Chembur's Best Kept Secret?

Chembur's street food scene is mostly clustered around the station and the markets off Central Avenue, but the real gems are in the gaothans tucked behind the main roads. For vada pav and misal, skip the fancy places and head to the stalls near Chembur station's east exit around 6pm, when the office crowd filters through. If you want something more sit-down, the Udupi joints along Sion-Trombay Road do a solid thali for under 200 rupees, and the locals there won't steer you wrong.

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if u want something other than chaat, go to the tamil shacks in chembur east gaothan near the church, the idli podi & filter kaapi there beat any fancy place. also shivaji park's not far if u cab it, but honestly the bhaji pav guy opposite diamond garden at night is the real one, locals queue up after 10

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try the frankie stalls near chembur camp around 8pm, that's when the regulars show up & the queue tells u which one's good. also sandu's misal pav in the lanes off 60 feet road is legit, no frills but the kat is fire

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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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