Broadway Market is a shopping area in central Ernakulam, Kochi, known for its wholesale and retail shops and a web of alleys and cross streets. You can browse goods ranging from spices and clothes to books and electronics, then continue toward adjacent Marine Drive.
- Location: central Ernakulam, adjacent to Marine Drive.
- What to browse: a wide range of wholesale and retail goods.
- Layout: a narrow street with many alleys and cross streets.
- Shopping pattern: open-air shopping and bargaining take place year-round, with busier periods during festive seasons.
What Broadway Market is known for
Broadway Market is known for its mix of wholesale and retail shops selling everyday goods and specialist items. Kerala Tourism describes the area as a shopping hub with shoes, bags, toys, jewellery, handicrafts, nuts, spices, oils, utensils, clothes, furniture, electronics and books.
The name recalls a different street: Broadway was once the widest road in town. As shopping shifted toward M.G. Road, Broadway became a narrow street. Sloping-roofed buildings remain part of its streetscape, while shopping and bargaining continue throughout the year and become especially busy during festive seasons.
For another Kochi shopping focus, Jew Town’s antique and spice shops make a distinct pairing with Broadway’s broader mix of goods.
Finding your way around the market lanes
Broadway’s central street connects with many alleys and cross streets, so the shopping area is best understood as a cluster of lanes rather than one long retail strip. Take the main street as your starting point, then browse the side lanes for the mix of wholesale and retail shops.
Marine Drive is adjacent to Broadway, making it a nearby point to pair with a market visit. For a broader picture of local connections, the guide to Kochi’s ferries, buses and local transport covers the city’s public transport options.
How do you get to Broadway from Mattancherry?
Broadway is in central Ernakulam, while Mattancherry is across the water. The State Water Transport Department publishes an Ernakulam–Mattancherry ferry route, but its schedule identifies only those two endpoints, not a Broadway stop or onward walking directions. If you plan to use the ferry, confirm the current service details and how to continue to Broadway before setting out.
For getting around Kochi from Edassery Mansion, a hotel in Mattancherry, check the transport options that fit your route. The ferry is one connection between Mattancherry and Ernakulam; Broadway itself is in the city centre, adjacent to Marine Drive.
Opening patterns and practical visit tips
Broadway’s shops operate as a year-round shopping area, with especially busy shopping during festive seasons. Current official opening days and hours are not established, so check the official site before you go.
Leave room in your plans to browse the side lanes as well as the main street: the area’s many alleys and cross streets are part of its layout. If you are combining the market with transport or another central-Kochi stop, confirm the relevant service information before you travel.
FAQs
What can you buy at Broadway Market?
Shops sell goods including shoes, bags, toys, jewellery, handicrafts, nuts, spices, oils, utensils, clothes, furniture, electronics and books.
Where is Broadway Market in Kochi?
It is in central Ernakulam, adjacent to Marine Drive.
Is Broadway Market open every day?
It is described as a year-round shopping area, but current official opening days and hours are not established. Check before you go.
Does the Mattancherry ferry stop at Broadway?
The published Ernakulam–Mattancherry ferry schedule names those two endpoints and does not identify a Broadway stop.