 Delhi is a shopper's delight with its vibrant and colorful markets offering a range of products. From traditional to modern, designer to street wear, spices to gizmos, Delhi shops have it all.
Connaught Place is situated in the heart of the city. You can find here a range of goods from clothes to leather goods to designer items to beautiful antiques. CP also has Palika Bazaar, which is an underground market. You can also shop for export quality goods at Janpath. CP scores high with the foreigners with the range of traditional goods, artifacts and handicrafts it offers.
You can also shop in Chandni Chowk, situated in Old Delhi. This place still speaks the language of the old times with its historic landmarks. There are certain shops here, which are managed by the third or fourth line of businessmen. There are many lanes and markets within Chandni Chowk selling a particular product. There is the Khari Baoli, the spice market selling a range of spices, condiments, dry fruits etc. Then there is Dariba, which is the silver market and the Kinari Bazaar, famous for trimmings and sequins. Interestingly enough there is also parantheywali gali, a lane having shops, which just sell mouth-watering paranthas. Opposite the Chandni Chowk is Red Fort, which has 'Meena Bazaar' a market having antiques and other exquisite stuff.
For the young and trendy who want to buy fashionable clothes and accessories at throwaway prices, there is Sarojini Nagar. You can buy trendy jewellery, shoes and clothes. However, for those who want to shop for designer labels and designer wear, the best markets are at Greater Kailash, South Extension and Green Park, having a wide range of international as well as Indian designer brands and labels. Go out for shopping in a mall at the Ansal plaza in an air-conditioned environment. The mall has a line-up of branded stores like Nike, Reebok, etc. At Ansals you could shop for trendy jewellery, clothes, trinkets etc. The other famous markets in Delhi are Lajpat Nagar, Karol Bagh and Rajouri Garden.
Shop in a Designer Set-up
For a very unique shopping experience you can go to Dilli Haat and Hauz Khas Village. Dilli Haat is designed in the form of a traditional village market with open-air market. The avenues of the Haat are lined up with the stalls of artisans and craftsmen throughout the country. The place also has food stalls of various states serving authentic food. You can buy here a range of handicrafts, jewellery, clothes, and artifacts. The Hauz Khas Village is even a step further with its perfect rural ambience with charpoys or cots in place where men can smoke hookah the way village men used to. This village complex houses many upmarket stores, boutiques and galleries.
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