Assam situated in the northeast region in India, the state of Assam is famous for its wildlife, foods, and Shopping places. Shopping places of Assam’s are complete the traveling of visitors, Assam shopping places are unique and popular for their products like bell metal & brass items, jewelry, paintings, wood crafted and bamboo/cane articles as well as fine Muga and Paat silk sarees.
Apart from this, visitors loved to buy Assam special tea. Moreover, you can buy anything which you want branded and local clothes, shoes, and other imported items.
Please find below the famous shopping place of Assam’s.
Fancy Bazaar - is one of the old and famous markets in Guwahati
Pan Bazaar - is very popular for books lover
Paltan Bazaar - is one of the oldest markets in Assam
GS Road - attracts all type of tourist
Ganesh Guri - the market is one the best marketplace for visit
Dona Planet -is the popular market in city
Sohum Shoppe - is an attractive shopping place in Assam
Silkalay - is the oldest and popular market in Assam
Govindam Market - is famous for sweets
NEDFi Haat - is famous for traditional and gift items
1. Fancy Bazaar
Fancy Bazaar is one of the old and famous markets in Guwahati. And id you are a shopping lover then believe me you can get each and everything as per your requirement. It's famous for clothes, furniture, artifacts, and jewelry. You can also get a good range of local items like the Jaapi a local traditional bamboo hat and Gamocha towels apart from this you will also get lots of street foods while shopping in Fancy Bazaar.
2. Pan Bazaar
Pan Bazaar is very popular for books lover, its perfect place for all type of books which you need like solely to books, novels, and academic literature and believes me you don’t know when your two to three hour spend in this market and lots of shops are available for books only. If you want to buy other things yes you can buy Assamese clothes, handwoven fabrics, and even silks, and don’t forget to visit Nehru park where you can take rest and enjoy the local foods of the market.
3. Paltan Bazaar
Paltan Bazaar is one of the oldest and popular markets for all age groups however especially women are like more this place because of stunning home décor and local furnishings and Especially popular for bamboo products and North-eastern tribal clothes. This market loved by children also because of interesting local items such as clay toys as well as a variety of teas apart from this you can enjoy the local foods and drinks which refresh yourself.
4. GS Road
GS Road attracts all type of tourist for their various verity’s of all type of products like Clothing, footwear, home décor, restaurants, and electronics, you can get all the local and international brands like including Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Sohum Shoppe, The Hub, Dona Planet, Westside, and Reliance Trends as well and get all items which you required without wasting time to other markets. Post shopping experience the famous food of Assam in a local restaurants of markets.
5. Ganesh Guri market
Ganesh Guri market is one the best marketplace for visit, the name of Ganesh Gauri updated for this market as Ganesh Gauri temple near this market. You can buy from this market footwear they have a lot of verities, clothes, and other household items such as crockery and furnishings items. Apart from the market you can enjoy different types of foods in Northeastern and Continental restaurants.
6. Dona Planet
Dona Planet is the popular market in the city, this is famous for shopping and entertainment, in the market you can get the branded showrooms as well as local shops also. You can get every item which you required like clothes, shoes, household items, Decorate items. You can enjoy the market as well as the amazing movie experience of Guwahati.
7. Sohum Shoppe
Sohum Shoppe is the major attractive shopping place, it has only three branches in Guwahati, in this market entire family can enjoy a lot. From here you can buy the latest fashion clothes and other gift items from national branded and local showrooms. So, if you are the latest fashion lover this is the best place for it. This market also famous for the large parking area and the design of this market is modern.
8. Silkalay
Silkalay is the oldest and popular market in Assam, its famous for silk and clothes, this is the only market where you can get a good quality of silk and clothes. One more point I want to add that the shops are very colorful and attractive. The tow verity of silks is very famous Muga and Pat silk apart from this you can also buy saris, mekhla chadars Assamese traditional attire for women, kurtas on a very attractive prices.
9. Govindam Market
Govindam Market is famous for sweets, if you are a sweet lover you mist visit in the Govindam market.
Here you can have the popular and traditional sweets of Assam. You can get the sweets from local shops, sweets are available in lots of variety like barfi, motichur ladoo and gulab jamuns and you can have the cakes and chaat also.
10. NEDFi Haat
NEDFi Haat is famous for its traditional and gift items of Assam. It started by government venture to promote their local items, this is a unique place to visit and have some great experience. It's like an exhibition where all shops are coming from different areas of Assam and promote their product. It's very popular with tourists. I will recommend that we must visit this place and experience the traditional things in Assam.