What: Bandit Queen, 556 NM Joshi Marg, Alco Mill Compound, Byculla (W), call 2948752 or visit www.banditqueen.in, Rs 2,000 for a glass bottle.

Why: Amidst a Byculla hutment is hardly where you’d expect to find the über luxe residence of elusive Bandit Queen, creation and muse of Belgian designer Valerie Barkowski and owner Sunita Namjoshi. Yet here she lives, in this new and consciously underground home linen store, where some of the prices can induce sticker shock. Still, the stock of super pretty textiles (linens, scarves, dresses) glass bottles modelled after 1 litre Pepsis and whimsical cuff links are top quality and hard to resist.

When: You want to add to your list of chor(e)s.