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Crawford Market Mumbai


For anyone visiting Mumbai and coming here as part of sight-seeing -- you dont need a guide. You can enter and just browse around. It's a market visited by locals from Mumbai. Communication should not be a problem. If you are at a place where you are unable to communicate, just walk away.

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Very busy and crammed
Crawford Market, the largest market in Mumbai, is an incredible place to shop for food and household goods, take photos, or simply wander around people watching. It's also not a bad place to try local snacks, as there are myriad street-food stalls serving up all sorts of treats. Give yourself at least a couple of hours to wander slowly and see what is on offer.

Too much

This market is huge and has everything under the sun ...flowers, spices, fabric, fruits and vegetables, clothing, tea, pets and birds, sweets, and nuts. There are also cosmetics, perfumes, and handbags which seem to have good prices, but they are knock-offs. The whole place is dirty, crowded, and too much for me. One quick visit was enough.

How to Reach
By Air: Mumbai is service by Chattrapati Shivaji Airport which houses both domestic and international airfield. The train terminus is 21 kilometers from the airport. Any local transport can take you to the iconic structure.

By Rail: Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus being a train terminal is easiest to reach by rail. Many trains disembark at this station. However, if you are coming from other central or suburban railway stations, then you can reach through local transport.

By Road: Mumbai is well-connected by road that leads to all major cities in India. This rich city is served by major national highways. The iconic structure can be reached easily by road. 

An adventure in Mumbai
We arrived at the market to be met by a guide who said he would show us around, we said we were happy to wander by ourselves . The architecture is interesting. We walked from CST Station to this old market, it took just over 10 minutes. Outside the market was chaotic with delivery lorries, taxis and tuk tuks all converging. It is best to ignore anyone who speaks to you at the entrance to the market. They are either trying to make tourists visit their shop and buy something, or to act as a Guide, then demand payment. Inside this old building are rows and rows of stalls selling, spices, fabrics, cosmetics, fruit & vegetables, sweets, clothing, nuts, foods and so much more. If you can't find what you are looking for here, then you wont find it in Mumbai. The metal grid supports the roof and the large lantern shaped lights.

Huge market with a variety of things

Went here as part of a tour. It is a huge market that sells lots of things, like fruits, spices & tea leaves, as well as pets. I bought a number of tea leaves packets cause it has a lot of variety & the price is much cheaper compared to the prices in the shops. This is a great market indoors with original features from early 19th century. Felt very safe with lors of little side stands selling fabulous spices, fabrics fruit, flowers. etc. We visited on a cruise but were not allowed much time to explore the area properly which was a shame. A must to visit when in Mumbai.

Narrow and crowded

The place is over crowded but you may get everything you need for daily use. Cosmetic, bags, electronics , fruits, vegetables,spices, pet animals, birds etc etc etc. If you are not Indian you will be puzzled. Here most products are cheap but quality is low. Many shops sell pirated cosmetics, perfumes etc. So beware while shopping. You can get good quality fruits here. I took my kids to pet animals and birds shops , they found these shops very exciting but the area was dirty. Area where Fruit and pet animal shops are situated is very unhygienic. Some touts sell duplicate international brand perfumes on roadsides, so take care if you are dealing with them. This market may be good for local people but for tourists it’s not good place to shop.

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Item Reviewed: Crawford Market Mumbai Rating: 5 Reviewed By: Ashish Shukla