Street market

A street market is an outdoor market such as traditionally held in a market square in a market town, and are often held only on particular days of the week.

Very similar markets, or bazaars can also be found in large enclosed spaces, instead of on a street.

Some examples of street markets are:

• Berwick Street Market, Camden Market, East Street Market and Portobello Road Market in London.

India Mahatma Gandhi Roads

Bangalore:The M. G. Road in Bangalore is one of the busiest roads in the city, and is lined on one side with upscale stores and restaurants. M. G. Road runs from Trinity Circle at one end to Anil Kumble Circle at the other; and has an eclectic mix of hotels (Taj Residency, Park, Oberoi), swanky office buildings (ING, various other banks) and old world shops (crockery, book shop, sweets, movie theatres) dating several decades. Brigade Road runs roughly perpendicular to M. G. Road and is full of pubs, cafes and show rooms. Church Street is more of the same.

M. G. Road was called "South Parade" in British times and renamed post independence. Many Indian cities (including New Delhi and Mumbai) have an M. G. road, and in general there is no linkage between these various roads (except that in many cases, these happen to be the busiest part of the city).

[edit] Commercial Along with retail stores and food outlets, M. G. Road is also home for a large number of financial institutions like ING Vysya, Vijaya Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Citibank, HSBC, Scotia Bank, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank etc. On its Trinity circle end are located some of the Bangalore's best hotels like The Oberoi and the Taj Residence.

Chenni:Mahatma Gandhi Road or MG Road is at the heart of Chennai, situated in the Egmore - Nungambakkam division or taluk. It is busy and highly commercialised stretch of Chennai. It is very popularly known as Nungambakkam High Road (NH Road).

Delhi:M.G Road ( Mehrauli - Gurgaon Road)

It is the fastest access road from South Delhi to Gurgaon. Mehrauli is a small village on the outskirts of delhi that over the past few years has evolved into a posh residential area with farm houses. Gurgaon on the other hand has evolved from a small sleepy village into a major IT/Business destination for MNC's and Indian companies. M.G Road connects the two cities and has over the years scene great increase in traffic. The Delhi government keeping its importance in mind is using this road to extend the Delhi Metro to Gurgaon.

MG Road (or NH Road) is a busy road dotted with commercial office spaces, institutions and upscale shopping complexes. Important institutional spaces located on this road include the Southern India regional council of Institute of Chartered accountants of India, Ayakar Bhavan (Office of Income tax department), Office of Central Excise and Customs and financial institutions like ICICI Bank and ABN Amro Bank. MG Road is also home to the famous Taj Coromandel and The Park hotels.

The road stretches from Village road on the one end and meeting the arterial Anna Salai (Mount Road) at the Anna Flyover. The road continues on towards Marina Beach but is renamed as Dr. Radhakrishna Salai past Gemini Circle. The intersection Point of MG Road, Anna Salai and Dr Radhakrishnan Salai is famously called Gemini Circle.

Another landmark located close to MG Road is the US Consulate which is on the north-east portion of Gemini Circle.

Hyderabad:Mahatma Gandhi Road (called James Street before independence) is one of the busiest roads of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and a foremost shopping district.It is over 2Kms.The General Bazar and Cloth Market off this road are familiar haunts for shoppers and bargain hunters. It leads to a warren of streets called Tobacco Bazaar, Pot Market and such. Major landmarks include Gandhi Statue,Chermas,Asrani Hotel, Paradise X roads, KFC, Ramgopalpet Police station and Malani Building.

This road was earlier called James Street and after Indian independence, following convention, a major street in every city in India was named "Mahatma Gandhi Road

Hong Kong

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A street market in Hong Kong on Boxing Day, 2006.

Street markets in Hong Kong are held all the days except few traditional Chinese holidays like Chinese New Year. Stalls opened at two sides of a street were required to have licenses issued by the Hong Kong Government. In Hong Kong there are street markets of various kinds such as fresh foods, clothing, cooked foods, flowers, and even electronics. Some of them are gradually being replaced by shopping centres, markets in municipal service buildings, and supermarkets while some become trourist attractions like Tung Choi Street and Apliu Street.

See also Category:Street markets in Hong Kong

Greece

Street markets in Greece are called laikes agores (λαϊκές αγορές) in the plural, or λαϊκή αγορά (laiki agora) in the singular, meaning "people's market". They are very common all over Greece, including the capital, Athens, and its suburbs. Regular (weekly) morning markets sell mostly fresh produce from farming cooperatives - fruit, vegetables, fish and flowers/plants. Some household items and prepared foods are often available. Annual street markets (panigyri(a)) occur around churches on the day of their patron saint. These take place in the evenings and have a more festive character, often involving attractions and food stalls. The goods sold range from clothing and accessories to household items, furniture, toys and trinkets. Athens also has several bazaars/enclosed markets.

See also

• Night market
• Night markets in Taiwan
• Pasar malam