Yau Ma Tei Jade Hawker Bazaar

Stall no 152, kelvin was an absolute delight. Very kind and thoughtful explained how real jade looks like. Bought a nice chain with jade pendent with a little pearl and he gave me a good luck charm, really made my day. Highly recommend this stall, it’s a good experience and prices are reasonable.

Sandra at stall 152 was incredible. She was not pushy. She gave me time to look at everything, she explained about the pearls and jade and then I didn’t feel pressured or rushed into my purchases. She made two beautiful necklaces on the spot for me. Kelvin helped us as well. Great experience. Don’t bother elsewhere just visit stall 152.

Shop 152. Sandra’s pearl and Jade is the best. It was very fortunate that I met Sandra this time. She made a necklace and earrings right away with what I purchased- very high skilled lady who loves her job. I met other expat families who are the general customers of Sandra. I will definitely come back.

This is second time we are in this Jade Market and this round we met Sandra Chau and his brother, Kelvin at their stall at 152. Both are very nice and finally we got the type and color of jade that we are looking for. Many choices and very reasonable price for the quality of jade that offer to us. Thank you!!

You can find anything made of jade. If you look well, there are good items. But they start harassing you the moment you walk in. I don’t like to be touched. They keep talking and not leaving you alone. If I was left alone, I would’ve gotten some more stuff, but you wanna leave straightaway because of the attitude. I got couple of earrings. They started with $60-70. I paid $50. It’s still too much for what it’s for any you can probably haggle more, but I was hungry and wanted leave asap lol Most of them ask for ridiculous prices. One of them wanted £7000 for a stone: no certificate, a lot of scratches. They’re definitely taking the piss. You can definitely get better quality and style in shopping centres for the same value. It was a different experience, but not worth the effort. I felt completely exhausted from trying to escape from people when I left.

AVOID!!! I wanted to wander around and explore the market but i ended up leaving within 2 minutes as i felt extremely overwhelmed. The moment we stepped in a lady waved us to come in. She started to place artifacts from her bench in front of us without being interested. She asked for 650HKD, we said no and kept walking. Then she started running behind us and shouting 200HKD trying to push us to purchase it. Disgusting behaviour. There are much better places to buy quality things at a reasonable price for yourself or your loved ones. For reference temple street market place is few blocks away and a much better option.

An amazing experience shopping here at the Jade market. You can enjoy bargain hunts and authentic finds. The shop owners are friendly and play with your bargaining skills . A must visit when in HK.

Another positive review for Sandra at stall 152. She was super nice and patient with my two little boys buying souvenirs. Zero pushiness, some folks just aren’t into that and it’s ok. I didn’t bother haggling as the prices seemed fair from the start. Will happily go back to her again on our next visit.

I purchased a few jade bracelets here on my last trip. My HKg GF came with me. It is a clapboard shell with rows and and rows of stalls full of jewelry products. Much of the stuff looks the same. My friend spoke in Mandarin and did all the haggling. Yes, buyer beware. The sellers at all the stalls love cash and the USD was favorable over HKD. I was pleased with the 3 braceletsI got ($40), even though I wasn't sure if it was quality jade. Recently I had to restring a beaded bracelet and asked if the jade was "real." Turns out that my pieces are of decent quality nephrite and could retail here in the States for much more. Just experience of shopping there was worth it!

I'm not entirely sure whether you can consider a market to be a tourist attraction, though in a way it is probably better that, say going to a shopping centre, namely because then tend to be so much more alive. Yeah, this is basically the situation with this place, it is alive, despite the only thing that they sell is jade. Honestly, it didn't impress me all that much, particularly since every second vendor is attempting to flog off some over priced trinket to you, though of course you do have the option of talking them down.

Tons of fake jade being sold out of huge bins. People approach you as your walking by & they are very pushy to buy their "real" jade. Don't believe it even for a minute Row upon row of table upon table of the same bracelets, earrings, charms f all kinds of colors.... There maybe some real dealers here but it would be impossible to discern which are which, unless you're a gemologist & always remember, you get what you pay for

If you're in Hong Kong, the Jade Market is a fun stop near pretty temples and gardens. There are tons of vendors selling just about anything you can make in Jade. I got beautiful jade earrings for $7. You can barter with vendors and the more you buy the cheaper they go. Lots of things to make great gifts for your friends back home!

The stall owners inside the bazaar are so agressive and it knocked down the experience. For amount of product, they get a 3.5. For vendors aggressiveness in wanting to make a sale, they get a 1. I have been to many night markets, retail shops, etc. around Hong Kong, but it was only here that I felt they were so extremely aggressive. So just know that if you go, you kind of need to understand it is OK to be firm and say "NO"...because I was approached by none short of 30 stall vendors while walking this jade bazaar. And they will get right up to you and try to stear you towards their stall. I am sure because I am cacasian, I stick out as a retail target, but just know quality of the market vendors before you go. So much product and quick aggressive vendors make it tough to stop, look and take it all in. There are two buildings that comprise this bazaar and they are easy to spot once you are in this area. They are two one story, red buildings that are side by side (more like shacks!). One is larger than the other, but they have the same stuff. There is a ton of jade product...a lot of jewelry, pendants, necklaces, pearls, trinkets, etc. I am not a gemologist, but I do love and buy jewelry, and this is more cosmetic or "jade stones" versus the real deal of jade in my opinion....because the reality of real deal jade is that they would not have to be so pushy if it was the real deal. Lots or jade bracelets! Tons of them. You can tell some real jade is being sold, but I feel like this is exception and not the rule with this market. Maybe a place to get jade trinkets for gifts for friends back home or something. Just know what you are getting yourself into...or bring your friend the gemologist who does not mind pushy, aggessive vendors.

I was too afraid to get haggled and pulled in. I found he stall booth that I read up on from Trip Advisor and I'm pleased with the results.