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Shopping Guide
Handicrafts
Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan 844,Mount Road, Ph-834312.
Poompuhar Tamilnadu Govt.
Emporium.818, Mount Road,Ph-8520624 Kairali 138,Mount Road,Ph-849830
Purbashree Emporium 35-36,Greams Road,Ph-8267967
Central Cottage Industries
Emporium Temple Tower,476,Mount Road, Nandanam,Ph-450809
Kalpa Druma 61,Cathedral Road,(opp.Hotel Chola Sheraton),Ph-8267652
APCO Export Division 24,Pondy Bazar T.Nagar,Ph-442403. Time:10.00 am to 6 pm.
Exportable Handlook and Tie and Dye (IKAT) materials
Departmental Stores
The large stores are well worth a visit to pick up a range of local specialities, like poppadums of various textures and flavours, plantation fresh tea and coffee from the Nilgiris, Chettinad spices, almond and cashew mixes for making sweets and sherbets, exotic pickles and chutney powders .
Grand Sweets and Snacks
Behind Odyssey Bookshop, 1Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, is a complete emporium for South Indian dishes.Situated in a house, it gainfully employs women from disadvantaged families, gifts religious books with purchases of over Rs. 300.
Pushpa Shoppe
1, Lattice Bridge Road, Adyar, Ph- 4917361. Air-conditioned. Credit cards accepted.
Spencer and Company
769,Anna Salai, Ph- 8523611. Billions and Billions 1-A, Luz Corner, Ph- 4994141
Antiques Ancestique
8, Commander- in- Chief Road, Ph-8523029 Firdusi: 117, Pantheon Road Tel: 8263945.
Rani Arts and Crafts:
73, Gangadeeswarar Kovil Street, Puraswalkam Tel: 6422948/8843.
Tiffany's Antiques: S-20 A, Spencer's Plaza Tel: 8522701
Silk Sarees Nalli Chinnasami Chetty:
Panagal Park, Chennai Tel:444115.
Rasi Silk Emporium: 827, Anna Salai Tel: 832151.
Handloom House: 7, Rattan Bazaar Tel: 565 756.
Kumaran Silks: 12, Nageswara Road, T. Nagar, Tel: 443544.
Important Book Shops
Landmark:
Apex Plaza, 3 Nungambakkam High Road. Tel: 8279637.
This mid 19th century building is a historical curiosity, well preserved and worth a visit!
Higginbothams Ltd.:
814, Mount Road Tel: 831841. F-39, Anna Nagar East, Near Chinthamani Market.
Side Effects:
G-17, Eldorado, 112, Nungambakkam High Road Tel: 8279686.
Giggles Book Boutique:
Connemara Hotel,
Chennai Tel: 8260123.
Danai Book Shop:
Taj Coromandel Hotel Tel: 8274849.
Adyar Gate Hotel TeL: 452525
Sindoori Hotel Tel: 8277197.
Kennedy Book House: 1/55, Mount Road, Chennai Tel: 831797.