Southern Higashiyama
While exploring the lovely Nene-no-Michi lane in Higashiyama’s main sightseeing district, you might want to step into this fine little wood-block print…
Must-see shopping in Asia
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
At this long-running market on the grounds of Hanazono-jinja, vendors deal in antiques, old prints, used kimono and more. You'd have to have a…
Beijing
A throwback to a bygone era, this crusty old department store keeps elderly Xicheng residents in padded winter clothing, traditional Beijing-branded…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Originally founded in 1939 as a tiny vendor of rice dumplings and sweet potatoes, this store has morphed into a large and appealingly chaotic showcase for…
Little India & Kampong Glam
A byword for all that is cut price and geeky, Sim Lim is jammed with stalls selling laptops, cameras, soundcards and games consoles. If you know what you…
Little India & Kampong Glam
This futuristic, Gen-Z mall packs a virtual punch with its screen-centric thrills and spills. The lower levels are dedicated to fast fashion, but the…
Ho Chi Minh City
Also known as the War Surplus Market, head here for authentic combat boots or rusty (and perhaps less authentic) dog tags among the overflowing hardware…
Taichung
A lovely shop and gallery inside an old house in a state of romantic crumble – there's skylight in the open kitchen, peeling pillars and hanging…
Chengdu
At the south end of town, the world's largest mall (and, by floor space, the largest building in the world) has more than 511,000 sq metres of consumption…
Fukuoka
The IMS building in Tenjin has prime skyline views from its 12th- and 13th-floor restaurants, including busy No No Budo. Nearby is Pietro Corte for…
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
Are you on the lookout for a bipedal humanoid robot? V Stone specialises in DIY robot kits (from around ¥80,000, tax free). It also carries a range of…
Hokkaidō
The shopping centre at the New Furano Prince Hotel is a cute string of log cabins, each specialising in different crafts, connected by boardwalks in the…
Daegu
This hulking, multistorey complex has more than 4000 stalls in six sections including clothing, silk and street food. Bustling yet orderly, it’s been one…
Singapore
This contemporary mall is where East Coasters love to shop. You'll find plenty of fashion and lifestyle stores, as well as a large outlet of design-lover…
Melaka
While visiting the Botanical Garden, it's worth dropping by this showroom for a local bee-breeding and honey-making demonstration. In the showroom, which…
Shenzhen
An old favourite of Hong Kong day trippers, this multistorey mall, right next to the Luohu border crossing, has hundreds of tiny shops selling handbags,…
Singapore
The coolest teen hang-out in Orchard Rd, Scape is more sprawling youth club than traditional shopping mall, although its mishmash of venues includes a…
Ulaanbaatar
Just south of Naran Tuul is this similar market, but with the difference of being indoors and organised in a more orderly layout. It's less atmospheric …
Hangzhou
One of the country's oldest traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics, Huíchūn Táng is still a fully functioning business with TCM doctors on-site and…
Kochi (Cochin)
An elegant fixed-price shopping gallery stocking books, breezy scarves and dresses, incense and handmade paper from Auroville (near Puducherry), and a…
Itaewon & Yongsan-gu
With brand-name shopping and three floors of eateries, this giant department store sprawls around the major overground Yongsan station. Check out the…
Osaka
Perfect for last-minute souvenir shopping is this outlet of Tokyū Hands, with the chain's signature range of must-have gadgets, homewares and stationery…
Tainan
Not 'just' a roadside stall, this one is run by the gregarious armchair historian Maru Yang. Mr Yang likes to share recommendations with travellers, some…
Chitwan National Park
With a good selection of souvenirs, this small, family-run business produces its own honey in various delectable flavours and sells batik art and…
Geylang Thian Huat Siang Joss Paper
Singapore
While you hopefully won't be needing offerings to burn at any funeral wake, this traditional purveyor of paper offerings is worth a peek. You'll find…
Cameron Highlands
Get your hands on produce such as strawberries, sweetcorn and locally grown greens while weaving through stalls that look fit to collapse under the weight…
Kad Farang Wednesday Night Market
Chiang Mai
Wednesday evenings are the best time to visit this outdoor shopping mall, when the parking lot is turned into a walking night market with vendors selling…
Phuket Town
On the western fringes of town, Phuket's major shopping centre is an air-conditioned giant crammed with international brands like Zara, Mango, Boots and H…
George Town
This gallery showcases the exquisite fused-glass creations of Penang artist Wong Keng Fuan. Colourful bowls and quirky sculptures are for sale.
Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre
Darjeeling
This centre makes gorgeous Tibetan carpets to order, if you don’t mind waiting about six months for one to be made. Choose from the catalogue and staff…
Shanghai
Staff outnumber shoppers at this upmarket mall, featuring fake palms, a live pianist and an entire line-up of haute-couture fashion brands straight from…
Odaiba & Tokyo Bay
For fans of the anime franchise Gundam, this huge store has over a thousand different gunpura, Gundam plastic model kits, including limited-edition…
Singapore
Occupying a position on both sides of Orchard Rd, conveniently linked by an underground and above-ground walkway, this mall is home to boundary-pushing…
Taipei
Hailing from a mountain tea-growing community in central Taiwan's Nantou, Mr and Mrs Chang have been selling organically grown oolong teas from all over…
Johor Bahru
Home to 130 outlet stores, including Aigner, Bally, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Coach, Ermenegildo Zegna, Furla, Michael Kors, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren and…
Beijing
Browse rails of Asian street fashion at this mall of mini independent boutiques spread over several floors. As well as mostly womenswear and accessories,…
Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa
This branch of anime and manga megastore Mandarake has a smaller selection than sister shops in Akihabara and Nakano but a convenient location near…
Southern Taiwan
A large compound with a tile-making factory, a cafe, and a shop selling ceramic sculptures, tableware, crockery and vases for NT$50 to NT$2 million. Some…
Chennai (Madras)
For the ultimate in India-chic interior design, glitzy Good Earth has everything from scented candles, gorgeously embroidered bedspreads and floral…
West Java
Sells a wide range of secondhand Western titles from a roadside shop stacked floor to ceiling with English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish titles (and…
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