Mumbai, the capital of Indias Maharashtra State, is among the top most populous cities in the world. As a popular tourist destination in the East, Mumbai is teeming with shopping opportunities starting from bustling pavements to the quaint bazaars and the glittering malls. To feel the pulse of Mumbai you need to explore its famous shopping streets, arcades and markets where shopping becomes an exciting adventure.
From world-class designer fashions to elaborate Indian jewellery, exquisitely worked traditional attires to beautiful handicrafts, you are bound to be spoilt for choice. Antiques too are in high demand in a city that dates back to prehistoric times. Mumbai boasts of numerous antique dealers who will sell a wide range of items. Among them Chor Bazaar on Mutton Street is definitely a market you ought to look in on.
The name chor in Hindi means thief, hence Chor Bazaar is also known as Thieves Market. There is an interesting story behind how the bazaar ended up with such a strange name. Boasting a history of one and half centuries it used to be known as Shor Bazaar in the olden times, where shor meant noisy in Hindi. But the British in the locality couldnt pronounce it with the same Hindi accent, and so Shor Bazaar became Chor Bazaar.
Mumbais Chor Bazaar is quite famous for selling antiques for temptingly cheap rates. If you are well-informed on antiques and arts, picking the genuine articles out of countless choices will be a breeze. Another thing with which you need to be familiar while shopping at an oriental market is the art of bargaining. All the antique vendors you meet at the Chor Bazaar are streetwise, so why not brush up your bargaining skills and go for it? It is said that if you are well-versed in bargaining you can even drop the rate to half of its originally quoted price.
With all these tempting deals and excitement, whats in store for you at Chor Bazaar? There are leather wear, jewellery, wooden articles and furniture, glass and crystal ornaments, planters made of brass, paintings and even swords to name but a few. To make your exciting adventure a genuinely thrilling one, there are even little treasures discovered from old ship wrecks. The things you can browse here are endless and you can expect lots of surprises while touring this bustling Mumbai market.
Chor Bazaar sits in the heart of a Muslim community on Mutton Street, hence visitors to this market are advised to dress appropriately with less revealing attire. You can conveniently reach the market from any of the
Mumbai hotels that provide quick links to Mumbai shopping attractions. Travellers looking forward to a pampered stay can choose one of the
luxury hotels in Mumbai such as The Leela Kempinski Mumbai. Snuggled amidst 11 acres of lush greenery, this prestigious hotel can be reached just five minutes from the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
