Located as the base of the Sydney Tower, Westfield Sydney is a high end shopping center in the…read moreheart of Sydney downtown. Its major retailers are stores like Myer and Zara, with luxury brands like Gucci, Fendi, and Chanel. It is owned by the Centre Group, which was previously part of the Westfield Group, a multi-national based in Australia. The Westfield Group was split in 2014 into a Australia/New Zealand portion (Centre group which owns this mall) and the Westfield Corporation, which owns many shopping centers in Europe and the US, including many that I've been to (Westfield Old Orchard, Westfield Century City, Westfield Topanga, and Westfield Culver City). We spent a bit of time here while waiting for our reservation at the Sydney Tower, whose customer entrance is located in this mall.

We went to the Queen Victoria Building to look at their beautiful architecture and discovered that…read moreit is connected to a mall. Quality/Quantity - 10+ dining choices - See website. 6+ "quick" food choices. Approximately 235 businesses. Atmosphere - Good size mall, it actually connects to the other major mall in the Queen Victoria Building. They have the Sydney Tower Eye here $35 - $195 admission. The tower also has a restaurant and bar. Skywalk $50 - $195. Events, see their website. Free wifi, we did not use it. Open 7 days a week, from 9:30am or 10am to 7pm or 9pm. Open late on Thursdays - until 9pm. Service - Self service for us. Valet parking available; we take public transportation or ride share. Price - Depends on what you buy, eat, or drink. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1960 with your 75 worldwide shopping centers. 2014 - Spin off from parent company. 2018 - New ownership, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Celebrating 38 years!! There is an unexplainable charm about Balmain markets, I think a lot has to…read moredo which the beauty of the grounds at St Andrews Congregational Church. There are approximately 70 quality fashion, art & design stalls & multicultural food stalls as well as live entertainment. I simply love viewing the talent of Sydney's local artisans and snapping up a product that is handmade.

A great locale near the roundabout just past Gladstone Park as you are heading towards East Balmain…read moreand the Darling Street ferry wharf. Trendy clothes on offer, as well as great home wares in particular. A popular local hot spot on a Saturday with mums and their prams in tow in particular; especially on a beautiful Saturday morning after that perfect cafe latte. Friendly vendors, and the international food hall is fantastic. Great quality food, and it is great (only for a moment) to get in touch with other cuisine's as you are looking for some quality treasure in this advanced garage sale. Top notch quality items, and are only worth buying if you actually need these items and you see such items belonging to your domain: otherwise you might write this market down as yet another junky disappointment, and hence will be selling the credibility of this local flavour short. Needs to be visited at least once to be appreciated, and the great thing is that on the 442 your in Balmain within 10-15 minutes from the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) in the city. The perception of being a quality establishment albeit a flea market is definitely dead.

TBHH is a quaint little place where you can browse or shop for home decor and furnishing, if you…read morelike that coastal beachy look! I love everything about this store. Everything here would be perfect for my beach home in the Hill section close to the sand section in Manhattan Beach (working towards a "Strand" address...lol). Or, maybe it's easier just buy a house here in Palm Beach New South Wales....ha. After a great lunch at The Boat House by the water then took a stroll down to their home store was the best thing I did!! Awesome place to stop by if you are ever in the area!! The girls here were super nice. I even got a passion fruit popsicle on the side of the store that was yum yum!!

Surry Hills Shopping Center is located on the corner of Cleveland and Crown Streets and consists of…read more- *Bakery *Patisserie *Seafood *Butcher *Bottle shop *Coles *Post Office *Dry Cleaners *Medical Centre *Shoe Repair *Beauty Salon *Fashion *Newsagency *Chemist *ATM's Everything you need really!

I hate the term 'recycled fashion'. It immediately conjures up images of sifting through smelly…read moreclothes for the odd something that just might be salvageable. Blue Spinach is the antidote to this preconception of mine. The best of the best in 'recycled fashion', Blue Spinach is a designer consignment store located in the depths of Darlinghurst (well not really, it is just off the main drag of Victoria Street). These guys have a beautiful range of rescued clothes and accessories for both men and women, with a real focus on quality. I bought a beautiful Juliette Hogan silk blouse ($135). It is so unique and the quality is so fantastic I have never once thought of it as 'recycled fashion'.

This store is as weird as spinach would be if it were blue. The store lady was nice enough but not…read morewarm and the men and women's clothes there, along with the shoes, kind of imitate their owner's style. They're nice enough but not warm - a description which is enough to scare off most of Sydney's trendy, pretty young things who like to feel comforted (definitely not comfy) in their clothes. In Grease analogy that would mean that Sandy would never go here (not even in her sexy end-of-movie phase). But Rizzo? Most definitely. And if you like paying less for big-brand name items you're in good territory. But keep mind that the stuff (most stuff? Perhaps some stuff?) here is recycled. I didn't walk out of here with anything but like I had mentioned (warned?) this is not my kind of store. I'm not Rizzo, folks.

Pymble Antiques is a novelty store which is quaint and has lots of charm despite being quite…read moresmall. It almost looks a bit out of place in Pymble among other fast food joints and restaurants. The store sells a bunch of things from linen and retro goods to Paris artwork and knick knacks. The shop is very interesting to browse and there's always something interesting to look at. If you're in search of something unique as a gift or for your house, Pymble Antiques is the place to look!