Shopping in Chennai
Shopping Malls in Chennai
- Spencer Plaza: Spencer Plaza is the biggest Mall in South Asia located in the heart of Chennai, Mount Road. Over 400 retail stores are scattered in this seven story building, the top floor is entirely dedicated for office space. There is nothing that you cannot buy here. This Chennai shopping Mall includes various national and international brands like Louis Philippe, Titan, Arrow, Proline, Van Huesen, Color plus, Levi's, Nike, Adidas, American Express, Pantaloons, Health and Glow, Music world etc. Spencer Plaza also offers a great dining option suiting every palate. It has a large food court with both national and international cuisine. This shopping centre has given an opportunity to explore new ideas and style of shopping.
- Citi Centre: Citi centre is one of the most expensive shopping Malls in Chennai, located on the Radhakrishnan Salai and is divided into four floors. Lifestyle and Landmark are the anchor tenants of Citi Centre Mall which occupy half of the allotted space. Rest of the space is devoted to other designer luxury showrooms like Titan, Mochi, Wrangler, Pepe Jeans, Allen Solly, Adidas, Van Huesen, Arrow, Health and Glow, and many more. Food court caters a large number of food stalls serving coffee, samosa, fresh corns, and other snacks. It also houses various multi-cuisine restaurants in the same area and is a great place to take a break during shopping. The Mall promises a comfortable shopping experience for parents as there is a huge play zone for kids. Citi centre has become an excellent one stop retail destination for people and has given a unique dimension to the city's outlook.
- Abirami Mega Mall: Abirami Mega Mall located Purasalwakkam - Kilpauk side of town is one hot favorite destination for kids, teens and family. This Chennai shopping Mall offers everything from shopping to food and entertainment to indoor theme attractions. The shopping arcade comprises of various brands like Globus, Pantaloons, Cotton city, Colors, and Estelle. Abirami Mall has many other features as well which grabs the attention of the visitor such as the snow park situated inside is considered to be the best in country, Teen's world which offers a vast range in indoor games and a colorful musical land. You can also treat yourself with a variety offered with multi-cuisine restaurants in the food court of the Mall. The USP of the shopping Mall is it has four main theatres in the Mall itself featuring latest kollywood movies. All these factors give a new dimension to the Mall which enhances the richness of the city.
- Fountain Plaza Mall: Fountain Plaza is a huge shopping complex situated at Pantheon Road, Egmore in Chennai. It offers a complete entertainment package with shopping, entertainment and dining under one roof. The arcade is divided into nine floors housing more than 125 retail outlets and 130 offices. The Mall boasts of vast variety in apparels, footwear, jewellery, lingerie, crockery, electronics, book, toys, multimedia equipments, gift items and much more. Some of the leading outlets present at the Plaza are Ajnabee for its chaat shop and Rock for its tattoos. The Mall also houses an antique shop which delivers exclusively bindis for ladies. Fountain Plaza is hot spot among the young college going girls who visit the Mall not just to hang around but also to shop within a moderate budget. The ambiance and the style of the Mall take you to a complete different world.
- Alsa Mall: Alsa Mall is amongst the best Malls in Chennai, located in Egmore. It offers great variety not only in branded outlets but also eateries. If you are looking for clothes, shoes, belts, junk jewellery, other accessories, you may certainly visit this Mall. Shops like Lucknow Creations offers a great variety in traditional Lucknowi Chikan work salwar kameez. Other major stores present in the Mall are Prisha cosmetics, Fineline, The Beauty Shoppe, Shoe shack, Punjab Crockery House, Japer art and jewels, Hit or Miss, Stepp inn. Cafe Coffee Day and Hot Breads on the other hand occupy a large space of the coffee and bakery section. Alsa Mall promises an environment full of fun and excitement.
- Prince Plaza Mall: This Chennai shopping arcade is situated in Purasawalkam High Road. Availability of multi-cuisine restaurants, salons for beauty conscious people along with the shopping area is the key feature of the Mall. Some of the fashion brands in the Mall are Van Huesen, Pepe Jeans, World of Titan, S.M Silks, Lucknow creations, Italia, Baby's world. Salons like Imran hair stylist and Health and Glow (health care centre) adds to the appeal of the Mall. Spice Oven and Flower drum are two famous restaurants available in Prince Plaza in order to suite your taste.
- Fathima Plaza Mall: Fathima plaza is located at Pondy Bazaar, T Nagar in Chennai. The complex is divided into various floors where ground floors is entirely devoted to the retail shops of cosmetics, fancy jewellery, knit wear, Jaipur jewels, fancy items, and readymade clothes. The first floor of the Mall comprises ladies wear stores, gift items, sports articles, electronic goods, crockery, jewels, travel bags and casual wear. Fathima plaza deals with both national and international goods offering fashionable and trendy items and a beauty centre especially for girls which make the complex more of a women hangout zone.
- Kasi Arcade Mall: Kasi arcade is built just beside the Residency Towers Hotel in T Nagar. It is one of those Chennai shopping Malls which have seen its tenants come and go but still managed to maintain its charm. The Mall offers all the major national and international brands like Allen Solly, Van Huesen, Louis Philippe, Arrow, OCM suiting’s, The Biotique Clinic, and Lee. The large basement of the complex houses one of the few shops available in the city which delivers Shehnaz Hussain's beauty secrets. Along with this you may also notice a wide variety in shoes, apparels, junk jewellery and CD's. The Mall serves as a complete package to its visitors as it also caters a food court which has few of the tremendous food joints.
- Raahat Mall: Located on the Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Raahat plaza serves as a one stop shopping destination in Chennai. You may find everything in the Mall starting from apparels to major electronic items. The ground floor of the Mall is dedicated to the supermarket which delivers a great variety of your daily needs. Availability of internet cafe in the Mall attracts more crowds to the place. Various other goods that you will get in the Mall are footwear, cosmetics, gift items, books, toys, multimedia goods, and a unisex beauty salon. The Mall also houses a great food court offering a vast range of its delicacies. Raahat Plaza is open all seven day of the week.
Local Shopping Markets in Chennai
- Burma Bazaar: Burma Bazaar is a famous Chennai market located at the eastern side of the Rajaji Salai, next to Parry Corner. The entire stretch of the lane is lined with the shops dealing with all sorts of imported goods right from the readymade apparels and perfumes to imported electronic gadgets. There are many shopping complexes which have taken over the city but Burma Bazaar has retained its charm and authenticity. The place is usually congested but the availability of everything under one roof ads to the appeal of the market. Plastic goods, stationery, textiles, and household products are some of the articles which can be found in the market at the most affordable price. Burma Bazaar functions as a shopper’s paradise serving all day to day needs of the city.
- Ranganathan Street: Ranganathan Street is a crowded market located in T. Nagar, nearby to Mambalam train station, Chennai. The street offers both retail outlets as well as the pavements stalls which keep the market jam packed with people belonging to all age groups. This market offers a wide variety in household articles, apparels, accessories, music, and CD’s and exquisite jewellery. Vegetables and fruits vendors selling fresh products occupy a large space of the street. Textile India, Jeyachandran Textiles, and Saravana Stores are some of the famous outlets on the Ranganathan Street. The market also helps you to quench your thirst with various juice corners and treat yourself with different food items. The place is huddled all days of the year and is packed especially during the festive season. No trip to Chennai is complete without shopping at the Ranganathan Street.
- Pondy Bazaar: Pondy Bazaar is a huge market place located at Theyagaraya Road in Chennai. The market is certainly a one stop destination for your shopping needs. There is hardly anything that you may not find here. Right from the cheapest cloth material to the most expensive readymade silk saris are available here. Pondy Bazaar also houses few of the major retail outlets such as Globus, Reebok, Nike, Levi's, Raymond groups, and colorplus along with certain low cost stores like Big Bazaar. The roadside vendors of the market sell small things like hair bands, soaps, accessories, bangles, bags etc. gives a real city touch to the market. Along with this, Pondy Bazaar also has certain departmental stores like Saravana stores, Rathna store and Naidu Hall which delivers products right from safety pin to big electronic goods. Not only this, if you are tired of shopping and hanging around the market, the place also offers you with some of the most famous multi-cuisine restaurants of the city. Shopping at Pondy Bazaar provides a different experience altogether.
- Evening Bazaar: Evening Bazaar is one of the oldest markets of Chennai located near the Central Station. Evening Bazaar is the name given to the market as the traders in the previous year’s used to set up there stalls and shops during the evening time. The place is also called as 'Paayi- Kadai' as mats ('paayi' in Tamil) was the hot selling product here. But today market deals with various other articles and is quite famous for aluminium, stainless steel, furnishing materials and brass vessels. The market has also introduced modern kitchen equipments like steam boilers for the current modern times. Evening Bazaar helps you to decorate your dreams with finest household shopping as it possess certain shops of furnishing materials like carpets, draperies and pillow covers.
- Rattan Bazaar: Rattan Bazaar is a flea market located in George Town, Chennai. Hawkers and Roadside vendors are the most prominent merchants of the market. The flower market at Rattan bazaar occupies maximum of space in the market. The vendors rendering a variety in bags, clothes, footwear, accessories and fruits have made a commendable job in pulling the attention of the people and hence have made a permanent base for building their shops here. Handloom House at Rattan Bazar is one of the most important saree stores, boasting of vast collection of exquisite silks and cottons. The overwhelming crowd of the market results in massive traffic and congestion because of which certain existing pavements were taken off and the roads were widened for free flow of traffic.
