Known as "Oriental Paris", Shanghai is developing its own unique style. Now there are already some wonderful high end boutiques, which keep even the most fashioned shoppers happy. For those having less budget, there are plenty of special areas that have cool and interesting items worth wandering about. Explore the following shop streets, Shanghai will make every shopper satisfied.
Hong Kong Famous Shops Street
Located right beneath People's Square, Hong Kong Famous Shops Street is Shanghai's first underground shopping street. This street stands out for novelty goods. Stores there sell affordable yet chic clothes, accessories and make-ups. Visitors need to bargain for a good price.
Susie is a store dedicated to women. VIP card is issued to those who buy things over RMB 2000, but it's hard to get as items there are not expensive. If you want to buy shoes, Xicun Mingwu is a nice place with good service. There is also a toy store, Tots Toy Store specializes in toys catering to both kids and adults. Red Earth is where girls have affordable make-ups.
Susie
Location: No.98 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu District
Xicun Mingwu
Location: No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu District
Tots Toy Store
Location: No.119 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu District
Luv Symbols
Location: No.88 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu District
Yes Or No
Location: No.28-30 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu District
Red Earth Store
Location: Room 2A, No.9 Renmin Dadao
Qipulu
Nicknamed as "Cheap Road", Qipulu is is famous for cheap but fashionable goods. It gains popularity among young girls.
Xinqipu Fashion Market
Location: No.179 Qipulu
Tel: 021-63571059/63571060
Changlelu
Changlelu is covered with small stores, some offer good quality Qipao (traditional costumes for Chinese women), the others house unique clothes. Shoppers like to dress different with others may try stores here.
The only shopping mall on Changlelu is Jin Jiang Dickson Center. It is one of Shanghai's first two luxury shopping malls (the other is Maison Mode). The newly opened Gucci store on the ground floor catches people's attention. The Thing is a t-shirts store, where all t-shirts are designed by the shop keeper himself. He also makes special T-shirts for festivals, such as Valentine's Day and Spring Festival. Milanfang deals with second-hand top brand bags, like LV and Gucci. Owned by a Hong Kong pop star, ACU is China's first high end sneaker boutique collecting lots of classic Nike shoes which you won't see in other stores. In Maggie & Peggy, you'll buy cute accessories for girls. Garden Books has a small cafe where you may read and original English books.
Jin Jiang Dickson Center
Location: No.400 Changlelu, Luwan District
Tel: 021-64726888
Garden Books
Location: No.325, Changlelu, Luwan District
Tel: 021-54048729/54048728
The Thing
Location: No.266 Changlelu, Luwan District
Tel: 021-63845207
Maggie & Peggy
Location: No.245 Changlelu, Luwan District
Tel: 021-54039473
Milanfang
Location: No.169 Changlelu, Luwan District
ACU
Location: Store No.15, No.139 Changlelu, Luwan District
Lion Roar Handcraft Workshop
Location: No.708 Changlelu, Luwan District
Xujiahui
Xujiahui boasts a mixed shopping scene. It has shopping malls as well as small markets. Xujiahui also collects Shanghai's largest digital product shopping malls Buynow and Pacific Digital Square.
Oriental Shopping Mall
Location: No.8 Caoxi Beilu
Tel: 021-64870000
Pacific Department Store
Location: No.932 Hengshanlu
Tel: 021-64078888
Shanghai Huijin Department Store
Location: No.1000 Zhangjiabanglu
Tel: 021-64269999
Grand Gateway
Location: No.1 Hongqiaolu
Tel: 021-64070111
Buynow
Location: No.11 Caoxi Beilu
Tel: 021-64268888-8207
Pacific Digital Square
Location: No.1117 Zhangjiabanglu
Tel: 021-54905900/64691650
Nanjinglu
As Shanghai's oldest shopping street, Nanjinglu gets its fame in 1930s. On Nanjinglu shoppers will find both modern shopping malls and old stores of centuries. Nanjinglu is divided into two, east and west road. Generally, stores on east street are more expensive. There is a dinning street, Wujianglu just nearby.
CITIC Square Mall
Location: No.1168 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 021-52610383
Westgate Mall Istan
Location: Westgate Mall, No.1038 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 021- 62721111
Ongoing Department Store
Location: No. 1618, Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 021-55666803
Hualian Shopping Mall
Location: No.631 Nanjing Donglu
Tel: 021-63224466
Landmark Shanghai
Location: No.409-459 Nanjing Donglu
Tel: 021-63513828
Friendship Center
Location: No.353 Nanjing Donglu
Tel: 021-63511111
Huaihailu
Huaihailu Road, as famous as Nanjing Road, has lots elegant top-end designer brands all over the world.
Shanghai Women's Stuff Store
Location: No.447-479 Huahai Zhonglu
Tel: 021-53868686
Parkson Huaihai Store
Location: No.918 Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 021-52574518
Printemps Paris
Location: No.939-949 Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 021-64310118
Huating Istan
Location: No. 527 Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 021-53061111
Maison Mode Department Store
Location: No. 1312, Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 021-64310100
(lotour.com April 18, 2007)
