Sham Shui Po has a lively night market that caters to the local Hong Kongers. There's a wide range of products available, however, the electronics section, with it's bright and blinding lights, literally stands out. There are also a few antique dealers and I even saw an old book and painting stall. There items seemed to be much better than what I've seen at the Temple Street night market.
I did a loop around Sham Shui Po starting at Wai Kee Noodles, an Open Rice award winning shop right off the B2 MTR exit. After a quick meal I headed to the Dragon Center - a multistory mall / shopping center. The set up and store flow follows the Hong Kong vertical mall concept - there were a few western brands but not many western stores. In that sense it felt similar to shopping at a mid-tier Chinese mall.
I crossed the Dragon Center over pass to a market street. Many of the Chinese had just left work and there was a flurry of activity to purchase ingredients for that night's dinner. In addition to the standard meat and vegetable shops there were quite a few places selling bulk and smaller quantities of fresh noodles. There were also a few of the dried seafood and medicinal herb places scattered among the market.
I entered the Pei Ho cooked food center and it was a similar level of food shopper activity on the ground floor of the market as on the streets outside. After circling through the market I headed upstairs to the large and open dining area. I ordered a Tsingtao and sweet and sour pork. The meal was decent but I will still return for the raucous atmosphere.
I headed back out and made another short pass through the market where the electronic section was lighting up the night before catching the Metro back to Causeway Bay.
I did a loop around Sham Shui Po starting at Wai Kee Noodles, an Open Rice award winning shop right off the B2 MTR exit. After a quick meal I headed to the Dragon Center - a multistory mall / shopping center. The set up and store flow follows the Hong Kong vertical mall concept - there were a few western brands but not many western stores. In that sense it felt similar to shopping at a mid-tier Chinese mall.
I crossed the Dragon Center over pass to a market street. Many of the Chinese had just left work and there was a flurry of activity to purchase ingredients for that night's dinner. In addition to the standard meat and vegetable shops there were quite a few places selling bulk and smaller quantities of fresh noodles. There were also a few of the dried seafood and medicinal herb places scattered among the market.
I entered the Pei Ho cooked food center and it was a similar level of food shopper activity on the ground floor of the market as on the streets outside. After circling through the market I headed upstairs to the large and open dining area. I ordered a Tsingtao and sweet and sour pork. The meal was decent but I will still return for the raucous atmosphere.
I headed back out and made another short pass through the market where the electronic section was lighting up the night before catching the Metro back to Causeway Bay.
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For additional Sham Shui Po photos see FLIKR ALBUM.