Bangalore a shopper's paradise, is the apt place for those who enjoy shopping. It has some of the finest and biggest shopping arcades as well as little shops which offers everything that a shopper needs. Bangalore is known for its inexpensive silk and handloom fabrics, garments, woolen carpets, sandalwood items, antiques, gold and silver jewelry etc. 

Commercial Street
Bangalore's busiest and crowded Commercial Street is one of the oldest areas in the Cantonment area with lots of shopping spots. Among the variety of shops located here, majority are filled with garments, hosiery and textiles. Apart from these, one can also shop for stationery, art supplies, sports good, shoes, novelties, jewellery, general good and travel kits. Depending on the whim of the salesman or the appearance of the customer, prices are subject to change. Bargaining may reduce the prize to one third from what it was first quoted. The place also has some fine restaurants and ice cream shops.

M.G. Road
Mahatma Gandhi Road which was called South Parade during the British reign, is one of the busiest roads in the city. It is the city's fashionable shopping street stretching from Trinity Circle at one end to Anil Kumble Circle at the other. The area has a varied mix of shops from general goods to electronic items, silk saris, antiques, textiles etc. Some of the main shopping centres on M. G. Road are Shrungar Shopping Complex, Barton Court, Public Utility Building, Spencer's Super Market, the Coir Board showroom, Natesan's Antiquarts, Kids Kemp, Saree Kemp, Cauvery Arts and Crafts emporium and others. Along with retail stores and food outlets, it also houses a large number of financial institutions like ING Vysya, Vijaya Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Citibank, HSBC, Deutsche Bank etc.

Brigade Road
Brigade Road, with lots of entertainment like pubs, internet cafes, bowling alley, discotheque etc. is a popular hangout for young people. This road adjacent to MG Road is famous for electronic equipments like TV sets and music systems to refrigerators, garments, pots and pans, toys, music and shoes. Shoppers can also buy branded and unbranded clothes, antique jewellery, shoes, fabrics, etc. Tamil Nadu handicrafts showroom ' Poom Puhar' is also located on Brigade road.

Avenue Road
Avenue Road, one of the oldest and crowded place in Bangalore, is known for its stationery, stainless steel ware and silver jewellery. It is a place of dense traffic, as the place joins two important areas like City market and Kempegowda road. Avenue road is the hot spot for engineering/ medical books. It is the only place in Bangalore where one can find second hand books in plenty.

Residency Road
Residency Road is known for some of the famous emporiums like Gangotri, Uttar Pradesh Government Handicrafts Showroom; Mrignayani, Madhya Pradesh Government Emporium; Utkalika, Orissa Government Handicrafts Emporium and Gurjari, Gujarat State Handicrafts Emporium. These emporiums have a good collection of stuff from decorative items to brassware, wooden furniture, antique jewelry, ethnic printed fabrics and saris.

Apart from the main shopping areas, the city has a lot of other commercial areas famous in their own way for some special products. Some of these areas are Richard Square in Russell Market known for household items like cutlery, crockery etc; Chickpet for pure silk saris, jewelry in gold and silver, dress materials; Arcot Srinivaschari Street for brassware, silverware and copperware and B.V.K. Iyengar Road for paper and wood products, plywood, electrical goods.