Top 10 Shopping Destinations For Students in Chennai 2019

Chennai can easily be called the best metropolitan city in India that so many people would love to move off too. Sometimes it can people migrating temporarily or permanently, students going for higher studies or maybe just a month long vacation here. All of this requires you to know where you can find everything with the best deals available, so here’s presenting to you, top 10 shopping centres in Chennai:

Top 10 Shopping Destinations For Students in Chennai 2019

First shopping destination you must visit in Chennai

Parry’s Shopping Centre

Location:  No. 49, Meenambal Salai, Kannadasan Nagar, Kodungaiyur, Vyasarpadi Industrial Estate, Vyasarpadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600118

Timings: 2-5pm

Parry’s corner or Parry’s shopping centre is a lovable wholesale market which is famously known for its reasonable prices and good quality products. It sells various handcrafted art and a huge assortment of household goods and daily use products. It is a must visit for people as it is also not too heavy on our pockets.

Second shopping destination you must visit in Chennai

Isha Life

Location  Old No. 50 New, No. 117, Luz Church Rd, Near Nageshwara Rao Park, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004.

Timings: 8am-10pm

10-11, Mount Rd, Express Estate, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002.

Timings:   8:30am-8:30pm.

Isha life is a well known tourist spot as it caters to fitness, yoga, ayurveda, allopathy and also has restaurants. It depicts the rich Indian heritage and culture in the best way possible and is an eye candy and information site for people wanting to rediscover and know India.

Third shopping destination you must visit in Chennai

Kumaran Silks

Location:  12 Nageswaran Road Opp. Panagal Park, T Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017.

Timings:  9:30am-9:30pm.

You might have definitely heard of the famous south Indian silks- from Kanchipuram to Patola silks, all are available in Kumaran silks at reasonable and better prices than anywhere else in Chennai. If you are a person who is on a vacation or a someone who wants to dazzle everyone with amazing silk sarees with astounding borders, or maybe just want to gift someone a saree, Kumaran silks is your go to place; you will not be disappointed and or empty handed.

Fourth shopping destinations you must visit in Chennai

Pheonix MarketCity

Location:  142, Velachery Main Rd, Indira Gandhi Nagar, Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600042.

Timings:10am-10pm.

Are you feeling bored or have you no other place to go? Then do swing by the city’s second largest mall, Phoenix Marketcity. This is a great hangout for people of every age with awesome coffee shops and big selling brands which will help you look chic and confident for any place.

Fifth shopping destinations you must visit in Chennai

Express Avenues

Location:  No. 2, Club House Road, Mount Road, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002

Timings: 10:30am-9:30pm

This is a family friendly mall with great gaming zones, movies of unique quality and safe kid zones. Big on the entertainment field, this mall also provides wonderful food and quality products. It is a place which you cannot miss if you look forward to have fun anyday.

Sixth shopping destinations you must visit in Chennai

Pondy Bazaar

Location:  Thyagaraya Road, Chennai 600017, India.

Pondy Bazaar is the market where you can literally get anything, from household items to electronic goods to various jewelleries on a budget and branded clothes needed for special occasion. This is a poor man, middle class man and a rich man’s place as it has everything catering to all the sections of the society and provides mind blowing street food that will leave you asking for more.

Seventh shopping destinations you must visit in Chennai

Sowcarpet

Do not let the narrow lanes and the crowd fool you into thinking that this place is not worth it, if asked, this place provides you with things one can rarely get anywhere else in Chennai. If you have already guessed it, I will not be surprised- yes, this market is famous for its North Indian food, clothes and people. If you want to try out the North Indian side of Chennai, this is a place that will meet all your needs in one go, from designer lehengas at affordable prices to paani puris, chaat, golgappas deliciously pouring from your mouth.

Eighth shopping destinations you must visit in Chennai

Panagal Park

Location:Nageshwara Rao Road, Parthasarathy Puram, T.Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017

Timings:  5am-8pm

Do you often grieve about how development has led to clearing of greenery? This is a place that will make you happy as it has a market which sells fashionable handbags, jewellers, cosmetics etc at a reasonable price, while being surrounded by a lush green park, where you can wait and rest if tired.

Ninth shopping destinations you must visit in Chennai

Kottivakkam

If you are one of those people who prefer less crowd and thinks that residential areas are a lot safer than normal streets, then fret not, because Chennai also has Kottivaakam residential area where you can find a shopping centre which has small retail stores and also big branded stores and is particularly famous for its sweet shops.

Tenth shopping destinations you must visit in Chennai

Higginbotham Private Limited

Location:  LIC Building, Opp. to, 116, Anna Salai, Opposite to, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002.

Timings: 9am-8pm.

Whether you are student or a person who works, you will always need books to refer to for important material and information, which brings me to introduce you to Higginbothams where you get numerous books- from kids’ to college level and on various other technicalities. This shop also has an affable staff and a clean campus and is one of the oldest buildings in the city.

So, these shopping centres, according to me, top all other places in Chennai not only in terms of prices but also in terms of quality goods and variety of things available. If you have any other places in mind, please tell us in the comments below!