LEGO Icons Shopping Street 11371 Blind Review
Hello, dear LEGO friends. Every 1st of January, the nice people at the LEGO Group release a new set in the fabulous Modulars Collection, and 2026 is no different.
The LEGO Icons Shopping Street designed by Hoang Dang is the most recent addition to the beloved series, and as both Alina and I have fallen in love with the Modular theme, we decided to hit that pre-order button as soon as the first day of the new year.
Because we did that, we also received the excellent Parade Car Gift with Purchase, which was a great build.
During January, we worked together to set the Shopping Street up, and now I found some free time to write this review. The Shopping Street is wonderful and a fantastic addition to our treasured collection.
The set presents two adjoining city buildings placed on a square street base. The footprint is rectangular, with a paved sidewalk running along the front edge and a narrow alley separating the two structures.
On the left stands a three-story music shop. The façade is built in light tones, mainly pale green and white. The ground floor has wide display windows framed by smooth tiles and decorative trim. Above them, evenly spaced windows sit slightly recessed into the wall, adding depth. Thin vertical columns divide sections of the façade, and subtle ornamental pieces create texture around the window frames. The roofline is darker, flat at the top, with small architectural details along the edge.
Inside the ground floor, small brick-built instruments are arranged along the walls. The upper levels contain compact rooms filled with music instruments and furniture elements such as an armchair, a table, a lamp, a bed, and shelving. Just like with all the other buildings in the series, each floor can be removed separately and gives us access to all the interiors.
On the right is a slightly shorter furniture shop in warmer colors, including dark tan and brown. The storefront features large front windows that expose interior displays. The walls mix smooth tiles and visible studs, creating variation in texture. Upper floors include workshop details with tools and work surfaces for building even more chairs.
Between the buildings, the alley is narrow and vertical, giving the impression of depth. At street level, the pavement includes a small cat fountain build, a lamppost, and small plant elements. The set captures the cosy atmosphere of a quaint historical European shopping street, and the shops and rooms in both buildings overflow with personality and with a colourful cast of LEGO minifigs.
Speaking of characters, we have quite a few of them. There are the twin girls dressed in matching band costumes, their mother, the music shop manager, the carpenter, a furniture mover, and last, but not least, the plumber. Aside from them, we have a mouse, a few carrier pigeons that deliver letters, and a cat, or do we?
At a closer inspection, we find out that the cat is actually part of the above-mentioned cat statue, which sits neatly in front of the buildings. Cool, right?
The building process was nice, enjoyable, and had a few techniques that we’ve never seen before. Alina has gotten very good at explaining to me how to place all the bricks properly, so we collaborated throughout the entire build, although I’m totally blind.
Before receiving the set, we saw a lot of people not being happy with the Shopping Street, but we really loved putting it all together, and we believe it to be one of the most original and refreshing builds in the last few years.
Maybe its only misfortune is that it came after the Tudor Corner, which is probably the best modular ever made. Trust us when we tell you that the Shopping Street will become a classic over the years and that you will regret not getting it when it was still affordable.
We started building LEGO in August 2024, and that means we had to try to get as many modulars as we could afford. With some of them selling on the market for thousands of Euros, we obviously had to pick our battles.
As of March 2026, we were lucky enough to get everything from 2013 up to 2026. So we have the Palace Cinema, Parisian Restaurant, Detective’s Office, Brick Bank, Assembly Square, Downtown Diner, Corner Garage, Book Shop, Police Station, Boutique Hotel, Jazz Club, Natural History Museum, Tudor Corner, and finally Shopping Street.
We still have to build around half of them, but we try to space them out so that we are not finished in one month.
In conclusion, the LEGO Icons Shopping Street is a remarkable set that should be part of everyone’s LEGO city. It can stand proudly amongst its peers, bringing value and personality to the Modular Collection.
We can’t wait to see how LEGO will celebrate 20 years of modulars next year, in 2027. Until then, let’s keep building!
Victor Dima
