Décor/interiors
Wan Chai
Note many places are closed Sun/mon. Start midday at 43 Queen’s Rd. East with a cupcake from Sift / 2528 0084. Exit Sift and either cross to #80 for cute tot shop Petit Bazaar (see Standout Stores) or exit right, then right again into St. Francis St. for rugged, vintage fash and home at WDSG at #9B1 / 2528 3800 / wd-sg.com. Head right into St. Francis Yard for Monocle mag’s shop at #1-4 / 2804 2323 / monocle.com, slick scandi duds at #2 Vie / 2804 1038 / bvein.com, quirky lifestyle bits at #3 nlostnfound / 2574 1328 / nlostnfound. com, and #5 for Kapok (see Standout Stores) stocking edgy, on-trend m/w wear and lifestyle. At the end, dogleg right into the tiny lane, then left into Sun St. for hip Japanese m/wear at #8 F.I.L. / 2528 3880, Chen Mi Ji at #4 / 2549 8800 / chenmiji.com / doing a nice line in vintage/repro furny, another Kapok at #3 (see Standout Stores), complete with caff, then Sonjia (see Standout Stores) at #2 has dazzle wear, plus homeware out back. Round the corner and either zip left into Moon St. for bold French galwear at Carven at #1 / 2804 1608 / carven.com, plus cocktails and (after 5pm) nibbles at #17a Ted’s Lookout / 2520 0076, or skip to the end and right onto Star St. for Chez Patrick Deli at #3 / 2527 1408 / chezpatrick.hk. On the corner with Wing Fung St. is Nippon denim label 45R / 2861 1145 / 45rpm.jp. Turn right for #31 Classified / 2528 3454 / on the right; Antipodean caff and brunchster Oolaa Petite at #12 / 2529 3823; and Asian Xi Yàn Sweets at #8 / 2833 6299. At the bottom of the street, look across and up to find Flea + Cents / 1/F / 36-44 Queen’s Rd. East / 2528 0808 / fleancents.com / for zany and retro objects, or look left and just across the way you’ll spy Ovo (see Standout Stores) with swell Eastern-y interiors. Spendy Wendy turning pecky Becky? Fear not, you’re but a stiletto skip from salvation. Exit left out of Ovo back onto Queen’s Rd. East and trot 5 mins up to meet Ship St. Hang a left for tapas counter 22 Ships (see Rest./relaxed). Easy peasy.