Lifestyle and Shopping in Mumbai
Mumbai boasts a relatively good variety of leisure and lifestyle activities for just about everyone to enjoy and make themselves feel right at home. From fabulous restaurants in Mumbai that showcase the country’s regional cuisines to bustling
market places, annual events to look forward to, and a surprisingly large amount of nightlife and entertainment and sporting facilities.
Mumbai is a shopaholic’s dream-come-true, and with everything from quaint little markets to shopping malls and haute couture around almost every corner, Mumbai’s a great place to spend a lot of time and a lot of money.
If you’re looking for clothing, M Ghandi Road is the place to start, while department stores like Shopper’s Stop and Globus are good bets too. The markets are the place to exercise your haggling skills so visit Chor Bazaar and the silversmith's bazaar to pick up jewellery, while Crawford market is a good place to stock up on fresh fruit and vegetables.
Shops are generally open from Monday to Saturday from 10am till 8pm, but markets and street vendors often open earlier
Mumbai’s n
ightlife scene is deceptively big and pumping parties can be found most nights of the week. With the Bollywood scene centring round the city, don’t be surprised if you bump into your favourite Bollywood star at one of the city’s trendy nightclubs or bars.
market places, annual events to look forward to, and a surprisingly large amount of nightlife and entertainment and sporting facilities. Mumbai is a shopaholic’s dream-come-true, and with everything from quaint little markets to shopping malls and haute couture around almost every corner, Mumbai’s a great place to spend a lot of time and a lot of money.
If you’re looking for clothing, M Ghandi Road is the place to start, while department stores like Shopper’s Stop and Globus are good bets too. The markets are the place to exercise your haggling skills so visit Chor Bazaar and the silversmith's bazaar to pick up jewellery, while Crawford market is a good place to stock up on fresh fruit and vegetables.
Shops are generally open from Monday to Saturday from 10am till 8pm, but markets and street vendors often open earlier
Mumbai’s n
ightlife scene is deceptively big and pumping parties can be found most nights of the week. With the Bollywood scene centring round the city, don’t be surprised if you bump into your favourite Bollywood star at one of the city’s trendy nightclubs or bars. With rooftop bars that overlook the Arabian Sea, the bustling Colaba Causeway, dance clubs and hard music in Churchgate or Juhu or the chic and stylish Bandra area where looking good and being seen is all in a day’s work. On the dancefloor, expect bhangra and R&B and even some Hindi house music for good measure.
Don’t forget to take in a Bollywood movie or two as this is all part of being a Mumbai local and exploring all the parties, bars and clubs is an exciting cultural explosion of a party every night of the week.
