During the weekends or holidays, many people wish to hang out with friends. We will watch movies in a random theater and do shopping in some area and then we’ll be in search of good restaurants to eat. Technically speaking, this will become a great mess. We may wonder where to go and spend some quality time with them. If that’s the case, then do not worry, the mall is the best place to enjoy well with your loved ones. The mall is an urban shopping area surrounded by different kind of shops in a large building associated with passageways. Majority of the malls consist of Theaters with them. So it will be easier to do all these in one place and prevents from time consumption. We provide you the list of Top 10 Malls in Chennai.
1. Phoenix Marketcity
Phoenix Mills Ltd & Sharyans Resources joined together and started Phoenix Marketcity Chennai in the year of 2013. The Phoenix Mall Chennai is considered to be the largest mall in the city. It has two types of phase. Phase 1 has premium residential space and Phase 2 includes residential space and luxury mall. This mall includes various national and international quality brands which include Globus, Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Zara, Manchester United, Valentine, Adidas, Allen Solly, etc. Chennai’s first IMAX theatre started in this mall and it features SPI Cinemas by Luxe Cinemas and an 11-screen multiplex. The environmental effects game zone such as smoke, thunderstorm, snow, and bubble is in IPlay for family entertainment. It also has electronic shops like Reliance Digital, Croma, Poorvika, and Access. Several counters are there in their food court such as Noodle bar, Coffee day, Nalla’s Aappakadai, Starbucks, KFC, Dunkin Donuts, Hard rock café, Burger King, Domino’s pizza, etc. It works on all days. Opening and closing times for this mall lies between 10.30 am to 10 pm. But the timings vary slightly during Saturdays and Sundays such as 10.30 am to 11 pm.
Phoenix Marketcity Address:
142, Velachery Main Road,
Velachery,
Chennai- 600042.
Phone: 044 6651 3007
2. Express Avenue
The Destination mall Express Avenue is said to be the 2nd largest mall in South India. The Express Avenue shopping mall is developed by Express Infrastructure. It is the subsidiary of Indian Express Ltd. Group. Express Avenue is built at a cost of 7,500 million and it is the largest Cineplex in Chennai and also South India’s biggest gaming arcade. The Express Avenue consists of quality brands such as Pantaloons, Lifestyle, Big Bazaar, etc. Like other Malls in Chennai, it has ample space for parking, entertainment sectors, food court which is also referred as EA garden. The Express Avenue launched a robot called EA bot in April 2017. It is known as the customer assistant robot. It talks to the customers and introduces itself as “Hello I am EA Bot, How can I help you” then it turns on the touch screen for the customers to show where they can find the latest offers and way to their relevant shops. It is open on all days between 10.30 am to 9.30 pm except Saturday and Sunday which has special timings from 10 am to 10 pm.
Express Avenue Address:
No. 2, Club House Road,
Royapettah,
Chennai- 600002
Phone: 044 2846 4646
3. The Forum Vijaya Mall
Forum Vijaya Mall is developed by Prestige Group. This mall recognizes itself by consisting of Chennai-based brands such as Max, Lifestyle, Rmkv, Spar, Marks & Spencer’s, Fab India, etc. It also has Palazzo multiplex by SPI Cinema’s and an IMAX screen as well. Every shop has been categorized according to each floor like Formal wear on the ground floor, casual & ethnic wear on the first floor, electronic shops & travel on the second floor, and cinemas & food court on the third floor. It also has many branded shops which are Park Avenue, Arrow, Basics, Lifestyle, Levis, Ruosh, Soch, Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Wildcraft, Jockey, UCB, etc.
The Forum Vijaya Mall Address:
183, Arcot Road, NSK Salai,
Vadapalani,
Chennai- 600026
Phone: 044 4904 9000
4. Ampa Skywalk
You can truly experience like “walk in the clouds” in the Ampa Skywalk shopping mall which is opened on 28 September 2009. For a convenient shopping, the stores are located in a categorized manner and it also can be easily found from the common roof Atrium. This mall consists of the ultimate brands and the stores are built over an area of 3 lakh square feet. Ampa Skywalk has got a great place in Chennai Mall List. It has got a 7-screen multiplex, a food court and games zone. They are open on all days between 10 am to 10 pm.
Ampa Skywalk Address:
No. 1, Nelson Manickam Road,
627, Poonamalee High Road,
Aminjikarai,
Chennai- 600029
Phone: 044 3024 9494
5. City Center Mall
Chennai City Center is the shopping mall in the heart of the city Mylapore and it was begun on 3rd March 2006 by the group of B.S. Abdur Rahman Buhari. It is one of the costliest shopping malls in Chennai. It is located near Marina Beach, Santhome Bascillica, and Kapaleeswarar temple. Those are all the tourist spots and naturally City center attracts many tourists. It has INOX theatre for movie lovers. It has a huge play area for kids and a food court which has different cuisines such as an Arabian hut, Pakistani kebab, Little Italy, etc. You don’t have to worry about parking because it has abundant space and if you do not want to come by your own vehicle, you can take Train which is close to it or AC buses which will stop opposite to Chennai City Center.
City Center Mall Address:
No. 10 & 11,
Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai,
Mylapore,
Chennai- 600004
Phone: +91 44 4351 8181
6. Spencer Plaza
Spencer plaza was established in 1863-1864 by Charles Durant and J. W. Spencer. It is the oldest shopping mall in India and it was considered as the biggest shopping malls in South Asia the time it was built. The Spencer Plaza consists of the international, national and local brands such as Adidas, Regal, Bata, Health & Glow, Van Heusen, Vummidiars, Lipton, Allen Solly, Proline, Casio, Levis, Pantaloons, Louis Philippe, Titan, Lee, Arrow, etc. It is an 8-storey shopping-cum-office complex. There are about 700 shops in Spencer plaza. It works on all days between 10 am to 10 pm. It is one of the Best Mall in Chennai.
Spencer Plaza Address:
769 Mount Road,
Anna Salai,
Triplicane,
Chennai- 600002
Phone: 044 2849 1005
7. The Grand Mall
The Grand Mall Chennai is located in the outer parts of the city. It has all the modern amenities such as 24 Hours Security, CCTV Surveillance, Parking space, Centralized AC, Kid’s zone, Good interior design & lighting system with quality, Modern escalators & elevators, Power backup, PVR cinemas with 5 Multiplex screens which attracts many visitors to spent their valuable time watching movies with their loved ones. They are available on all days. But their timings differ from Monday to Friday between 11 am – 11 pm and Saturday to Sunday between 9 am – 11 pm.
The Grand Mall Address:
137, Seetharam Nagar Main Road,
Velachery,
Chennai- 600042
Phone: 044 3072 2733
8. Abirami Mega Mall
Abirami Mega Mall is a popular shopping mall located in Purasawalkam. This mall consists of 7 Theatres which has Dolby sound system. It also has Kids world with all the entertainment and fun games for the children. Abirami mall is the first mall to introduce “kissing cars” in the whole Tamil Nadu. Snow cave was introduced first in South India by Abirami Mega Mall in the name of Abirami Mega Snow World. It is considered to be the first mall with multiplex facilities in South India. This mall consists of 18 Food court counters, 3 shopping floors, entertainment, gaming, etc. It also has 4 various theatres that have won the world record with 222 movies each one which ran about 100 days. It is also awarded many times for the best theatre and for the very first time in the whole world to have a Roof-Top Drive-in Restaurant. It is considered to be the first ever 7-star theatre in South India.
Abirami Mega Mall Address:
152, Purasaiwakkam High Road,
Chennai- 600010
Phone: 044 3024 4477
9. Spectrum Mall
Spectrum mall was launched officially on 22nd June 2012 by Padmashree Dr. Kamal Haasan. This mall came up first in Northern part of Chennai with Ganga foundation at Venus. It has become a landmark in Northern Chennai. The Spectrum Mall houses Game zone, Shopping area, Food court, 5 theatres. Interior designs have got a major part and have an ample space for parking and spacious driveways. It plays a vital role for entertaining the neighborhood people of Northern Chennai and a perfect destination with natural surroundings, landscaping, and fountains for families and friends. They work on all days from 10 am to 10 pm.
Spectrum Mall Address:
114 A – 114 B,
Paper Mills Road,
Gopal Colony, Perambur,
Chennai- 600011
Phone: 044 2670 3565
10. Chandra Mega Mall
The Chandra Mall is located in a quickly developing area Virugambakkam. Numerous Engineering and Medical Colleges are evolving near this mall which will eventually drag more visitors to it. This mall has the wide area for shopping in Ground floor and a portion of the second floor. The food court is also located on the second floor over an area of 10000 square feet. 5 Multiplex theatres have occupied all the third, fourth and fifth floors with the capacity of 1300 seats. They work on all days between 10 am to 10 pm. It is one among the best place to visit on holidays with friends to spend your valuable time watching movies, having dinner, do some shopping, etc. You can also take a look at the Best Resorts to spend your vacation.
Chandra Mega Mall Address:
262 Arcot Road,
Virugambakkam,
Chennai- 600092
Phone: 044 2377 3334
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