A Perfect Day Exploring Mong Kok Street Markets – The Ultimate Walking Guide For This Vibrant District

In this article, I have come up with a suggested Mong Kong Street Markets Walking Guide that will help you make the most of your trip to Mong Kok, Hong Kong. I had a fun time exploring this colourful and vibrant district. Personally, I felt that the most interesting street market was the Ladies Market. It had a carnival-like atmosphere and was filled with plenty of interesting sights.

Do note that the suggested timings below are based on our personal preferences. For example, we enjoy shopping for sneakers, which is why we allocated 2 hours for Sneaker Street. If you’re an aquarist, you would probably want to spend more time at the Goldfish Market instead.

We hope you will find this walking guide useful. You may also be interested in our article on the 15 best night markets in Hong Kong. Please feel free to ask any questions in the comments section below!

One Day In Mong Kok

Time	Attraction	Duration
10.30am to 11am	Bird Market	30 min
11am to 11.30am	Flower Market	30 min
11.30am to 12.30pm	Fa Yuen Street Market	1 hour
12.30pm to 1pm	Goldfish Market	30 min
1pm to 2pm	Fa Yuen Street Food Centre	1 hour
2pm to 4pm	Sneaker Street	2 hours
4pm to 4.30pm	Fei Jie Snacks Shop	30 min
4.30pm to 6pm	Ladies Market	1.5 hours
6pm to 6.30pm	Sino Centre	30 min

Mong Kok Walking Guide Map

Bird Market – 10.30am to 11am

After breakfast, you can head over to the iconic Bird Market for the first stop of your Mong Kok street market walking tour.

To get to Bird Market, go out from Exit B1 of Prince Edward Station and walk down Prince Edward Road West for about five minutes (500 metres). Then turn left into Yuen Po Street and walk for a minute to reach the Bird Market.

This interesting market is also known as the “Yuen Po Street Bird Garden”. It is actually a beautiful oriental garden where you will see many stalls selling songbirds, bird cages, and other bird-care products.

It is also a gathering point for local songbird hobbyists.

I have suggested visiting at 10.30am because most vendors will have opened up their stalls by this time. Therefore the market will be more lively.

Flower Market – 11am to 11.30am

Next, you can go to the Flower Market which is just beside the Bird Market.

This is a vibrant open-air market with many vendors selling fresh flowers, potted plants, and garden supplies. It is located on its namesake “Flower Market Road”.

We saw plenty of beautiful flowers such as sunflowers, roses, tulips, bougainvillea, etc. However, our favourite was the orchids which were really gorgeous!

Other than flowers, we also saw houseplants, bonsai trees and garden supplies.

Fa Yuen Street Market – 11.30am to 12.30pm

After revelling in the beautiful sights and smells of Flower Market, we walked back out to Prince Edward Road West. We crossed the road, turned right, and then walked along the road for a few minutes before turning left into Fa Yuen Street.

This is the beginning of the famous Fa Yuen Street Market. This street market has many vendors selling a variety of goods similar to those at Ladies Market, such as clothes, bags, accessories and fruits.

Even though the market was slightly less vibrant and diverse than Ladies Market, we actually had a better shopping experience here because the street was wider and less crowded.

Goldfish Market – 12.30pm to 1pm

Continue exploring the stalls along Fa Yuen Street for about 400 metres until you reach Mong Kok Road, where is where Fa Yuen Street Market ends.

Next, turn right and walk 1 minute (50 metres) along Mong Kok Road, then take the first right into Tung Choi Street.

This is the beginning of the Goldfish Market. This is a bustling street lined with shops selling a wide variety of beautiful fishes such as goldfish, butterflyfish, etc. We saw plenty of fishes displayed in tanks and little water bags.

Besides fish, we also saw many pet shops selling cute puppies and kittens. There are also more exotic pets sold here, such as turtles, spiders, lizards and snakes.

Due to Hong Kongers’ interest in aquascaping, there are also many shops specialising in beautiful aquatic plants and seaweeds.

For tourists, even though you can’t bring back a live fish, there are many aquarium accessories for sale such as decorations, filters, thermometers, etc.

Fa Yuen Street Market and Cooked Food Centre – 1pm to 2pm

You will probably be very hungry by now, so it’s time to eat!

Walk back out to Mong Kok Road, then turn left and walk for one minute. Take the first right into Fa Yuen Street and you will see the Fa Yuen Street Market and Cooked Food Centre.

This awesome food centre offers a variety of local delicacies that were originally served by outdoor street stalls.

It may not be the most classy or clean place, but there are plenty of delicious foods here for your selection!

The food centre is also known for its cooked poultry such as deep fried pigeons, roast duck, roast goose, and soy sauce chicken.

Sneaker Street – 2pm to 4pm

After lunch, walk down Fa Yuen Street for about 2 minutes (150 metres) until you reach Argyle Street, then cross the road. This is the beginning of the famous Sneaker Street.

Technically, this street is considered to be part of the Fa Yuen Street Market.

We saw a large number of shops selling footwear such as sneakers, basketball shoes, running shoes, and more!

Other than shoes, we also saw sporting goods and accessories such as rackets (tennis, badminton, squash), shoe laces, etc.

We came across brands like Puma, Adidas, Nike, Converse, Reebok, New Balance, K-Swiss, and many more.

We were also impressed to see many trendy sneakers. Sneaker Street is known to carry the latest footwear fashion, and some shops carry limited edition shoes from big brands too.

Fei Jie Snacks Shop 肥姐小食店 – 4pm to 4.30pm

You can continue to shop for sneakers along Fa Yuen Street for about 400 metres until Soy Street, which is where Sneaker Street ends.

After that, continue walking for about 2 minutes (150 metres), and you will see the famous Fei Jie Snacks Shop 肥姐小食店. This street food stall is known for its delicious braised items like pig offals, chicken livers, turkey offals, and octopus tentacles.

We ordered the Big Combo 大皇牌 (HKD32), a sumptuous treat which consisted of Octopus, Large Pig Offal and Turkey Kidney. It was really sinful but very delicious!

I strongly recommend grabbing some food from Fei Jie before you begin your next adventure in Ladies Market – trust me you will need the energy!

Ladies Market 4.30pm to 6pm

From Fei Jie, walk out to Dundas Street and turn right. Continue walking along Dundas Street for 1 minute (50 metres), then take the first right into Tung Choi Street. This is the beginning of the most famous street market in Hong Kong, Ladies Market!

This bustling open air market has over 100 stalls selling a large variety of merchandise for bargain prices.

Despite its name, the market sells lots of goods other than ladies’ clothing. We also saw electronic gadgets, men’s clothing, fashion accessories, toys, household items, and touristy souvenirs!

The place is really crowded but to some extent it was worth it to jostle through the crowds, because we found several bargain items here.

Therefore, I would say this is a good place to buy some cute souvenirs and gifts to bring back home.

And of course, it is a MUST to bargain before you buy anything. This is because the prices are marked up really high. In some cases, I actually managed to slash prices by as much as 50%.

If you are the type that doesn’t like to bargain (like me), one simple strategy I use is to simply walk away after enquiring about the price. You can be sure that the vendor will call after you and lower the price by at least 20%.

The caveat is that you should only use this tactic if you are really interested in buying. I learnt this the hard way – one vendor actually started scolding me because I didn’t buy after enquiring about the price.

I was slightly traumatised at the time, though the wife felt the incident was really funny (maybe it was my stunned face). Thinking back now I guess it was actually pretty amusing.

All in all, it was an intriguing cultural experience to explore this market.

If you want to explore the entire Ladies Market, continue walking along Tung Choi Street until you reach Argyle Street. You will see Mong Kok subway station on your left.

From here, there are two options. You can give yourself a pat on your back for having successfully explored Mong Kok, and go your next destination via Mong Kok Station. Or you can check out Sino Centre, a mecca for East Asian pop culture.

Sino Centre 6pm to 6.30pm

If you choose the latter option, turn left and walk along Argyle Street for about one minute. Then turn left into Nathan Road and continue walking for about six minutes (350 metres). You will see Sino Centre.

This four-storey mall is home to plenty of geeky stuff like photos of celebrities, anime figurines, Manga comics, K-pop merchandise, and more. For the music lovers, there are also Canto-pop, J-pop and K-pop music albums, ranging from latest to vintage collections.