Chinatown Shopping
Realm
Metro Station: Chinatown, Metro Gold Line
Walking Distance:4 minutes/0.2 mile
Address: 425 Gin Ling Way, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 628-4663
Hours: Daily 11-7pm
Handpicked- you could even say curated gifts and house wares at this ornate architect-designed shop in Chinatown's kitschy Central Plaza. Neo-Chinese glassware (look for the paperweight featuring a delicate jellyfish encased in etched glass), vases and flowerpots. Graphic novels and Asian travel books as well. www.realmhome.com |
Wing Hop Fung Sing Ginseng
Metro Station: Chinatown, Metro Gold Line
Walking Distance: 8 minutes/.04 mile
Address: 727 N. Broadway #102, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 626-7200
Hours: Daily 9-6pm
A two story super-emporium of Chinese food imports, herbs, remedies, cookware, gifts and tea, tea, tea. Ginseng in every form imaginable. Plus Himalayan elk antlers, dried caterpillar fungus and barrels of unrecognizable goodies to spice up your Chinese cooking. Birds' nests, bee pollen, candied and pickled anything and everything. Wing Hop Fung is a Metro-accessible trip to Hong Kong and beyond. www.winghopfung.com
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