Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
This 'museum of art souvenirs' stocks both beautiful and absurdist pieces with a sense of humour, many of which are collaborations with well-known…
Must-see shopping in Melbourne
Melbourne
This store-workshop custom fits denim jeans, skirts and jackets for a steal. Pick your style and colour, then have a pair altered to your body, usually…
Melbourne
This retail arm of Craft Victoria showcases goods handmade exclusively by Victorian artists and artisans. Its range of jewellery, textiles, accessories,…
Melbourne
This bright corner shop is the place to stock up on singular souvenirs from more than a hundred local designers – prints featuring city icons, tram socks,…
Melbourne
Across from the station, this place is loud, pungent, and chock-a-block with food: meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, deli goods and a whole lot of stuff that…
Melbourne
You know the envy you feel when someone tells you they bought an incredible item of clothing overseas? Your payback is now at this colourful, quirky and…
Melbourne
A wander around this defiantly prosperous indie bookshop can occupy an entire afternoon, if you’re so inclined. There’s a dangerously loaded (and good…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
This shop stocks more than 500 fragrances from $25 through to $500. A lot of it is Australian – the vegan body products made with native botanicals make a…
Melbourne
This old arcade is a sprawling, retro-obsessive riot and the closest thing you'll find to Aladdin's 'Cave of Wonders'. There are trinkets, jewellery and…
Melbourne
This foodie haven founded in 1961 is Australia's largest European food shop. Shop for a picnic with friends, get lost in the aisles, or have an espresso…
Melbourne
The breadth of this shop’s new and secondhand collection is astounding, ranging from obscure gastronomic histories and books with Indigenous and bush…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Specialising in furniture from the 1950s and '60s, Dean Angelucci’s store is well known for its treasures. There are smaller pieces such as lighting and…
St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick
An independent bookshop with book launches, author interviews and intimate gigs from local musicians (check the website). When you've finished browsing…
Melbourne
Melbourne’s oldest bookshop (established 1922) has a large range of general titles and an extensive stock of books on art, classics and poetry.
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
One of Melbourne’s most popular art-and-craft markets showcases the best of local designers. Here you’ll find up to 120 creatives selling jewellery,…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Spread over three floors, this lifestyle concept store stocks a carefully curated selection of homewares, accessories and fragrances, along with clothing…
Melbourne
Established in 1976, this beloved secondhand market is where Melburnians come to offload unwanted items and antique hunters dig for vintage gold. It’s…
Melbourne
Melbourne has a reputation for top-notch retail spaces, but this place is just showing off. Alpha60's signature store is hidden within the Hogwartsian…
Melbourne
Set up by two enterprising young German women, this shop is a cook's dream with its displays of spices from around the world, including Indigenous…
Melbourne
One of the last bastions of the ‘old’ Greville St, this banging music shop from 1979 has such a loyal following that Neil Young invited the owners on…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Opening in 1981, this popular record shop has been selling independent music for decades, with a great range of local stuff. The knowledgeable staff will…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
It’s difficult to pigeonhole Happy Valley: it’s an art store, bookshop and gallery of wonderful things you didn’t realise you needed, from laugh-out-loud…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
For all your favourite Japanese snacks and groceries head straight to Hinoki, where the shelves are stocked with everything from black-sesame ice cream…
Melbourne
Potter Shelley Panton set up this gorgeous concept store, which stocks her minimalist tableware alongside other local designers' work and goods from…
Melbourne
Next time you're on a Melbourne tram take a look around and count the shoulder bags and backpacks with the distinctive Crumpler stick-man logo. This local…
Melbourne
This defiantly prospering indie bookshop has a ground-floor branch at the State Library with a dangerously loaded bargains table, switched-on staff and…
Melbourne
This flagship store is in a restored theatre. The ceramics, favoured by many Australian restaurants, are purchased direct from makers. Affordable plates…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Northside Record’s stock is DJ-mash-up eclectic, from NY hard salsa to hip-hop and straight-up funk to Bollywood soundtracks – much of it on vinyl…
Melbourne
Make like a gentleman in this tailoring showroom and workshop, where you can have a suit designed, pick up ties, pocket squares and alpaca scarves, and…
Melbourne
In a soothing, light-filled space, Nest stocks a gorgeous range of homewares and gifts, from 100%-linen bedding to soy candles, Aesop skincare and a range…
Melbourne
Art at its democratic best, Signed & Numbered deals in affordable, limited-edition prints from more than 60 local and international artists, both emerging…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Serving the LGBT+ community for three decades, this bookshop stocks a huge range of gay-friendly and gender-diverse books (fiction and non-fiction), along…
Melbourne
Perfectly located off the foyer of the Sun Theatre, this wonderful little bookshop has the kind of passionate staff that can recommend a tome to suit any…
Original & Authentic Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
For more than 20 years this centrally located gallery has sourced traditional and contemporary Indigenous art from the Central and Western Deserts, the…
Melbourne
Despite its modest size, this independent trader packs a punch. Lose track of time while leafing through local and international fiction and biographies,…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
This homegrown empire specialises in citrus- and botanical-based aromatic balms, hair masques, scents, cleansers and oils in iconically simple packaging…
Fitzroy, Collingwood & Abbotsford
Japanese design duo Hoshika Oshimie and her sound-artist collaborative partner, Tatsuyoshi Kawabata, have created waves in Melbourne since Hoshinka…
Melbourne
In addition to a range of CD titles and vinyl across all genres, Basement Discs has regular in-store lunchtime performances by big-name touring and local…
St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick
Fancy a shop by the seaside? Take a stroll along St Kilda's Esplanade, where a kilometre of local makers' trestle tables join end to end every Sunday…
Melbourne
In the middle of the action on Sydney Rd, Brunswick Bound is an indie bookstore that also sells vinyl, stationery and jewellery. Admire the counter built…
