Shop Till You Drop:10 Best Shopping Places In Kolkata

Kolkata is not only famous for its wide options of food dishes but is also one of the great places to shop. Shopping places in Kolkata can be extremely fun as the place has so much to offer to its visitors. There isn’t anything that you cannot find in this place. Further, as an advantage for the shoppers, most of the items in the market area of Kolkata are available in the affordable range. If you too want to have a pleasant and wonderful shopping experience in Kolkata, then here are some places that you can try.

10 Not-to-be-Missed Shopping Places in Kolkata

1. New Market

This is one of the oldest markets in Kolkata which is famous for its variety of shopping items. With over 2,000 stalls available for shopping, this place is one of the best when it comes to finding some eye-catchy and innovative stuff.

You can find wide varieties of sarees and other clothing materials. It is also the place where in the evening most of the local sellers display their stalls for local jewellery and different kinds of bags. As this place is a treat to the bargainers, you must expect a large crowd, especially in the evening.

• Location: Lindsay Street
• Things to buy: Clothes, bags, household items
• Timings: Monday to Friday 10 am to 8 pm

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2. Oxford Bookstore

If you are a book lover then this is the perfect destination for you. This place is one of the best places to find a number of books other than the college street. You can also sit and relax at this place in its tea shop or reading room as you search for your favourite books. It has a very structured arrangement of the books which makes it easy for the people to locate and find the books they need. There is a separate section for kids as well.

• Location: Park Street
• Things to buy: New Books of any kind
• Timings: 10 am to 9 pm

3. Dakshinapan Shopping Center

This shopping centre in Kolkata is world famous for its collection of handicraft items. There are many emporiums which offer different goods at varying prices. It also makes a good option for buying clothes at a cheaper price. The nearby tea shop has 20 different flavours of fruit tea to welcome you. There are many options for gifts available at this place for tourists who want to take something back home for close ones.

• Location: Ghariahat Road
• Things to buy: Handicrafts
• Timings: Tuesday to Saturday 11 am to 7:30 pm, Monday opens at 2 pm and closed on Sunday

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4. Bara Bazaar

Bara Bazaar in Kolkata can be very relatable to the busy markets of Delhi like Chandni Chowk. This market is divided into several regions as it offers a vast variety of everything that you would need.

Right from spices, electronic items, cosmetics, home essentials, toys to artificial jewellery and textiles, this place can offer you almost everything. If you are thinking that such variety would cost you lots then to a surprise, this market is extremely cheap and affordable.

• Location: Near to Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro Station
• Things to buy: All the daily essentials
• Timings: 10:30 am to 7:30 pm, Sunday: closed

5. Sunshine

If your main idea is to shop for different varieties of textiles that cannot be found anywhere else including the embroidered bags and some nice and attractive silver jewellery then straight head to sunshine.

This place is maintained by two brothers and has huge varieties of the mentioned stuff. You can bargain for the prices and can get some amazing stuff at some affordable prices. If you are a tourist, then the duo of brothers can help you with your travel arrangements as well.

• Location: Sudder Street
• Things to buy: Textile and clothing
• Timings: 10 am to 9 pm

6. College Street

As somewhere the name college suggests, this place mainly targets the more and more variety of books. This place mainly offers some of the old books that cannot be found anywhere else in Kolkata. This market is world’s largest book market for second-hand books and India’s largest book market.

From this, you can imagine the number of books you will get here. This book market can offer you many rare books at an affordable price. You can also sit back and relax at the nearby coffee house near to this book market.

• Location: Northern side of Park Street
• Things to buy: Old rare books
• Timings: 9 am to 9 pm, Sunday: Closed

7. Quest Mall

If you are not a street shopper and prefer buying branded stuff then Quest Mall of Kolkata can be the perfect destination for you. The central location of the mall is really convenient for the people to reach and shop in. This mall is one of the largest international malls of Kolkata.

There is a total of 7 levels in the mall and each one of it offers the varying option of products to choose from. You can find good options for cafes, entertainment, restaurants, etc.

• Location: Syed Amir Ali Ave, Ballygunge
• Things to buy: Branded stuff
• Timings: 10 am to 11 pm

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8. Chowringhee Road

This place is perfect to shop for the Terracotta items which are also one of the specialities of Kolkata. You can find something extremely funky while you can also find some really traditional stuff in this place. You just have to look through a lot of stuff to finally get to the one that you really like.

If you are also good at bargaining then you could really make the most of this place. Be ready to look at thousands of stuff to finally get something that can suit your liking and preference.

• Location: Chowringhee Road near Oberoi Grand Hotel
• Things to buy: Terracotta items
• Timings: Depends on the vendors but the preferable time is the evening

9. Hatibagan Market

This place, which is now famous for the amazing collection of cotton sarees, was once famous for the number of different birds and animals sold. Even at the time, the place witnesses heavy crowd but the fire caused huge damage to this place.

Even after the majority of the place got damaged by fire, the remaining market sells best cotton and silk sarees at an affordable price. This place is extremely crowded in the evenings and on holidays.

• Location: Shri Aurobindo Sarani Road
• Things to buy: Cotton and silk sarees
• Timings: 10 am to 10 pm

10. Howrah Phool Bazaar

Flowers can add charm to any decorations, isn’t it? If you too are in a need to buy flowers for any of your occasions and are looking for the best place where you can get a huge variety of flowers then this flower market of Kolkata is your destination. No matter what your need is, you will surely find that easily in this market. This whole seller marketplace for flowers has a large variety of flowers and offers that at an affordable price.

• Location: Eastern side of Howrah Bridge
• Things to buy: Fresh flowers
• Timings: 4 am to 10 pm

These are some of the best shopping places in Kolkata that can give you wide options to get the things that you like. From being affordable and available at a cheap price to branded stuff, Kolkata has a lot to offer its visitors. You have to decide on the items that you have to buy from these large varieties that you will find here.

We have done our part of sharing the best places to shop in Kolkata, now it’s your turn.  Straight right to any of these places and do share with us your experience of shopping at that place. Also feel free to share what good stuff you bought from the place. We would love to hear from you.

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