S M Street
Sweet Meat Street, in short SM Street known in local lingo as Mithayi Theruvu (Sweet street), is a busy shopping and commercially important area in Kozhikode city. This criss-cross road is famous for the crispy banana chips and kozhikodan halwa (a sweet) which the European traders called as 'sweet meat' from which the street got its name. Those days the street was lined with sweetmeat stalls. Mixed with dried fruits, these halwas, made in pure coconut oil are available in various flavours and is the main specialty of the region. 

Whether it is sweets, spices, cloths, electronics or handloom fabrics, SM street has it all. Local handicrafts such as rosewood and buffalo horn carvings, coir products and miniature snake boats are also popular stuff. SM Street is also home to the soft, printed or plain cotton Calico (a corruption of the name Calicut) that are available in rolls. The street is busier during religious festival seasons of Onam, Christmas and Id-ul-Fitr.

Valiyangadi (Big Bazaar)
Valiyangadi alias Big Bazaar, one of the major shopping centers located near the railway station is known for its wholesale of Kerala spices. Big Bazaar road and Court road are good places to purchase spices. Handicrafts items can be purchased from the supermarkets on Mavoor road and CSI Mananchira. Valiyangadi is also known for its wholesale trade of fresh, salted and preserved fish.

Palayam Market
The largest and the busiest market in Kozhikode, Palayam market is situated close to the bus stand. It is a typical Kerala fruit and vegetable market. Palayam market has both historical and contemporary importance as it was once occupied by the Zamorin soldiers and has a Mohiadeen Mosque.

Weaving center in Beypore which is 11 kilometers away from the city, and Kallayi Road are some of the other shopping places.