If you’re a pet owner in Hong Kong, chances are you’ve already gone through the pet supplies aisle of your local supermarket. But the city is dotted with speciality stores that stock imported and locally produced premium food and essentials for your animal companions, as well as offer grooming and spa sessions for them. Read on to find out the where the best pet shops in Hong Kong are.
Paw Social HK — Central
This conveniently located spot bills itself as a shop and bar that caters to the pet community in the city. Customers will find an array of quality food that is hypoallergenic and free of artificial flavours. You can also stop by for care products and apparel, and even order cakes for your four-legged friend’s special day. If you want to meet like-minded pawrents, check the store’s socials for deals on beverages and puptails on weekday evenings and other special occasions.
Location: Shop C, LG/F, 14-15 Wa In Fong East, Central
Opening Hours: 11am-7pm
Contact: Website | Instagram | Facebook | info@paw-social.com
Puppy Love Pet Grooming — Sai Ying Pun
Want to give your beloved furry friend to some TLC? Head to this Sai Ying Pun store for their Japanese-style grooming and all-season indoor pool. You can opt for a simple haircut and nail trim, or treat your four-legged pal to some splash time. You can drop off your pet at the store, and the staff will strap on a swimming vest and play with them — or you can even step into the pool for extra fun! Puppy Love also has their in-house line of care products and snacks that you may see on the shelves here or at flea markets around town.
Location: 9 Leung I Fong, Sai Ying Pun
Opening: 10:30am-7:30pm (closed Mondays)
Contact: Instagram | Facebook | pupplylove.hk@gmail.com
Exotic Creatures — Mong Kok, Yuen Long
If you lean more towards the cold-blooded sort of animal companion, then Exotic Creatures should have just what you’re looking for. They specialise in reptiles and reptile products, as well as products for cats and dogs. Stop by if you’re looking for lizards, tortoises, or geckos, as well as tanks, bedding, and landscaping equipment to make them feel at home. If you have fish, you can also browse their tanks, stands, filters, UV sterilisers, LED lighting, and food.
Location: 11/F Rammon House, 101 Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok | 16 Full Yau Court, 51P Yau San Street, Yuen Long
Opening Hours: Depends on the store
Contact: Website | Instagram | Facebook | +852 2652 5522
Hidden Gems — Sai Ying Pun, Tsuen Wan
Touted to be Hong Kong’s first zero-waste pet supply store, Hidden Gems has an online shop and physical stores for environmentally-conscious pet parents and their babies to shop for food, apparel, grooming kits, health supplements, and toys. Everything in their refill section is either recyclable, reusable, or sustainable — and they even allow furry customers to sample small quantities of their treats to help reduce the store’s carbon footprint and yours. They sell locally-made supplies and have partnered with EcoCart to make sure that all online orders are carbon-neutral.
Location: Shop 5, Island Crest, 8 First Street, Sai Ying Pung | Shop 101, The Mills, 45 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan
Opening Hours: Depends on the branch
Contact: Website | Instagram | Facebook | +852 9864 0982 (Sai Ying Pun), + 2185 6656 (Tsuen Wan)
Pet’s Lagoon — Mid-Levels
Pet’s Lagoon sells supplies and food for dogs and cats, but they’re more popular for their grooming services. The friendly and experienced staff are great with first-time four-legged customers, and send before and pics to pawrents who drop off their fur babies for nail care, cleaning, bath, combing and teeth-whitening sessions. Make sure you give the resident Chow Chow a cuddle while you’re there!
Location: Shop 4, Ryan Mansion, 31-37 Mosque Street, Mid-Levels
Opening Hours: 10am-8pm
Contact: Facebook | +852 9021 8212
Whiskers N Paws — Ap Lei Chau, Tseung Kwan O
This is one of the best known pet stores and animal welfare communities in Hong Kong, and a visit here is a fun outing for pets and their pawrents. While most animal shops in the city cater to dogs and cats, Whiskers N Paws also has smaller animals, like rabbits and hamsters. The TKO branch has a retail store, café, and grooming services, but if you want a longer outing, head to the one in Ap Lei Chau, which has a large outdoor area where pets can play leash-free. In fact, the Ap Lei Chau store runs regular adoption drives, and even takes in rescues.
Location: 10/F, Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing Street, Ap Lei Chau | Shop 358, The LOHAS, Tseung Kwan O
Opening Hours: Depends on the store
Contact: Website | Instagram | Facebook | +852 2552 6200
Birdy House — San Ko Pong
Birdy House started out as an online store in 2011 that sold bird toys online. They now specialise in providing parrot owners food, snacks, supplies, and toys for their feathered friends. Head here if you want the latest handmade parrot products from Taiwan and Japan, or if you want to learn how to make cute toys and cookies for your parrot pal. Birdy House also runs a Parrot Hotel if you need to take a trip out of town and leave your parrot in trusted hands.
Location: Room 02, 12/F, Max Trade Centre, 23 Luk Hop Street, San Po Kong
Opening Hours: 1pm-8pm (closed Thursdays)
Contact: Website | Instagram | Facebook | +852 3480 9001
The Dog’s Garden — Multiple Locations
The Dog’s Garden is a chain of stores across Hong Kong that was started by two sisters to provide cleaning and grooming services, and premium products for canines and felines in safe, interactive play spaces. They pride themselves on their speciality freeze-dried snacks — think Chicken and Ginseng Cookie, Ground Beef, and Salmon Bites — and also sell wagons, beds, clothes and other pet essentials. While the Admiralty and Kowloon Tong branches are retail-only, the other outlets provide haircuts, baths, nails and ear care, as well as micro bubble and Ayurveda herbal spas. They also do pop-ups across Hong Kong, so keep an eye on their socials to find out if they’re planning one near you.
Locations: Across Hong Kong. View addresses here.
Opening Hours: Depends on the branch
Contact: Website | Instagram | Facebook | +852 2886 3390
Honey Pet Shop — Multiple Locations
Honey Pet Shop has 5 branches on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and in the New Territories that are well-stocked with food, toys, and cute accessories. They may have convenience store vibes, but pets are more than welcome to visit and explore the aisles. Head here during Mid-Autumn Festival for special pet mooncakes and Chinese New Year for festive caps — but these goodies sell out quickly, so you may want to place orders online for whatever you’d like to get if you can’t make it to a brick-and-mortar store in time. And if you’re planning on having a birthday party for your canine or feline, you can choose a yoghurt cake for your celebrations.
Location: Across Hong Kong. View addresses here.
Opening Hours: Depends on the store
Contact: Website | Facebook | +852 2499 0111
Fishmanshop — Mong Kok
This store has been around since 2007 and started as a 300 square feet space that sold general aquarium supplies. They have since expanded their premises to 1,500 square feet from which they sell and breed reptiles and amphibians, such as frogs, snakes, lizards, and tortoises. Customers also come here from across Hong Kong to buy terrariums, temperature and humidity monitors, and other equipment. They also sell food for small animals like rats, guinea pigs, and chinchillas.
Location: 13F, Silver Commercial Building, 719 Nathan Road, Mong Kok
Opening Hours: 12pm-9pm
Contact: Website | Instagram | Facebook | +852 3188 5655
Header image credits: Whiskers N Paws, Puppy Love Pet Grooming, Fishmanshop
