On this happening street of Bandra West, is the city's fashion hot spot. Pick some vibrant and colorful tees, skirts, kurtas, footwear and accessorize them with colorful bangles, dangling earrings and anklets. But you've got to know how to bargain for a fair deal on this crowded local market street. It's one of the popular haunts for the city's young crowd for affordable and fashionable additions to their wardrobe. For those with more sophisticated tastes check out the shops along the street that have the latest fashions. The famous Elco Arcade is on this street where you can enjoy some spicy chaat and also shop till you drop.

Shoes, shoes and more shoes. Linking road is a haven for those with the fetish for footwear. Plenty of shops line up not only to sell international and national brands but are also the first ones to introduce their imitations as well. Prices are dirt cheap and the shops are perennially on sale. Must buy are the brightly-hued kolhapuris.

Named after Bombay's first Municipal Commissioner Arthur Crawford, the elegant and covered Crawford Market faces the crowded inner city, dominating the skyline with its clock tower and steeple. A mix of Flemish and Norman architecture, Crawford Market was designed by Lockyard Kipling (father of Rudyard Kipling), whose cottage still stands at the J. J. School of Arts across the road. The spaces inside are divided into sections for fruits, vegetables and meat; a middle-class household's answer for inexpensive products. Over the years, Crawford Market has extended into the neighboring streets and also earned itself a new name- Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Market. Stepping into the over congested alleys is sheer madness, photo opportunities are plenty and needless to say, beware of the lurking touts.

Fashion Street is a bargain hunter's paradise. The stretch of stalls on the Mahatma Gandhi Road, between Azad and Cross Maidans are the best bet for buying casual clothes for daily use. The clothes are usually surplus exports and therefore are of very good quality and make. Fashion Street is also the secret stop for the city's designers who want to pick up some street fashion for their ensemble collections. Please bargain and bargain hard.

South to the Gateway of India is Colaba Causeway, the commercial thoroughfare that is extremely popular with the tourists and locals. Glorified in all guide books, from Lonely Planet to Gregory Roberts' Shantaram, Colaba Causeway passes close to Sassoon Dock, which is the picture of hectic activity every morning as the fisherwomen unload and sort the catch that would be sold throughout Mumbai. The Causeway has some great restaurants from Delhi Darbar, Piccadilly, Cafe Churchill, Basilico, and the veritable institutions Cafe Mondegar (Mondy's) and Cafe Leopold (Leo's) are both found only a few yards away from each other. There are shops and vendors selling anything and everything under the sun. This is the place to come if you want to taste the flavor of the city that never sleeps.