Best shopping places in Delhi

Delhi is a well known veritable paradise for shoppers, who can buy objects ranging from the simplest of Indian handicrafts to international designer labels and often within the same shopping area. There are wares here to suite all pockets and bargaining is the order of the day. Delhi has many shopping areas for everything in every locality and it also has long been the most important trading centre in Northern India. For visitors to Delhi, shopping is high on the list of “thing to do” . One will find in city a wide choice of items-such as silks, textiles, carpets, jewellary, readymade, handicrafts, hand printed cotton, leather and silver ware. Hauz Khas Village, Connaught Place and Chandni Chowk are world’s famous shopping sides in Delhi.

Chandni Chowk, Delhi

More than three centuries old this bazzar is famous for every type of shopping. Despite the pressures of traffic and population, its historic landmarks survive to tell the story of the last three centuries. Many of the shops here are more than 100 years old. Leading off Chandni Chowk are Dariba, the jewelry and silver wear market, Chabri Bazar, paper market antique and brass wear, the books and cloth market, Khari Baoli, the spice market, Kinari Bazar, for trimmings and tinsel. These bazzars offer the visitor a glimpse of life in Old Delhi. More...