Chembur's Best Kept Secret?

if u r around chembur east anyway, skip the station chaos and walk to the Ghatla market lane. there's an aunty selling bombay-style sandwiches and toast at a tiny shop, she does a chilli cheese toast on brun pav that i still think about. go after 9pm when the wedding crowd has thinned out, prices are like 30-40 bucks. also the frankie roll guy near Sahakar Nagar signal is solid but he closes by 10.

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the chembur street food scene is mostly around the station east side, not the west. head to the lane behind chembur station (east), theres a guy doing vada pav with dry garlic chutney thats way better than the fancy places. for pani puri specifically, try the stall near Ambedkar Garden around 6pm, he uses cold mint water and the puris are made fresh every hour. avoid the ones right outside the station, theyre overpriced and prob catering to commuters.

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tbh the real chembur move is going early morning, not evening. Diamond Garden side has a guy doing misal pav from like 7am, way before the wedding chaos starts. his farsan is super crunchy and he doesnt drown it in oil like most places. also try the kheema pav at the small place near Basant Park around 8am, its a proper old-school irani style thing, been there for years.

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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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