Shopping In Kochi

Kochi, also referred to as the 'Queen of Arabian Sea', is laced with diverse culture and rich historical heritage accompanied by age-old buildings, palaces, museums and forts. Flanked by Western Ghats on the east and Arabian Sea on the west, Cochin or Kochi is an ideal getaway to God's own country- Kerala. The people of this coastal city love to gorge on non-vegetarian delicacies and typical south Indian traditional fare that is infused with lots of spices and flavors. Shopping avenues like Marine Drive and M.G Road boasts of food stalls and restaurants that offers sea food specialties like fried fish, Varatharacha Kozhi curry and Alleppey fish curry that are served with steamed rice and tapioca. Besides old shopping markets, there are also modern complexes and malls like Nuclues, Oberon and Bay Pride malls that strongly testify to the growing cosmopolitan culture in the city. People here prefer to indulge in shopping during daytime than night. To find out more about the famous shopping places in Kochi, scroll down the article further.

Shopping Places In Kochi

M.G Road
M.G Road aka Mahatma Gandhi Road is Kochi's important commercial center and hardly goes unnoticed since it lies in the heart of the city. The shops housed on this lane are stuffed with all kinds of products such as apparels, handicrafts, cosmetics, household accessories, etc. In case, you are brand conscious, then M.G Road is the best place to shop for branded apparels like Louise Philippe, Allen Solly, Arrow, Bennetton to name a few. Not just men, even women flock here to buy jewelries and fashionable junk accessories from the small stalls put up here.

Jew Town
Jew Town, nestled in the city of Cochin, is different from other conventional shopping markets. This quaint little area is filled with spice and antique shops that can delight any shopaholic. Foreigners and tourists can be seen gazing at the beauty of this town and checking out some of the rare souvenirs like colorful masks, carved wooden boxes loaded with different aromatic spices, wooden padukas (slippers) and wooden kitchen utensils, here.

Spices Board
Spices Board, the huge building that can be spotted near Palarivottam. is a one-stop shop for buying spices and fragrant oils at reasonable prices. Besides spice oils and oleoresins, curry powder and green pepper products can also be purchased from here. Spices board, which functions under the Ministry Of Commerce & Industry also exports spices and frequently participates in the international and national food expos. Another good place to buy spices is the spice shop located in Ernakulum Market. In this store, you can see glass jars filled with various types of fresh spices.

Amay
This lovely shop that can be spotted on the Bazaar Road is a good place to lazily shop around. Once you step inside, you will find an array of soaps, incense sticks, perfumed sachets, essential oils, raw silk scarves, bangles, greeting cards, recycled goods, T-shirts and lots more. For eco-lovers, this is undoubtedly a great spot to hit. To keep the visitors entertained, there is a huge chessboard put up in another end of the shop.

Marine Drive
Marine Drive Road is one of the important landmarks in Kochi. Besides food stalls that sell yummy delicacies, you can also find an endless number of duty-free shops , malls and complexes selling all kinds of stuffs ranging from electronic goods, homemade appliances to handicrafts and spices. Also, check out the nearby Bazaar Road where you can buy pulses, varieties of spices including cardamom, cassia, black pepper, etc at cheaper rates.

Incy Bella
Incy Bella, nestled in Jew town, is a great place to visit if you want to buy books related to India and of course, the exotic state of Kerala. Book lovers and foreigners mainly come here to browse through the collection of books stored here with great care. If not Inca Bella, you can visit Idiom Bookstore near Fort Cochin that also has a valuable compilation of books. The best part of shopping at Idiom is that once you purchase, you get a wonderful raffia bag inscribed with shop's logo on it.