Chembur's Best Kept Secret?

honestly the Sindhi colony advice is solid but id add one thing. Chembur has a big South Indian Tamil crowd around the Basant Park and RC Marg side, and the filter coffee plus soft idli at the tiny places there is prob the safest bet for a picky stomach. idli is steamed, barely any oil, zero heat unless u dunk it in the sambar. ghee podi idli at some of those spots is unreal too, mild and buttery.

if you want something sweet to finish, look for the Mangalorean buns and banana chips at the little bakeries near Chembur market, theyve been there for decades. just eat where you see families sitting down, not the fast-moving stalls.

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Skip the street stalls near Chembur station if your stomach is delicate, and head to the Sindhi colony lanes around Diamond Garden instead. Try a plate of dal pakwan at one of the small Sindhi-run places there, it's mild, crisp, and genuinely a local breakfast staple most tourists never touch. For something heartier, the kheema pav at the old Irani-style joints near Chembur Camp is excellent and not spicy at all, just ask them to go easy on the green chilli.

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any decent udipi place will sort u out, just get the thali

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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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