What to Buy After Hong Kong's Border Reopening? Where to Shop? Five Recommended Souvenirs
Hong Kong has finally reopened its borders. Many Hong Kong residents are visiting the mainland to see relatives, and many friends from the mainland have started traveling to Hong Kong for sightseeing and shopping! So what's worth buying in Hong Kong? Where to buy it? Here are five types of souvenirs recommended!
1. Hong Kong-style Pastries
It's well known that Hong Kong's pastries are excellent. Palmiers (butterfly cookies), egg rolls, and cookies are must-bring souvenirs every time you visit Hong Kong.
Instead of running around different shops for different pastries, I recommend a treasure store—Hong Kong Imperial Crown—where you can buy all the above pastries in one stop!
Hong Kong Imperial Crown, it is said that the master chefs are top-tier figures in the pastry world, especially Master Ye Yonghua, who created the molten custard mooncakes that caused a sensation and were absolutely exquisite!
Top Recommendation 1: Imperial Crown Michelin Palmiers. Carefully crafted with up to 8 flavors, these crispy and fragrant palmiers include: original flavor, Earl Grey tea flavor, hazelnut flavor, almond flavor, sesame flavor, five-grain flavor, coconut flavor, and spicy flavor.
Top Recommendation 2: Imperial Crown Honeycomb Egg Rolls, crispy, made with imported butter, and no preservatives! They are very popular with the elderly and children!
Where to buy: Imperial Crown has many stores in Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, and The Peak, very convenient!
2. Nourishing Products and Health Medicines
Bird's nest, dried scallops, medicinal herbs, and other nourishing products, as well as vitamin C, throat lozenges, Wong To Yick, Panadol, and Eurax ointment.
Where to buy: Large dried goods markets, chain pharmacies, Mannings, Watsons, etc.
For example, the specialized market on Ko Shing Street and the Bird's Nest and Seafood Market on Wing Lok Street are great places to shop because the stores are concentrated, prices are 20-30% cheaper than chain pharmacies, and the goods are fresher. You can stroll around and compare easily.
3. Handicrafts
Rooster bowl (a prop in TVB dramas and many Stephen Chow films).
Exquisitely crafted handicrafts are the best decorations for home interiors.
Where to buy: Chinese goods stores, Stanley Market, Li Yuen Street East/West, Upper Lascar Row (also known as Cat Street Market), and the famous Hollywood Road.
The Soho area in Central is a distribution center for decorations and artworks from Southeast Asia and other regions. The myriad of unique items will surely captivate you, and the highly distinctive storefronts are full of surprises.
4. Digital Products
Hong Kong's digital products have always been slightly cheaper than in the mainland due to the exchange rate. Many people like to buy phones and tablets in Hong Kong, but when bringing them back to the mainland, remember to activate them in advance and be careful not to exceed the duty-free allowance.
Hong Kong has large electronics chain stores. Besides phones and tablets, various game consoles and game cards are also very popular.
Where to buy: Chain stores like Broadway, Fortress, and Laser are large-scale and reliable retailers.
5. Jewelry and Gold
How can you go to Hong Kong without buying gold? Especially Cantonese people love to buy gold in Hong Kong because there are a wide variety of designs and novel styles. More importantly, prices are about 10% cheaper than in the mainland.
In tourist-heavy areas like Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, and Mong Kok, jewelry and gold stores are everywhere.
Where to buy: Des Voeux Road Central, Queen's Road Central in Central, and Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay. Be sure to choose reputable big brands and chain stores.
