Discover your ultimate guide to the most renowned Shopping Places in India where enthusiastic shoppers delight in shopping to their hearts content. This is the list of Shopping Places as voted by Shopkhoj viewers. You can also see the number of viewers to each of these markets in the following 7 cities. We have picked the Top 3/4 Shopping Places in each of the cities.
The Shopping Places as recognized by our readers as the finest in India, serve as vibrant hubs of flavours and culture that attracts a wide audience. Read about these exciting markets by clicking on them.
Santa Cruz Market
Shopping in Mumbai is a mixed experience. It has high-end luxury shopping. It also has amazing street bargains. Bandra’s Linking Road has street shops for clothes, footwear & bags. Fashion Street has an even longer list of bargain shops for jeans and T shirts.
The term Santa Cruz comes from the Portuguese words meaning “Holy Cross”. Santa Cruz has some wonderful boutique shops for bridal wear dresses. It also has street shops for bargain shoppers.
Delhi is one of the best cities to shop in India. It has been the capital city during the Mughal rule in India and during the British rule as well.While there are several shopping markets in Delhi, here we list down 4 of the popular shopping markets.
South Extension
The colours and smell of Jaipur shopping markets will amaze and surprise you. The Pink City of Jaipur is a crowd puller when it comes to shopping. People shop for jewellery, textiles, ethnic dresses and miniature paintings in Jaipur. Bazars. Johari Bazar & Bapu Bazar are the two interesting shopping markets that are lively & buzzing all the time.
Here are the two most popular shopping markets in Jaipur:
Bapu Bazar
Bapu Bazar is a small market near the Sanganeri Gate in Jaipur. It is best known for lac bangles, juttis, cotton furnishings and cotton salwar kameez sets.It is a budget friendly shopping market and hence it is popular. Further, there are shops selling local snacks and and pappad are popular here. It is a pedestrian market & a car free zone.
Johari Bazar
Johari Bazar Market is a historic market located on the Jaipur City Palace Road. The shopping starts right outside the City Palace and Hawa Mahal & extends all the way to the Sanganeri Gate. Shop for Bridal Wear Dresses such as Lehengas & sarees , jewellery and silver ware. Further, have a meal at the LMB Hotel.It is an iconic restaurant. Due to its popularity, it is always crowded. Johari Bazar is always crowded with pedestrians, cars and scooters. Hence the traffic is chaotic. But enjoy the sights & sound . Try on a Pagidi (colourful head gear) that is stacked everywhere.
Kolkata or Calcutta as it was known earlier, was also the first the capital of British India.It is well known for its Bengal cotton sarees, gold jewellery, terracotta jewellery and handicrafts.
Gariahat & Rashbehari Avenue with 2250 views
Dakshinapan Shopping Centre with 2205 views
Gariahat
Gariahat is the quintessential Kolkata shopping experience. It is always crowded with shoppers. Apart from daily essentials and ethnic food shops, Gariahat has some of the best shops in Kolkata for Bengali sarees and Banarasi sarees.
Benrasi Kuthi, India Silk House and Mabesha are best shops in Rashbehari Avenue, Gariahat in Kolkata. Furthermore, Weavers Studio and Kanishka stock beautiful Tussar sarees and light silk sarees.
Finally, do not miss out eating the puchka or pani puri in Gariahat.
The Dakshinapan Shopping Centre
Dakshinapan Shopping Centre is an open air shopping complex. Simple and sophisticated handicrafts and textiles are available in the State showrooms in this mall. It is certainly well worth a visit.
Chickpet
Chickpet boasts an impressive history of 400 years, This Bangalore market serves as a one-stop destination to shop for clothes, accessories, books, home appliances, and more. The people of Bangalore highly praise the quality and variety of saris and wholesale dress materials available in this renowned market. The old world charm of visiting a shopping market with unique shopping establishments is a memorable one. Above all, the Bangalore silk sarees are very popular in Bangalore and you have to certainly visit a established shop to buy a silk saree.
T Nagar Chennai with 787 views
Mylapore with 630 views
Chennai is known for its beaches, its historic temples and churches. The British ruled India and left a lasting footprint in Chennai, which was earlier known as Madras. The Kanjivaram silks, gold jewellery and bronze handicrafts are top buys in Chennai.
Here we present two shopping markets that are vastly different from each other. The T Nagar Shopping Market is an old and established shopping market in Chennai.
T Nagar
T Nagar is the local favourite for bridal wear sarees and jewellery. Some of the famous shops in this road include Sundari Silks, Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, Pothys, RmKV and Kumaran Silks. Wedding shopping and festival shopping is done in T Nagar.Hence it is crowded during the festive season for sure.
Consequently, choose the best times to visit the market.
Finally, we introduce the city of Pondicherry. Pondicherry was ruled by the French for nearly 300 years and it still retains the French influence. Shopping in the French Quarters in Pondicherry and in the Tamil Quarters, which are the 2 popular shopping markets is a vastly different experience. The Auroville Township has shopping as well.
French Quarters
This is one of the quietest and most elegant of shopping areas in Pondicherry. Small boutiques and cafes dot the leafy streets named in French.Walk along the Promenade after you have done with your shopping in the French Quarters.
Ceramics, candles and garments are some of the best buys here. In addition, there are shops that sell antique furniture.
Clothing, Jewellery & Handicrafts in Indian Cities
Firstly, we need to understand that the textiles, jewellery and handicrafts are unique to each State in India. Above all,a diverse range of fabrics are woven and manufactured in India. The yarn & texture is indigenous to each State. For instance, the Kanjivaram silk fabric woven in the town of Kanchipuram, near Chennai is unique in its texture. Chanderi silk is produced in the town with the same name in the State of Madhya Pradesh is distinct. They are totally different in form & feel.
So is the case with Jewellery & handicrafts. They are unique and different in every State in India.
Shopping Places in India
As a matter of fact, the shopping culture and the shopping experience is different in each city and in each shopping market.
For example, the Kolkata Shopping Markets are unlike the Jaipur Shopping Markets. The Delhi Shopping Market is different to the Chennai Shopping Market. The whole ambience is different and the language spoken in these markets is different. Small shopkeepers sell ethnic products manufactured locally. Further, locally produced goods are all available in the City’s shopping markets .
Shopping Markets Vs Shopping Malls
Shopping malls across India offer a nearly similar experience in every city. The shops are similar and almost all of them sell branded items. Shopping markets are different and unique to the State and the city.
That is what makes shopping in India interesting and exciting. Probably,no other country in the world has such a varied and exotic range of shops and products as In
