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Read MoreAp Lei Chau Outlets: Space
Brand-savvy treasure hunters forgo the glitzy boutiques of Central and head over the Peak by car to Ap Lei Chau on the Island’s south side. Space is the place for last season’s Prada and Miu Miu. Bring plenty of patience...
Read MoreArch Angel Antiques
If you only hit one of Hollywood Road's many antiques shops, make it the emporium, founded by a Dutch couple in 1988. Browsing this trove of Asian antiques and art can easily fill a few hours for a serious antiques...
Read MoreBYPAC Pearls and Cashmere
For high-quality cashmere at reasonable prices and in a large variety of styles and colors, Pearls & Cashmere has long been a go-to shop for visitors. Founded in 1984 with outlets in the top hotels in Hong Kong, it once...
Read MoreCat Products
Tucked in the basement of a teeny bopper mini-mall, this diminutive space crammed with leather straps and scraps serves as the work space for the talented Eva Lau. Lau specializes in re-crafting once much loved but now rather trashed bags...
Read MoreCat Street Gallery
English owner Mandy D’Abo is an expat favorite for her discerning eye when it comes to mostly international artists. This gallery was one of the first in the Sheung Wan neighborhood and continues to throw some of its most well-attended...
Read MoreChine Gallery
Anwar Islam knows everything about Chinese antiques and his generosity in teaching customers is matched by the graceful surroundings of this highly regarded collection.
Read MoreChinese Arts and Crafts Pacific Place
This may feel like a Chinatown emporium but it’s the best place for one-stop shopping for traditional Chinese objects and fashions like jade trinkets, carved chopsticks, silk pajamas and dragon-motif teapots. Here you can find everything from herbal teas and healing...
Read MoreChiu Kee Brass Work
Chiu Kee Brass Work specializes in exquisitely crafted Chinese brass accessories for the home. Items such as locks, doorknockers or collectibles in the shapes of dragons or lions as well as made-to-order pieces are available.
Read MoreDe-Luxe Tailor
Suit up in the experienced hands of Paul Yiu and Johnny Leung at this no-nonsense spot. The team here works with alacrity but without sacrificing quality on custom suits, tuxedos, sports jackets and elegant French-cuff shirts.
Read MoreElissa Cohen
Make an appointment to design your own Hong Kong souvenir with Chinese-Jewish Hong Kong native Elissa, or browse her selection of South Sea Pearls and diamond-encrusted baubles that sparkle like the skyline. Cohen’s number can be found on Hong Kong...
Read MoreG.O.D.
Think of this as Hong Kong's version of the Conran store, Muji and Anthropologie all wrapped into one. Creative, colorful and whimsical, G.O.D. (the acronym stands for Goods of Desire) stocks home wares, accessories, paper goods and gifts. It's a...
Read MoreGallery Oi Ling
Owner Oi Ling is the third generation of the Chiang family to collect Chinese antiques: her grandfather collected fine furniture and scholar’s items. She is a renowned authority, often called on to help with top auction houses and to speak...
Read MoreGrotto Fine Art Ltd
At the only gallery in Hong Kong specializing in local artists, owner Henry Au-Yeung has cornered this market and created a serious following among Hong Kongers and expatriates alike.
Read MoreInitial
This concept store with a vintage edge sells international fashion brands as well as items from its own brand. Initial’s Causeway Bay location emphasizes a mix of home and accessories, including interesting wall decorations, designer bikes and luxury cosmetics.
Read MoreK.S. Sze & Sons
This is one of those secret sources that women tell only their closest friends about. The Chinese owner, who is known to all her customers as Elsa, sells her own designs but also sought-after copies of the biggest name jewelers,...
Read MoreKei Poon
A sliver of a shop on bustling Wellington Street (with a second address in Causeway Bay), Kei Poon sells handbags in exotic skins from crocodile and ostrich to ring lizard, lamb and pony hair. If you don’t see exactly what...
Read MoreLace Department Store
For those willing to shop the way many Hong Kong expats do, the Lace Department Store is worth a trip. Customers go into a drab office building, ride the elevator up to the 5th floor and hunt down Suite No....
Read MoreLane Crawford
For the very latest international fashions from the hottest designers, the once stodgy Lane Crawford has re-invented itself. Across 80,000 square feet in the IFC Mall adjacent to the Central Airport Terminal, this outlet is for locals and visitors looking...
Read MoreLiger
Liger offers some of the edgiest and fashion-forward pieces in Hong Kong. Curated by two of Hong Kong’s top trendsetters, this high-end boutique offers an eclectic assortment of international brands.
Read MoreLiii Liii
Like your Choos but want them in other hues too? It’s worth hauling your entire shoe collection to this women’s cobbler who stocks an extensive range of leather and exotic skins. Custom orders take time but this centrally located address...
Read MoreLinva Tailor
Set free your inner Suzie Wong with a cheongsam made to measure. Bring your own fabric or choose from Mr. Leung’s colorful collection of quality silks in traditional shades. Expect to wait four days from initial fitting to follow-up, then...
Read MoreMargaret Court Tailoress
This centrally located seamstress is the top pick of fashionistas who want their favorite designer items in multiple renditions, or copied off the catwalk.
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A slightly hidden treasure trove, this Central shop carries unusual (for Hong Kong) folksy items, like handmade masks and natural dye clothes from all over China. Hunt for bags, cards, bamboo chopsticks and jade carved ornaments. This is a charming...
Read MorePedder Building
This historic building houses renowned international art galleries including Gagosian Gallery, a branch of London’s Ben Brown Gallery, Pearl Lam Galley and Simon Lee Gallery. Temporary exhibitions range from photographs and Chinese scroll paintings to Jeff Koons sculptures.
Read MoreRise Commercial Centre
To see and shop up-and-coming Hong Kong designers, head to this drab office block. Four floors are home to closet-sized boutiques crammed with cutting edge designs, mostly geared towards slim figures.
Read MoreSam’s Tailor
The best known of them all, Sam’s Tailor, is something of an exception to that posh location rule; his tiny store is located in a shopping arcade alley with the absurdly grand address of “Burlington Arcade.” The boss, Manu Melwani,...
Read MoreShanghai Tang
The flagship shop of David Tang, Shanghai Tang brought new glamour to traditional Chinese style clothes with electric-colored silk Mao jackets and authentic Chinese tailoring for women. The multi-story emporium now includes children’s clothing and a home collection.
Read MoreSin Sin Atelier
Sin Sin’s boutique lives up to the atelier part of its name; clients can pick fabrics from the Hong Kong native’s extensive, handpicked collection and have them made into customized outfits. The less specific can also peruse or pore over...
Read MoreSonjia
In a city where European luxury brand names are everywhere, Sonjia is a breath of fresh fashion air. Sonjia Norman, who is half Korean, half English, sold her first clothes in 1998 with a belief that “women should be able to...
Read MoreStanley Market
Located on the other side of Hong Kong island, this waterfront promenade stocked with bargains is well-known by every taxi driver. Along Main Street, look for supple bed linens at Tong’s Sheets and Linens (#55; 852-2813 0337) or add some...
Read MoreTabla
Tabla sells chic and modern resort wear, including caftans, dresses and scarves inspired by the colors and textile traditions of India.
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Tayma Fine Jewellery
When I first discovered this shop in the late ‘90s, Tayma was operating out of a small studio in a non-descript office building in Hong Kong. An English friend had given me her name, and I still regret not buying...
Read MoreTeresa Coleman Fine Arts
Since 1982, this gallery has featured embroidered costumes from the Chinese imperial court. These original silk gems, which took months to make, are surprisingly flamboyant and colorful— think flaming gold dragons, chosen to convey the power and wealth of the...
Read MoreY. William Yu Co.
Y. William Yu, younger brother to the Peninsula Hotel’s esteemed William Yu, is another tailor popular with an international, high-net-worth crowd; his clients have included royalty and KKR founder Henry Kravis. For New York based customers, there is now a...
Read MoreYin-Expressions
If there were a best-dressed list in Hong Kong, Kai-Yin Lo would be on it. The stylish jeweler once sold her wares in the U.S. at Gumps and other high-end department stores, but today you have to travel to her...
Read MoreYoumna
A cult jeweler with a growing international following, Youmna is known for her stylish contemporary pieces, including gladiator cuffs, matte-finished, yellow gold cuffs and paper-thin cross pendants. The designer, who was born in Lebanon and raised in France, has lived...
