About Lakkar Bazaar in Shimla

Lakkar Bazaar is a famous shopping hub in Shimla, this market is located close to the famous tourist spot The Ridge in Shimla. This market is mainly famous for wooden decorative items. Also, there are other shops as well from where you can buy woolen garments, famous Pashmina shawls and handcrafted items.

Lakkar Bazaar due to its prime location in Shimla city center offers a unique shopping experience, blessed with natural beauty, pleasant weather, cool breeze blowing, all these adds to the charm of having a marvelous shopping experience while your stay in Shimla.

If you are planning to buy some souvenirs to take back home or for gifting purpose for your loved ones, you can buy the intricately carved wooden items, decorative itmes and the famous local shawl. The Kullu shawl is the popular local shawl sold here, do check out and buy one.

In Lakkar Bazaar, you can engage in buying wooden items like key chains, spoons, pots, candle stands, clocks, pen stand, bowls, plates etc. If you don’t want to buy anything, you can simply walk around the market, appreciating the items and enjoying the lively market.

Lakkar Bazaar is one of the popular tourist spot in Shimla, you must definitely visit this spot to experience the hustle-bustle of the shoppers. Also, Lakkar Bazaar is the starting point of the path to Jakhoo hill temple. If you are planning to walk all the way up to the hill, you can purchase the popular wooden walking sticks here.

An interesting fact about Lakkar Bazaar is that it was started by a group of Sikh carpenters from Hoshiarpur to Shimla in the past. They to make their living started making these wooden items from the wood of deodar and walnut of the area.

In the vicinity of Lakkar Bazaar, there is the ice skating rink and an old cinema hall. These spots give you a unique experience of travelling into the past. Lakkar Bazaar not only lets you enjoy shopping but also gives you a chance to know the local culture.

Lakkar Bazaar not only is vibrant but provides rich intricate wooden items. Every item here is made of wood that captivates the tourists. So, when in Shimla do visit this place, to experience something different and know what it feels like to enjoy shopping in the hills.

After you are done with shopping, you can enjoy the street food or the local cuisines of Himachal Pradesh. If you are a fan of chole Bhature and alloo tikki, do have some at one of the famous old restaurant in Lakkar Bazaar.