Karachi

Empress Market

ایمپریس مارکیٹ

A famous marketplace dominated by a Gothic-Mughal-style clock-tower of the colonial era, situated in Saddar, which is one of the most congested and busiest areas of Karachi. The market is one of the most important landmarks of the city and traces its origins to the British Raj era, when it was constructed in 1889 and named "Empress Market" to commemorate Queen Victoria, the Empress of India during the late 19th century. The building was constructed as a marketplace to cater for the European elites who were either living in or frequently visiting Karachi at that time. Today, it is amongst the most popular, oldest and busiest places for shopping in Karachi and one of the few historical spots of the city. The building was arranged around a courtyard, 130 ft by 100 ft, with four galleries each 46 ft wide and those four galleries provide accommodation for some 280 shops and stall keepers. Commodities sold in the Empress Market range from condiments, footwear, fruit, vegetables and meat to stationery materials, textiles and has numerous pet shops.

Zainab Market

One of the cheapest markets in the city, Zainab Market is a labyrinth of small shops selling handicrafts and casual clothing including export-surplus or slightly defective genuine name brands such as Adidas, Nike, Polo etc. manufactured locally for export or very good copies of the real thing for a fraction of the real price! Check out the brass-ware, the pashminas, the rugs and the leather goods as well, all for very reasonable prices. But don't be shy to haggle. It's expected and quoted prices are invariably 30-40% inflated.

Cinemas

Karachi loves going to movies, and Karachiites flocks to cinemas every day. Nueplex Cinemas in The Place, Khayaban e Shaheen, is a magnificent and country's biggest movie theatre. This is Pakistan's most notable cinema, offers a high quality experience with a good 3D system and has huge screens in an attractive ambience. The cinema is designed by world renowned cinema Architects Mesbur & Smith and comprises five theatres including a luxury one, totalling 1100 seats and features 3 of the largest silver screens in Pakistan. Other major players includes Cinepax in Clifton and Atrium Mall in Saddar, close to Zainab Market. These cinemas show mainstream releases of Bollywood, Hollywood and Pakistani.

Open now · closes 2 am·Rs 500-1,000

Clock Tower - The Food Bazaar کلاک ٹاور

On the edge of sea coast of Arabian sea, offers a scenic view of the beach. This themed restaurant depicts the village architecture of Pakistan and is popular for its authentic Pakistani food with live music and a buffet.

Dolmen City Mall

One of three Dolmen malls in the city, this one fronts Karachi beach and can be much comparable to ones in Dubai in terms of grandeur. It is home to numerous high street shops, a huge "Hyperstar – Carrefour" hyper market, a giant food court with eateries from western Cinnabon, Fat Burger, Johnny Rockets and GunSmoke. Many people head to this mall not only for shopping, but to hang out, making it very crowded on weekends. You can also enjoy beautiful sea view from Gloria Jeans here or try Fish Spa or try the indoor Sindbad Amusement Park, largest in the country.

Co-operative market

is one of the oldest and major marketplace in Saddar, selling the most diverse goods from clothing to electronics at reasonable prices. You can find a huge number of potential gifts such as traditional souvenirs, rugs, all types of handicraft, and other cultural products of Pakistan.

Rainbow Centre

is famous as the hub of video entertainment in Pakistan and reported to be one of the largest CD and DVD market in Asia.

Tariq Rd

Houses more than one thousand shops, from jewellery, garments, cosmetics, food, computers to shoes and is among the city's largest shopping district. It is one of the best shopping places of Karachi. In fact, it is the most famous and number one shopping centre, people from almost all areas of Karachi come and do shopping here. Rabi Centre have good quality shops for bridal and casual suiting. It is also home to several malls with Dolmen Mall more popular have mostly branded shops. Tariq Rd is most famous for its high-quality garments and thriving market for the footwear business, with hundreds of shoe-stores lining the road. This street is famous for different traditional food item including traditional Samosa, Katchori and especially the mixed fruit chat.

Zamzama Boulevard

This is the place where the rich, famous and affluent like to hangout for up-market designer boutiques, clubs and restaurants. Zamzama is home to the trendiest and hippest Cafes in town, where all the hip and young people of Karachi like to hang out in their designer attires and sip on the best brews in town. At the same time, Zamzama is also home to the more up end and exclusive dining places in the city, and here are some of the city's most expensive and trendiest boutiques and designers. Zamzama is basically a rich man's playground where most of the restaurants and cafes clientele comprises of people from the rich and upper middle class of society.

Agha Juice House

A chain serving fresh fruit juices from all seasonal fruits and some good shakes. There are no more branches but some fake have made them at: Opp Amber Auditorium Bahadurabad, Main Rashid Minhas Road, Gushan Iqbal and Khadda Market Defence.

Daily 11:30-02:45

Saddar

is the largest shopping district of the city and home to Pakistan's big jewellery market, electronics market, mostly consumer electronics as well everything from A to Z. You can find cheap and high quality products here. It consists of number of interconnecting by-lanes with street vendors hawking a wide variety of items from antiques to shoes to car accessories etc. The place can be quite a surprise for the number and type of items on sale. On the other hand, these vendors often give you a great bargain though you will have to haggle a lot and be careful about what to buy. Shop with a keen eye – look out for fakes or second hand items that are shoddily repaired and can be passed out for a quick buck. Don’t carry too many items like money / jewellery / watches on you when visit this huge shopping area. Keep it to bare essentials and keep an eye on your belongings. There is a very good chance that you may get robbed since locals are apt at spotting first time shoppers. Beware of the auctioneering shops in Saddar which are illegal and fake. Those fake auctioneers hire a group of people who apparently take part in the bidding but their purpose is to trap other people.

Urdu Bazaar

V258+HX New Urdu Bazar, Rambagh Quarter Gari Khata,

Mehmoodabad

Mehmoodabad 6 No Karachi

1-DOLLAR SHOP

Orange Street, Garden West Garden West Area,

3

مشن روڈ

A. Marketing

303, 3rd Floor, Dolmen Centre, Tariq Rd, Block 2 P.E.C.H.S.,

ALZIA CAP

V28F+VJW APWA Complex, Garden Rd, Saddar

Abbasi Kutub Khana Juna Market

Ali Akbar Street

Achakzai market

Shershah Colony, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan

Akbar Market

Shahrah e Liaquat

Al Falah Market

Al Safa Mini Market

Dr. Daud Pota Road

Al-Qadir Market

Haqqani Masjid Rd, Sher Shah Village Shershah Village, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan

Alfalah Electronic Market

Abdullah Haroon Road

Allah Wala Bazaar

Allahwala Market

Amber Electronics Market

M A Jinnah Road

Aquarium street

V248+G9C, Burns Road,

Araam Bagh Furniture Market

Punjrapur Road

Arham Mobile Market (ارحم موبائل مارکیٹ)

St. 1, Shershah Colony, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan