Favorite mall complex we went to in the Richmond area. Favorites include the aritaum store, the little Japanese chance ball machines store, and all the cute anime/Korean merchandise shops. There also is honorable mentions the huge diaso store and the adorable jewelry store stall.

I am actually like this mall. It has several favorite store I like to visit. This includes the Daiso general store. This is a two levels building.

They have restaurant I have not try yet. It is Sura Korean. The line was form before the door was open. That tell you how good they are.

The mall currently decorated with beautiful panda. It is cute to have a bunch of pictures. The parking garage... more

Aberdeen Center Food Court is the best in the world. Yeah the US has their over priced Eatalys but AC has every genre of Chinese food, no chains, well done and everything $10-12 11:30 at lunch thousands show up like clockwork. Lots of good Chinese food courts in Richmond but not as clean and sparkly as AC. I like my gold and jade and the jewelry stores in AC are amazing. Mini version of Nathan... more

Place of eatery was our first stop from the airport and all I can say is the food offered here are amazing. Wish these types of food courts were in San Francisco. Westfield Shopping Center comes close, but not really.

They have different stalls with different types of Asian foods. Anywhere from HK style dishes, clay pot rice, Japanese food, bubble teas, eggettes, dumplings and much much more.
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Took the train from Vancouver. The mall is on the train stop in Richmond. Not your typical mall- it's more Asian goods. Found two places that sells Pokémon stuff. My son is in heaven. Great food court. There is an H mart as well. Worth the visit.

Overall a pretty great mall! Aberdeen Centre has a good assortment of shops, it is newly renovated and has a great food court. The only problem about coming to Aberdeen is that there it is always busy making it very hard to find parking. Either then that I would Aberdeen Centre is one of my favourite malls in B.C.

This mall is gorgeous. At first glance, you may mistaken this space for IFC Mall in Hong Kong or something similar, as every proprietor here appears to be trilingual - Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.

The food court offerings are the best I've seen in any North American mall - there's something for everyone. There's also a famous dim sum place which is separate from the food court area.

I... more

Me and my friend just had our bags stolen from my car which had our laptops in it. My car was locked and the bags were in the trunk, with no signs of entry. Car was parked on second floor parking just outside the kung fu fish entrance, which was apparently not under surveillance. Noticed another review with the same experience. Be careful coming here.

BE CAUTION OF CAR THEFTS in the parking lot! Thought this was a safe area! We locked our car door and they still got in without breaking our window glass. We got our backpack stolen from it. What a sketchy area. Horrible experience.

Food court was nice but quite expensive. They have good chicken wings and garlic chicken there. They also have a big Daiso store there with 2 floors and nice water fountain display in the lobby.

A lot of people complain about parking. It's TRUE, parking is tight and competitive.

Great place, but I would want to see more j fashion stores here cuz there aren't many places selling these yet this seems like the perfect place to sell

This place is what dreams are made of. For the poor deprived Chinese person living in Austin, TX, locals have no idea how lucky they are to have something like Aberdeen Centre with all the stores you could possibly ever need in one place (even H-mart!).

But I think for me, the top draw has to be the food court. There's so much good, cheap food in one place. And there is so much variety there... more

Been going since the beginning. The anchor store Daiso will continue to draw me, even when I've been to Daiso in Japan numerous times where the price is 100 yen, or CAD$1.3 or so.

The food court is still the best in town. Sure, the prices have gone up over the years but so has others due to higher food cost. The quality and the variety is very good, even though I mostly stick with 3 places.
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Been to a lot of "Chinese" malls, this one, I felt kind of bored. One highlight for the kid, the music water show.

The food court itself was decent, quite a lot of choices that make it hard to choose.

It's quite big and spacious but I don't know if it was just time I went (Thursday at 5p), but quite a few stores were closed. Also, they seemed rather boring too.

It has supermarket and some... more

Pretty big mall located at No. 3 Road and Cambie. It can get super traffic in this area so come early. Also, parking is terrible so be patient and allow extra time when meeting for dim sum with family and friends.

I like this mall because it is spacious and consistently clean. They have an awesome Asian store called Daiso, which is a great alternative to the Dollar Store. It is a cute store... more

Food court tables typically always dirty. Very little time staff around which is a shame.

Aberdeen is the essentially the epitome of Richmond - a giant mall full of delicious asian food and a winding parking lot of fancy cars in an always busy and frustrating parking lot with the all too familiar hand-over-face parking and driving bumbles. If you manage to grab a parking spot...

Aberdeen Mall is where you'll find a food court with a delicious selection of asian-type foods from HK... more

Their management is bad because they are not listen. Parking area is one issue: Every corner at parking lot should delete as give more way to turn( car is bigger and bigger) Three way stop should be using at all intersections as more fair to everyone. Should make clear sidewalks as people walking drive way cause dangerous.
The food court should upgrade: don't put the dump fake tree around... more

Nothing says Vancouver loves you better than this sweet place. The last time I came here was when I was still in high school. I have to declare only in Canada can you not get bored of a shopping mall. It's a place with many areas to meet for business, have a nice lunch and just have a grand ole time. Staff members here are nice and professional and speak 3 languages of people's preference.... more

Came here while vacationing from new york. I am in love with classic asian food and this food court did not disappoint. There was so much options that it was quite overwhelming. Why can't NY have something like this! I ordered a classic beef satay with ramen and it was cooked perfectly. My friends order the churn fun with shu
Mai and fishball in mix sauces and egg waffle. We also got fresh... more

Great shopping area! Love daiso and awesome food at food court! Easy to find parking in parking garage!

I am not a big time shopper but I like going to malls when I am bored n just want to enjoy some spectator sport . Malls are mostly thronged by fashionistas and most of the people for whom there is no necessities but they are there to have fun to score on deep discounts. Why not guys?
I would say that this place is a tiny corner of Asia . Most of the shops are either Chinese , Korean or... more

It is a 3 story shopping mall comprised of mainly Asian vendors: shops, food court, bakeries, grocery stores, and restaurants. The food court has a great selection if you do not want to spend time to eat a formal, sit-down meal. If you do want a sit-down meal, there are plenty of restaurants including Korean, Taiwanese, etc. Be cognizant of where you park because the higher levels of the... more

This place looked so cool and modern, but only half of the stores were open and nobody was there. It didn't feel like a mall ... there was like slow relaxing music playing and I felt like falling asleep

Fun place to hangout and quite a few choices. Good store on the first floor that sells honey and some bread and a store that sells kitchen ware. Lots of parking spaces and walking distance to bus stops and the skytrain. A good Korean restaurant located on the first floor too but usually quite crowded so be there early. Good food court too and some really cute shops.

What can I say about this place? It is magic! I should just move to Canada. Seriously!

This place is filled with all things Asian. The Daiso is multi-level! It's like the Dollar Tree, but loads better! I could spend hours in that store. I loved the variety available in the food court. I ordered ramen and karaage. For having been from a food court, it was good.

Having the grocery store... more

This is a review for the food/food court and general mall decor rather than shopping.

Met a friend here. The mall looks very nice and reminds me of Hong Kong malls. It was very spacious and didn't have many people given that it was a weekday...it closed at 7(wayyy too early) got a crepe, French toast, fishball and Sui mai. Loved how many places there were to choose frm in the food court. The... more

Love this mall because there are unusual stores. The mall also has wonderful displays which is refreshing from the mundane US malls. The atrium offers a state-of-the-art musical fountain show hourly from noon.

This shopping center is an architectural showcase where organic forms integrate with curved interior terraces. Three levels of shopping follow a gracefully curved central galleria... more

The first thought that entered my mind when I came to this mall centre was "WOW! I'm back in Hong Kong!". I visited HK over 10 years ago and was very impressed by the mall shopping centers there.
Aberdeen Centre also reminds me of North County Fair in San Diego. They are both nice, clean, indoor malls, but this one is more spacious and filled with Asian stores. At the center of the mall, there... more

There isn't much to do here and their food court doesn't have a large variety of food. It's not really a mall that I can walk around in but more like a place I visit when I need to visit a specific shop there. The parking lot is also a bit more difficult to maneuver here.

A place for asian shopping,the Koran super market is the place which I visited every week. The market is not too big,10mins could finished walking arround. But after you find out they have a 'food court' and even a cosmetic section,you could spend over an hour here!

If you have a couple hours to spare, Aberdeen Centre is certainly a great place to venture off to when in Vancouver. You can easily get to this Asian mall on the Canada Line via Skytrain.

Two of my favourite things to do in Aberdeen Centre are shopping at Daiso (a Japanese toonie store!) and eating in the food court upstairs. You also need to check out the Japanese snacks store and anime toy... more

Daiso is an interesting and extensive dollar store with very reasonable prices. I bought a watch here for 2$ and it has lasted being worn daily for over a year and still keeps time!! LOL

Loved coming to this mall when my sister & I visited Vancouver 2 years ago. Our favorite part of the mall was daiso & the last level aka "food heaven". It had a large selection of asian foods, ranging from bubble waffles, curry fish balls, noodles & rice dishes, bubble tea, udon, japanese, laksa, etc. On our last day at Vancouver, we ate our dinner here and we ate from different vendors (can... more

This mall is pretty much just like Crystal mall over in Burnaby as they're both asian oriented, but this place has MUCH BETTER parking as opposed to over there.

Secondly, this place is pretty much just like any other shopping center or mall, but if you're looking for Asian items, particularly Chinese oriented, then this place is the way to go. They sell Chinese herbal items, Book Store,... more

Came here originally because of the dim sum at Fisherman's Terrace Seafood Restaurant but we left Seattle a bit later than we had expected. We didn't arrive at Aberdeen until almost 2:30, when it was closing at 3 pm. The Korean restaurant next door (Man Ri Sung Korean Restaurant) was also closing at 3 pm so we decided to check out the food court. Usually one does not really have high... more

We come here for a quick bite at the food court. Mostly HK food, a couple of Japanese cuisine, Beard Papa, boba drinks.

There is a huge 2 floor Daiso in this mall. Other shops include Chocolate (HK clothes brand), a HK jewelry shop (forgot which one, either Chow Sang Sang, chow tai fok, etc); H Mart grocery, a HK style bakery, Korean cosmetics, and other small Asian shops.

I have visited the Galleria Mall in Koreatown in Los Angeles many times and I thought it was big. This Aberdeen Centre is even bigger. It even has a Mercedes-Benz dealer inside. Once inside the mall, I was blown away by its size, its openness, its newness. And although, there were lots of people in the mall, it didn't feel all that crowded inside. It's definitely got character and you can't... more

A must visit in Richmond BC if you want to get the chinese experience. Go straight to the food court on the 3rd floor where you will be overwhelmed by the choices of food. All are quick serve and offer a wide array to please most palates. They have some very nice restaurants scatter throughout the floors if you are looking for the nicer sit down experience. The Daiso store on ground and 2nd... more

I love this Asian supermall! My God, I was in an otaku wonderland of geeky bliss. So many store fronts filled with licensed anime/manga merchandise. Cosplay items impossible to find in the USA.

Not the hugest selection of legit Asian goods, but all in all, it was VERY impressive. Out beat ebay's selection and prices.

The food court was inexpensive and bountiful. Kind of surreal for an Asia... more

Probably been here more than a handful of times already and its one of the better chinese malls in the area. Well... when you compare it to the others this is probably the best one they have... lol

The 3 level mall is very spacious and all the stores all have a medium to large size cubic square footage. Nothing like your p-mall or FMP type of stores which are crammy and you literally only can... more

12/14/15 Stop #10: Came here after eating, I mean, gorging out, at Richmond Sushi. No free WIFI there, but I made up for it here. Free WIFI...but spotty (Oakridge mall's WIFI was better). Parking garage is tight parking, as usual.

Nice Christmas decorations, very clean mall and their food court looked amazing (not that I could eat anything, I was stuffed!).

Bought some souvenirs and Christmas... more

Aberdeen center （香港仔中心）in Richmond Vancouver is probably the most expensive parking space in North America.   My family visited Canada and spent a few hours shopping, dine, and kids played in the fun zone in this huge shopping complex which has 150 stores but only allow 3 hours of free parking.   In my case, as a visitor from Hawaii, we were not aware of the 3 hours parking limit.  I parked my... more

Poor Service @ ABC Cafe @ Aberdeen

Poor Service, especially the lady named "Janice", very rude and kind of mean. She seems more senior than her co-workers. I saw her bullied other co-workers; but when she saw the Manager or VIPs were there, she became so nice and "good service". I will get a chance to record her if I were there. But too bad, I don't... more

Very modern but not the best stores

There are a lot of random stores. The food court and DAISO are the best part. Otherwise I try to avoid this place during busy hours because the parking lot is FULL OF BAD DRIVERS!!! But usually you can find a spot in the parking lot.

Eclectic Asian mall with loads of variety

Taiwanese Dried Fruit Store, two story Daiso (Japanese 'dollar' store) a mesmerizing rainbow fountain, an Asian food court that looks plucked out of Bangkok or Singapore (make sure you have cash! Most of them only take cash, a few take debit cards, and one or two took credit cards. One of them was Beard Papa's.)

huge Diaso

We love the huge two story Diaso ( like a dollar store) and the food court but if you don't like Chinese food it may not be the place for you, also liked that there was a T&T supermarket across the street

A toilet shop in a mall

Probably the only mall in BC with an exclusive retail toilet shop. Well, that and anything else you might be after with an Asian influemce; food, massive toonie store, and herbal medecines.
Aberdeen Mall is unique and a cool place to stop in for a look around and a bite to eat, if you haven't been before. Cool candy shop... more

Aberdeen Centre

The Centre is a highlight of our visit to the Vancouver area. The dancing waters, the oriental atmosphere and the exotic choice of food and shops bring us back again and again.

Something for everyone

This mall has a store for pretty much everyone. Was walking distance from Sheraton which was perfect for me

The capital of Hongkouver

Aberdeen Mall is one of the worst places you could possibly go as a visitor to Vancouver. Not only do you not get a Canadian experience but you get to deal with badly-mannered, pushy patrons and store staff in a cacophonous environment. Store staff in two different shops served Chinese customers BEHIND us first, before serving us. Security eyes non-Asians... more

Goody goody

If you want good food at reasonable prices this is the place. Wide selection of Chinese Korean and Japanese cuisine. Pastry. Drinks Noodle dishes. Curry. Never get tired of coming here for a snack lunch or dinner. Always good
Yes there are plenty of stores here including the famous daiso 2 dollars will get you most things

Parking is horrific

Many Richmond residents avoid coming to Aberdeen at all because of horrific parking. The layout is badly designed, and it takes forever to come in. Just a tip for those planning to drive in. You're better off taking the transit here.
Otherwise, food court here is absolutely amazing. There's a wide variety of items, with huge portions and reasonably priced.... more

Most of my reason for visiting Richmond

I have several Daiso stores near my home, but not like Richmond's. The store in Aberdeen Centre is Daiso on steroids. Aberdeen Centre has everything Chinatown does, but in a cleaner and climate controlled environment. The food court has everything I'd ever want in Asian food, and can't find anywhere else! I was shocked and amazed to find the Japanese... more

Daiso and the food court

The only reason that I would want to go back to this all Asian Shopping Mall is because of the dollar (well, 2.00 CAD) store Daiso and their food court. Daiso has their North American flagship store here taking up 2 floors. Aberdeen's food court upstairs have many different choices of Asian eateries that you would want to go back... more

Nice mall, even better food court

We always make it a point to eat lunch at the various food court offerings here....the food is so fresh and tasty and great value. Even though the food looks good at the nearby Parker Place mall, I seriously doubt if the conditions are nearly as sanitary and hygienic as that at the newer Aberdeen Mall Food Court.

Like being in China

I love this place, a shopping mall that transports you right back into metropolitan China.All Chinese goods/ restaurants (one sushi place). Tri-lingual with Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Upscale. Great browsing and impulse shopping. Wonderful restaurants.

store

Best $$ I have ever been to....It is absolutly HUGE> Any and everything you could possible need or want is here for you. (store is 2 floors) check it all out

Japanese dollar store

Interesting shop with many items for sale quite cheap and worth looking at. Amazed at the range of products over 2 floors. Worth seeing and browsing in.

The feel of being in a Hong Kong mall

Richmond BC Canada is know to have a very large population of Chinese from Hong Kong. So it is obvious that there are many malls built for the Chinese from Hong Kong. This is one of the newer mall in Richmond. If you are in Richmond and you want to eat a full meal, there are lots of choices. But... more

Beautiful Mall

During our 6 days 5 nights visit to Vancouver/Richmond, we went to Aberdeen Centre twice.
It is a relatively new mall with lots of shops and restaurants that caters to mostly Asians. it is clean and brightly lit. The first time we went was on a Monday night right before 7 for dinner in the food court. We were surprised... more

Asian shopping mall

Japanese shop Daiso is nice ! Not really into the boutiques as the clothes quality are very cheap looking but ain't any cheaper than chain stores. Food court is really good though!

terrific food court

The restaurants at the food court are terrific. You can find all kinds of delicious food you want in this food court. Besides the food court, there are many dine-in restaurants on the other side of the mall. They are good too.

Too many people

Its a very busy asian mall and so its hard to find parking. Has a excellent almost like a buck a store called Daso very thing almost $2.00 and up. Its worth to go. Food fair has a excellent variety of asian food.

Upscale Asian Mall

The building itself is quite upscale for Asian Mall in comparison to other major city centers across Canada.....nothing comes close. Only a handful of stores remain the same with a majority of shops and restaurants constantly changing. This tells you something. The food court is unique because everything "Asian" for menu choices. Allow plenty of patience when it comes to... more

A neat alternative to Chinatown

It isn't as cool as chinatown, but it has a few cool shops and is a lot less dingy. The parking lot is insane, consider public transit. The food court was actually the highlight for me. I have never seen a food court that had so many cool asian options. It took me 20 minutes of walking around and reading... more

Great, but dangerous parking lot

This is a fun mall, akin to those in Hong Kong. The dancing fountains are enjoyable, Daiso is a great Japanese $2 store, and the food court has a variety of cheap Asian eats. Why only 4 stars? The parking lot is terrifying, and you take your own life into your hands when trying to park there.

Great food court, like being in Asia

You get your pick of the best of street food of Asia - good quality, authentic, affordable. Never really crowded, clean, and efficient (you get a number after placing your order). Best singapore chicken rice in Vancouver found here. Laksa isn't bad too. Also great wanton noodles, chicken wings, and bubble tea.

Nice, but

I was surprised to find that most stores in this "shopping centre" didn't open until 10:30 or 11:00 a.m., on a Saturday! My favorite place of course is the infamous Japanese store Daiso which opens at 9:30 a.m.. A fabulous find with a trove of good quality bargain Japanese goods.

Best of the area malls & food courts

Agree with the other reviews - this mall has the feel of a HK/Shanghai shopping center, with the polished granite, boutique shops, and of course food shops. We liked the bakery on the first floor at the entrance to the H-Mart grocery store, the Daiso shop at the other end is like a $2 Dollar Store but stocked with cute... more

better shopping centres

it always feels empty and if it is not quite finished.
its only saving grace is Daisco a japanese dollar style store.

Daiso

There is only one place worth shopping which is Daiso, price has gone up a bit and more made in China products instead of Japan over the years but it is still worth it, most stuff you can't find for same price anywhere. The food court at the mall is worth checking out too, always have great meals from vendors.

Not as much to see as we hoped

I was hoping the mall might have more of an Asian feel to more of the shops. I just felt like it was another mall. The food court was fun though. We had some great noodles and satay that were really inexpensive! The fountain was also neat!

Not much stuff in the mall besides Daiso

Prices are little high in this mall. I only go to for the Japanese market-Daiso. If you are looking for good Chinese food court, go to Park Place instead.

Important alert

The food court at Aberdeen Mall in Richmond only accepts cash. No debit or credit cards accepted, with the exception of two venders who do accept Debit cards. Very frustrating experience. As much as I love Daiso's, i wont go to Aberdeen because I don't tend to carry cash. I feel bad for unsuspecting tourists who get stuck there and... more

HK style

Feel like back to HK.
Full of HK style shops.
Food court have wide range of choices.
A comfortable place to have breakfast, tea or lunch here. But the floor of food court is not clean enough.

great place to get Chinese and Japanese and Korean

East meet West....
This place is modern style of Asian mall.
You can find most of Chinese, Japanese and Korean stuff and food. Especially, we love Daiso which sell almost everything $2 per item.
You will love it.

Improving

I haven't been in Aberdeen for a long time. Initially when it opened there wasn't a lot of variety in the stores. But I find the mix of stores to be much improved.
I went early on a Saturday morning to goto Dasio, so it was not too busy yet. If you are driving I definitely would not go on... more

Interesting

My first time in an Asian mall and I wasn't sure what to expect. It's very much like a Western mall, just different stores and restaurants. There was an interesting Lego display near the dancing fountains. And there's a huge store that's basically a $2 store (some items are more) - and it goes onto 2 stories. If I had... more

Feel like mini Times Square of Hong Kong

A Chinese mall developed by a rich man from Hong Kong. Most of the shops are Asian focus with banks and a Korean supermarket. There are many Asian restaurants in all 3 floors. The food court is located at the top floor with food stalls of different taste but mainly Asian related. You will like it if you live in... more

Good chinese mall

Being a HKers, shop at Aberdeen seems to be a must-do. Can try the restaurants there..worth a visit!

Asian Mall

They have some very interesting stores that sell a lot of cute stuff. I can't remember the name of the restaurant, but it's in the food court and we had their Avocado bubble tea and it was really delicious. We went at Christmastime so there were some very adorable decorations near the dancing fountains which were really cool as they... more

Eat anywhere,but there

When you visit Aberdeen Centre and want to have decent food,never ,ever go to the ABC Cafe. Located in the 2nd level of the mall. First went there when it was first open. Very unpro service,the staff didn't know their menus,and abrupt in service,and the food was just a "curiosity". Our second visit this past Sunday,was just the same as... more

Average

Large Asian mall with lots of stores selling Asian things. Best place is The Daiso - Japanese version of the Dollarama. Much better selection of things for $2 or more especially in the containers dept. Better quality than your usual Dollarama stuff.

Interesting shopping mall

If you thought the Chinese influence in Vancouver is not very strong, you need to visit this shopping center. 3 floors of shops just like a traditional mall, except all the shops are targeted to Asian shoppers. Found bakery stores, a place that was making and selling fresh Chinese beef jerky, gift stores from Taiwan and Japan, and all the... more

Are we in Asia

I was pretty shocked to see an Asian shopping center of this scale in North America, 3 levels of all-things-Asian (i.e. restaurants, snacks, apparel, shoes, jewelry, stationary, book stores, cosmetics, etc.). Last time I saw something like this was in Hong Kong. I spent most of my time on the second floor, inside the Daiso store. Make sure you have... more

A mall for food

Variety of good food. Daiso is a good place to shop. Other than that, not much else are attractive.

the most amazing mall i have seen yet

all i can say is WOW - the 2 story dollar store -anything you can want and more on 2 floors. then i saw the kids section -candyland and the hobby store with lots of mario stuff for my son. then at every hour on the hour the fountain goes off to music and lights and did stunts i did... more

Don't miss Daiso - and the food

One store not to miss! Japan offered their version of a dollar store "Daiso" during their depression - it's actually a $2 store and offers everything from $2 fake lashes, Japanese bowls, toys, housewares, underwear, snacks, blotting paper and much more.
The food court is awesome, try the deep fried chicken wings beside Tim's Dessert House. So good. Probably because... more