The pete area west of the old fort is Bengaluru's original commercial core and is still one of its busiest wholesale districts.
- Chickpete: silk sarees, wedding textiles, gold
- Balepete: bangles, trinkets and festival goods
- Avenue Road: books, stationery and electrical goods
- Cottonpete & Tharagupete: cotton, grain and wholesale trade
- Nagarthpete: metalwork and the historic Dharmaraya Swamy temple, starting point of the annual Karaga procession
For a shopping guide to these streets see Chickpet & Avenue Road.