Sanlitun Village - 三里屯Village
Introduction: This impressive example of innovative architecture, design and shopping includes luxury brand stores such as Versace, Ports International, Class Roberto Cavalli and Kosta Boda Orrefors. But the most exciting venues are the Apple Store and Adidas's flagship store. The Village also houses a multi-plex cinema and excellent eateries.
Add: Courtyard 19, Sanlitun Road, Sanlitun
三里屯路19號院, 城市賓館北面
Tel: 6417 6110

Sanlitun Yashow Clothing Market - 三里屯雅秀服裝市場
Introduction: This is another silk market and it's crowded and stuffy. But this market is still worth a visit for all the bargains on suits, silk products and DVDs. Just remember to bargain hard.
Add: 58 Gongti Beilu
工體北路58號
Tel: 6415 0063
Website:www.yashowmarket.com Silk Street Market (Xiushui) - 秀水服裝市場
Introduction: Silk Alley lies in Xiushui Dongjie (East Xiushui Street) off Jianguomenwai Street, near the US Embassy. A bargain hunters' paradise, offering bags, shoes, handicrafts and sweaters.
Add: 8 Xiushui Dongjie, Jianguomen
建國門秀水東街8號
Tel: 5169 9003
Hrs: 9:30am-9:00pm
Website:www.xiushui.com.cn

Hongqiao Market - 紅橋市場
Introduction: Also known as the pearl market, this is the place to go for cheap fake pearls that look like the real deal. A separate area sells traditional, western and knock-off goodies for kids.
Add1: 36 Tiantan Donglu, Chongwen
天壇東路36號
Tel: 6711 8984
Hrs: 8:30am-7:00pm

Women's Street - 女人街
Introduction: Nvren Jie, also known as Women's Street, offers fashionable goods imported from Guangzhou, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and around the globe.

Add: A-1, 9 Maizidian Xilu, Chaoyang District
朝陽區(qū)麥子店西路9號A-1

3·3 Clothing Market - 3·3服裝市場
Introduction: This five storey building contains more than 500 boutiques selling clothing and accessories with most items are picked up from Hong Kong and overseas. The price is not low, so bargin hard. They also offer a huge parking area of5, 000sqm.
Add: 33 Sanlitun Beijie
三里屯北街33號
Tel: 6417 3333
Hrs: 11:00am-11:00pm

Jiayi Vogue Square - 佳億時尚廣場
Introduction: Patrolled by diva moms on a budget, Jiayi offers a more upscale and relaxing shopping experience than Yaxiu but with similar bargains on designer brands.
Add: A3 Xinyuan Nanlu, opposite Hotel Kunlun
新源南路甲3號, 昆侖飯店對面
Tel: 8451 1810

Beijing Strategy - 北京攻略
Introduction: This oddly-named boutique is known for their trendy Korean and Japanese style clothes, but you also can find traditional Thai clothing, Indian-style jewelry, Pakistani handicrafts and French accessories.
Add: 5-7/F, Huawei Center, 130 Xidan Beidajie
西單北大街130號華威大廈5-7樓
Website:www.21gl.cn

Wangfujing Street - 王府井大街
Introduction: To the east of the Forbidden City, Wangfujing is a pedestrianized shopping street lined with boutiques, department stores, malls, galleries and restaurants. It starts at East Chang'an Jie in the south, and ends with the China Art Gallery in the north, and is a popular shopping destination for tourists and locals alike. Landmark businesses along the street include: the Beijiing Department Store, the New Dong'an Bazaar, the Arts and Crafts Mansion, the Foreign Language Bookstore, the Shengxifu Hat Store, and the Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant.
Add: East of Tian'anmen Square
天安門廣場東

Xidan Commercial Street - 西單商業(yè)街
Introduction: Located on the bustling Xidan Beidajie west of Tiananmen Square, Xidan Commercial Street boasts a wide array of shops and restaurants. Beijing's city planners have ambitious ideas for the area: the Xidan Food Market, the Snack Center, the Kangle Sports Center, and the National Product Sales Center are all supposed to be built in the Xidan Commercial district within the next five years. At present, there are eight large markets in the area, including the Xidan Market, the Xidan CVIK Store, the Xidan Shopping Center, and the Zhongyou Department Store.

Add: Xidanbei Dajie, west of Tiananmen Square
西單北大街, 天安門廣場西

Wudaokou Clothing Market - 五道口服裝市場
Introduction: Small and stylish boutiques line this market, selling casual and trendy T-shirts, jeans, skirts and accessories at prices cheaper than those at Xidan.
Add: 261 Beisihuan Zhonglu
北四環(huán)中路261號

Solana shopping center

藍色港灣購物中心（Lanse Gangwan Gouwu Zhongxin）

The place in concentrated residential areas. The high-end national chain of franchised stores, or the clothes-oriented department shops, the restaurants, entertainment facilities, bookshops and cinemas gathered here. It can cater for the needs on retail of the consumers in the business circle and the pursuit to the lifestyle of entertainment. It has the feature of the open air and good environment. It is a leisure-oriented and consuming place with elegant environment, construction and decoration styles.

Add: No. 6, Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District

北京市朝陽區(qū)朝陽公園路6號

Tel: 5905-6565/5905-6568

Open: 10am-10pm

 

Laitai Flower and Plant Maket

萊太花卉市場(Laitai Huahui Shichang)

Flowers and plants for sale in a relatively quiet setting. Prices are higher than usual and bargaining is not quite as easy here.

Add: 9 Maizidian Xilu

麥子店西路9號

Open: 9am-6pm

 

Lufthansa Flower Supermarket

燕莎花卉市場(Beijing Huahui Shichang)

Gorgeous cut flowers available by the stem, bouquet, or basket. The variety is good and bargaining is the norm. On the second floor-gardening accessories, books, vases, fertilizer, and even patio furniture.

Add: 8 Xiao Liangmahe, just south of the Lufthansa Center off the northeast Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District.

朝陽區(qū)小亮馬河8號燕莎商場南

Open: 8am-5:30pm

 

 

Furniture Shops

IKEA - 宜家家居
Introduction: This Scandinavian brand specializes in modern and affordable furniture and accessories. The Beijing branch is the largest in the world outside Sweden and features everything from desks to sofas to kitchen sinks.
Add: 59 Futong Dongdajie, Wangjing, northwest of Siyuanqiao
阜通東大街59號, 四元橋西北角
Tel: 6479 2345
Website:www.ikea.com.cn QM Furniture - 曲美家居
Introduction: Led by a Danish designer, this is one of the oldest shops in the capital, focusing on high-end home furnishings and specializing in dining, bedroom and living room sets infused with a northern European concern for simplicity and quality textile.
Add: 29 Xiaoyun Road, Nvren Jie
霄云路29號
Tel: 6461 1709
Website:www.qumei.com

 

B & Q - 百安居
Introduction: With numerous locations all over China, this domestic hardware store is the go-to venue for all your tool and appliance needs. Perfect for those trendy housekeepers and do-it-yourself fixer-uppers out there. It'll be hard not to spend the day.
Add1: 31 Guangqu Road
廣渠路31號
Tel: 8776 8811
Add2: 66 Xiangbin Road, Laiguangying
來廣營香賓路66號
Tel: 8490 4848

Website:www.diy.com

 

Boloni Lifestyle Museum - 博洛尼家居體驗館
Introduction: Specializing in cutting-edge designs, this company features Italian-style kitchen and bath wares as well as bedding, sofas and dining tables. Perfect for creating that ideal home atmosphere that you've been yearning for.
Add: 9 Dingcheng Lu, Beisihuan
北四環(huán)鼎成路9號, 居然之家向北100米
Tel: 8489 9001
Website:www.kebao.cn

Dara
Introduction: Featuring a wide variety of items in Asian and European-inspired designs, this trendy shop sells all sorts of furniture, antique accessories, dishware, cushions, lamps, fabrics, mirrors, pottery and more. No wonder it has become such a favorite among expats.
Add1: No.6 East 4th Ring North Road
東四環(huán)北路6號
Tel: 5131 7506
Add2: Boutique 3, Phase1, Central Park, No.6 Chaowai Dajie
朝外大街6號新城國際一期底商三號
Tel: 6597 0650
Add3: 2km East from the North Gate of 798 New Art Zone, 2 Jiuxianqiao Road
酒仙橋路2號798藝術(shù)新區(qū)北門東2公里
Tel: 6431 6366
Website:www.dara.com.cn

 

Long Shun Cheng Antique Furniture - 龍順成中式家俱
Introduction: Traditional Chinese style furniture, ornaments, Chinese paintings and calligraphy can be found at this Beijing market along with a large selection of old currency and other fun knick knacks.
Add: 64 Yongdingmen Waidajie, Chongwen 永定門外大街64號
Tel: 6722 5722
Website:www.longshuncheng.com

Ilinoi - 伊力諾依
Introduction: Delicate, brightly colored furniture and home accessories. Highlight is the pretty dinnerwares and cane products. Find great bargains at Ililnoi cut-rate outlet.
Add: Inside Goldenport, No.1 jingangdadao
金港大道1號金港公園內(nèi)
Tel: 8433 4969/4902
Website:www.ilinoi.com

AIKA - 愛家家居
Introduction: With a good collection of well-known Chinese labels, AIKA is a good place for home renovation and decoration.
Add: 66 Beixiangbin Road, Guangshun Beidajie 廣順北大街香賓路66號
Tel: 8490 4695
Website:www.china-ajjj.com

Aussino - 澳西奴
Introduction: An Australian fashion brand that is synonymous with soft home furnishings and is known globally for its range of home fashion products. High quality bedding and towels in a large range of colors and patterns.

Add: No.55 Xinjiekou Nandajie
新街口南大街55號
Tel: 6618 7224
Website:www.aussino.com

 

De Yi Jia International Furniture - 德意家國際家居
Introduction: Full of world famous brand furnitures and homewares.
Add: A113 Shaoyaoju Beili
芍藥居北里甲113號
Tel: 8463 6999
Website:www.99home.cn

Easyhome - 居然之家
Introduction: Large home-renovating center selling nationally and internationally well-known brands containing all kinds of home furnishing products including flooring, tiles, hardware and furniture.
Add1: 65 Beisihuan Donglu, Olympic Area
北四環(huán)東路65號
Tel: 8463 9988
Add2: Golden Resources Shopping Mall, 1 Yuanda Lu, Haidian
遠大路1號世紀(jì)金源購物中心
Tel: 8887 3315/3500
Website:www.juran.com.cn

Beijing Traditional Streets

Qianmen Shopping Street - 前門購物街
Introduction: Standing in the heart of Beijing's "Teutonic enclave"- an area roughly delimited by the German Embassy School, Lufthansa Center and German Food Center- the Kempinski is popular with European tourists, airline staff and executives. F & B options include the Kempi Deli and Paulaner Brauhaus. The Kempinski complex is also home to a shopping mall, offices, an international school and the International Medical Center. RMB 2,000-14,000.
Add: Qianmen Dajie, Xuanwu District
宣武區(qū)前門大街

 

Nanluoguxiang - 南鑼鼓巷
Introduction: Over eight centuries old, this one kilometer alleyway is the hub of Beijing bohemian life. Filled with cafes, bars and shops carved out of classic alleys. It's beijing's answer to the French Quarter. Hipsters, musicians, artists and tourists rub shoulders tipping cheap beers on outdoor patios or shopping for cool, locally-designed trinkets. You will find Pottery Shop, Grifted and Plastered T-shirts are three must-visit shops here.
Add: Nanluoguxiang, Gulou
南鑼鼓巷, 鼓樓

 

Yandai Xiejie - 煙袋斜街
Introduction: At this world famous landmark in the Gulou area you'll find Chinese antiques, traditional arts and crafts, fashionable clothes, Tibetan accessories as well as traditional Beijing traditional snacks. All this packed into just 300 meters of street.

 

Tianhou Silk City - 天厚綢莊
Introduction: This market is all about silk. Inside, find 200 kinds of silk garments and accessories including unique, hand-made silk quilts. It's the place to go if you want to refurbish your bedroom out in total silk or drape yourself in embroidery. There's also an educational component as they show the entire process of making silk.
Add: 52 Xuzhuang Road, Haidian District
徐莊路52號

Baoguo Temple Culture Market - 報國寺文化市場
Introduction: Known as "little Panjiayuan", this market specializes in old-style Chinese comics, picture books and calligraphies. Muscle in between collectors and investors to find almost all picture books ever published in China or grab the "four treasures of study", brush pens, ink, ink slabs and paper. Go on the weekend when it's especially bustling.
Add: Baoguo Temple, Guang'anmennei
廣安門內(nèi)報國寺

 

 

Paper Cuttings Store
Introduction: There are variety of mediums which include paper-cut albums, paper-cut scrolls and framed paper-cut. The contents of paper-cuts have many meanings, Beijing folk custom, many kinds of person figures, Peking opera masks, 12 symbolic animals, Chinese auspicious pictures, landscapes, and different kinds of animals. Many different traditional Chinese art activities are also held in the courtyard. The export trade with the other countries is also run very well here. Great place for traditional Beijing handcrafts.
Add: In Private Museum, No.3 of Guozijian Street
國子監(jiān)街3號院民居博物館內(nèi)