Sion East Mysteries

everyone's sending u to the fort side but the actual gem your friend probs means is off Sion-Bandra Link Rd, the cutting that goes down toward the mangroves behind the BEST depot. theres a katta with 2 chai stalls side by side, both claim to be the original, both are good, the one on the left does a ginger-heavy kadak that i prefer over the fort ones tbh. ask for the "cutting" not the full glass unless u want to be up all night.

for vada pav near the tracks, the Sion Talao one is solid but the guy near Pratiksha Nagar gate no. 4 is the sleeper pick, dry garlic chutney, fried in front of u, he's there 6:30 to about 10am then gone. sunday is a washout for both, like the other person said, but also avoid monday mornings, lot of stalls take that off

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honestly the chai stall u heard about is prob the one near Sion Fort's back gate, down the lane off RC Marg past the Jain temple. tiny place, blue tarpaulin roof, guy's been there since the 80s. no signboard so thats why ur friend cant describe it.

for vada pav near the railway lines, imo you want the one just outside Sion station's east exit, under the bridge. theres like 3 stalls there but the good one is the middle with the older aunty. she sells out by 8pm so go early.

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The lane you want is off Sion Circle, not RC Marg. Take the road that curves behind the bus depot toward the fort, and about halfway down there's a gap between two buildings that doesn't look like a passage but is. That's where the chai wallahs set up in the evening, and the one with the aluminum kettle and no chairs is the one your friend means. For vada pav, skip the station stalls and walk to the shop near Sion Talao on the east side, past the fish market. It's a hole in the wall with a hand painted board, opens around 6am and shuts by noon. The chutney is drier than most places, more garlic than coconut, which is why people argue about it.

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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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