Review: LEGO Icons Shopping Street Modular Releasing 2026

11317 LEGO Icons Shopping Street Modular January 2026 New Release Review Brick Banter

A Modular Shopping Street for your shopping spree!

A staple of the January 2026 releases, the is the LEGO Modular collection, a constant source of appeal with LEGO fans. We’ve been reviewing these sets for years with varying levels of reception, but with last year’s fantastic Tudor Corner, where does this one stand? Well, only way one to know – Read on!

Ground Level

Our lowest level of the LEGO Icons Shopping Street modular, it gives us two separate buildings on different angles. Side by side. This newer style of not-forward-facing modular buildings has definitely been firmly cemented the line, and it makes the model all the better for it. We get plenty of space for dynamic minifigure interactions, as well as the satisfaction of dynamic and interesting building experiences in one.

We get ourselves two shops, a carpenter and ‘Brickley’s’, an instrument/music store. With Brickley’s being the larger building, we get a lot of space on the inside for Minfigures, which is aptly so if they are holding instruments. LEGO did well to ensure there was enough space here for figures to be, something older Modular Buildings lacked.

From trombones to French horns, the lower level of Brickley’s is mainly dedicated to brass instruments. The designers did very well in making these instruments, as making items such as Tubas and Trumpets Minifigure scale is incredibly hard! (Speaking from personal experience)

Across the way we have the Carpenter’s store. What I find incredibly amusing is the sign on the front promoting a big sale on a yellow chair, only for it to end up in the bin around back. Doesn’t seem like it was too popular, and even the discount rack couldn’t clear the stock.

Inside there are a few different designed chairs and stools, but otherwise not much more besides this.

What should also be noted here is the small passageway that runs between the two buildings to the rear of the Modular. I am a big fan of LEGO using the depth of the model a lot more, and even then, they put a small story/play feature in too. By lifting up the grate on the pathway to the rear of the build, you can access water overflowing for our dear plumber to fix!

Level 1

Our first upstairs floor of the LEGO Icons Shopping Street modular was a surprise to me, as the buildings are connected together! I was expecting two separate breaking sections, but this was shock.

Not only sporting lovely exterior details such as flags and dumplings in the crenelations, the model also sports greenery too! Taking a look inside, we get ourselves a glance at a woodworking shop, including vice grip, spare planks and even the classic LEGO Wooden Duck!

The opposing side to this model is the upstairs of the band shop. Here we get cymbals, wearable marching drum and even a piano. It’s otherwise a bit bare here, but that’s okay.

Level 2

Our next floor includes another extension to the music store and a small rooftop terrace to boot. With the interior filled with staples, such as the bed, bookcase, chair and toilet, it’s a very home-y aesthetic. It’s nothing too crazy for me to get riled up about, but I do need to talk about the terrace.

Albeit simple, the rooftop terrace adds a lot of character to what could have been air vents and machinery. The small pigeon home is great, and I like the use of the new Minecraft ladder element here too.

The final section to the model is the capping roof, which uses a newer element in a unique way. If anyone has gotten the f1 Collectible ‘Minifigure’ Series, the new rounded bar element isn’t new. But what is great here is how LEGO have used it. Not only did they use it for the small detailed barrier on the top, but also for the details above the windows. The used this element with feather plumes for continue the rounded shape, and I love it.

Minifigures

As for our LEGO Minifigures for this set, we are treated to 7 overall.

Despite generic heads and hair, I’m really impressed by the purple hat and coats of the children for the band. It’s a really nice pop of colour. I’m not 100% sure, but I also think the printing on the helmet is a reference to a previous modular. Someone let me know.

We otherwise get ourselves a mix of workers and civilians, but the one that stands out to me is the female with the satchel. Anyone who has read my reviews knows I am all about representation, and I love the simple addition of the walking crutch. One. Singular. This implies a couple of things – that this person is recovering, this person is needing walking assistance or that this person uses it to shift body weight to manage pain. Either way, simple representation and I approve.

Verdict

Overall, this modular is a really great building experience and display piece. It’s incredibly hard to follow up to last year’s Tudor Corner, considered one of the best Modular Buildings ever made, but this is great too.

The dynamic posing of the buildings, the subtle techniques to pull off certain shapes – all great.

This is a set that I would recommend picking up if you are looking at the LEGO Modular Line. It feels like it has enough character to keep you sated.