Sydney
For decades this high-powered commercial gallery has showcased innovative contemporary work, representing artists such as Tracey Moffatt, David Noonan and…
Must-see shopping in Sydney
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Housed in a beautiful three-storey terrace behind a lush stand of palm trees, this long-established gallery represents a coterie of Australian artists,…
Newtown & the Inner West
This kooky showroom is crammed with classic and custom-made motorcycles and surfboards. A hybrid workshop, cafe and offbeat boutique, it stocks men's and…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
If you've ever wanted to pull a rabbit out of a hat, here's where you'll find the hat. This sizeable magic store has everything you'll need whether you…
City Centre & Haymarket
Heavy on the bestsellers, this mammoth, mainstream bookshop has more than 250,000 titles spread over three floors (including a helluva lot of Lonely…
Sydney
On a street filled with cute shops in terraced houses, this is one of Paddington's more interesting women's boutiques, stocking a curated range from…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This outstanding bookshop specialises in gay and lesbian tomes, with everything from queer crime and lesbian fiction to glossy pictorials and porn. A…
Sydney
This second-hand bookshop and cafe sees locals, students and academics hang out reading and drinking excellent coffee. Join them for comfort food and…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
This shop in the Rocks is one of several spots around here where you can stock up on opal, that quintessential piece of Aussie bling. The quality and…
Sydney
Contemporary Australian painting and sculpture for seriously cashed-up collectors; A-list artists have been jostling to hang their wares here for nearly…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This well-loved bookstore is an eclectic, savvy place that's particularly good on art and design and is also a fine spot to pick up an offbeat gift for…
Sydney
The Wagner family are Paddington art royalty, and this smart gallery in the heart of the art quarter has impeccable taste and exciting contemporary…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
The name says it all. This store has been around for decades, furnishing Sydney with new and pre-owned jeans, cowboy boots and other essential Americana.
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Stunning avant-garde lingerie, corsetry and accessories are on offer in this friendly store just off Oxford St where Darlinghurst blends into Paddington.
City Centre & Haymarket
This long-established spot is Sydney's best music store for metal of all genres and hard rock. Horns up! The entrance is on Bathurst St.
City Centre & Haymarket
Japanese-born Australian designer Isogawa produces meticulously tailored women's ensembles, featuring gorgeous fabrics.
Sydney
A local success story with boutiques in New York and Auckland, Sass & Bide is known for its sassy low-cut women’s jeans, body-hugging jackets and well…
Newtown & the Inner West
Here’s where the famous Aussie women’s swimwear label sells its sexy seconds, samples and discontinued lines. As well as bikinis to battle over, there are…
Sydney
Slink the Sydney night in a long evening gown or ponder a wedding dress. This boutique puts the elegance back in below-the-knee frocks. All you'll need is…
Newtown & the Inner West
This little, off-the-beaten-track, two-storey gallery showcases established and up-and-coming artists from Australia and New Zealand.
Sydney
Sexy, chic, modern clothes for women, designed by Sydney sisters Alexandra and Genevieve Smart.
Newtown & the Inner West
If it’s handmade or Japanese, it has a home in this lovely, handcraft-filled store.
Sydney
Vast. That’s the only word to describe this upmarket shopping mall. Expect to get lost; the space-time continuum does funny things as you explore the 400…
City Centre & Haymarket
Urban cowboys and country folk can’t get enough of this hard-wearing outback gear. It’s the kind of stuff politicians don when they want to seem ‘fair…
City Centre & Haymarket
Run by hobbyists for people who take toys seriously, Hobbyco's aisles fill with excited kids (big and small) effusing over slot cars, Meccano sets, train…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Not only is Priscilla the queen of the desert, she also has her own boutique – not bad for a cinematic bus. Run by some of the city’s leading drag…
City Centre & Haymarket
At seven storeys, Myer (formerly Grace Bros) is one of Sydney’s largest stores and a prime venue for after-Christmas sales. It’s marginally less swanky…
Sydney
Now a successful chain, this colourful toy store originated in this area and this is by far its most charming shop. It's filled with educational,…
City Centre & Haymarket
The old Anthony Horden & Sons department store on this site was demolished in the '80s, and it took 20 years for World Square to emerge in its place. City…
Sydney
A short walk up (and then a wobble down) the hill from Bondi Beach, Kemenys occupies a large soft spot in the hearts, minds and livers of Bondi locals…
Newtown & the Inner West
Six generations of Berkelouws have specialised in second-hand books and printed rarities since setting up shop in Holland in 1812. The contemporary shops…
City Centre & Haymarket
Oroton's wallets, handbags, belts, shoes, cufflinks and Jackie O–style sunglasses all have the air of instant classics. There are other branches at…
City Centre & Haymarket
Among all the posh chocolate and glitzy threads of the over-the-top Queen Victoria Building, it's refreshing to find this upstairs hobby shop dedicated to…
Manly
This cheeky Northern Beaches swimwear brand appropriates a well-known Australian slang term for Speedos (think it through) and runs with it. Colourful men…
City Centre & Haymarket
This outpost of the Japanese chain is the largest bookshop in Sydney, with over 300,000 titles. There's an excellent comics and magazine section and a…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
High-end secondhand clothing for penny-pinching label-lovers of all genders. If you can make it beyond the shocking blue facade (shocking doesn’t really…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Looking for a secondhand Hawaiian shirt, some beat-up cowboy boots or a little sequinned 1940s hat like the Queen wears? We’re not sure exactly what C was…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Two-foot dildos, life-sized dolls, codpieces, S&M paraphernalia and tons of porn – or just call in to buy tickets to upcoming parties. It has another…
Newtown & the Inner West
A bargain outlet for a big local brand, Oxford stocks reasonably priced but stylish mens- and womenswear, including well-tailored shirts, suits and ties…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
One of several vintage shops near the intersection of Crown and Campbell Streets, this has two floors of gloriously loud '70s and '80s apparel. The ground…
