A shopping street or shopping district is a designated road or quarter of a municipality that is composed of retail establishments (such as stores, boutiques, restaurants, and shopping complexes). Such areas may be pedestrian-oriented, with street-side buildings and wide sidewalks. They may be located along a designated street, or clustered in mixed-use commercial area.
In larger cities, there may be multiple shopping streets or districts, often with distinct characteristics each. Businesses in these areas may be represented by a designated business improvement association.
Examples of shopping streets and districts, organized by location, include:
Africa Cameroon Yaounde — Avenue Kennedy Douala — Avenue Ahmadou Ahidjo, Boulevard de la liberté
Egypt Cairo — Khan el-Khalili, Al-Hussein Area Alexandria — Manshiya, Berkleley Sharm El-Sheikh — Naama Bay, Shark's Bay
Ghana Accra — Oxford Street
Morocco Casablanca — Place des shopping places
South Africa Johannesburg — Rosebank, Sandton Cape Town — Cape Gate, Long Street, Tyger Valley
Tunisia Tunis — Berges du Lac
Asia Armenia Yerevan — Northern Avenue
Azerbaijan
Baku — Neftchilar Avenue, Nizami Street Ganja — Javad Khan Street
Bangladesh Dhaka — Gulshan
Georgia Tbilisi — Rustaveli Avenue
China
Beijing — Wangfujing, Xidan, Guomao, Zhongguancun, Sanlitun, Silk Street Chongqing — Ciqikou, Guanyinqiao, Jiefangbei, Nanping, Shapingba Shanghai — Nanjing Road, Avenue Joffre, People's Square, Zikawei, Lujiazui, The Bund, Wujiaochang, Avenue Petain, Hongqiao, Xintiandi, Tianzifang, Zhujiajiao, Qibao, Xinzhuang, North Sichuan Road
Fujian Xiamen — Zhongshan Road, Xiahe Road, Gulangyu Island
Guangdong Guangzhou — Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street Shenzhen — Shennan Road, The MixC Hong Kong Causeway Bay — Russell Street Central — Chater Road Tsim Sha Tsui — Canton Road
Jiangsu
Nanjing — Xinjiekou, Daxinggong, Confucius Temple, Baijiahu, Yuantong, Qiaobei, Maqun, Sanshan Street, Jiqingmen Suzhou — Ligongdi, Lake Jinji, Shiquan Street, Canglang, Pingjiang Road
Liaoning
Dalian — Qingniwaqiao, Xi'an Road, Heping Square
Shaanxi Xi'an — Eastern Street Shandong Qingdao — Taidong
Sichuan Chengdu — Chunxilu, Hongxinglu (close to Chunxilu)
Zhejiang Hangzhou — Wulin Square, Euro Street, Hubin Road, The MixC Ningbo — Tianyi Square
India
Chandigarh — Sector 17 Delhi — Aerocity, Connaught Place, Khan Market, Nehru Place, Select City Walk, South Extension
Andhra Pradesh Guntur — Brindavan Gardens, Brodipet, Chandramoulinagar, Lakshmipuram Nellore — Kapu Street Vijayawada — Eluru Road, Mahatma Gandhi Road (aka Bandar Road), PVP Square, Trendset Mall Visakhapatnam — Daba Gardens, Dwaraka Nagar, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotha Road, VIP Road, Waltair Main Road
Gujarat Ahmedabad — C. G. Road, S.G. Highway, Ashram Road
Haryana Gurgaon — DLF CyberCity, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road
Karnataka Bangalore — 100 Feet Road, Brigade Road, Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road, Commercial Street, Jayanagar 4th Block Shopping Complex, Mahatma Gandhi Road, UB City
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram — Chala, Connemara Market, East Fort, Keston Road, Kowdiar, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Pettah, Thampanoor Kochi — Mahatma Gandhi Road Kozhikode — Court Road, Mavoor Road, Palayam, Sweetmeat Street
Madhya Pradesh Gwalior — Maharaj Bada, Naya Bazaar
Maharashtra Buldhana — Kavri Chowk Mumbai — Bhendi Bazaar, Chira Bazaar, Chor Bazaar, Colaba + Colaba Causeway, Crawford Market, Dadar, Dava Bazaar, Dharavi, Fashion Street, Fort, Hindmata, Hiranandani Gardens, Kemps Corner, Lalbaug, Lamington Road, Linking Road, Lohar Chawl, Lower Parel, Mahim, Mangaldas Market, Matunga, Natraj Market, New Marine Drive, Null Bazaar, Princess Street, Sion (Gandhi Market), Tardeo, Walkeshwar, Zaveri Bazaar Navi Mumbai — Nerul, Sanpada, Vashi Pune — Appa Balwant Chowk (aka ABC), Mahatma Phule Mandai, MG Road, Tulshibaug
Punjab Amritsar — Lawrence Road Ludhiana — Mall Road
Rajasthan Jaipur — Badi Chaupar, Chandpol, Chhoti Chaupar, Bapu Bazaar, Johari Bazaar,
Tamil Nadu Chennai — Pondy Bazaar, Grand Southern Trunk Road, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nelson Manickam Road, Ranganathan Street, South Usman Road, Usman Road Coimbatore — Avinashi Road, Diwan Bahadur Road, Race Course, R.S. Puram Telangana Hyderabad — Abids, Banjara Hills, Koti
Uttarakhand Dehradun — Rajpur Road
Uttar Pradesh Allahabad — Civil lines Lucknow — Gomtinagar, Hazratganj Varanasi — Maldahiya
West Bengal Kolkata — Camac Street, Esplanade, Gariahat, New Market, Park Street
Indonesia Bandung — Jalan Cihampelas, Jalan Riau, Jalan Braga Jakarta — Tanah Abang, Pasar Baru, Grogol Petamburan, Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Sudirman Central Business District, Satrio Shopping Belt Medan — Kampung Madras, Kesawan Surabaya — Tunjungan Street Yogyakarta — Malioboro
Iraq Baghdad — Abu Nuwas Street, al-Mutanabbi Street, al-Rasheed Street, al-Sa'doun Street, 14th of Ramadan Street
Iran Ahvaz — Kian Pars Isfahan — Tohid Street Kerman — 1001 Shab Street, Emam Hossein Boulevard Mashhad — Ahmad Abad Avenue, Sajad Boulevard Sari — Saat Square, Enghelab Street, Qaran Street, Tabarsi Street, Farhang Avenue Tehran — Valiasr Street, Jomjuri-e Eslami Street, Gandi Street, Mirdamad Boulevard, Maadar Square, Vanak Square, Pasdaran
Israel Jerusalem — Downtown Triangle (Jaffa Road, King George Street, Ben Yehuda Street), Emek Refaim, Malha, Mamilla Mall, Talpiot
Japan
Fukuoka — Nakasu, Tenjin Hiroshima — Kamiyachō, Hacchōbori, Hondori Street Kawasaki — Kawasaki-ku Kobe — Harborland, Nankinmachi (Kobe Chinatown), Motomachi, Sannomiya Kyoto — Shijō Street (Gion, Shijō Kawaramachi, Shijō Karasuma), Pontochō, Shin-Kyōgoku Street Nagoya — Meieki (district around Nagoya Station), Sakae, Kanayama Osaka — Midōsuji, Minami area (America-mura, Dōtonbori, Horie, Namba, Nipponbashi, Shinsaibashi, and Sennichimae), Tennōji, Umeda Saitama — Ōmiya, Urawa Sapporo — Odori Park, Tanuki Kōji Sendai — Ichibanchō, Chuō Street Tokyo — Aoyama, Asakusa, Daikanyama, Ebisu, Ginza, Harajuku, Ikebukuro, Jiyugaoka, Nihonbashi, Omotesandō, Roppongi, Shibuya, Shimokitazawa, Shinjuku, Yūrakuchō Western Tokyo — Kichijōji, Machida, Tachikawa, Hachiōji Yokohama — Minato Mirai 21, Motomachi, Yokohama Chinatown
Kuwait Kuwait City — Salmiya - Salem Al-Mubarak Street
Lebanon
Beirut — Beirut Central District, Hamra Street, Rue Verdun, Achrafieh, Dbayeh, Beirut Souks Jounieh — Kaslik Tripoli — Rue El Mina Zahlé — Central Boulevard
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur — Bukit Bintang, Bangsar, Petaling Street (China Town), Brickfields (Little India), Jalan Masjid India, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road), Chow Kit Road Malacca — Jalan Merdeka Penang — King Street, Queen Street, Market Street (Little India), Burma Road, Gurney Drive Selangor — Mutiara Damansara
Nepal Chitwan — Narayangarh Kathmandu — Durbar Marg, New Road, Sundhara Lalitpur — Kumaripati Pokhara — Chipledhunga, Lakeside
Pakistan Faisalabad — D Ground, Susan Road Islamabad — F-6 Markaz, Blue Area, F 10 Markaz, The Centaurus Karachi — Zamzama Boulevard, Tariq Road, Zaibunissa Street, Hyderi Lahore — M.M. Alam Road, Mall Road, Main Boulevard Rawalpindi — Commercial Market, Murree Road, Centrum Plaza
Philippines
Metro Manila Manila - Divisoria, Quiapo, Binondo, Escolta Street Makati - Ayala Center, Poblacion Parañaque - Baclaran Pasig - Kapitolyo, Tiendesitas Quezon City - Araneta Center, Maginhawa Street, Tomas Morato Avenue, Triangle Park San Juan - Greenhills Taguig - Bonifacio High Street
Cordillera Baguio - Session Road
Visayas Cebu City - Cebu Business Park, Colon Street Iloilo City - Calle Real, Festive Walk
Davao Davao City - J.P. Laurel Avenue
Saudi Arabia Jeddah — Tahlia Street, Prince Sultan Street, Palestine Street (Telecommunications), Al-Balad Riyadh — Tahlia Street, Olaya Street
Singapore Singapore — Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, Hill Street, Victoria Street, North Bridge Road-South Bridge Road Bugis — Bugis Junction, Bugis+
South Korea
Busan — Gwangbok-dong, Nampo-dong, Seomyeon, Centum City Daegu — Dongseongno Daejeon — Eunhaeng-dong, Dunsan Gwangju — Chungjangno, Geumnamno, Sangmu Seoul — Myeongdong, Namdaemun Market, Jongno, Insa-dong, Daehangno, Dongdaemun Market, Apgujeong, Cheongdam, Itaewon, Gangnam, Samseong-dong, Yongsan, Sinchon, Hongdae, Yeongdeungpo
Taiwan Kaohsiung—Sanduo Shopping District, Shinkuchan Taipei—Daan District, Ximending, Xinyi Planning District, Zhongxiao Road Taichung—Yizhong Street
Thailand Bangkok — Ratchaprasong, Sukhumvit Road, Thong Lor, Siam Square, Si Lom, Victory Monument, Ladprao, Ratchada, Chatuchak, Wang Lang, Bang Lumphu - Khao San Road, Phahurat - Sampeng, Bobae Chiang Mai — Changkran Road, Nimmanhemin Rd Hat Yai — Kimyong Market, Niphat Uthit 1st, 2nd, 3rd Roads, Sanehanusorn Road Pattaya — Beach Road Patong — Patong Beach Road Si Racha — Si Racha Nakorn Road
Turkey
Adana — Ziyapaşa Boulevard Ankara — Tunali Hilmi Street, 7th Street, Atatürk Boulevard, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard, Ankara, Mithatpasa Avenue, Antalya — Işıklar Avenue, Konyaaltı Avenue Bolu — İzzet Baysal Avenue Bursa — Çekirge Street, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Boulevard, Cumhuriyet Avenue Diyarbakır — Ofis Street Istanbul — Abdi İpekçi Avenue, Bağdat Avenue, İstiklal Avenue İzmir — Plevne Street, Kıbrıs Şehitleri Street, Kemeraltı Kocaeli — Fethiye Avenue Sakarya — Çark Avenue Samsun — Çiftlik Street Trabzon — Uzun Street, Kahramanmaraş Avenue Van — İskele Avenue Yalova — Yalı Avenue, Gazi Paşa Avenue
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City — Lê Lợi Boulevard, Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard, Hàm Nghi Boulevard, Trần Hưng Đạo Boulevard, Hồng Bàng Boulevard, Lê Duẩn Boulevard, Nguyễn Hữu Cảng Boulevard, Tôn Đức Thắng Boulevard, February 3 Boulevard, Đồng Khởi Street, Lê Thánh Tôn Street, Hai Bà Trưng Street, Nguyễn Trãi Street, Bùi Viện Street, Đề Thám Street, Phạm Ngũ Lão Street, Lê Lai Street, Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street, Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street, Phan Văn Trị Street, Phan Xích Long Street, Lam Sơn Square, Mê Linh Square, Paris Commune Square, International Square, North Văn Thánh quarter, Phú Mỹ Hưng urban area Hanoi — Tràng Tiền Street
Europe
Austria
Salzburg — Getreidegasse Vienna — Mariahilfer Straße, Neubaugasse, Favoritenstraße, Graben, Kohlmarkt, Kärntnerstraße Graz — Herrengasse
Belgium
Antwerp — Meir, Schuttershofstraat, Huidevettersstraat, Leopoldstraat, Kelderstraat Bruges — Steenstraat Brussels — Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, Avenue de la Toison d'Or/Guldenvlieslaan, Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat, Chaussée d'Ixelles / Elsenesesteenweg, Chaussée de Waterloo/ Waterloosesteenweg, Boulevard Anspach / Anspachlaan Charleroi — Rive Gauche Ghent — Veldstraat Hasselt — Koning Albertstraat, Hoogstraat, Demerstraat Kortrijk — Korte Steenstraat, Lange Steenstraat Knokke — Lippenslaan Namur — rue de Fer
Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka — Gospodska Sarajevo — Titova, Ferhadija and Sarači
Bulgaria
Burgas — Aleksandrovska Street Plovdiv — Batenberg Street Sofia — Vitosha Boulevard, Graf Ignatiev Street, Shishman Street Varna — Knyaz Boris 1 Boulevard
Croatia Dubrovnik — Stradun Split — Riva, Marmontova Zagreb — Ilica
Cyprus
Nicosia - Ledra Street, Makariou Avenue, Onasagorou Street, Rigenis Street, Stasikratous Street, Themistokli Dervi Avenue Limassol - Makariou Avenue, Anexartisias Street, Agiou Andreou Street Larnaca - Ermou Street Paphos - Makariou III Avenue, Gladstonos Street, Ermou Street, Nikodemou Mylona Street Famagusta - University Avenue
Czech Republic Prague — Pařížská Street, Na Příkopech Street
Denmark Aarhus — Strøget Copenhagen — Strøget Odense — Vestergade and Kongensgade
Finland
Helsinki — Aleksanterinkatu, Esplanadi Kuopio — Kauppakatu Mariehamn — Torggatan Porvoo — Jokikatu Tampere — Hämeenkatu
France
Bordeaux — Rue Sainte-Catherine Brest — Rue de Siam Caen — Rue Saint-Pierre Cannes — Promenade de la Croisette, Rue d'Antibes Grenoble — Rue Félix Poulat, Place Grenette, Grande Rue, Rue de Bonne Le Havre — Rue de Paris; Avenue René Coty