City Centre & Haymarket
Constructed in 1891, the beautiful Strand rivals the QVB in the ornateness stakes. The three floors of designer fashions, Australiana and old-world coffee…
City Centre & Haymarket
Constructed in 1891, the beautiful Strand rivals the QVB in the ornateness stakes. The three floors of designer fashions, Australiana and old-world coffee…
Mitchell Road Antique & Design Centre
Newtown & the Inner West
This extraordinary vintage and antique market is a warehouse full of retro chic, whether you are after original 1970s Lego, pre-loved rocking horses, a…
Sydney
This tiny shop is a visual treat. Richly coloured, translucent resin bangles and baubles sit among technicoloured vases and bowls, and chunky sterling…
Newtown & the Inner West
Over 70 regular stallholders sell their goodies at Sydney's best farmers market, established to connect small NSW producers with consumers in the big city…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Step into a world of mesmerising dots and swirls at this small gallery devoted to Aboriginal art, particularly from the central and western deserts…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
This shop, with multilingual staff, is packed with quality Australian wine, beer and spirits. Smaller producers are well represented, along with a…
City Centre & Haymarket
Easily central Sydney's best bookshop, Abbey's has many strengths. It's good on social sciences and has excellent resources for language learning,…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Specialising in contemporary Australian and Aboriginal art, Gannon House purchases works directly from artists and Aboriginal communities. You'll find the…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
This craft association gallery at the quiet end of the Rocks is full of beautiful and original creations. It's the perfect spot to pick up a unique gift…
City Centre & Haymarket
The magnificent QVB takes up a whole block and boasts nearly 200 shops on five levels. It’s a High Victorian neo-Gothic masterpiece – without doubt Sydney…
Newtown & the Inner West
One of Sydney's best bottle shops for those interested in Australian wine, this unassuming place features an excellent curated selection of small-vineyard…
Sydney
Originating in the 1970s, when they were drenched in the scent of patchouli oil, these markets are considerably more mainstream these days. They're still…
Newtown & the Inner West
Gleebooks is one of Sydney’s best bookshops, with its aisles full of politics, arts and general fiction titles, and the staff really know their stuff…
Sydney
Expecting the dank aroma of second-hand books? Forget it! Follow your nose up to the cafe, then browse through three floors of pre-loved tomes, new…
Newtown & the Inner West
Inspired by ‘trash pop culture, hot rods and rock and roll’, this cool cat coughs up retro clothing and accessories for all genders and ages (including…
Newtown & the Inner West
Alexandria's favourite factory-garden-farm-cafe hosts these excellent markets, with a rotating crop of crafty stallholders and delicious baked treats.
Sydney
Chic and cheeky women's street clothes and swimwear from sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann. There are other stores around town.
Sydney
This harbourside former brickworks and factory is now a major shopping complex composed principally of outlet stores. It gets packed at weekends, so visit…
City Centre & Haymarket
Cavernous, thousand-stall Paddy’s is a covered market of mostly low-quality mass-produced tat, including stall after stall flogging cheap souvenirs –…
City Centre & Haymarket
DJs is Sydney’s premier department store, with high-quality clothing and a highbrow food court. A revamp has added a flashy new designer shoe floor on…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Focusing on distinct pop-cultural streams, seemingly determined at random (but probably at the owner’s whim – very High Fidelity), this offbeat little…
Sydney
The quintessential Aussie surf shop, Rip Curl began down south in Victoria, but drops in here perfectly overlooking the Bondi shore breaks. Beyond huge…
Sydney
Kirribilli's general market (7am to 3pm, 4th Saturday of the month) offers exotic foods and lively harbourside hubbub, and sells everything from vintage…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
No, it’s not a bar for jazz obsessives, but rather a sexy, dark-hearted shop selling high-quality leather and rubber gear. All genders are catered for,…
Sydney
Simon Johnson is the place to fill your high-class picnic hamper. You’ll find the tastiest olives, the creamiest French and Italian chocolates and the…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
A curated selection of mostly Australian designs, including clothes, jewellery, books, homewares and men’s grooming products. Pick up luxe gifts and…
Newtown & the Inner West
This is our favourite Newtown bookshop, and not just because of the pithy name and the great selection of Lonely Planet titles. Nobody seems to mind if…
City Centre & Haymarket
Partners of music freaks beware: don't let them descend the stairs into this shop unless you are prepared for a lengthy delay. The shelves are stocked…
City Centre & Haymarket
The centre's behemoth shopping centre is a bafflingly large complex gobbling up Sydney Tower and a fair chunk of Pitt St Mall. The 5th-floor food court is…
City Centre & Haymarket
Got a cold or wet head, or a serious case of the Crocodile Dundees? Strand Hatters will cover your crown with a classically Australian Akubra bush hat …
City Centre & Haymarket
This shell-shaped shop sells lustrous pearls farmed along uninhabited coastline, from Darwin in the Northern Territory to Dampier in Western Australia…
Sydney
On Sundays, when the kids are at the beach, their school fills up with characters rummaging through tie-dyed secondhand clothes, original fashion, books,…
Sydney
The small flagship shop of this Sydney ceramics brand whose single-colour creations have achieved notable worldwide success is a sweet place. You can even…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Since 1964 this funky institution in the seamy lower reaches of Riley St has been pumping out quality. James Gleeson, Ken Whisson, Tony Tuckson and…
Sydney
One of Sydney’s best bargain-hunter markets, with very few tourists. Sift through antiques, collectibles, hippie jewellery, vintage clothes, plants, books…
Newtown & the Inner West
Beautiful designer furniture and homewares are created from repurposed wood at this striking historic warehouse space. It's well worth a browse and there…
Sydney
This small market is set in the shady grounds of St Andrews Congregational Church. Stalls sell arts, crafts, books, clothing, jewellery, plants, and fruit…
Sydney
Selling boardies, bikinis, sunnies, shoes, watches, tees…even luggage – Bondi's coolest surf shop has just about everything the stylish surfer's heart…
Newtown & the Inner West
The best of the west: Sydney's bohemian inner-city contingent beats a course to this crowded retro-chic market. There are some great handicrafts and…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Under a long white canopy, the stalls at this market are a focus for tourists, but some excellent handicrafts outweigh the amount of koala tat. Pick up…