Chembur's Hidden Flavors?

skip the aaswad hype tbh, it's fine but the queue's not worth it. go earlier in the day to the lanes behind chembur naka station, there's a lady selling thalipeeth from a cycle cart around 9am. she's there most mornings, just look for the little crowd near the paan shop. for misal, ask for shivneri in the gaothan area, it's a tiny spot with no sign but locals know it. the pav there is soft and they don't skimp on the farsan. wandering is fine but those two are solid bets

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Yeah the gaothan area is where the real stuff is. If you're near the old Sion Panvel highway side, there's a guy who does ukdiche modak on weekends near the Hanuman temple, only between 4-6pm. It's just a small folding table setup but his coconut filling is incredible.

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the person mentioning shivneri is right, that's the real deal for misal. if you want something sweet after, walk towards the diamond garden side and look for a chai tapri run by an older couple, they make this weirdly good masala chai with a hint of cardamom that i haven't found anywhere else in chembur. also, on sundays there's a small bhel wala near the radha krishna mandir who adds raw mango pieces to his mix, only does it when the fruit's in season so you might be lucky this week. wandering works but those two are specific enough to hunt down

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have u tried the chor bazaar route? not for selling to shops but the friday morning flea guys near mumbadevi, some of them buy vintage/retro pieces outright and pay better than the bale walas if ur stuff has any character. got 800 for a bunch of old levi's and band tees there. thing is u gotta go early like 6am and know how to hold ur ground, they smell desperation instantly

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one thing nobody mentioned, watch out for the weight vs piece thing. kabadiwalas and bale buyers pay by kilo so heavy stuff like denim and woolens actually earn more than fancy light stuff. i cleared a whole bag of old jeans to a guy in Malad for way better than what my branded shirts fetched. also wash everything before u show it, sounds obvious but dusty clothes get lowballed on sight.

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honestly the timing matters more than the platform. end of month is when people get salary and actually buy, so list ur stuff around the 1st or 2nd. also post pics in natural light near a window, not on ur bed with flash, makes a huge difference on OLX and insta thrift pages. i've flipped a lot of my old stuff this way and the same kurta that got ignored at 300 sold for 500 when i relisted it properly.

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