Discount Brand Market

Hongqiao Pearl Market

16 Hongqia Lu, Chongwen District

9 a.m.-6 p.m.             

+86 10 6713 3354

6, 35, 610, 743, 812

Also known as the Pearl Market, the store offers the enthusiastic shopper more than they could wish for. Fill your basket full with pearls, bespoke jewellery, jade, arts and crafts, antiques and clothing. A fish market in the basement provides the food alternatives you might need for entertaining at the weekend.

 

New Silk Street

Corner of Xiushui Dongjie and Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

9 a.m.-9 p.m.             

+86 10 5169 9003

Line 1, Yong'anli Station

Synonymous with a visit to the city, the old Silk Street was a treat of all treats for bargain-hunting tourists. Today, development in the area has made way for bigger and brighter things and one of those is the New Silk Street, a composite of the traders and wares of the old alley now spread out on three floors of this comfortable, safe new building on Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing's main drag.

As before, the New Silk Street offers great values on fine cashmere and silk of all types and designer labels are available at knock down prices. The new Silk Street keeps respectable hours, so beat the rush and get there early. Nearby shopping malls offer plenty of places to rest from your busy day's activities where you can sip designer coffee or catch a quick bite at any one of the Chinese or western restaurants in the area.   

 

Tongli

Sanlitun Bar Street, Chaoyang District

+86 10 6417 6668

Opened in 2003, the Tongli Studio is a complex combining novel boutiques, restaurants, bars, and galleries. High-quality and delicate artistic merchandise are its major attractions.

 

Yashow Market

58 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District

8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 

+86 10 6416 8945

115, 113, 406, 701, 117, 416, 403

Also of interest to bargain hunters in Beijing, the Yashow Market is a big draw for the tourist with some bucks to spend and some serious shopping to do. Centrally located, Yashow is surrounded by the bars, restaurants and cafes of the Sanlitun area, the most popular eating and drinking area for tourists in the city, which makes extended bouts of shopping even easier.

The Market itself offers every imaginable article of clothing. If it's on the market, Yashow will have it or a version of it at the very least. Try shoes on the ground floor, custom-fitted suits on the third, and fashion clothes for young and old on the floors in between. Also on the lower ground floor, luggage and hats add variety to the shopping experience.