IFC Mall

IFC Mall Review

The people at the International Finance Centre love superlatives: having made Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper (Two IFC), they built the city's poshest mall under it. A quick glance at the directory—Tiffany, Kate Spade, Prada, Gieves & Hawkes—lets you know that the IFC isn't for the faint of pocket. Designer department store Lane Crawford has its flagship store here, and agnès b.'s whimsical multi-boutique fashion and lifestyle flagship sits under a large skylight styled after the shop owner's summer house in the south of France. Even the mall's cinema multiplex is special: the deluxe theaters have super-comfy seats with extra legroom and blankets for those chilled by the air conditioning. If you finish your spending spree at sunset, go for a cocktail at RED or Isola, two rooftop bars with fabulous harbor views. The Hong Kong Airport Express station (with in-town check-in service) is under the mall, and the Four Seasons Hotel connects to it. Avoid the mall between 12:30 and 2, when it's flooded with lunching office workers from the two IFC towers.