Times Square

Appropriately named Times Square of Hong Kong. It is what you expect, Plethora of:
Shopping
Eating
Drinking
Coffee
People
Day/​Night life
Buses/​Cars/​Trains
Walking
Theater
Hustle
Not much else to say but just do it. Great experience. Close to all mass transit stations. Centerpiece to many tourist attractions nearby. Cheap eats to fine dining.

No matter what time of the year it is, Times Square is always packed and full of tourists from all over the continent and world. This is likely one of the largest high-​class malls in all of Hong Kong, so while the variety is decent, its prices are terrible, even on a typical Causeway Bay scale. Some of the stores include Tory Burch, Japanese earring stores, and Bottega Veneta.

I have to give this mall a low rating. It takes too long to shop here. I tend to spend more time on escalators than I do in shops. They only really good thing I like about this mall is they have all the electronic stores located inside. Which most malls don’t have electronics stores because of the percentage rent charged.

this is the major mall in hong kong. there are multi levels and different things to choose from. don’t expect the best prices but you might find what you are looking for. Good for shopping, dining, and walking around.

This is a crowded plaza with many stores in the building. This is also a meeting place for many Hong Kong people In general, it is a good place to stop by for tourist but no sure it has the same characteristics as the place of same name in New York City.

There’s a Times Square in Hong Kong, you guys, and it’s an enormous mall. Not quite as salient a tourist attraction as New York’s Times Square, but definitely a place to check out.
My husband and I had only a vague idea of what to explore on a free afternoon in Hong Kong, and decided to take the subway to Causeway Bay and walk around the area. We ended up at Times Square, despite not really knowing about the place, and in retrospect, it seems like that was inevitable. Huge malls have a certain gravitational pull. I think it’s built into their design.
I actually recognized the place. I think I’d been once on a previous trip to Hong Kong in 2005. I knew the elevators and had a vague memory of being inside a Lacoste store. It was a giant place, with tons of shops running the gamut from mall standards to luxury shopping. There was an entire floor full of restaurants, one of which I think I ate at in 2005.
Since we weren’t looking to shop, we just took the escalators up as far as we could go. We got to a high deck at the end, but it wasn’t particularly nice. Still, the mall was fun to explore, with an impressive scale and decent people watching. It felt very Hong Kong despite being a giant mall, a different breed of consumer mecca from what we have in the States (less sad and inherently ‘90s, mostly). Probably pretty handy for locals, and interesting viewing for tourists like us. If you’re passing by, I’d recommend a peek inside.

It looks a little different to the New York Times Square but it shares some of the purpose, its a good central location to meet people. Rathe than being the Theater District this Times Square is actually a shopping mall, and a good one at that. There are like 10 floors of retail therapy just begging to be explored.

times square is definitely one of the most go to places for me. well shopping mall wise at least. it is easily accessible by causeway Bay mtr, buses n trams. the mall has eateries ranging from renowned Chinese restaurant, specialty Japanese places to Western joints, all reasonably priced. oh n the food court in the basement offers a variety of options for grab n go!
abundant shopping here with the connected lane Crawford. the mall itself provides more than 50 high Street brands, targeting the young crowd who’s willing to spend.
they hv an iconic big screen on the mall exterior, making it easy for ppl to meet up. they hv a newly renovated cinema as well with tickets around 90hkd each.
overall a very all rounded shopping mall on hk island with slightly less northerners influence.

I have seen changes in shopping malls in Hong Kong. No kidding. First generation, second generation, and goes on. Times Square is probably the only shopping mall in HK has done it right.
— No maze. I mean, customers are not THAT stupid. They can feel it when architects deliberately make shopping malls hard to explore. Times Square sticks with circular design, escalators on both end, lifts directly go up to the restaurants. Separate entrance for ground floor and basement. Can’t lose with that design.
— Actual room for exhibitions and events. The outdoor plaza is one of the best in HK, if not THE best. Always thoughtfully themed exhibitions, and often matches with the indoor settings on 1/​F. No other malls have even comparable space for them. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve countdowns are the most popular in town (although it’s way too crowded for me…).
— Sticking with middle class brands. At least it doesn’t feel like «just another shopping mall», and gives you actual reason to enjoy and hang around the mall. although that may eventually emerge to the mainstream in the next few years.
— They don’t force you to go through the shops in order to access to the restaurants. Big plus, and almost a determining factor when I pick a restaurant in Causeway Bay.
— And always a great place to wait for your friends… «Under the big TV /​Under the big clock» is the HK island’s equivalent of TST’s «five flag poles».
But of course, people do carry a device called mobile phone now and the practice of assembling at a signature spot is kind of a history…

I have been using Times Square as a meet up spot with all my friends and relatives whenever I am in town.
Almost everyone knows where Times Square is and how to get there so there is less chance for me to get lost. It is just so conveniently located at Causeway Bay MTR station and I can get there by tram too!
There are for sure quite a variety of stores. But I ended up never buying anything from here. Just mostly window shopping.
For sure there are newer shopping centres in the area, but it cannot really replace Times Square as I doubt I know where to meet up my friends.

When I was a kid there was no shopping mall on Matheson Street.
All it had was tattered tram terminal surrounded by old buildings. I remember one afternoon I spent all day sitting around a Chinese doctor clinic in the neighborhood with a lookout view of the tram terminal.
Time flies and I can still recall how amazing it felt to have a 10+ levels of shopping mall to exploit. Time Square introduced a new idea of shopping (imagine the old Cauesway Bay was crowded with Japanese Department Stores only); a young kid could find the new style of supermarket (Citysuper) and bookstore (PageOne) simply fascinating.
As a school kid the shopping mall became part of my routine. Even though nowadays the shops have tremendously changed; Times Square remains busy and familiar with food restaurants all located above the retail shops on 10/​f and up, together including the newly revamped cinema. The shopping mall also strives to engage the shoppers by constantly curating different «shows», which is mainly to have figures or nice backdrops installed. Some of them are overwhelming and it therefore makes good photo op for everyone. Currently displaying is all the fictional elements from animé One Piece.

Unbeknownst to many, Times Square has been in the city for 20 years. It’s one of my favorite malls in HK because it houses, if I’m not mistaken, the first Dolby Atmos theaters in the city. What is Dolby Atmos? Don’t read it here, catch a flick and HEAR it there.
Although, I have to say, I have a love/​hate relationship with this shopping mall. It gave way to Tiffany and Co. and removed the already-​fantastic ground-​level access cinema. It has joined the majority of shopping malls who have cinemas stuck to the higher floors.
Hardcore shoppers will go on a frenzy as the mall has 9 (nine!) floors of retail space ranging from clothing, ice cream, electronics, and my personal favorite, the Page One bookstore on the 9^th floor. I could be stuck there reading books all day. Come to think of it, that was my usual weekend habit back in high school.
Times Square also has a fantastic yet controversial open piazza that always has some of the best public exhibitions in town. Batman’s 75^th anniversary has just finished showcasing, and past exhibitions included Lego and Gaudi. I find that Times Square patronizes art more than any other mall.
The upper floors, accessed by 3 special elevators at the side of the mall, house restaurants such as BLT Burger, Chung’s Kitchen, and Nha Trang. I usually only go to the higher floors for the cinema house.
Tip: if you’re going to Times Square via MTR — which I’m sure a lot of you are — never, ever, take Exit A. It is a long exit designed to handle the enormous traffic of people coming in and out of Times Square. Instead, take Exit F, the quickest way out of Causeway Bay station. You will cross only a single pedestrian crossing, much quicker than going around the bolgia of Exit A.