Must-see shopping in Kerala

  • Fabindia

    Kochi (Cochin)

    This renowned fair-trade Indian brand has fine Indian textiles, fabrics, clothes, homewares, ceramics and natural beauty products, created using…

  • Niraamaya

    Kochi (Cochin)

    A world of soothing pinks, greys and oranges, Niraamaya sells ‘ayurvedic’ clothing, accessories, homewares and yoga mats – all made of organic cotton,…

  • Lulu Mall

    Kochi (Cochin)

    India's largest shopping mall, Lulu is an attraction in its own right with people coming from all over to shop, hang out in the food courts or cinema, or…

  • Anokhi

    Kochi (Cochin)

    Fabulous hand-block-printed dresses, kurtas, skirts, bags and shirts in floaty fabrics blend Indian and European design at Anokhi, a Jaipur brand famous…

  • Fabindia

    Kovalam

    Stock up on hand-embroidered, block-printed or dyed kurtas, dresses, trousers and scarves, plus bags, beauty products and homewares at India's favourite…

  • Idiom Bookshop

    Kochi (Cochin)

    Originally just a pushcart selling books on Kochi's beaches, Idiom has a huge range of quality new and used tomes, including India-focused literature…

  • Ethnic Passage

    Kochi (Cochin)

    An elegant fixed-price shopping gallery stocking books, breezy scarves and dresses, incense and handmade paper from Auroville (near Puducherry), and a…

  • Niraamaya

    Kochi (Cochin)

    Following the traditional idea of ayurvastra (healthy fabrics), this boutique crafts its calming-toned dresses, shirts, bedding, yoga mats and other…

  • Tribes India

    Kochi (Cochin)

    This Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (Trifed) enterprise sells artefacts, paintings, shawls, figurines and jewellery produced…

  • Cinnamon

    Kochi (Cochin)

    This Bengaluru-born boutique specialises in carefully curated collections of gorgeous Indian-designer clothing, jewellery and homewares in an ultrachic…

  • Idiom Bookshop

    Kochi (Cochin)

    Branch of Fort Cochin's beloved Idiom, which began life in the 1990s as a roaming bookstore on local beaches. Particularly good on India-focused titles.

  • Walton's Boutique

    Kochi (Cochin)

    Pretty hand-block printed textiles from Jaipur are transformed into floaty dresses, kurtas, trousers, tops and scarves using Kochi designs at this low-key…

  • SMSM Institute

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    A Kerala Government–run handicraft emporium with an Aladdin’s cave of fix-priced crafts, souvenirs and antiques, set inside an attractive red-walled…

  • Connemara Market

    Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

    At the busy Connemara Market (named after a British Madras Presidency governor) vendors sell vegetables, fish, goats, fabric, clothes, spices and much…

  • Centre Square Mall

    Kochi (Cochin)

    In central Ernakulam, this flashy mall sprawls across six floors of shopping, with a food court, a bowling alley and a cinema.

  • RP Mall

    Kerala

    Kollam's biggest shopping mall has a so-so food court, cinemas, a supermarket and a variety of shops.

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