Our fruits
What follows is what actually moves through our shop across the year — the season we can promise it in, the varieties we buy, and what makes a lot worth taking. Rates change daily, so ask.
The everyday counter
Apple, mango, anar, santra and grapes are the backbone of the shop, with banana, papaya, mosambi and the rest running alongside them through the year.
August – March, cold-store the rest of the year
Hill fruit from Himachal and Kashmir through the season, with Washington and Iranian lots filling the summer gap. Counted and tray-packed so nothing arrives bruised.
March – July
The season the whole market waits for. Kesar out of Gir and Talala, Alphonso off the Konkan coast, and Badam and Langra for buyers who want volume at a working price.
August – February
Bhagwa from Nashik and Solapur, graded by count rather than by the crate, so a buyer knows exactly what size is going into the box.
November – March
Nagpur santra at its sweetest through winter, Kinnow from Punjab either side of it, and imported navels when the domestic window closes.
January – April
Nashik table grapes, cut and packed the same day they reach us. Black Jumbo and Sonaka for the sweet end, Thompson seedless for steady daily sale.
All year
The one line that never goes quiet. Robusta and Grand Naine by the bunch, ripened in our own chamber so it reaches the counter at the stage the buyer asked for.
All year, best October – March
Red Lady and Taiwan lots picked at colour-break so they hold the journey and ripen on the shelf instead of in the crate.
March – June
Summer's biggest mover. Kiran and Sugar Baby by the tonne, tapped and checked at the truck before a single one comes off.
August – March
Juice-grade mosambi out of Maharashtra, sized for the stalls and the juice counters that buy from us every morning.
November – February
Allahabad Safeda for the crisp white eaters, and pink-flesh Lalit when a buyer wants something that shows well on the counter.
All year, peak June – September
Queen and Kew from Kerala and the north-east, sent with the crown on so shelf life carries through the week.
May – June
A short, sharp season out of Muzaffarpur. We book against the crop and move it fast, because litchi does not forgive a slow week.
The exotic counter
These do not sit on our floor waiting for a buyer. Tell us the week you need them and they arrive fresh, cold-chained and counted.
June – October domestic, imported off-season
Red-skin white flesh from Gujarat and Maharashtra farms in season, Vietnamese lots the rest of the year.
All year
Zespri green and gold out of New Zealand, Iranian and Chilean lots when the southern season turns. Sold by tray count.
All year
Hass from Kenya, Peru and Tanzania, held back until it is a day or two off eating so the buyer isn't guessing.
November – March
Punnet-packed and cold-chained the whole way. Ordered to arrival, never held on the floor.
December – March
Mahabaleshwar's winter crop, in punnets, moving from the farm to our floor overnight.
August – December
Purple and yellow from the Nilgiris and the north-east, for juice bars and hotel kitchens that order it by the kilo.
Not on the list?
Twelve years on the floor means we know who has what. If a line is not ours, it is usually two shops away — and we will tell you that rather than sell you a substitute. Message Pawan and find out.
Ready when you are
One message is enough to start. Pawan handles enquiries and usually replies the same day.
