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Shopping Precincts in Sydney

 
10 of Sydney’s best places for a dose of retail therapy

General city shopping hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm with late night
shopping on Thursday to 9pm. Most shops are open all day Saturday (9am-
5pm) and Sunday 10am-5pm.

1. City Centre: for city shopping with a touch of elegance head to
one of the historic arcades like The Queen Victoria Building or
Strand Arcade where you’ll find big-name fashion, beautiful
jewellery, antiques, gifts, souvenirs and food. Skygarden,
Glasshouse and Centrepoint are great places to begin any shopping
spree. Castlereagh Street hosts many of the world's most chic
designer brands and department stores, David Jones and Myer, are
also in the heart of the city.

2. Oxford Street: Oxford Street Paddington, known as Sydney's
‘Style Mile’ is where many of Sydney’s top designers first cut their
fashion teeth. Crammed with hip fashion boutiques and homewares
as well as top name designers like Collette Dinnigan, Morrissey, Lisa
Ho and Akira Isogawa. In Darlinghurst, at the western end of
Oxford Street you'll be swamped with street fashion and music.

3. Double Bay and eastern suburbs: if you’ve got money to burn,
head to Double Bay or Queen Street Woollahra for high-fashion
street wear, haute couture or the perfect evening dress.

4. WBJ: if it’s a mega shopping hit in the one place you’re after head
to Westfield Bondi Junction for 455 stores under the one roof – and
free parking.

5. Newtown: Sydney’s Boho capital with lots of retro fashion and
accessories and quirky one-offs. Wander down King Street and
Enmore Road, both lined with stores that sell everything from
buttons and beads, tiles, underground records and tribal gifts to the
hippest new up-and-comers of the Sydney fashion scene including
Leo Monk bespoke handbags.

6. Bargain Shopping: looking for bargain? There’s discount stores
galore at Market City, in the centre of Chinatown. Nearby, the old
rag-trade district of Surry Hills is the place for outlet shopping with
labels like Ralph Lauren, as is Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre, with
big names like Country Road, Oxford and Marcs. The latest addition
to the outlet scene is Direct Factory Outlets (DFO), close to Olympic
Park, the largest of its kind in Sydney. The wide range of brands
include Calvin Klein and Oroton.

7. The Rocks Market: at the northern end of George Street in the
shade of the Harbour Bridge, it is filled with around 145 stalls that
offer a collection of arts and crafts, home wares, jewellery and
collectibles. Open Saturday and Sunday.

8. Paddington Market: delve into the up and coming designers' style
arena for creative fashion, or browse the many stands of toys,
jewellery, antiques and collectibles. Open every Saturday.

9. Bondi Beach markets: young designers display their latest
fashion lines at rock-bottom prices. There’s lots of second-hand
clothing dealers, retro goodies, art, jewellery and refurbished
antiques. Open every Sunday.

10. Paddy's Market, Haymarket and Flemington: the biggest
market in Australia, this is the place to find cheap shoes, clothes,
swimwear and lingerie. It's also excellent for fresh seasonal
produce. Haymarket – open Thursday to Sunday, Flemington –
open Friday and Sunday.

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