urbanwear and accessories with European and Japanese influences. The clothes are created by local…
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Hong Kong
Ever wondered what happens to all the abalone shells thrown out by Hong Kong's restaurants? Some of them end up here, reimagined as beautiful pendants,…
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Hong Kong
This shop with a three-storey, museum-like showroom is run by Daniel Chan, the third generation of a family that’s been in the business for 70 years. Chan…
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Hong Kong
Giordano Ladies is a midrange Hong Kong brand that channels a Scandi-chic aesthetic with graceful clothing in a neutral palette. Its offering is a lot…
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Kowloon
A magnet for millions of tourists, this never-ending retail and dining mecca has some 700 shops arranged over four zones: kids, sport, fashion and…
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Kowloon
With international clothing brands plus some edgier local offerings, K11 is modern, compact and manageable, and also features exhibition spaces for local…
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Hong Kong
This shop, which has been around since 1955, is testament to just how much tea there is in China. From unfermented to fully fermented, and everything in…
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Hong Kong
An eclectic hoarder's den of European and Asian collectibles including plenty of local Hong Kong ephemera. Old photos, ad posters, Happy Valley race cards…
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Hong Kong
This 3rd-floor gallery showcases playful ceramic objects made by local ceramic artists and artisans from the mainland and overseas. The lovely pieces…
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Kowloon
Located inside the ICC, Kowloon’s most upmarket shopping mall is a confusing maze divided into five zones each themed to one of the five natural elements…
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Hong Kong
This is one of the nicest shops in the city for folk craft, and one of the most reasonably priced for vintage Asian artefacts. It’s piled with bolts of…
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Hong Kong
Located on a slope between Upper Lascar Row and Hollywood Rd, this tiny, friendly shop specialises in ceramics and is crammed with sculptures and other…
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Hong Kong
Founded by a scholar in Hong Kong art, this small gallery is one of very few that represents only local artists. It hosts six to eight exhibitions a year…
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Kowloon
Shutterbugs and vintage shoppers will love this boho store hawking retro film cameras, lenses, accessories and gifts. Staff are passionate and chatty, and…
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Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
High-quality gadgets for athletes and outdoor enthusiasts from energy gels to SUP boards under an assortment of international brands. You may find…
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Hong Kong
An understated boutique offering Hong Kong–made leather goods – handbags and wallets, mostly – in classic designs. All items except a few imported…
