Mumbai is not only a lovable city by choice, but also the business and entertainment capital of India. A lot of the country’s trade, business and industry are located here or have important offices here. It has something in store for everyone and therefore everyone likes it from the core of the heart. Starting from the charm of Marine Drive (a road curving along the sea), Chowpatty Beach to the high rising sky-scrappers would make you feel special here. Besides, the speeding away of the shiny, domestic/ imported branded cars and the 24X7 shootings of the films and serials would remind you of the tight schedule it follows. However, in the midst of this busyness if you feel hungry don’t hesitate to treat yourself at the Juhu Chowpatty with Pav-Bhaji, Bada Pav and Pani Puri.
In the midst of the hustle bustle, if you want to spend some time doing religious activity bow down at the Siddhi Binayak Temple or light a candle at the Haji Ali’s Durbar or offer Prasad at the Lakshmi Temple. Before you come here, make sure to plan your trip properly so that you have some time in hand to get familiar with the city. The more you know the city better, the more you would fall in love with it. Once you love the city then making your way through the long hours of traffic jams, overcrowded local trains and congested localities would be like a de-stressing activity for sure. Many people, who live and work in Mumbai, depend on the local train services to travel to and from work. For those who use them every day, they are almost a second home! Visitors don’t come here for the sole purpose of a tour of sights, but shopping holds an important part of their travel activity. So, given below are the top five shopping destinations in Mumbai:
1. Fashion Street
Located three to four kilometres away from the Church Gate Station, it has numerous stalls displaying colourful clothes, jewelries and bags. On the outset, it resembles very much the footpaths of the Gariahat or the New Market region of Kolkata. However, even though these stalls are on the footpath, but their relevance should not be ignored for once. These have the latest items in fashion to display and boasts of a wide range of collections to choose from short kameez, pants, shoes, bags, etc. The shopping area is not only a favourite shopping spot among the teens, but also some important celebs of Mumbai regularly visit here for shopping.
2. Linking Road
Board an auto from the Bandra Station and head towards the west for around ten minutes. Here, you would find countless shops spreading from Bandra to Khar on the Linking road. Here, you would find small and branded shops selling clothes, jewelries, bags, shoes, belts, etc. However, this shopping point of Mumbai known for selling out classy shoes at dear prices.
3. Colaba
This shopping street is another famous shopping point of the city. Here, you would find many foreign tourists shopping. Though the prices of items are a bit more here, but these shops have wonderful and varied item collections for sale. You would find everything here beginning from Travel bags, leather goods, to imitation stones, t-shirt, kurta, long skirt, beads necklace, books, and handicrafts.
4. Lokhandwala Shopping Complex
Located five kilometres away from the Andheri Station, it is one of the famous shopping complexes of Andheri. The place gets its name after a famous builder of the region. Here, you would find clothes, shoes, jewelries, make-up items and electronics.
5. Andheri East
It’s another shopping centre of Mumbai. Located 25 kilometres away from the Mumbai City, it is known for selling out saris of different make and materials like Georgette, Chiffon, Crepe, Silk, etc. Numerous supermarkets in the region, make it an ideal centre for shoppers.