Most dining and shopping establishments in Granite City are located along Nameoki Road, Madison Avenue, and Johnson Road.
 Popular dining establishments include Applebee's, Krieger's Sports Bar & Grill, Mick & Mack's Sports Bar & Grill, El Torerro, Apple Tree Family Restaurant, Vin Hoa, Starbucks, Imo's Pizza, Jerry's Cafeteria, Pizza World, and Ravanelli's Restaurant. The city also has several fast food chains. Weathervane Ice Creme and Mr. Twist are two local ice cream places.
 
 Over the last couple of years several retailers have moved into the city. Fashion stores, sports stores, and electronics retailers can be found throughout the new Nameoki Commons complex. WalMart, K-Mart, and Big Lots are the three largest retailers in town. A number of grocery stores including Schnucks, Shop N' Save, Save-A-Lot, Farm Fresh, Cionko's Meat Market, Aldi's and the Farmer's Market are located within the city.
 
 For racing fans, there is the Tri-City Speedway, one of the area's dirt tracks. Formerly known for its 1/2 mile and 1/4 mile, it was recently renovated in 2007 as a 3/8 mile dirt oval with 10 degrees of banking in the corners. Former Nascar legend Rusty Wallace, his brothers Mike and Kenny, and Kenny Shrader and Tony Stewart, are just a handful of NASCAR drivers to have raced there. The Gateway International Raceway (capacity: 60,000) located just south of the city contains a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) oval track, drag strip, and an infield roadcourse. Gateway International Raceway annually hosts the Busch Series and Craftsmen Truck Series races.