Delhi

Old and New Delhi are famous for some of the exciting shopping regions. Famous for Madhubani painting, silk textiles, tea, spices, puppets and others, this region is an important shopping destination of central India. Yes, street food is also an important part of market and shopping.

Markets of Delhi:

• <span [removed]="" 12px;"="">1. Dilli Haat: Dilli Haat is a large market, which is quite similar to that of a weekly village market. The stalls are erected with thatched roof and the place gives a good blend of culture, handicrafts, music and much more. This is the best place to buy Indian handicrafts and artifacts. Dilli Haat opens at 11 in the morning and closes by 10 in the evening, even on Sundays.

• 2. Janpath Market: This market is famous for paintings, leather articles, Indian artifacts, clothing, handicrafts, shoes, imitation jewelry, brassware and others. If you are choosing this destination, you ought to have good bargaining skills. You can find goods from many parts of the country and handicrafts of Tibet. This market is also called as the Tibetan market.

• 3. Khan Market: This is one of the classiest street markets of the region. You can find a few branded outlets, some street vendors and other exciting shops. This market is famous for Ayurvedic medicines, government shops, books, cosmetic, clothing and others. This market is open from early in the morning until late night, except on Sundays.

• 4. Paharganj: This is one of the chaotic markets of Delhi. Most of the shops in the market are wholesale sellers and thus, you can easily find unique objects at lower cost. You can find many foreign products in this market. The market opens from early in the morning and closes by 9 at night, every day, including Sundays. This is the best place to buy clothes, music, textile, books, hookah pipes, handicrafts and others.

• 5. Chandni Chowk: This is an ancient shopping region of Delhi, thriving until date. Enjoying this market region is like a small adventure tours. There are alleys and narrow passages, which lead to endless stream of shops. Starting from street food to fabric, you can find almost everything in the market. If you are planning to buy silver articles, the Dariba Kalan region of this market, is very famous. The market starts early in the morning and closes by late night. Chandni Chowk is not open on Sunday. This is considered as the best market for shopping in Delhi.

• 6. Sarojini Market: It is famous for cheap articles. The articles of this market usually comprises of rejected goods from the packages sent for export. Due to surplus supply of articles, you can always find a better price with bargaining. Although rejected, the quality of the goods would be better than the ones used for local sales. 

• 7. Central Market: Also known as the Lajpat Nagar market is famous for the mehandi where small street vendors apply temporary, nature-based color paste on your palm. It is fancied by female shoppers of all age groups. Other items to buy in this market are clothing, décor items, leather articles and others. This caters to the needs of middle-class shoppers.

• 8. Connaught Place: It is one of the busiest shopping places of Delhi and looks marvelous with its white appearance. One can find outlets of all brands here at the same point within few steps. The well organized showrooms and stores of Connaught Place offers a range of classy fabric, jewelry, Indian books, handcraft items, electronic goods and more. Besides showrooms and stores, it has numerous hotels, restaurants, café and multiplexers. It is considered as the best place to find the finest of what you want.

• 9. Palika Bazaar: It is located in the centre of Connaught Place and is fully air-conditioned. Delhiites and people visiting Delhi from other region of India purchase clothes, perfumes, accessories, footwear, electronic products, CDs and many other products from Palika Bazaar. One should have the ability to bargain to get the products at reasonable prices. This place is well connected through all modes of public transport such as buses, taxies, autos and metro.

• 10. Karol Bagh Market: Karol Bagh is one the oldest and famous place for shopping and is famous for offering an array of gorgeous bridal wears and traditional Indian garments. Besides this one can also find a wide variety of cosmetics, books, shoes, gadgets and electronic items. There are some well known shopping places around Karol Bagh like Ajmal Khan Road (known for inexpensive readymade), Ghaffar (popular for imported good), Arya Samaj Road (visited for second hand books) and Bank Street (popular for gold jewelry).

• 11. Greater Kailash: Greater Kailash has two sections of market known as M-Block and N-Block. The shops of these markets remain crowded for its local shopping outlets, lifestyle stores, cosmetic shops, showrooms and street food-corners. You can shop the best of casual and traditional clothes, jewelry and footwear. It is a nice place to hang out as it houses many pubs, good restaurants and nightclubs.