I'd driven past this cute little shop on Palace St when I was house hunting, saying to my friends…read more"I hope we find a house around here - I'd love this to be my second home." Sadly, we didn't get the house. I pushed Arome Living into the back of my head and forced myself not to mourn. Months later, Arome Living popped back into my head and I jumped into my car and drove to Petersham. The time had come. Whilst I'd rocked up for breakfast, I soon found out that Arome Living only did coffee and cakes, with the odd meat pie and sausage roll as well (I clearly hadn't checked the place out properly in my quick drive-by, I was happy enough just to sit on the quiet corner and have a coffee. Usually not a big fan of Schibello beans, I was happily surprised with my Arome coffee. Strong and not too bitter, whilst not the perfect drop, it was pleasantly satisfying. I wouldn't go out of my way to coffee at Arome Living, but if there was a house going nearby, I would work darn hard at the property application.

Great coffee (though I wish they had one size bigger)! This little corner shop serves as the…read moreneighbourhood gathering spot, and helps make this little part of Petersham feel like a small close-knit community.

Satis Furniture provides amazing quality and cheap furniture. The owners are very helpful with…read morechoosing furniture perfect for my use.

It's a large fashion store with plenty to choose from, some of the stuff I find a tad tacky but if…read moreyou have a good look around your bound to find some nice bits and pieces that are all pretty nicely priced. Funky Femme is now hosting stock to the Kardashian Collection, not my cup of tea but I know some girls go ape shit for that sort of thing so if you're into the Kardashian Clan you can now purchase their designs, well they probably paid some designer to make it all for them and have never actually seen any of their brands clothes but you know, whatever. I like popping into the store on my way home and having a browse, every now and then I'll come out with a dress or a singlet. It's pretty standard fashion but there are always some cute things in there.

City Beach is one of those stores that I feel is out of my league. It's like when you see a really,…read morereally beautiful guy/girl.. and you just think "Aw man, there's no way they'll ever want me"... So it is with City Beach. "Why would a store like City Beach ever have anything I can afford to buy.... *slits wrists*" Such is the life of a student. Clothing stores give us inferiority complexes. But back to the point, I quite literally love almost everything they have in City Beach. Great tops, great jeans, and great wrist-accessories (I hesitate to call them bracelets.. they're more like leather bands) and anklets. But their selection doesn't stop there; they have a great variety of swimwear, they have an entire quarter of the vast store for men's apparel, they have some really fantastic sunglasses, they sell shoes (mostly skate shoes), boots, thongs, bags... You'll probably find everything you need to create a complete wardrobe at this store. The only setback; it can get a little pricey. Although I'd say it's worth it.

This graffiti store at the end of King street in Newtown is awesome. I love the fact that a store…read moreis pushing and supporting the local street art especially in Sydney. This place sells markers, spray paints, artwork, graffiti magazines and books, tees and hoodies as well as some hip hop cds and vinyl too. I don't go here often, but I always like popping in here randomly and checking out the cool art, the new clothing in store and always enjoy looking at the cool art that's been done on train tickets which is pasted on one of the walls of the shop.

I would like to commend Anaconda Penrith for their adept customer service skills when dealing with…read moreover-the-phone enquiries. I contacted the store to enquire about stock availability of some day packs. I was transferred to the appropriate department quickly and upon enquiring, the staff member advised that they did have the items in stock. As it's not every time that a staff member is so confident and also accurate, I had my doubts. I challenged them and checked the availability of colours, which led to them checking the physical stock. This resulted in them coming back with an affirmative answer and confirmation of the actual stock. When i visited the store I found the stock quickly and easily and without disappointment. My only complaint was that they couldn't honour my discount coupon because I didn't have the physical coupon, only on my phone.

Terrible experience. Emailed Bondi Bikes' owner, Liam, about a specific Thule rack for my car and…read morewas definitively told it was in stock. Drove out of my way to that store only to be told racks are at the Moore Park location (without mentioning it goes by a totally different name -The Lab). After 10 minutes of searching for the store at Moore Park and the another 20 minutes of searching by one of his shop guys, I'm told they do not have the rack in stock. Thanks Liam. I'll stick with Jet Cycles for all my cycling needs.

Located in the Entertainment Quarter with free parking. I stopped in on my way to see a movie at…read moreHoyt's to buy a helmet. They have Kask, Cratoni, POC and Nutcase. The shop keeper was an unpretentious cyclist who helped me out, despite me not being a hardcore roadie. Would recommend them if you need some bike gear or a bike service.

Great prices, Judith is more than helpful for all of your needs.read more