Mumbai

Mumbai is a shopper's town: in the same day, you can sift through alleys full of antiques in Chor Bazaar, haggle for trinkets on the Colaba Causeway, and stop in at the Brioni showroom at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel for marked-up luxury goods (though we'd recommend you get your Chanel and Armani back home to avoid the huge import taxes).

The Causeway, Kemps Corner, and Breach Candy are all trendy shopping areas in South Mumbai; the latter two are chic and pricey. A walk down Colaba Causeway will probably take you past most of the things you want to buy in India—shoes, clothes, cheap knickknacks, cheap cotton clothing, jewelry, and wraps—displayed at stalls lining the road; more expensive items are found in the air-conditioned shops and boutiques behind the stalls on this same road.

The arcades in top hotels offer a little bit of everything for a lot more money than anywhere else, but the merchandise is beautiful and the pace unhurried (and it's climate-controlled). If you're looking for the kind of stuff you can't get anywhere else in the world, and a more vibrant experience, throw yourself into the middle of one of Mumbai's famous bazaars. After all, odds are you didn't come to India to visit the Louis Vuitton boutique.

The city's department stores are good for one-stop shopping, and Fabindia and the Bombay Store both have a large number of branches in the city.

Throughout Mumbai many smaller shops are closed on Sunday (some of the suburbs are closed a different day: in Worli, up to Bandra, they're closed Monday; and in Bandra, up to the suburbs, they're closed Thursday, although many areas are also in the process of switching to Sunday). Malls, however, are open every day. They are especially crowded on the weekend (mall-gazing—that is, large-scale window shopping—has become a new Mumbai leisure activity).

Once you've exhausted Mumbai proper, you can venture out to the suburbs, where prices tend to be lower and the malls more numerous. Linking Road in Bandra is a trendy place to shop, and Juhu's main strip, Juhu Tara Road, is lined with cutting-edge new boutiques, shops, art galleries, and restaurants.

Some good and cheap Mumbai buys: silver jewelry, handicrafts, handloom cotton and silk clothing and household items, eyeglasses, DVDs, CDs, and books.

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  • 1. Anokhi

    Marine Drive

    At this shop find lovely, colorful, and quality clothes with block-print designs from Rajasthan.

    Metro Motors Lane, Dr. A.R. Rangnekar Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400007, India
    22-2368–5308
  • 2. Bombay Store

    Fort

    A must for souvenir shoppers, the friendly Bombay Store sells clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, silk by the meter, housewares, organic wellness products, and gifts. There are a number of branches in the city, but the Fort one is the most expansive.

    Sir Pherozeshah Mehta Rd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001, India
    22-2288–5048
  • 3. Phillips Antiques

    Fort

    Established in 1860, Phillips has the best choice of old prints, engravings, and maps in Mumbai. It also sells many possessions left behind by the British—Staffordshire and East India Company china, old jewelry, crystal, lacquerware, and sterling silver.

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    22-2202--0564
  • 4. Ajmal

    Colaba

    You'll find a wonderful selection of rare Indian and French perfumes stored in huge decanters here. It also stocks agar wood, a rare incense base, a kilo of which costs as much as a night at the Taj Mahal hotel. Sandalwood oil is another fragrance sold here.

    Arthur Bunder Rd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    098195--37886-mobile
  • 5. Amrapali Creations

    Colaba | Clothing

    Very prompt and efficient, Amrapali Creations usually makes Indian clothes, such as salwar kameez and sari blouses, but if you give them a sample to copy they can make you a Western-style outfit.

    Shop 38, Ruki Mahal, near H.P. Petrol Pump, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    22-2288–5060
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  • 6. Anokhi

    Hughes Road

    210 Waterfield Rd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    22-2640–8263
  • 7. Atmosphere

    Colaba

    Exotic home furnishings and fabrics for the home are sold by the meter here. There's lots of expensive silk, and they'll organize tailoring for you.

    7 Best Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    22-2283–1877
  • 8. Central Cottage Industries Emporium

    Colaba

    The Mumbai branch of this government-owned chain is a decent place to buy souvenirs—though you won't be doing any bargaining, as all prices are fixed (and likely more than you'll pay elsewhere). It's therefore a good way to establish an upper bound for prices before you do any haggling in other places. It's packed with textiles, carvings, and myriad other traditional Indian handicrafts from all over the country, and there's a small but imaginative assortment of Indian costumes for kids, and traditional Indian toys. Mirror-work elephants, Indian dolls, wood and cane doll furniture, tiny brass tea sets, stuffed leather animals, and puppets can all be found on the second floor, as can kurtas and long skirt ensembles in cotton and silk.

    34 Shivaji Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    22-2202–6564
  • 9. Chor Bazaar

    CST

    In this bustling but tiny flea market you can find exactly what you don't need but have to have—old phonographs, broken nautical instruments, strange toys, dusty chandeliers, furniture, and brass objects ranging from junky knickknacks to valuable antiques and curios. Keep an eye on your purse or wallet and come relaxed—it can be chaotic.

    Mutton St., Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001, India
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  • 10. Christina

    Nariman Point

    This is a tiny, classy boutique with exquisite silk blouses and shirts, scarves, ties, dupattas (long, thin scarves for draping), and silk-edge purses and wallets.

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400021, India
    22-2216--3269
  • 11. Contemporary Arts and Crafts

    Fort | Crafts

    There's a small but representative selection of Indian handicrafts at reasonable prices here.

    210 D.N. Rd., opposite Fort House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400006, India
    22-2201 3379
  • 12. Daboo Street

    CST

    Brave bargain-hunters should take a trip to chaotic Daboo Street for all sorts of leather goods.

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400002, India
  • 13. Dhoop

    Khar

    Here you'll find a superb, unusual collection of handicrafts that includes upside-down incense holders and palm-leaf lampshades. If you're staying in Bandra, you're only 15 or so minutes away.

    21st Rd., Dandpada, Anand Vihar Society, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400052, India
    22-2649--8646
  • 14. Ensemble

    Kala Ghoda

    This pricey store has exclusive men's and women's Indian and Western fashions, and lovely costume jewelry, all by high-profile Indian designers. Ask to see the rare Banarasi silk saris, in rich colors woven with real gold and silver thread.

    Lionsgate, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400018, India
    22-2284–3227
  • 15. Fabindia

    Fort

    This store showcases the best of Indian fabrics—khadis (homespun cotton), muslin, vegetable-dyed silks, and embroidered materials. You can find women's clothing (saris, kurtas, skirts, trousers, blouses, and kurtis) as well as men's shirts and kurtas, children's clothes, tablecloths, curtains, cushion covers—and napkins fashioned from these beautiful materials, some of which is also available by the meter. The Fort location is the address to head to—it's in a high-ceilinged, period building, with a wide selection—but there are a number of branches all over the city.

    137 M.G. Rd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001, India
    22-2262–6539
  • 16. Fashion Street

    Fort

    This is a trove of cotton bargains in a long row of open-air stalls, with mounds of colorful, cheap, mainly Western clothing for all ages. The name is completely incongruous—there is nothing fashionable about this street, but the knock-offs are cheap (come prepared to bargain and bargain again). Come around 11 am, when the crowds are thinner and the sun has not yet peaked—and bargain.

    M.G. Rd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001, India
  • 17. Gallery Chemould

    Fort

    This is an elegant gallery in the Fort district, full of works by modern masters like Atul Dodiya and rolling exhibitions.

    G. Talwatkar Rd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    22-2200–0211
  • 18. Ganko Optics

    Nariman Point

    This old and trustworthy family-run optician has good frame choices.

    19 Tulsiani Chambers, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400021, India
    22-2283 2335
  • 19. Good Earth

    Colaba

    All sorts of housewares, including linens, pottery, and brass, are on offer here. There's one in Juhu, opposite the Marriott Hotel, and one in Lower Parel.

    2 Reay House, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    22-2495–1954
  • 20. Indian Textiles Company

    Colaba

    In the Taj Mahal hotel, this store sells quality silks, as does the Burlington store here. Both stores are convenient if you're staying here or nearby and need something quickly, but they are highly touristy and overpriced. Try something farther afield if you want to shop like a local.

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400005, India
    22-2202–8783

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