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SOUTH MUMBAI (/Apollo Bunder//)

STAY The historic five-star The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower is as much an icon as the opposite, and the time-poor will find great retail ops in the hotel’s arcades. The excellent Nalanda Book & Music Shop is near the lifts. Natesan’s Antiqarts features museum-quality ancient Indian sculptures and objets (also in the basement of , www. natesansantiqarts.com). Joy Shoes offers jewelled sandals, Ravissant, ravishing silverware. And there’s also Fendi, Burberry, Moschino and Louis Vuitton. Some of our destinations are an easy walk from the Taj. From INR10,900 ($254).

SHOP Heading south from the Gateway of India and the Taj, turn right for Bombay Electric (high-end men’s and women’s cloth- ing from local and international designers, striking old and new jewellery, antique photos), and a branch of Good Earth (homewares featuring stylish Indian motifs such as funky Clockwise from top left: The Taj cushions with retro Rajas). Four blocks south you’ll find the Mahal Palace & must-visit Bungalow 8 over three floors of the beautifully Tower; happy decaying 19th-century Grants Building (covetable vintage Buddhas; flower market; clocks furniture, elegant homewares, interesting clothing and at Chor Bazaar extraordinary jewellery). There are also two studios in this building, Kishmish and Mosaic (stylishly detailed women’s clothes and handwoven scarves), which you can visit by appointment (22 2288 0362). In the same street is the hip 

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The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Central Cottage Industries Apollo Bunder. (22) 6665 3366. Emporium 34 Chhatrapati Shivaji www.tajhotels.com Maharaj Marg, Apollo Bunder. Bombay Electric 1 Reay House, (22) 2202 7537. cottageemporium.in Best Marg, Colaba. (22) 2287 6276. Phillips Opposite , www.bombayelectric.in Colaba. (22) 2202 0564. Good Earth 2 Reay House, Best www.phillipsantiques.com Marg, Colaba. (22) 2202 1030. Fabindia Jeroo Building, www.goodearthindia.com 137 Mahatma Ghandi Road, Bungalow 8 17 Arthur Bunder Kala Ghoda. (22) 2262 6539. Road, Colaba. (22) 2281 9880. www.fabindia.net www.bungaloweight.com Café Samovar Jehangir Art Chatterjee & Lal 01/18 Kamal Gallery, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mansion, Floor 1, Arthur Bunder Kala Ghoda. (22) 2204 7276. Road, Colaba. (22) 2202 3787. Bombay Paperie 59 Bombay www.chatterjeeandlal.com Samachar Marg, Fort. Tarun Tahiliani Villar Ville, (22) 6635 8171. Ground Floor, Ramchandani Marg, www.bombaypaperie.com Apollo Bunder. (22) 2287 0895. Chimanlals A2 Taj Building, www.taruntahiliani.com 210 Dr Dadabhai Navroji Road Ensemble Great Western (enter from Wallace Street). Building, 130/132 Shahid Bhagat (22) 2207 7717. Singh Road. (22) 2285 4603. Mahesh Lunch Home The Gem Palace The Courtyard, 8b Cawasji Patel Street, 41-44 Minoo Desai Marg, Colaba. Fort. (22) 2287 0938. contemporary art space Chatterjee & Lal for edgy work in (22) 6638 5484. www.maheshlunchhome.com various media. Pick up a copy of the Japa Arts India art map AR & Sons 43-45 Mathuradas Strand Book Stall Sir PM here to see what’s on at The Guild (www.guildindia.com) and Estate, Colaba Causeway. Road, Fort. (22) 2266 1994. Project 88 (www.project88.in), both nearby, and Chemould (22) 2202 0334. www.strandbookstall.com Prescott Road (www.gallerychemould.com). Indigo Delicatessen 34 D Popli & Sons Jewellers To check the pulse of Indian designer wear (racing), con- Readymoney Building, Battery Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, tinue along the waterfront to Tarun Tahiliani, the eponymous Street, Apollo Bunder. Apollo Bunder. (22) 6655 1010. (22) 2202 1694. www.indigodeli.com boutique of India’s couture king (extraordinary bejewelled designs). Tahiliani also co-owns the Ensemble boutiques, Essajee & Sons 4 Battery Street, Trishna Sai Baba Marg, Kala Colaba. (22) 2202 1071. Ghoda, Fort. (22) 2270 3213. which showcase many of India’s top designers. www.trishna.co.in A short drive on is The Courtyard, an upmarket collection of fashion, furniture and homewares boutiques. The highlight here is stepping into the shoebox showroom of the famed Gem Palace (their main shop is in Jaipur) – it’s like a tiny museum. Exquisite stones and antique settings. Back towards the Taj is Colaba Causeway and the tourist- filled Colaba Street Market. Along with the usual market offerings of T-shirts, bags and toys, AR & Sons has a fun selec- tion of gift cards and notebooks. Near the Wellington Fountain is Battery Street with D Popli & Sons Jewellers, a small shop with lots of drawers of antique and contemporary silver jewellery to explore; and Essajee & Sons, a fantastic repository of old wares – and the odd bit of contemporary bling – from ceilings densely hung with glass lanterns and chandeliers, to floors stacked with old photos and prints. For souvenirs there’s always the nearby Central 

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