If you’re in Ahmedabad, you’ll definitely want to purchase some local wares such as Gujarati lace, bandhej cloth and those colourful traditional kurtas and jackets. If you’re thinking about where to shop, look no more because we’ve rounded up the best shopping destinations in Ahmedabad for you! By Anushka Goel
Gujarat is a land of colour and culture. Ahmedabad, one of the most popular cities of the state, is vibrant with the local flavour and has old-age structures, baolis, and more. What’s also popular here is its local markets, which sell affordable, usable wares for you to deck up your homes or to wear yourself.
So, if you’re in the city and are looking for some purchases to take back home, be assured that you’ll find all that you need (and then some more) at these places we’ve curated for you. And these shopping destinations in Ahmedabad are affordable, too!
Shopping destinations in Ahmedabad to check out
Law Garden Market
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One of the most popular shopping destinations in Ahmedabad, Law Garden Market is your go-to destination for colourful jewellery, clothes, and more. A popular spot for making purchases during the garba season, you can get beautiful bedsheets, chaniya choli, handbags, footwear and more, at affordable prices, even when you visit in the off-season!
Address: Netaji Road, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad
What to pick: Handbags, chaniya choli, colourful jackets, jewellery
Price range: INR 200 onwards
Lal Darwaja Market
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A bargainer’s shopping haven, Lal Darwaja Market houses anything and everything under the sun – think affordable cloth, sarees, jewellery, readymade clothes, and more. You can find some unusual gems in this street market, which will amp up your style quotient – from colourful dupattas to handbags. What’s more, you can sample some of the best street food in the city, right from dhokla to pani puri, so satiate your hunger!
Address: Lal Darwaja, Ahmedabad
What to pick: handbags, skirts, dupattas, cloth
Price range: varies, but you need to bargain heavily for the best deals
Manek Chowk Market
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A great place for those looking for ornamental items and home decor, Manek Chowk market changes faces as the day progresses. Come here in the morning or afternoon and spend your day shopping for reasonable wares for your home, and in the evening, indulge in the delicious, affordable street food that lines the entire street at this shopping destination in Ahmedabad.
Address: Khadia, Ahmedabad
What to pick: Jewellery boxes, home decor, handicrafts. Do enjoy the pani puri and jalebi-fafda here, along with other local delicacies!
Rani-No-Hajiro
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Located near the striking tombs of Ahmed Shah’s queens, the Rani-No-Hajiro market today is a haven for affordable local cloth. From Mashru to Ikat and Ajrakh, there’s nothing you can’t get here, and the availability of costume jewellery and apparel will make you want to dress up like a royal and put your best foot forward in your colony’s next garba night! The tomh complex where the market is located is also a photogenic place, so be sure to click some snaps. And after shopping, head to the nearby Manek Chowk market for some yummy food.
Address: Gandhi Road, Khadia, Ahmedabad
What to pick: Buy local cloth by the metre, and pick up some outfits for your next garba night or traditional costume party!
Ramakda Market
The shopping destination in Ahmedabad is known for selling toys, perfumes and more. You can visit the place to pick up some garba sticks and stuff to decorate small spaces in your home, or even browse through trinkets and souvenirs to bring back with you.
Address: Ramakda Market Road, Tankshal, Khadia, Ahmedabad
What to pick: Wooden toys, dandiya sticks, ornaments to decorate your home
Sindhi Market
The market is known for stores selling cloth, dupattas, sarees, handicrafts and more at compelling prices. One of the older shopping destinations in Ahmedabad, it’s a place where locals and tourists go to for fulfilling their shopping needs, and one rarely comes back empty-handed!
Address: Kalupur, Ahmedabad
What to pick: Sarees, dresses, upholstery, cloth pieces
Dhalgarwad Market
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Nestled away in the old city, the Dhalgarwad Market is a bargainer’s paradise! Come here to purchase affordable cloth, but be prepared to search through heaps of material to find what you need. Bargain heavily to get the best deals, and be assured, you’ll not go back home disappointed!
Address: Dhalgarwad, Khadia, Ahmedabad
What to pick: Sarees, fabric, chaniya choli, cotton material in various prints
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