All stories about "Malls"

When most people think of malls, they think winding two-story structures filled with endless renditions of the Gap and Foot Locker, with a Sbarro or Panda Express here and there, for much-needed breaks when you get lost/abandon the will to live. For LA residents, mall can mean the same thing, but more often we're talking about a mixed-use building or an ethnic enclave or even just a strip mall that houses our favorite bar or restaurant. And it's true what you've heard: LA is full of strip malls, one after the other. But we don't disdain them. We embrace them and love them completely, as they generally hold the best of LA culture. There's about a million malls of various stripes in LA, so add your favorites below. (photo)

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Our SF sister site Valleywag put together a piece about last minute gift wrapping around the Bay area. As a supplement, we've made a map to make those last few hours of shopping and wrapping just a little less stressful so you can get to all the feasting and boozing you so righteously deserve.

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Cambridge is a satellite city of Boston whose residents get off on feeling cosmopolitan. Perhaps some of their self-satisfaction is well deserved since Cambridge has one of the coolest international culinary attractions around Beantown--Porter Exchange. The Exchange is a Japanese mall filled with incredibly small, incredibly inexpensive restaurant and shops geared towards Asian ex-pats. It's basically like a flea market for noodles, bubble tea, and sushi that's perfect for a massive maki or udon binge.

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It may not be known as one of the fashion capitals of the world just yet, but Sydney is a clothing shopper's paradise if you know where to look. Fashion-hunters are spoilt for choice, from niche local designers to stock-standard fashion franchises (and even designer junkies need to stock up on run-of-the-mill staple items every once in a while). Check out the shopping hubs below, where it's probably best to set a whole day aside to ably explore.

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When most people think of shopping in New York City, they envision a long stretch of Fifth Avenue lined with storefront after storefront of familiar designer names. Hold on a second there, slick. City shopping isn't all soho-style. There are some institutions keeping less urban (dare I say, "sub" urban) shopping experiences alive and well in the heart of the city. Check out our list of shopping malls in New York City after the jump.

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