St James's is a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End.

[7] It roughly corresponded to the contemporary St James's area, but extended into parts of Soho and Mayfair.

Piccadilly to the north, Haymarket and Cockspur Street to the east, The Mall to the south and Queen's Walk to the west.

The auction house Christie's is based in King Street, and the surrounding streets contain many upmarket art and antique dealers including Colnaghi, Agnew's Gallery, Moretti Fine Art, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Stoppenbach & Delestre Ltd, The Sladmore Gallery and S Franses Ltd. BP is headquartered in St James's.

[75] The area is home to fine wine merchants including Berry Brothers and Rudd, at number 3 St James's Street.

The White Cube gallery, which represents Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, opened in Duke Street before moving to Hoxton Square.

In September 2006, it opened a second gallery at 25–26 Mason's Yard, off Duke Street, on a plot previously occupied by an electricity substation.

In 1990, the Carlton Club, traditional meeting place for members of the Conservative Party, was struck by an IRA bomb.