This is sometimes called ‘Toy St’ but there’s not enough to warrant coming here specifically for toys. However if you are checking out Wan Chai or just wanting to wander through a market street, then it deserves a look. There are only a few toy shops but they are each like little Aladdin’s caves, crammed full. Children looking to spend pocket money will find something here (action figures, collectible cards, Lego-like blocks, stickers and cheap and cheerful toys and souvenirs). I have found them a great source of party favours for kids’ birthday parties. The street is also lined with other market stalls and some outlet shops selling clothing, local foods, Chinese souvenirs, beads etc. Lots of colour and noise. The other time that it’s really worth coming here is at Christmas, Chinese New Year and Halloween. You’ll find it overflowing with cheap, fun decorations and costumes. Admittedly, they will be more gaudy than glam. It’s a fairly short pedestrian-only street so it’s quite safe to browse down the centre of the street, although it gets very busy and you will find yourself being jostled at times. Overall, Wan Chai is such an interesting area to walk through. You see a lot of local everyday life as well as the traditional and the modern sides of Hong Kong sitting alongside each other. From Tai Yuen St, you are very close to the Hung Shing temple which I'd highly recommend (entry is free). Also nearby is the Wan Chai wet market and Wan Chai St with its open air meat and live fish and chicken shops (not necessarily for the squeamish) .

Tai Yuen Street is a short north-south street right in the centre of the Wanchai Street Market quarter situated between Johnston Road (north), Queen's Road East (south), Spring Garden Lane (west) and Wanchai Road (east). Tai Yuen Street is also called Toy Street because of the high concentration of toy and collectables shops that line the street. These can be fun to visit and explore even if you have no interest in purchasing. The street is also lined with stalls selling mostly clothes, accessories and other consumables. At the intersection of Tai Yuen & Cross Street, you can wander in any direction, finding yourself right in the centre of Wanchai Street Market scene. Some streets are basically an outdoor wet market where you find meats, fish, vegetables, fruit, local sundries and casual eateries. Others are lined with more clothing, flowers & plants, fabric materials, dry goods, items for household use and knick-knacks. It is a bit like Jardine's Crescent Market in Causeway Bay or Fai Yuen Street Market in Mongkok. The entire street market area of Wanchai is rather neat to explore when weather conditions are favourable. However, like HK's other popular street market scenes, t can get really crowded here during weekends. Venders and shopkeepers don't mind you taking a photo or two, especially if you are making sure to not include them in the pics.

...are a few of the things on offer here which we have bought in the past, the latter just before Christmas especially. And the Queens Road East-end plant stalls always have interesting selections available. A decent place to visit if you need one of those things but don’t want to spend too much.