The Upper House For the Shopaholic
Luxury & International Brands
Pacific Place
Pacific Place is a fantastic Mall with over 200 stores located underneath The Upper House. It has a very good and broad range of shops to meet all budgets. At each end of the mall you will find fantastic eateries to grab a quick bite or dine, which have a fabulous range of food from Asian - Western. It even boasts a luxury super market, Great, which has a great selection of food items as well as a fantastic Deli and Fast Food restaurant.
IFC Mall
IFC Mall is possibly the easiest place to get to on the planet, with IFC One & Two on either side as a visual marker. Most bus routes, the MTR, as well as the Airport Express (where you can check in your bags and then shop before you go to the airport) run right into it. You would not be surprised to find high end international supermarket, fashion stores, bars and restaurants with excellent views of the harbour. Over the years this mall has changed and more and more high street western fashion stores can be found under one roof.
The Landmark
Right in the heart of Central The Landmark is about opulence, from De Beers to Tiffany, Harvey Nichols, Jimmy Choo, Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs to name a few. It’s not the biggest of the malls, but with the Landmark Mandarin Oriental in the building you can pamper yourself in the Oriental Spa, quench your thirst in MO bar or dine at Amber or Zuma.
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Luxury & International Brands
Times Square
Times Square is very busy (especially on the weekends) and a very popular meeting place in Causeway Bay. The MTR sits right underneath so it is very easy to get to. You have everything from Sports and Young Fashions to Electrical and even High End Audio. You will still see some of the designer brands here, but there are more local high street brands on offer. There is also the upmarket CitySuper, supermarket and Marks & Spencer and Lane Crawford Department store.
Harbour City
Conveniently located by the Star Ferry on the Kowloon side of the city in Tsim Sha Tsui, Harbour City is the largest shopping mall in Hong Kong — hosting a huge outdoor and indoor sports section, the largest Toys 'R' Us in Hong Kong, Lane Crawford; also boasting over 700 hundred retail stores which can feel a little like a rabbit warren at times. Retails shops stock the usual fair of high street and high end western and local fashions brands to many restaurants. Furthermore, there are leisure and apartment facilities including 2 cinemas as well as interconnecting hotels.
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Antiques & Souvenirs
Chinese Arts & Crafts
Establish in 1959, Chinese Arts and Crafts shop has long been reputed for excellence in the field of selling jewellery and Chinese arts and crafts. The shop has attracted a large number of celebrities from all parts of the world, among them, Hillary Clinton, former First Lady of the US and Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the UK.
Address: 2/F, Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Road, Wanchai. Open from 10:30am-7:30pm daily.
The Lanes
"The Lanes" are two alleys bursting with factory outlets and market stalls everything from discounted clothing, costume jewelry, watches, children's clothes to luggage and shoes.
Address: Li Yuen Street East and West, Central
Cat Street
If your home is missing that final finishing touch, how about a piece of rare Ming dynasty furniture, an ancient snuff bottle or a Cultural Revolution propaganda poster? Upper Lascar Row – known as Cat Street – is where you can find such treasures, within its fantastic congregation of antique dealers, curio merchants and art galleries. This is also the place to go for bargains in jade, silk products, embroideries and wooden handicraft items.
Address: Corner of Upper Lascar Row and Tung Street, Sheung Wan. Open from 11am-6pm Monday-Saturday.
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Antiques & Souvenirs
Jade Market
The Jade Market is a collection of around 400 stalls selling a wide range of jade pendants, rings, bracelets, carvings and ornaments. It is also the main gathering place for buyers of this fine stone who today still communicate with secret hand signals when making a purchase.
Address: Junction of Kansu Street and Battery street, Yau Ma Tei. Open from 10am-5pm.
Temple Street (Night Market)
Temple Street is an amazing shopping sight, featuring rows of brightly lit stalls hawking an astonishing variety of inexpensive items for men and women including clothing, watches, CDs, electronic gadgets, hardware and luggage. Fortunetellers cluster at the Yau Ma Tei end of the street, as do Chinese opera enthusiasts seeking kindred spirits for impromptu performances.
Address: Yau Ma Tei MTR Station Exit C. Open from 4pm-midnight, but really comes alive after sunset.
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Lifestyle Boutiques
EDIT
Cool independent boutique in Central selling a carefully-curated “edit” of established and emerging designer brands, vintage pieces, and carefully hand- picked items from international markets & bazaars. Soho/Noho: One of our favourite areas for Boutique Browsing! Address: 67 Hollywood Road, Central
Square Street
Everything in this showroom/shop/office /workshop is designed and developed by the two Swedish founders, reflecting a decidedly Scandinavian aesthetic and minimalist supply chain.
Address: 15 Square Street, Sheung Wan
Little Square
Little Square is a venue for hosting events as well as pop-up shops. Always cool stuff going in and out of this place.
Address: 21 Square Street, Sheung Wan
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Lifestyle Boutiques
Zoobeetle
ZOOBEETLE Paris is a Parisian luxury maison, specialising in exquisite leather goods. ZOOBEETLE Paris is the realisation of a dream to create a stylish and beautifully- crafted collection of accessories influenced by their love and appreciation of art and travel.
Address: 38 Sai Street, Sheung Wan
Storerooms
All distinctive beautiful things are selected and collected from worldwide. The items were collected by artists and designers and they reflect an unique and artistic lifestyle.
Address: No.44 4/F Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mongkok Kowloon Hong Kong
Loveramics
A concept store all about ceramics. Crafted in partnership with local and international designers, its award-winning products can be found at the MoMA store in New York.
Address: G/F, 97 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay Shop 207, Level 2, The Pulse, 28 Beach Road, Repulse Bay
Gough Street
Colonial-style chic, hip boutiques and fashionable restaurants have baited a good mix, with funky retailers contributing to one of Hong Kong’s most eclectic neighbourhoods.
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Lifestyle Boutiques
WOAW!
WOAW! is an lifestyle concept store stocking exclusive merchandise and a diverse product range for men, women and children.
Address: 11 Gough Street, Sheung Wan
Callixto
Half Austrian, half Chinese, Sasha Dennig launched Callixto in 2011 after a trip to Rajasthan India. While there she had amassed a suitcase full of jewellery, pashminas, block print textiles and other such wonders which she sold from her apartment in Singapore.
11 Mee Lun Street, Central, Hong Kong
Timothy Oulton
A three storey gallery is adjoining lanes make up the trendy Star Street Precinct, a centre for culture and the arts with a vibe reminiscent of London’s Covent Garden.
Address: 15 St. Francis Street, Wanchai
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Lifestyle Boutiques
Monocle
The North American media brand Monocle has magazine, web, broadcast and retail divisions, and have now opened their first hybrid retail/new office shop in Hong Kong.
Address: 1-4 St. Francis Yard, Wanchai
Kapok
The founder, Arnault, is a Frenchman, who moved to Hong Kong in 1996 with the goal to focus on small businesses and young designers, whose clothes were not for sale yet in Hong Kong.
Address: 3 Sun Street & 5 St. Francis Yard, Wanchai
Vein on the Yard
This is the sister store to Vein (in Lee Gardens) selling handpicked selections of women’s, men’s and androgynous clothing & accessories, together with distinct items for home & interior – with most of them being first time in Hong Kong.
Address: 2 St Francis Yard, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
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Lifestyle Boutiques
G.O.D
“G.O.D.” also means "to live better", designs are inspired by the vibrant culture of this energetic city where east meets west, and age-old traditions meet cutting-edge technology. With humour and creativity, we turn everyday subjects into truly extraordinary objects.
Address: G/F, 9 Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay
DeeM
DeeM is a unique design and art space representing its own collection of furniture, lighting and objects, the work of other selected contemporary designers, exclusive original artworks and complimentary historical pieces.
Address: 252 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
Island Beverly Centre
While its exterior might not catch your eye, inside the Island Beverly Centre is a four-floor treasure trove of local, Korean and Japanese fashion stores that are unique, chic and boutique and always popular with a young crowd.
Address: 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay
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Outlet Malls
Horizon Plaza
Horizon Plaza is an old industrial building in Ap Lei Chau which has become a magnet for Hong Kong’s luxury designer retail outlet stores. It offers high quality fashion at a fraction of the original price. The fashion and accessories are discounted up to 90% of the original price.
Address: 2 Lee Wing Street, Ap Lei Chau, Aberdeen.
Prada Space
Space is an official Prada outlet in Hong Kong that sells older season products of brands like Prada, Prada Sport, Miu Miu and Car Shoe. It offers a good selection of women’s and men’s clothing, sunglasses, accessories, shoes to bags at awesome bargain prices. This is a not- to-missed shopping tour as a Prada wallet can be marked down by 65%!
Address: 2/F Marina Square (East Wing), South Horizons, Ap Lei Chau, Aberdeen
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Outlet Malls
Citygate
The first outlet mall in Hong Kong, Citygate Outlets is home to more than 90 international brands offering yearly discount of at least 30% to 70% on designer fashion, sports, beauty, accessories, children’s wear, and home items. There’s also a spa, multi-screen cinema, cool restaurants, and one of the largest outdoor kinetic fountains in Asia.
Citygate is just one station away from Disneyland and approximately 30 minutes from Central!
Address: 20 Tat Tung Road, Tung Chung, Lantau
Special Streets Sneaker Street/Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok
It is where you can find all the latest, most stylish, limited edition or foreign edition sports shoes.
Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok
A street with high concentration of electronics shops.
Wanchai Computer City
These computer malls sell all the computer products ranging from software, hardware, books, gadgets etc. These are paradise for computer buyers.
Address: Address: 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
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