Sydney’s Top Sights - Sydney - page 226

SHOPPING
Sydneysiders head to the city when they've got something special to buy or some serious retail therapy is required.
The city centre's upmarket stores - centred around Pitt St Mall, Market St and George St - offer plenty of choice
for gifts and treats. Shopping is one of Chinatown's big drawcards, with countless bargains of the 'Made in China/
Taiwan/Korea' variety. The insane buzz of Paddy's Markets is half the fun.
City Centre
SHOPPING CENTRE
STRAND ARCADE
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( www.strandarcade.com.au ; 412 George St; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Wed & Fri, 9am-8pm Thu, 9am-4pm Sat, 11am-4pm
Sun; St James) Constructed in 1891, the Strand rivals the QVB in the ornateness stakes.
Three floors of designer fashions, Australiana and old-world coffee shops will make your
short cut through here considerably longer.
Top Australian designers commune and collude on the upper levels: low-cut, butt-hugger
jeans from Bettina Liano ( www.bettinaliano.com.au ) , devilishly daring gear from Wayne Coop-
er ( www.waynecooper.com.au ) , fishnets and flounce from Alannah Hill ( www.alannahhill.com.au ) ,
plus Corner Shop ( CLICK HERE ), Dinosaur Designs ( CLICK HERE ), Leona Edmiston ( CLICK
HERE ) , Love+Hatred ( CLICK HERE ), Sass & Bide ( CLICK HERE ) and Strand Hatters ( CLICK
HERE ) .
SHOPPING CENTRE
QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING
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(QVB; 9264 9209; www.qvb.com.au ; 455 George St; 11am-5pm Sun, 9am-6pm Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat,
9am-9pm Thu; Town Hall) The magnificent QVB takes up a whole block and boasts nearly
200 shops on five levels. It's a High Victorian masterpiece - without doubt Sydney's most
beautiful shopping centre. Tenants of note include Herringbone ( CLICK HERE ) , Opal Fields (
CLICK HERE ) and Victoria's Basement ( CLICK HERE ).
MALL
WESTFIELD SYDNEY
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( www.westfield.com.au/sydney ; cnr Pitt St Mall & Market St) The city's newest shopping mall is a baff-
lingly large complex gobbling up Sydney Tower and a fair chunk of Pitt St Mall. It's upped