Dalian is a modern city, and the shopping here is of high standard. There are many traditional items that can be purchased here, as well as many modern and fashionable clothes. For antiques or gifts, handicrafts, glassware, embroidery work and shell carving can all be found and are popular to the locals and visitors.
Dalian is also a fashion Mecca, the craze for the newest and most trendy styles culminating in the International Fashion Festival that is a celebration of traditional Chinese clothing, and an assortment of garments – e.g. some nice silk clothing – can be purchased here. Tourists visiting Dalian may consider to buy from the selection of clothes; Seafood such as sea cucumber, abalone, scallop, prawn, mussel and oyster; Fruits such as cherries, peaches and grapes grown here are also popular in the northern part of China; Artworks such as shell carving artworks, hanging paintings, screens, lamps and ornaments. Embroidery and glasses ornament product are also popular choices.
1) Tianjin Street: Food market in Tianjin Street
Interesting place to eat every sort of Chinese food as well as others... we even found a vendor offering "Brazilian barbecue"!
Address: Tianjin Street
2) Russian Custom Street: Russian shops in Dalian
Near the Train Station, this street has lots of shops with signs in Russian, including some restaurants as well.
Address: Russian Custom Street
3) Victory Plaza: Shopping oportunities in downtown Dalian
Some shopping malls and restaurants are in this square. As you cross Zhongshan street by
the underground passages you find yourself in an underground shopping mall with small shops with almost everything.
Upstairs you find yourself again in the middle of huge and fancier shopping malls...
If your sport is shopping you find yourself in the right place.
4) Street market
In Dalian you will find a lot of such places, especially in the pedestrian precinct.
Everything, from jade to china, clothes, leather,...
It depends if you are a good bargainer.
5) Tan Mu Jiang: Traditional Comb Shop
Tan Mu Jiang is a traditional comb multiple shop in China. It sells handmade comb and mirror which are very exquisite.
Address: locates in Tianjin Street