6 Best Shopping in Melbourne, Victoria

Northeast of the city in Fitzroy, Brunswick Street has hip and grungy restaurants, coffee shops, gift stores, and clothing outlets selling the latest look, as well as retro and vintage finds, from fashion to housewares, signs to delightful bric-a-brac.

Brunswick Street Bookstore specializes in art, design, and architecture publications, and also stocks modern Australian literature.

The gallery shows and sells the work of established and new Aboriginal artists from the communities of Balgo Hills, Papunya, Maningrida, Turkey Creek (Warmun), the Tiwi Islands, and others in the Central Desert, Top End, and Kimberley regions. Visits are by appointment only.

Perhaps Melbourne's hippest street, this colorful strip is dotted with bars, restaurants, and many vintage-style clothing shops. Toward the northern end are clothing factory outlets.

Works from Melbourne's best artists and designers are on display at this popular artists' market, from oil paintings to sustainable bags, housewares to clothing and jewelry; ideal for unique, eclectic gifts and mementos.The organizers also arrange other makers' markets in various sites across the city. For more art, wander the nearby streets to see some of the city's best large-scale murals.

This not-for-profit store provides work experience, employment, and passageways for refugee youth. There are limited-edition women's fashion designs made using only reclaimed materials sourced from the local fashion industry, and products by Indigenous designers. It's located in Collingwood Yards, a social enterprise incubator for emerging artists.