Harbour City, Hong Kong - Restaurants, Bazaar

Harbour City , Hong Kong Overview

The veritable and stupendous Harbour City, the largest shopping centre in Hong Kong, is located in the heart of the city near Victoria Harbour. Divided into 5 color-coded sections/zones, it has a mind-boggling selection of over 450 stores and 70 restaurants among other attractions like an observation deck, 3 prestigious hotels, 2 cinemas, and an art gallery while also being an ocean terminal. Harbour City is the quintessential stop for shopaholics and non-shopaholics alike.

From a host of products like luxury fashion goods, traditional Chinese crafts, beauty items, sports and electronic articles to a large variety of exotic cuisines, the all-in-one-mall, is often touted as one of Hong Kong's best premiere shopping destination. Harbour City is one of the few places that lives up to the hype by being a sanctuary for shoppers, haven for foodies and a complete package for family travelers.

Shopping at Harbour City Mall

For the fashion-forward and trendy people, as well as anyone who likes to indulge in retail therapy, this is an unbeatable spot given the hundreds of varied showrooms it houses. Home to exclusive, high-end fashion and accessories boutiques like Fendi, Dior, DKNY, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, etc along with numerous sports and electronics brands, Harbour City is a good fix for all.

The department store-like intelligent placement/layout makes it easy to gaze around multiple things of interest simultaneously. It is next to impossible to look for something to purchase and not find its latest version and multiple alternatives here.

Harbour City Hong Kong — Harbour City Mall Interior
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Harbour City Restaurants

Boasting of over 50 well-known restaurants, the eateries at Hong Kong's Harbour City range from exquisite restaurants and casual bistros to fast food chains and coffee bars. Almost every global cuisine is available at this mall including Chinese, Japanese, American/Continental, Italian, French and Vietnamese, so be it grabbing a quick bite or a full-fledged candle night dinner meal, Harbour City is bound to satisfy the palates of different tastes.

Some of the most popular food joints at Harbour City are Nishimura Restaurant, Ginza, Sweet Basil, Spasso Italian Bar, BLT steak, Golden Bull and Ye Shanghai. Some of them like California Pizza Kitchen, Stage Cafe, and CaderoGrill & OyesterBar enable you to enjoy the scenic aesthetic views due to their location while they whip up some great delicacies. For people with a budget and strapped for time, there is a well-stocked food court too.

Tips

1. It is a vast and lucrative mall so plan/expect to spend a good number of hours here and manage your itinerary accordingly.
2. It is a good idea to request a map of the mall from the help desk/concierge to help you navigate through it easily.
3. You can keep this on the list of your first day or last day of your trip directly from/to the airport because their Customer Service Centre on the Ocean Terminal provides the option of keeping your luggage with them for some fee/charge so that you can roam around worry-free.
4. To explore more luxury brands, head over to Canton Road right next to the Harbour City

How To Reach Harbour City

Ferry: Take the star ferry from Hong Kong Central or Wan Chai and get off at Tsim Sha Tsui.

MTR: Reach the Tsim Sha Tsui and take Exit A1 after which it is a 5-10 minute walk. Take the MTR West Rail Line to reach the East Tsim Sha Tsui station and take exit L5 from there to reach Harbour City.

Driving to Harbour City is also a good option, though costlier than public transport. The mall has 4 dedicated car parking areas, available on a chargeable basis:
Gateway Car Park (P1): 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM for HKD 30
Pier 3 Car Park (P3): 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM for HKD 30
Ocean Terminal Car Park (P5): 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM, HKD 30, 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM for HKD 8
Ocean Centre Car Park (P6): 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM, HKD 30