Best Bazaars in Karachi

Lifestyle Bazaar Talk
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Ranchore Lines Bazaar: Budget/Cheap Shopping Ranchore Lines is one of the densely populated area of Karachi & Ranchore Lines Bazaar isone of the busiest shopping areas in Karachi. Besides local & neighbouring community people (specially ladies) come from all over karachi to shop here. As it said the budget bazaar.

One can buy women’s fabric, children wear, Bangles, imitaion jewellary, all kind of household items, meat, vegetables, fruits etc.

Going from Saeed Manzil M.A. Jinnah Road, this bazaar is situated at the end of Jameela Street. On the way comes Jubilee Cloth Market & Hoti Market. When you Just pass Hoti Market, the bazar starts but main shopping street (where vehicles are not allowed) is at the last corner of Jameela Street.

As I said this is a densly populated area and low budget people come to shop. So envirenment is not very clean & clear. But if you want to see the real Karachi people & real crowd then must visit Ranchore Lines Bazaar.

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*Gul Plaza Shopping Mall:
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**Gul Plaza - More than a Gift Shopping Place I had an impression about Gul Plaza that it is an expensive place & only decoration items are sold there. But when I went there I've found that its not as expensive as I thought and also you can shop dozens of household items besides gift items.

On first & second floor you can find Household appliances, kids toys, imported Crockery (Specially Glassware) & other Decorative stuff.

On ground floor you can buy clothes, imitation jewelry

There is an air-conditioned shopping area in the basement. You can buy Jewelry, clothes and kids items there.

As it is situated in a busy, congested area of Saddar, M.A. Jinnah Road. Therefore you might get a little problem for reaching / getting out of there. But shopping is worthy.

What to buy: Gift Items,
Household Items,
Electronics,
Imported Crockery,
Toys

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Portia Fabrics: Women’s Clothes at Portia Fabrics Portia Fabric is one of the leading stores in Women’s Clothing. They sell UNSTITCHED FABRIC of all the leading Brands like:

AL KARAM (3 piece suit @ 2200/- plus)
ASIM JOFA (3 piece suit @ 5000/- plus)
BONANZA (3 piece suit @ 2450/- onward)
GUL AHMED ((3 piece suit @ 2300/- onward)
HSY
DEEPAK PERWANI
FIRDOUS
FIVE STAR
VANEEZA & MANY OTHER LATEST BRANDS.

As they sell mostly Branded & Designer Clothes. Therefore Prices are Higher than Average.

Store’s main branch is in Bahadurabad. Other two outlets are in Clifton & Hydri.

**What to buy: **Seasonal Women’s wear. 3 piece suits of Cotton or Lawn in colorful prints of AL KARAM, GUL AHMED, BONANZA or any Other Brand wihich you like.

**What to pay: **3 Piece Unstiched Suite Starts from Rs. 2200/- onwards.

Address: Ist Floor, Arif Arcade, Bahadurabad Karachi
Phone: +92-21-34924735, 34932011
Website: Portia Fabrics Home

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Tariq Road: Largest Shopping Area in Karachi

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Tariq Road is one of Karachi’s coolest shopping areas, This Road is lined by an array of most modern shopping malls where most people like to go for garments, footwear, jewellery and household stuff. This area is a particular favorite of Pakistan ladies because of the nature of the goods available.

Great Malls stand on the both side of road. Seperate shops for Mens’ Wear, Women and Children. Great Jewellary Shops and Boutiques are located in this area.
Starts from McDonald’s (Famous American fast food restuarant) comes SNOOPY ICECREAM both on the right side. After Snoopy are some famous footwear shops like:
ENGLISH BOOT HOSE,
FIT RIGHT,
MODULA SHOES,
HUSH PUPPIES,
MOD SHOES AND BATA (2 on right side)

Traffic is one way to avoid rush. Then are some Kids Wear Shops like ZUBAIDA’S and MOTHERCARE Baby Shop. Jewellary shops continue throughout the Market. Then comes Liberty Signal where Allama Iqbal Road crosses Tariq Road.
After Liberty are some more shoe stores then start the huge Malls. Mens’ are on right side of road while Women shopping could be done on Left side Malls. Name of some shopping markets are:

DOLMEN CENTRE,
MATEEN PALAZA,
MATEEN CENTRE,
DUBAI MALL,
SAIMA CENTRE,
MADINA MALL,
RABI CENTRE,
GLAMOUR ONE,
DOLMEN MALL.

After these great shopping centres are some Optical Shops then Main Tariq Road ends and comes Bahadur Abad area on the same road. Here are some famous Departmental Stores such as WARDROBE, NEXIS, CITY CENTRE.

but visit in a hurry and you may well miss the best at Tariq road.

**What to buy: **All kind of Garments, Jewellary, footwear, Leather goods, perfumes, Makeup Items.
English Boot House is famous Footwear Shop.
Dolmance Centre is exclusive for Gents Clothes Specially Jeans and Cotton Pants and T-Shirts of Good quality are sold here.

**What to pay: **Some Shops have fixed prices. Sometimes a little bargain. Overall nominal prices..

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Urdu Bazar: Any book you need A paradise for book lovers who want to purchase cheap books. By cheap it means pirated (photcopied). Originals are also available. All subjects imaginable are avaialble. An original that is priced at USD 100 can be bought for at USD 2. Cosidering the quality is not the same.

With so much emphasis given on education in Pakistan, most students are unable to purchase original books, and have to rely on pirated copies to supplement their studies.

Because the prices of original books are so expensive, students storm to this bazar to find copies. Government has somewhat clamped down on such markets, but the business prosper as demand exceed supplies, and prices comparred to original are very low.

Simple economics...black marketers crops up!

**What to buy: **Books on any subject

**What to pay: **Negotiate

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Rabi Center: Fabrics, fabrics and more fabrics

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A Multi Story Non Airconditioned Building full of shops selling Fabrics of all kinds and the Prices are lot lot cheaper then anywhere in Pakistan.

Tariq Road shopping area is streacthed to Aprx 2 km on the both side of the road and adjecent streets there are shops, malls and stalls selling Garments (Male, Felame, Casual, Formal, Bridal) Fabrics, Fashion Accessoroes, Cosmatics, Footware, Leather goods, Travel Bags, Hands Bags and Gold/Silver Jewellery.

A Place to buy virtually everything at reasonable price, lot lower then anywhere in Pakistan.

Open at or after 11.00 AM untill 8.30 to 9.00 PM (Jewellers untill 6.00 PM) Sunday closed, although some stalls are open for business from 10.00 till evening, watchout some time they have little defective fabrics.

**What to buy: **Printed Cotton (Called Lawn) for Summer wear, most famous are Sitara and Gul Ahmed Lawn with wide range of colors and prints

Pashmisa, Silk, Raw Silk, Hand made embroidid, Hand Painted, Georget etc etc etc its a never ending list

**What to pay: **Knowledge of fabric is a must and best if accompanied by a local, Bargaining start from 30% to 40% of asking price

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Dilpasand Sweet Mart: Buy Traditional Sweets as Gift One must try Karachi's Traditional Sweets and bring them as Gift Item to their loved ones.

Dilpasand Sweet Mart is one of the oldest & busiest Sweet shops in Karachi. Their sweets are famous all over the country and abroad. Their sweets are made up of quality ingredients in hygienic atmosphere. They also make sweets on order for special occasions like weddings, birthdays etc.

People going to any other city or abroad take these sweets with them as Souvenir of Karachi. Its a local custom of distributing sweets at the birth of child, passing exams, engagemet, wedding etc.

Dilpasand Sweet is also a Night Life Spot for locals as locals come to enjoy their chilled sweets & Ice Cream after dinner. There is a long row of chairs in front of the shop. Even after midnight you can see families sitting there and enjoying.

**What to buy: **Sohan Halwa, Habshi Halwa, Cham Cham, Qalaqand for take away.

Ice Cream, Faluda & Ras Malai for eating at the spot.

**What to pay: **Prices are fixed according to rate list provided.

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Thanks for the info. I will definitely check these place on my next trip to pak

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thanks alot for help

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Thanks for the Share! :)

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thanks alot :)

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I love online shopping because I don’t want to waste my precious time in markets. For buying products my first choice is Azmalo and for selling products I love olx.

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Great info thanks!
How about if we hve to get embroidery done or have to get laces etc ?