Lakkar Bazaar- Shimla's Famous Market

 

Lakkar Bazaar- The Wood Market in Shimla

One of the best thing to experience in Shimla is Visiting Lakkar Bazaar(located adjoining, The Ridge) . This Iconic Market is built by small group of Sikh carpenters who settled there a century ago from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Shopping at this market is a delightful experience. This beautiful place is full of cultural and traditional diversity that also reflect the real beauty of historical India.

It is an old market famous for wooden articles made especially for the tourists. There is an roller skating ring also in Lakkar Bazaar. Lakkar Bazaar is famous for wooden toys, walking sticks and also for Kullu Shawls, Pashmina Shawls, handicrafts among many other gift items. Not only for wooden items, lakkar bazaar is famous for the mouthwatering snacks such as chole bhature, alloo tikki, alloo chaat and many more.

How to reach?

If you are wondering how to reach Lakkar bazaar, the best way would be private cab or taxi. This bazaar is about 3 kilometers from the Shimla railway station, Himachal Pradesh. and it takes about 3 minutes to get here if you take the NH22 highway. This bazaar is just a little distance further down the road from the famous midpoint, the Mall road. You can easily get taxis or cabs from the Mall road till Lakkar bazaar and it is easily accessible.