Review Times Square Hong Kong – a familiar destination still worth visiting in Causeway Bay
During my trip to Hong Kong, I visited Times Square in Causeway Bay a few times and felt it was truly the classic shopping center of Hong Kong Island: always crowded, brightly lit, lots of things to see and buy. The location is quite convenient, right in the center, so around it are forests of shops, offices, MTR stations, just a few steps to super bustling streets.
Inside Times Square is a multi-level shopping complex, diverse goods from many places around the world, all kinds of fashion brands, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, electronics… truly the type “go to one place but can see a lot of things”. A Vietnamese local guide even commented that this is a place “bustling with characteristic shopping centers of Hong Kong, diverse goods” – I went on the weekend and found this description extremely accurate.
The thing I like is that Times Square has quite a few dining options to curb hunger or sit and chill:
The lower floor has city’super – a premium-style supermarket, just looking at the food counters makes you want to grab a basket and go around.
Other floors have familiar spots like Crystal Jade (noodles, dumplings, Chinese dishes), PizzaExpress, Greenhouse serving Southeast Asian dishes… so if you're shopping and get hungry, just pick the nearest restaurant to go into.
The interior space is modern, bright, quite nice for photos; I once visited on a rainy day, standing on a high floor looking down at Causeway Bay streets in the rain was also a fun experience – just like one review said: “Visit Time Square on a rainy day…” and enjoy Hong Kong in a different way. However, if you've been to many malls in Hong Kong or big cities already, the general feeling will be: this is a bustling, crowded shopping area, many stores, but basically still like other modern shopping centers around the world.
For me, Times Square is suitable for:
Stopping by for shopping, especially if you're around Hong Kong Island and want to go to a place “has everything in one building”.
Sheltering from rain, resting, eating when you've walked a lot on Causeway Bay streets.
Combining an afternoon: strolling streets – shopping – dinner, then continue wandering to admire Hong Kong at night.
If you expect this to be a “wow, must-visit” attraction, it might be a bit unnecessary; but to have another angle of modern, bustling Hong Kong, true to the shopping enthusiast style, Times Square is still a name I would visit again if I have the chance to return to this city.
