Crawford Market, Mumbai — Markets

Built in 1869 and given to the city by Arthur Crawford, its first municipal commissioner, the building was designed by William Emerson with bas-reliefs over the entrance by Lockwood Kipling — Rudyard Kipling’s father, then head of the Bombay art school. It was the first building in India to be lit by electricity. Officially it is now Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai.

Inside it is a fruit, vegetable, poultry and imported-goods market, and the lanes immediately outside it sell everything else: pet supplies on one side, kitchen equipment on another, imported chocolate and packaged food opposite. It is a bargaining market and prices asked of an obvious outsider are not the prices paid.

9named shops and sections

5things to know

6trades listed

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Inside the market

The sections, the shops and what each one sells

Name	Where	What is there
The main hall1869	Lokmanya Tilak Marg, Fort	Fruit and vegetables, wholesale and retail, under the original iron-and-stone roof.
Imported goods lanes	north side of the market	Chocolate, biscuits, sauces, cheese, packaged food — much of it at half the mall price. Check dates and seals.
Dry fruit and spice section	inside the main hall	Almonds, cashew, saffron, dates; sold by weight with a fair amount of negotiation.
The poultry and meat section	western end	A working wholesale section; not for the squeamish.
Pet market	Sheikh Memon Street side	Birds, fish and pet supplies. Contentious, and regulated.
Kitchen and restaurant equipment lanes	around the market	Steel vessels, tandoors, commercial equipment — where caterers buy.
Badshah Cold Drinks1905	opposite the market	The falooda shop across the road, over a century old; the traditional end to a Crawford trip.
Mangaldas Market1870s	a short walk north	The cloth market, if you are combining trips.
Zaveri Bazaar1860s	a short walk north	The gold market, in the same cluster of lanes.

Worth knowing before you go

Mornings are for wholesale; late morning onward is retail.
Bargain. The first price is not the price.
Check dates and seals on imported packaged food; the cold chain is not guaranteed.
It is a short walk from CSMT. Do not try to drive or park.
Sunday is quieter and several sections are shut.

Named shops

Spices and Dry Fruits

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Charan Dryfruits

Crawford Market

Dry fruit store

Name	Where	What they carry
A1 Dry Fruits 2004	Shop 537, 1st Lane, Crawford Market	Retail and wholesale dry fruit; the Diwali and corporate-gifting counter of the market.
Cheesewala Legend	Shop 118, 3rd Lane, Crawford Market	Imported cheese and spices.
Ajanta Stationery Mart	Shop 301, near Crawford Market	Art supplies and resin materials.
East Coast	322, Lohar Chawl	Stationery and creative supplies.
Giftomato	Ameena Manzil, 205/207	Children’s items and school supplies.
Gujarat Trunk Depot	267, Lohar Chawl	Storage trunks and boxes.
SuperNova	237, near Crawford Market	Cane baskets and gift-hamper baskets.
Jageshwar Collection	Ground Floor, Shop 272	Wooden trays, gift boxes and kitchen accessories.
Rose Collection	Moriswala Building, Shop 4, Siddhique Musafirkhana Road	Crockery and cutlery.
Nova China Bazaar	Sitaram Building, Shop 2	Kitchenware and home supplies.
Kaka Hangers	Fort, near Crawford Market	Hangers, organisers and travel pouches.
Khamisa 1910	Crawford Market, Fort	Lingerie since 1910, famously staffed by an all-male team; branches next door and in Bandra.
Kids & Moms	421, Sheikh Memon Street	Children’s clothing.
Prems NX	Mohatta Cloth Market, Shop 22, Palton Road	Bridal lehengas and ethnic wear.
VC Bags & Accessories	242, Lohar Chawl	Bags and clutches.

Inside the market

Worth knowing before you go

Spices and Dry Fruits

Fruit and Vegetables

Stationery and Paper

Plastics and Packaging

Footwear and Bags

Named houses

What is traded here, trade by trade

The other markets

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