1. Colaba Causeway Market

Colaba Causeway is where the famous ‘Leopold Cafe’ is, so you must have heard of it. It sits right at the top of this list because your trip will not be complete without making it to Colaba. With the Taj Mahal and Gateway of India at a walking distance, the entire stretch is just filled with small vendors that sell mostly junk jewelry – the options and prices are too good to be true. Plus, there are handbags, shoes, watches, sunglasses, dresses, clothes – you name it, they have it. You must indulge in bargain shopping in Mumbai to get yourself a deal, but in all honesty, it’s worth all your money and time. If you want to grab a beer or some street food in Mumbai, Leopold and Cafe Mondegar are within an arm’s reach – take a break and start round two.

2. Fashion Street

Fashion Street is probably the oldest and most sought-after among Mumbai shopping destinations. Whether you are looking for a pair of expensive-looking-but-inexpensive denims, trousers, sexy footwear, tops or dresses, fashion street Mumbai offers all that for you. Spread across a few blocks, it opens late morning and has bustling crowds any time of the day. It is part of Old Mumbai and is very beautiful, making it amazing just to walk around too. If you happen to be a book lover as well, there are tiny stores at the end of this road that sell pre-owned books at throwaway prices.

3. Linking Road

Shoes on your mind? It’s never a question but always the answer to a lot of things in life. So, I’m assuming that you are a sucker for shoes! I will ask you to head to Linking Road first thing – your jaws will drop at the kind of variety and prices this joint has to offer. Linking road is part of Bandra, which is a hub for shopping, food, pubs, and all things fun.

4. Hill Road

Hill road, aka Elco, again a street full of shopping outlets, is also part of Bandra bazaar. From designer stores and small boutiques to roadside vendors selling makeup, shoes, junk jewelry, clothes, and everything else that you cannot say no to, hill road has everything. While you are there, have the sprouts pani puri from ‘Elco’ restaurant, which is so legendary that the road takes its name after it. As a first-timer, you want to buy it all, and even if you do, it won’t do too much damage to your pockets.

5. Chor Bazar

Just when you thought that Mumbai’s streetside shopping is all about clothes and accessories, there’s a place that proves otherwise. Chor bazar, which dates back to British ruled India, is one of the busiest and noisiest Mumbai street markets, hence the name ‘Shor Bazar.’ Over time, because the English couldn’t say ‘shor,’ it became ‘Chor.’ With cramped streets, dilapidated buildings, and obscure antique stores brimming with objects of yore, the place still retains its old world charm. It has typewriters, brass statues (of all sizes), artifacts (sometimes, stolen), reeled cameras, tape recorders, and other collector’s items even from the relics of pre-independent India.