Cityplaza

The mall is really close to my neighbourhood therefore I visit here quite often. It had undergone great changes compared to how it was like several years ago. It used to be a typical family mall hosting Japanese supermarkets and restaurants to accommodate general family needs. With the rapid development at the eastern area, the mall has grown into a superb shopping complex in the neighbourhood!
There was a large-​scale restructuring project last year and the management introduced a lot of world-​renouced brands and fashion labels into the mall. There are lifestyle stores e.g. Log-​on and Apita, brand-​named stores e.g. Coach, Marc by Marc Jacobs, fashion labels e.g. Zara, H&M, Uniqlo, i.t., sportswear and restaurants serving food from diverse culture. A cinema and skating rink are available there for entertainment purposes. Some of the specialised stores are now nicely grouped together to enhance consumer shopping experience. For example, 14 internationally renounced cosmetic brands include Estee Lauder, Shiseido, SK-​II have joined together a Beauty Zone at the rear corridor behind Zara and H&M. The famous Taiwan bookstore, The Eslite, has also recently set foot in the mall by introducing their concept store.
The plaza will organize themed exhibitions for festival celebrations. For Lunar New Year this year, it has the «LIGHT UP THE NEW YEAR WITH SKY LANTERNS» event. There were numerous lanterns lighting up the atrium of the mall.
Life in TaiKooShing is getting more convenient and vibrant!

Large mall on the island side. Huge mixture of stores — mainly clothing stores but for different audiences, the elderly, upper class, children’s. There is a skating rink in this mall which is pretty rare for Hong Kong malls. They don’t have a full dedicated food court, but there are restaurants and fast food places scattered throughout the mall including McDonald’s, Café De Coral and other sushi and spaghetti houses.

When I think of a typical family mall, Tai Koo Shing mall is the first one that comes to mind.
I used to come here often because I have relatives who live in the Tai Koo complex, so we would always visit the restaurants nearby after visiting.
The mall is quite big! I like it because it has a variety of different types of entertainment facilities, shops for children’s, sports, grown ups, movie theatre, ice rink, you name it. I like the gaming store, where it’s all kids carnival games! I am old enough, but i still enjoy those games once in a while, brainless, cheap and exciting activity. Speaking of which, I want to visit again soon!
This mall also has a huge food court with every type of cuisine you can think of. I think the food court in this mall is one of the better ones in Hong Kong. I’ve noticed that there aren’t a whole lot of food courts here. This one has Pepper Steak, Singaporean, Western, Vietnamese, etc. etc. You name it, they probably have it.
Aside from these, they also have Apita, which is a more «residential» style department store. What I mean by «Residential», is that they have a supermarket and a huge kitchen department, selling everything from steamers to home appliances, to utensils.
My cousins who live in this complex practically does ALL their shopping for their entire family at this mall, and I assure you, the selection is more than vast. In fact, if i lived here, I would most likely buy everything here as well.
There are also loads of restaurants in the shopping mall/​complex area, you will never run out of places to go.
Nice area to stay in for people with young families, it’s very family oriented.

Cityplaza is a mall that I find is underrated. Perhaps because it’s over on the eastern side of HK island, but come on — we’re so blessed by the MTR system — is that really an excuse? I just don’t think most people in HK know how great it is. To start off with, there’s a cinema that’s almost guaranteed to have decent seats for whatever movie you’re looking to catch and an ice skating rink right in the middle of the mall. It goes without saying that Cityplaza’s super kid-​friendly and won’t have your bored-​to-​tears children whining about wanting to go home.
For the grown ups, there’s tons of casual shopping like DKNY, Armani Exchange and Calvin Klein Jeans. There’s even a Marks and Spencer complete with a well-​stocked food section, and a two-​story H&M for if you’re looking for those summer bargains. There are two department stores — Apita and Wing On — if you’re in need of adding to your everyday house or kitchenware collection, and the supermarket at the basement of Apita has its good share of both local and international products. As for food, well, you’re spoilt for choice. There’s everything from Shanghainese (Wang Jia Sha) to Thai fusion (Greyhound) to your hearty American fare (Ruby Tuesdays).
Cityplaza is extremely accessible by MTR too and you don’t even need to leave the station because there’s a direct passageway from it straight to the mall. Because Cityplaza is not a luxury mall, you won’t be breaking the bank shopping either. Also, the walkway between the two blocks of Cityplaza often holds exhibitions or events. In around the summer months, be sure to look for the book fair, which does both Chinese and English books and magazines.