Anarkali is the city's old commercial bazaar, said to be one of the oldest continuously operating markets in South Asia. It runs in a long zigzag south from the Lahore Museum — Old Anarkali (food and textiles) and New Anarkali (jewellery, glass bangles, fabric) — and ends near the colonial-era Tollinton Market.
Come for the food stalls of Old Anarkali in the evening — the haleem and the dahi bhalla are legendary — and for the cheap cotton fabrics, leather slippers, and the carved-wood furniture sold by the metre. It is loud, crowded, and one of the most authentic shopping experiences in Pakistan.