The most popular area for shopping is the M.G Road, Market Road, GCDA Shopping Complex, Marine Drive, Jew Street, Mattancherry. where modern designer boutiques and expensive gold shops exist almost cheek to cheek with places selling spices, dry fish and coconut products. Other places for shopping include Broadway; Market Road, GCDA Shopping Complex, Marine Drive, Jew Street, Mattancherry, Handicraft etc. Handicraft, spices and nuts are the main shopping items for tourists. Coir, wood, cane, bamboo, shells, brass, ivory, jute and sandalwood products of Kochi have great demand.
MG Road, the main artery of Kochi, has outlets of all major brands. Gold and diamond shoppers have an ample amount of options here with jewellery outlets lining the road. These include Alapatt Jewellery and Tribhuvandas Bhimji Zaveri. Alukkas, known for gold jewellery, also has something known as a wedding centre which is a one-stop shop for all marriage related shopping like garments and jewellery.
Mattancherry's Jew Street has quaint shops which offer an astonishing variety of antiques, artifacts and furniture.
