Shopping in
Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon
Hong kong shopping top brands
Tsim sha tsui is well known for brand shopping, especially around the vicinity of five-star hotels like The Peninsula, Langham (formerly The Great Eagle) and the Marco Polo
Hong kong Hotel. Should you be Internet inclined, log on to the Peninsula Boutique and browse their selection of gifts and goodies including chocolates, teas and gourmet coffee. Specially wrapped packages can be delivered to any point in
Hong Kong.
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Designed to reflect the five Chinese elements of fire, water, wood, earth and metal, the 825,000sq ft Elements
shopping mall above Kowloon Station in TST opened in October 2007 offering an ecclectic upmarket designer brand mix of Zara, A/X, Armani, Coach, DAKS, DKNY, Cartier, H&M, Tiffany & Co and more. Tired of shopping? Head to the lively "Fire Zone" at Elements to take in movies, an ice skating rink and music concerts. Get your bearings first. The mall is vast. Information boards could be better placed and better marked. The maps display shop numbers though none of the shops actually carries any number at its entrance.
Harbour City is a huge
shopping mall with conglomerates like Lane Crawford, City Super, LCX and Facesss. Facesss is a giant store that brings nearly all the notable skincare and cosmetic brands in one place. City’super offers food-court style dining but at fancier prices. Nip in for a rest and a bite. For cards and wrapping paper, check out Paper’N Things and Papyrus. Next door is the colourful and playful Pylones with hand-painted umbrellas, crazy serving spoons and forks, and bright nail brushes. Alessi, the adjoining shop, has its usual mix of quirky steel wine bottle cork screws. There are also quite a few children’s wear and toy stores in Harbour City. Places include Nicholas & Bears, Oshkosh B'Gosh, Chickeeduck, Kingkow, Toys “R” Us and more. Take a look at Hysteric Mini for some cute-to-funky kids’ clothes from Japan – at Gucci prices.
At 5 Canton Road you'll find the flagship Louis Vuitton ( open 10am to 11pm) mega-store with everything from its singature monogrammed bags to shoes, glasses and fashion accessories. There is a more intimate LV shop at The Peninsula hotel as well. Across Canton Road road at Silvercordyou’ll find an extravaganza outlet and an I.T. Sale Shop. The latter offers 70 to 80 percent off on the last season’s offerings. Other young fashion outlets include Nike, Izzue, and Underground.
One Peking Road nearby has a slew of upscale outlets like Dior, Celine, Escada, Fendi and Zegna. Across the road, on the ground and first floors of the Sun Plaza, you’ll find a big DFS Galleria, offering designer brands from around the world. In Sun Plaza’s basement there are fashion outlets like D-mop, Twist, a.y.k, Kitterick, DaDa and many others.
The Belgium Diamond House (previously
Hong Kong Professional Jewellers) can be found in the New World
shopping centre in
Tsim Sha Tsui. Pick your own diamond and observe the setting process. There is a new Sogo between the New World
shopping centre and the Space Museum (all are easily accessible and connected by the underground
Tsim Sha Tsui MTR and East
Tsim Sha Tsui station walkway).
Is everything expensive in
Tsim sha tsui? Far from it. Avoid the rip-off electrical and camera outlets of Nathan Road and walk on to Granville Road. If you’re coming here by underground train (MTR), take the B2 exit at Cameron Road. Granville Road is where you’ll find a huge assortment of garments that won’t hurt your wallet. Blouses and shirts start from HK$30-$40 though you can come across items for less than $20.
Explore the export fashion shops like Uno Oun, Sample Nook, Westwood, Stock Made, Lok Wah Top Place and more. Check out Lung Shing Dispensaryfor a variety of low-cost skincare and hair-care products. Similar shops include Sa Sa and Bonjour, and upstairs outlets such as Queenbee, Tectonic, Trippy and Japan Retail.
The newly opened four-storey gi
shopping arcade at 34-36 Granville Road (“gi” stands for granville identity) is open from 11am to 11pm. You’ll find skincare and cosmetic products on the ground floor, accessories on the first, clothes and shoes on the second and household products on the third. Visit Shiru on the ground floor for high-quality Japanese cosmetics (see more infos at
Cosmetics store in Hong Kong) at very reasonable prices. On the second floor look for shop 226 that has friendly staff and sells items from L.A.M.B at 50 percent off. At Shop 101, Tern Commercial Building, is the outlet for Hidehiko Yamane, a trendy Osaka fashion house. Funky stuff galore. Check out embroidered charcoal and dark-blue denim jeans for men and women (starting at about HK$1,500) and printed t-shirts (from HK$380). The shop on the second floor is open late till around 11pm.
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What to wear in hong kong DecemberTurn into Granville Circuit at 52A Granville Road for Rise
Shopping Arcade. This place is similar to Island Beverley in Causeway Bay with lots of local designer shops and imported fashions. Check out Gaite or W for some handmade bags. Hitomi is always popular for office dresses and suits. You’ll find Japanese fashions at Low B Club (owned by the popular
Hong Kong pop duo the Twins). Also check out Des.sert for funky clothing and costumes. At 81 Chatham Road and again at 19-23 Austin Avenue, around the corner, you'll find outlets for funky and pricey t-shirt and embroidered jeans labels EVISU and RMC at 1001. Some of the more elaborate jeans will be upwards of HK$2,000. There's a 1001 store selling Red Monkey creations in Central as well at 43 Wellington Street, GF Sun Lee Building.
For fast and fancy tailoring, drop by famous Sam's Tailor in Burlington Arcade, off Nathan Road. The unassuming Sam’s has stitched outfits for Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, Luciano Pavarotti, Serena Williams and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, among others. Manu Melwani will offer you a beer or a Coke while you fuss over your fitting (24-hour suits start at around HK$2,500).
Tsim Sha Tsui is also good for elegant leather shoes and sports shoes.
Tsim sha tsui East offers further low-end browsing possibilities at places like Peninsula Centre (clothes, handbags, Japanese restaurants and even a horologist - Berne Horology - where you can haggle over clock and watch repair). Cheap
Hong Kong shopping and quick bites continue at Energy Plaza and Inter-Continmental Plaza/Toyo Mall nearby. Make sure you know
Hong Kong Shopping Hours before heading there!
Tsim Sha Tsui has several camera and photo supplies shops but care should be taken, especially at camera shops on Nathan Road, Kowloon, where "bait and switch" tactics have been employed in the past. Never put money down as an advance or a deposit for any electronic item until you have seen and established that it is the one you want.
Shopping Hong Kong for bargains is great but keep your eyes open.
Hong Kong in December it is very clearly winter -- and it is COLD. Temperature can drop to 10 C. Temperature range from 14C to 20C, humidity 72 percent. Occational chills make wollens and overcoats worth bringging. What to wear in hong kong December.
At the MTR Argyle Street D2 exit, you’ll find Argyle Centre which sells cheap fashion items – a T-shirt will set you back at just HK$30 (US$4). Another street which sells similar items plus some export or import fashion is Fa Yuen Street North (MTR B3 exit). Check out Me & George Import Shop. Their prices start at HK$10 – no kidding.
Also slugging it out are French cosmetics giants Marionnaud Paris (101 Nathan Rd, TST) and the new Sephora (Hollywood Plaza, 610 Nathan Rd, Mongkok) more 
While enjoying some spectacular postcard views of Hong Kong, drop some change at The Peak Galleria and The Peak. more on HONG KONG USEFUL TIPS
