Kasturba Road shopping street

Kasturba Road is a main shopping street in the Sadar area of Rajkot, Gujarat, India, known for readymade garments, footwear, and a cluster of restaurants. It sits between the old-city bazaars and the newer mall districts, and it suits visitors who want branded and mid-range clothing in a street setting rather than a mall. Compared with generic shopping, the mix here is practical: shirts, trousers, ethnic wear, kurtas, school and office wear, and a wide choice of sandals and shoes. Many shops stock local brands and unbranded garments alongside well-known national labels, so authentic branded goods and lower-priced unlabelled items sit side by side. Visitors who want a specific brand should buy from brand-owned showrooms, which carry fixed prices and proper bills, while smaller shops allow some negotiation of 10 to 20 percent. Payment is flexible compared with the old bazaars: larger showrooms accept cards and UPI, while small footwear shops prefer cash. No tourist tax refund is available, and prices include GST. Footwear fit should be checked in the shop, because exchange policies differ. The atmosphere is busy but more orderly than the old city lanes, with wider pavements in places, and crowds peak on evenings and weekends. Food is a real attraction on site: the street has restaurants serving Gujarati thalis, Punjabi dishes, South Indian snacks and fast food, plus ice cream and juice stalls, which makes it easy to combine shopping with a meal. There is no stall layout, as the shops line the road in a continuous run, and the practical route is to walk one side and return along the other. Typical prices range from about INR 300 for basic items to INR 8,000 for branded garments or footwear. Opening hours are roughly 10:00 to 21:30, and some shops close one day a week.