Chor Bazaar

One of the major Chor Bazaar of India, situated near Mohammad Ali Road, Mutton Street in the busy market area between SV Patel and Maulana Shaukat Ali Road in South Mumbai is Chor Bazaar of Mumbai. The market is more than 150 years old and earlier its name was Shore Bazaar because the shopkeepers here used to sell goods shouting very loudly, hence the Britishers named it Shore Bazaar. But Slowly the sale of stolen goods becoming very popular in this market, due to which people started calling it Chor Bazaar. In the market, you will get everything and it is a very crowded area, so you need to be careful of pickpocketers here. You can buy the best handicrafts from this market, can shop bronze sculpture from shops, even if you are interested you can get huge vintage gramophone, watches of all types and sizes, easily from Mumbai's Chor Bazaar at cheap rates. The most popular items of shopping in Chor Bazaar are vintage Bollywood posters and antique colonial-era lamps, kerosene storm lamps, crystal chandeliers, glass lamps, etc. The shop opening time in Chor Market is from 11 am to 7 pm, but on Friday this market opens late. Items are very cheap in Chor Bazaar, depending on how well you can bargain and another tip is this market is a conservative Muslim area, so wear clothes that completely cover your body.