Top 10 Markets at Hong Kong
Shopping in Hong Kong is really fun and it has a great variety of stuffs for you to buy. Explore the street markets and you will find many surprises are waiting for you.
Temple Street
Temple street gets busy with lots of stalls and road side shops right after 9pm. You can grab your cheap shopping deals here to make your travel shopping fun.
Temple Street Night Market Shopping in Hong Kong
Also people knows it as Men’s Street, and many stalls still stock less-than-fashionable attire. Venture past the market and you’ll stumble onto a lamplight coterie of fortune-tellers and possibly a Chinese Opera recital.
Jade Market
Shopping in Hong Kong will not be fulfilled until you visit the Jade Market. You will find more than 450 different jade sellers selling a large variety of sculptures to select from. Do not attempt start buying the top-grade stuff unless you are an expert and know what you are doing. But there are plenty of cheaper pieces to be found.
Stanley Market
Full of tourists of the badge-sporting, flag-following variety. If you’re not claustrophobic, join the hordes thronging the narrow lanes to gorge on tacky rubbish.
Jardine’s Bazaar and Jardine’s Crescent
An open-air market area in the heart of Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping districts. All sorts of goodies here, from run-of-the-mill fashion shops to traditional barbers and Chinese medicine sellers. Sample a glass of fresh soy bean milk.
Western Market
The Western Market (in the northwest of Hong Kong Island) is situated in a gorgeous old Edwardian building, but the pickings are slim. Best bet is the excellent selection of antique and second-hand watches on the ground floor. Also a good range of fabric shops, although bargains are scarce. In a former life it housed a meat and vegetable market.
Bird Garden
More than 70 stalls showcasing all manner of songbirds and (mostly legal) exotica, bounded by elegant courtyards, full of old men with white singlets rolled up to bare their bellies (one of Hong Kong’s odder fashion statements). A flower market is also nearby.
Ladies Market
Shopping in Hong Kong at Ladies Market
No designer labels – unless they’re fake. What you’ll find here is inexpensive women’s clothing from lingerie to shoes. There’s a decent selection of jeans, cheap food and knick-knacks galore.
Goldfish
MarketPopular spot for locals, as a fishtank in the right spot is thought to ward off bad luck. Hook a bargain on underwater furniture with an oriental flavour.
Cat Street
No, there are no more cats here than anywhere else in Hong Kong. Cat Street refers instead to the Chinese slang for odds and ends. It and nearby Hollywood Road are chock full of antique and curio shops. This is the place for silk carpets, elegant Chinese furniture, Ming dynasty ceramic horsemen and Maoist kitsch.
Gage Street
This one is worth a peek if you happen to be in Central but hardly worth a special visit. Lots of blood and guts, especially for early birds. Trucks disgorge fresh pink pig carcasses as squawking chickens ponder their final hours.
So don’t forget to visit the above mentioned places while shopping in Hong Kong to make your travel time much fun and excitement.
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