The season of joy is upon us once again. It’s the time to make merry with eggnog and cakes in front of Christmas trees sparkling with lights and decorative razzmatazz. We bring you a list of the best places you should visit to enjoy the complete Christmas experience...

You might miss this small but interesting hidden treasure on Fort, Mumbai. There is a bright but tiny board announcing Tappu ki Dukaan’s presence, but as you enter you realize that you have reached an optician...

Rosetta is a tiny shop tucked away in one of the busy bylanes of Colaba in Mumbai. You will find assistants sitting outside the florist shop sorting the flowers, trimming stems and deftly putting together one beautiful arrangement...

Walk into a slice of Kashmir in the very heart of Mumbai’s commercial hub; of course it’s a very tiny slice of Kashmir’s vast creative tradition, but everything in the store is handmade in Kashmir, and that’s what makes it all worth it...

The Bombay Store is a warm and inviting shop, very Indian in look, design and merchandise. Its earthy orange and black logo stands out as a legacy. The flagship store at the heart of Mumbai near Flora Fountain...

Christmas Season is here again; the weather may not be as nippy and cold as we’d have liked it to be, but ChristmasChristmas nativity figurines celebrations are on with the same gusto as always. And while many are taking off out of Mumbai for a quiet celebration amidst nature...

Quite a prime location Mumbai’s Oxford Bookstore has found itself: a coveted spot opposite the Oval Maidan right next to KC College in Churchgate. It attracts everyone - college students, office goers who have an afternoon to spare, random visitors, and those who’d take a detour for a good book anytime...

Step off Grand Galleria’s plush corridor into the deliberately and almost calculatedly unkempt interiors of Be:Home, a home décor store in Lower Parel, Mumbai. You’ll see unpolished floor and chipped walls, juxtaposed against some of the classiest home accessories...

If there is any part of Mumbai that still retains a distinct colonial grandeur, it’s Kala Ghoda and Colaba. These places have not just kept all that royal Victorian architecture alive, but they reflect an old-time love for antiques and collectibles from times gone by...

SV Road between Jogeshwari and Goregaon is certainly not the pleasantest place to be in. The road is almost treeless, and Mumbai’s sweltering heat is at its worst here; only worsened by the asbestos and tin roofed shops on either side of the road. No footpath, slow traffic, and lots and lots of rickshaw smoke only make it worse...