Where to Find Tailors in Hong Kong: Central, Tsim Sha Tsui and Hotel Arcades

Hong Kong's tailors are easy to find and easy to miss. On Hong Kong Island, the best-known bespoke houses work behind office doors on the fifth or eighth floor, with no shopfront at all. Across the harbor in Kowloon, the fast tailors of Tsim Sha Tsui trade at street level and in shopping arcades. Knowing which side of the water suits your budget and timetable saves a wasted afternoon.

Where are the tailors in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong's tailors fall into two main areas. Central, on Hong Kong Island, is home to the established bespoke houses, several of them descended from the Shanghai tailors who arrived around 1949. Tsim Sha Tsui, at the tip of the Kowloon peninsula, has been the center of the fast tourist trade since the 1960s, when an estimated 500 tailor shops worked there. The grand hotels on Salisbury Road add a third, smaller cluster.

Which tailors are in Central?

Central's tailors cluster in a few streets a short walk from Central MTR station. Look up, not along: most are in office towers and older commercial buildings, so note the floor and unit number before you set out.

Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central

These two parallel streets hold the core of the bespoke trade. W.W. Chan & Sons, the Shanghainese house that still cuts and sews in Hong Kong, works from the eighth floor of the Entertainment Building at 30 Queen's Road Central. On Des Voeux Road Central, A-Man Hing Cheong, founded in 1898, moved around 2022 to the lobby floor of the Bank of East Asia Building after 59 years in the Mandarin Oriental's arcade. The shirtmaker and tailor Jantzen is nearby on the same street, on the fifth floor of the On Lok Yuen Building.

Landmark Prince's and Chater Road

Ascot Chang, the shirtmaker founded by a Shanghai-trained shirtmaker in 1953, has its Central shop on the mezzanine of Landmark Prince's on Chater Road. It is a good stop for shirts while you are in Central for a suit.

Hollywood Road

Uphill, toward Sheung Wan, Bonham Strand runs its workshop and showroom on the second floor of On Lok Mansion, 39-43 Hollywood Road. It is a social enterprise that pairs veteran tailors with young apprentices and makes its suits in Hong Kong.

What is the Pedder Building known for?

The Pedder Building, at 12 Pedder Street, is Central's best-known address for menswear. The Armoury opened on its third floor in October 2010, and since 2023 has traded from the fifth floor, at the center of the Pedder Arcade. The shop sells its own made-to-measure all year and hosts visiting European houses, such as Liverano & Liverano of Florence, for bespoke trunk shows. No appointment is needed for the shop, but book ahead for a trunk show.

Which tailors are in Tsim Sha Tsui?

Tsim Sha Tsui has the longest tailoring history in the city. W.W. Chan opened its first shop on Cameron Road in 1960, Jimmy Chen began at 12A Cameron Road, Ascot Chang's first shop was on Kimberley Road, and Mirador Mansion on Nathan Road once housed hundreds of tailors. Kimberley Road was once called Hong Kong's Savile Row.

Today the area is mostly the fast trade, with one notable exception. Empire International, on the third floor of the Fontaine Building at 18 Mody Road, cuts and sews every suit in Hong Kong in a glass-walled workshop and asks for at least two weeks. Sam's Tailor, the best-known tourist tailor, has traded from the Burlington Arcade at 90-94C Nathan Road since 1957 and sells a suit in 24 hours.

Which hotel arcades have tailors?

The Shanghainese tailors followed the grand hotels. H. Baromon opened at the Hotel Cecil in Central in 1948, and A-Man Hing Cheong spent nearly six decades in the arcade of the Mandarin, which opened in 1963. The Peninsula on Salisbury Road has had tailors in its arcade for generations.

• The Peninsula: Jimmy Chen & Co, founded by a Pudong tailor who arrived in 1948, trades from the arcade's mezzanine.
• Rosewood Hong Kong: The Armoury keeps an appointment-only room at the Carlyle Club, on the 55th floor at 18 Salisbury Road.
• K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside: The Anthology has a shop on the fifth floor of the waterfront arts and retail center next to the Rosewood.

How do you get between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui?

Central and Tsim Sha Tsui are close: two stops apart on the MTR, or one short ferry ride. An Octopus card, the city's stored-value transit card, works on both and saves buying tickets each time.

• MTR: The Tsuen Wan line runs from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui via Admiralty in about five minutes. East Tsim Sha Tsui station, on the Tuen Ma line, is linked to Tsim Sha Tsui station by an underground walkway and is closest to Mody Road and K11 Musea.
• Star Ferry: The ferry crosses the harbor between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui in under ten minutes and lands a short walk from The Peninsula.
• Kowloon station: For Ascot Chang at Elements, take the Tung Chung line or the Airport Express to Kowloon station.
• On foot: Within Central, covered footbridges link many buildings, which helps in summer rain.

How to plan a tailoring visit in Hong Kong

Plan your visit around fittings, not shopping. Start with the house you most want on day one, so there is time for at least two fittings before you leave.

When are Hong Kong tailors open?

Most tailors open Monday to Saturday, from late morning to early evening, and several bespoke houses close on Sundays and public holidays. W.W. Chan, for example, closes on Sundays, while The Armoury's Pedder Building shop opens on Sunday afternoons. Many shops also close for several days over Chinese New Year, so avoid that week for a new order. Check our questions to ask a tailor before your first visit.

For prices and timing, read our guide to getting a suit made in Hong Kong. For the history behind the Central houses, see Shanghainese tailoring in Hong Kong, and for full profiles, our ranking of the best tailors in Hong Kong.

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