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...

Cheap Jack is a one stop shop for all your gifting, packing and designing needs. Considered as a mini shopping mall in the queen of suburbs - Bandra, it has all that can make women and kids happy. A two-storey shopping place, the first floor is filled up with home décor, artefacts, cookware and bake ware, games and toys, flower plants, clocks, artificial jewellery, electronic appliances, lamps, lantern, candles, gifts and novelties, tableware, cutlery, stationery, books, bags, glassware, crystalware, household plastic ware, feng shui articles and many more useful items...

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...

A mini hillock teeming with a variety of flora has been converted by CIDCO into the Urban Haat project in Mumbai. Follow the verdant greens down the road from Belapur railway station and a two minute walk brings you to the entrance...

Tucked in a byway off the busy road to Flora Fountain in Mumbai, Akbarallys’ home furniture store stands humbly belying its solid presence of 25 years. The Big Ben styled pendulum clock chimes the familiar tune at the hour...

On the first floor of Inorbit Mall, Vashi, we stumbled upon this quiet, well-lit store, aptly titled, Identiti. If you’re looking for a trendy nameplate for your new home, Identiti is the place you should be heading to. With a wide variety of options...

Matunga being a predominantly South Indian locality in Mumbai, is a great place to shop for traditional silk sarees. And Co-Optex, run by the Tamil Nadu Handloom Enterprise, finds a great home here...

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...

If you’re driving from Mahim in Mumbai towards Shivaji Park on Veer Savarkar road, you’ll see Hastens to your left. Its glass screens display beds which look so comfortable that you just want to dive into the endless depths...