Walnut Street is located in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It runs southwest-northeast, bounded on the west by South Aiken Avenue and on the east by Denniston Avenue. Walnut Street is best known for its upscale shopping, fine dining, and private boutiques. Some stores include Apple, American Apparel, Banana Republic, Chico's, Coach, Gap (including BabyGap, GapKids and GapBody), J.Crew, Moda, Pottery Barn, Talbots, United Colors of Benetton, Victoria's Secret, White House Black Market and Williams-Sonoma.
Some popular local restaurants include Up Modern Kitchen, The Elbow Room, Cappy's, Mario's, William Penn Tavern, Pamela's Diner and La Feria. An outdoor hot dog cart called Joe's Doghouse, which serves the Carnegie Mellon University campus Monday through Friday, sells hot dogs on Walnut Street on Saturdays.
Henne Jewelers, Pittsburgh's older jewelry store, is also located on Walnut Street. The store was founded in 1887.
Kawaii-Gifts is a store that sells Pittsburgh's largest stock of Japanese imports, including brands like San-X and Uglydolls.