Mumbai Markets-Traditional & Modern

Traditional Markets

Mumbai has a host of shopping places to be explored.  From air-conditioned malls to branded shops, From celebrity outlets to street side,  stalls Mumbai has got something for everyone.

Shopping Malls

Number of mega shopping malls have recently developed across the city.  Atria mall is one of the prominent malls on the western coastline in the vicinity of major tourist and business location Worli.

Chor Bazar

Chor Bazaar is known as Mumbai' s paradise for antique hunters.  It is a thieves market,  (stolen articles put up for sale)  situated at the Mutton Street.  Chor Bazaar has an old collection of shops that have everything one wishes to buy- be at motor part, furniture, decorative items or antiques.  Few shops have some alluring antique jewelery,  old timepieces, even Maharaja’s sword. Bargaining is the key to shopping in this market.

Crawford Market & Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market

It is one of the prominent markets in Mamba and is located to the south of Mumbai- north of CST and opposite police headquarters.   The market is named after the Mumbai' s first city Municipal Commissioner,  Arthur Crawford.  Built in 1871,  the Crawford Market is also known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market.  The market sells vegetable,  fruits,  poultry and smuggled processed and packaged food products and cosmetics.

The main Crawford market has a network of lanes specialised in clothing, electronic goods,  artificial flowers, decoration items,  stationery,  dry fruits, packing material, toys etc. 

Linking Road and Elco Markets at Bandra

Linking Road and Elco Market are most popular markets in the heart of Bandra.  Markets sell everything from bags, shoes, clothes, fashion accessories, lingerie etc.  the Linking Road also has numerous fancy shopping arcades and branded showrooms.

Fashion Street

The exports’ – surplus of readymade garments land at the Fashion Street – a huddle of little shops at M. G. Road.  The fashion available at fraction of a price in foreign stores,  is grabbed by fashion conscious, collegians, off the rack.  Haggling and bargaining,  of course is half the fun of buying.  The clothes, fashion accessories and footwear are of good quality and the cheapest anywhere in the world.

Heera Panna Shopping Market

It is one of the oldest, established and most famous shopping markets in Mumbai. It is blissful place for shopping freaks and is well known amongst Mumbaikars as grey market for original and authentic Electronic goods.

Maker Arcade Cuffe Parade

One of the economical markets in the most post localities of Mumbai, is the Maker Arcade that houses several branded departmental stores and super-markets.  International brands (GAP, NEXT, French Connection, Gymboree, Old Navy etc.) from US and Europe, Import readymade garments from India.  The export surplus of these exclusive international brands are available in Maker Arcade Market at fraction of a price in respective countries.

Some of the other market attractions are

q       Gandhi Market situated near King Circle,  Matunaga

q       Dadar Phool Market(wholesale flower market)

q       Opera House for electronic goods

q       Lamington Road for automotive components

q       Lohar Chawl for electronics and hardware

q       Abdul Rehman Street for Party decoration

q       Zaveri Bazaar for jewellery

q       Bhuleshwar for festive, marriage and religious ceremony articles

q       Mohammed Ali Road for old books.