Bandra Fish Market

Bandra Fish Market, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

The Bandra Fish market is the domain of the Koli fisherwomen, who come here to sell fish, most of them stay at Chimbai, Mahim or Khar Danda.

They are a very congenial lot, have fixed customers, extremely polite and gracious.

They are very fun loving people , but you have to drive a hard bargain, the best time to get fish is before they break for the day at about 1 oclock..

Than they give the fish to you at almost throw away price.

Sundays are really crowded.

On one side of the fish market a few women sell shell fish and live jumbo crabs.

The most in demand are Pomfrets, prawns , ravas and gol, bangdas or sardines , bombay ducks..

You hardly see lobsters here..

I have been coming to this market , which is now close to my house since 25 years.

A little ahead is the onoion sellers and beyond that the beef market .

Next to the beef market is the mutton market and the chicken shops.

Bandra Bazar is the most neglected Municipal market in Mumbai..filthy , dirty and totally unhygeinic during the rains when the entire market becomes inundated.