Sheung Wan / Poho / Hollywood Rd. / Noho

Antiques/décor/art/fashion

Start on the cnr of Hollywood Rd. (H. Rd.) and Queen’s Rd. West and note many shops close Sun or Mon, and open at noon other days. Heading up H. Rd., first on your right is highend vintage furny and homeware at #252 Deem / 2540 2011 / deemlimited.com / followed by Kim Lai at #236 (see Jewellery). Exit right and push on along H. Rd. where you’ll spy cute Corner Kitchen Café at #226 / 2547 8008 / on the, ahem, corner of Po Yan St., with Cat St. Gallery opp. Turn right into Po Yan St. for Parasite at #4 (see Art for both), and Oz-designed sacs, slip-ons, knitwear, kaftans and more at Sambag at #6 / 2968 1285 / sambag.com.au. Cruise up Po Yan till the street meets Po Hing Fong (PHF) and you spot handcrafted leatherwear at Fungus Workshop (see Advanced Shopping) on the corner. Be sure not to miss the nondescript façade of The Nail Library (see Spa) next door at #6 – delve inside for pamperful mani/pedis. Exit right and climb up the stairs; quirky Zhan is halfway up at #10 / 2559 3001 / with local art, retro furny, h/ware, jewels, plus m/w snips, then push on all the way to Eclectic Cool at #58 / 2549 6682 / eclectic-cool. com / with vibrant home and lifestyle goodies, plus adjoining Po’s Atelier / 6056 8005 / posatelier.com / and Café Deadend (see Lunch) at #70-72 with artisan pastry n’ joe. Retrace down PHF and zip right down the Pound Lane stairs to meet up with H. Rd. again. Across the road you’ll see Hollywood Centre at #233, which houses the Asia Art Archive (see Art), but stay to the right and skip up the stairs to club chair champ bfelix (see Adv. Shopping) on the landing. Carry on up the landing lane to meet Upper Station St. Either zip left for quick n’ tasty Mexi bites at #1 Little Burro / little-burro. com / or turn right and nip left into Tai Ping Shan St. On the left, look for hip m/w shoes and bags at #5 Chum5 / 2548 2888, and Sin Sin Atelier and Annex down the steps at 52 Sai St. (see Standout Stores). On the right you’ll whizz by styley gent stops Mood at #22 / 2559 8308 / with pre-loved garb and barber, and street threader #18a-b Juicy / 2517 3099 / with sweet teahouse #18 Teakha / 2858 9185 / teakha.com / just behind. Carry on and take the next left into Tung St. for design digs Konzepp at #50 (& #45) / 2803 0339 / konzepp.com / followed by #36 Ellermann’s (see Very Useful) gorgeous blooms. At the bottom, cross over H. Rd., head down the path and right into Upper Lascar Row, also known as Cat St. Bazaar, which heaves with ‘antique’ bibble-bobble. Flit along for a fix of old-fash posters, chopsticks, jade trinkets and the like, then at the end of the row skip up the stone steps of Ladder St., and cross H. Rd. to Man Mo Temple for an eyewatering incense moment. Exit right for a swill n’ chill stop at vin-den Classified at #108 / 2525 3454, or hearty meat market Blue Butcher (see Rest./smart) upstairs, then march on to Chak’s at #76 (see Antiques) for Qing porcelain galore. Keep tottering along H. Rd. and when you hit Aberdeen St. either turn right for design hub PMQ (see Standout Stores), or left for dandy Moustache at #31 (see Tailors), followed by Orient Senses’ #29 / 2544 3398 / contempo silver finger candy, kitsch homey bits at #14 Mushroom / 2851 7688, and #19 Aboutique / 2851 6055 / aboutique.hk / stocks glammy gal-wear from brands like Dagmar, Cameo and Lulu Frost. Outfit sorted, now time to push on, Pam... / cont’d