The best sex shops in Hong Kong

This chain has a few shops dotted throughout Kowloon but we suggest going for the Mong Kok outlet. Joyful Gift has a cracking selection of all kinds of sexual aids of both the masturbatory and non-depressing variety. Also, they sell this monstrosity in the picture that looks like the snake alien in Prometheus, but with added cock.

Hong Kong’s largest purveyor of the sex toys with heaps of branches around the city. They’re pretty large – the shop, though the products as well: turn left, bang – cock ring; turn right, boom – a creepy doll with a hole drilled into it; turn around to leave, zap – lube. 

Looking for Rilakuma condoms? This is the place to be. While we find the concept about as erotic as a bag of smashed crabs, we’re not here to judge. This condom galore is where you can find not only the world's least sexual bear in prophylactic form, but a dizzying array of other condoms plus all the usual suspects (like things to put in your bum). 

This sizeable TST shop specialises in Japanese gear and is very much on the affordable side of things. All the essentials are here but what sets Loveshops apart from the other sex shops is their decent collection of cosplaying merchandises for some pop-culture savvy dress-up.

This one’s the primo for all the ladies out there that want to embrace the sexual goddess within. Well, the rich sexual goddess that is – the stuff here ain't cheap. Sally runs the whole gamut from massage oils and beginner’s toys to full-blown filth. Nice one, Sally. 

Hong Kong has plenty of love hotels that are genuinely nice and come with all kinds of bells and whistles (or in this case, condoms and lube). Here's our pick of five that range from better than something from a scene in Hostel to high-class affairs.