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For over 25 years WHERE Magazine has been helping visitors to Sydney get around town and find out what's on and when.

To find out about things to do and what's happening around town in Sydney, from live performances to art exhibitions and music festivals, go to our What's On In Sydney section for all the latest information.

Dining in Sydney is always exciting, from casual cafes on the water's edge to five-star cuising in some of the country's best restaurants. Browse through our Restaurants & Cafes guide to find the best restaurants Sydney has to offer.

Beautiful opals, Aboriginal art, Akubras and more - our Shopping guide will where to shop and what to buy during your visit to Sydney.

Visit our Things To Do guide for all the must-see sights and tourist attractions in Sydney. Or, hit the road and visit the Hunter Valley or the Blue Mountains, or hire a car and create your very own day tour!

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Shopping in Sydney

Peter Sheppard Footwear

The largest shoe store in Australia, Peter Sheppard specialises in high-quality ladies' shoes that fit! Over 1200 styles are on display and expert attentive staff assist you in finding a style that is both comfortable and fashionable. Their shoes, sourced...

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Musson

Artisan jeweller Musson offers the rarest of international one-off designs and gemstones, now available in the the iconic Queen Victoria Building. Musson accesses precious pink diamonds from the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia’s Kimberley ranges. It is the only...

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Harbourside Shopping Centre

Located on the water's edge at Darling Harbour, Harbourside offers stores specialising in one-off Australian pieces from local designers and artists. Gavala Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre, for example, features Indigenous products, while Australian Woodwork has furnishings, decorative pieces and...

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Spectrum Gems

Located on the ground floor of the historic Strand Arcade, family-operated Spectrum Gems offers a fine selection of jewellery. Choose from unique gold and silver opal pieces, South Sea pearls or Australian coloured diamond jewellery. Unset opals and other gems...

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Montblanc

Montblanc has been known for generations as a maker of sophisticated, high quality writing instruments. In the past few years, the product range has been expanded to include exquisite writing accessories, luxury leather goods and belts, jewellery, eyewear and watches....

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Cosmopolitan Jewellers

Since its establishment in 1992, internationally renowned Cosmopolitan Jewellers have gained an unsurpassed reputation for excellence in design, manufacturing and service. Specialising in Australian opals, South Sea pearls and pink diamonds, they are also Australian Argyle pink diamond specialists. In...

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Sydney Airport Shopping

Sydney Airport T1 International and T2 Domestic terminals, each offer a range of services, shopping and dining experiences to cater for travellers’ needs. It is a perfect place to shop for yourself or friends and family while you wait for...

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Blooms Design

Blooms Design has been celebrating the style of Australian women in ready-to-wear apparel for over 20 years. Blooms understands what women look for in clothing and is proud of having such a long history of offering Australian-made garments. Known for...

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Kate Owen Gallery

Located 7 minutes from the CBD and spread over three levels, this gallery stocks a huge range of contemporary Indigenous art of note including pieces from Lorna Fencer, Minnie Pwerle and Emily Kngwarreye, and a host of emerging and other...

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Giulians

Visit this European-style jewellery salon and discover jewels handcrafted from Australian opals, South Sea pearls and a full range of rare pink, champagne, cognac and white diamonds, set in quality pieces of original design. The staff are highly trained and...

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Linneys

For over 35 years Linneys has followed its passion for individually designed jewellery, expressed through the finest Australian natural resources - such as pearls and diamonds. The 2011 collection of this award-winning design studio has been inspired by dance and...

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What's On In Sydney

An Officer and a Gentleman

Based on the hugely successful Academy Award-winning film, this new production has been adapted for the stage by the original screen writer, Douglas Day Stewart and co-writer Sharleen Cooper Cohen, with music and lyrics by Kenny Hirsch and Robin Lerner....

Vivid LIVE at the Sydney Opera House

Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House features a line-up of local and international artists hand selected by Festival Director, Fergus Linehan. Cutting edge, German projection artists, URBANSCREEN, have been invited to weave their creative magic across Sydney Opera Housein the...

Observances - Sydney Jewish Museum

Observances at the Sydney Jewish Museum is an exhibition of photographs by internationally acclaimed photographer and author, Emmanuel Santos, born in the Philippines and residing in Melbourne. Emmanuel has a degree is Science and Industrial Engineering and specialises in ethnological...

Sydney Writers' Festival

Sydney Writers’ Festival is the largest celebration of literature and ideas in Australia, and among the top five of its kind in the world. From 14-20 May an audience of over 80,000 is expected to attend the 15th annual Sydney...

The Archibald Prize - Art Gallery of NSW

The top entries, including the winners, from Australia’s most prestigious and controversial art award, the Archibald Prize, are now on display at the Art Gallery of NSW. Since its inception in 1921 the prize has been awarded to some of...

Autumn of the Arts

Rediscover the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney as a living artwork, gallery, stage and studio through a diverse and entertaining event program during the Autumn of the Arts festival. From guided walks to live music to sketching in the garden, there’s something...

Darling Harbour Jazz & Blues Festival

A stellar line up of blues, soul, funk and swing talent from big open air sets to intimate jazz sessions. The Darling Harbour Jazz & Blues Festival showcases legendary names in jazz and blues, rubbing shoulders with emerging and young...

Sydney International Boat Show

Head to Darling Harbour for five excitement-packed days, 2nd to 6th August, of boating extravaganza at the Sydney International Boat Show. The cavernous halls of the Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre will be packed with millions of dollars worth of boats,...

Vivid Sydney

Vivid Sydney, the festival of light, music and ideas returns for its third year, with the popular event now established as Sydney’s major winter festival. From giant light sculptures of floating jellyfish and erupting fire installations in Sydney Harbour, to...

Onegin - The Australian Ballet

The audience favourite Onegin makes a triumphant return to the stage in 2012, interpreted by a new generation of stars. Since its 1976 debut, this tragic love story has been one of The Australian Ballet’s most popular ballets. This quintessentially...

Things To Do Sydney

Sydney Tower Eye

At 250m tall, the Sydney Tower Eye offers stunning, uninterrupted panoramic 360 degree views of Sydney and its famous landmarks. Included in admission, the new 4D Experience is a groundbreaking 3D film with spectacular in-theatre effects and a breathtaking fourth...

Madame Tussauds Sydney

The first ever attraction of its kind in Australia, Madame Tussauds Sydney will be making its grand entrance on the Aquarium Wharf in Darling Harbour this month. Madame Tussauds offers the ultimate celebrity experience and adds a completely new dimension...

Cockle Bay Wharf

There’s no better way to experience Sydney’s iconic harbour than to explore Cockle Bay Wharf. Located on the CBD side of Darling Harbour just a few minutes’ walk from Chinatown and the Imax Theatre lies this exciting, energetic precinct with...

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

The MCA is Australia’s Museum of Contemporary Art, dedicated to exhibiting, collecting and interpreting the work of today’s artists from across Australia and around the world. Following a AUD$53 million redevelopment, the Museum has been transformed into a major cultural...

King Street Wharf

King Street Wharf is a fine waterfront dining precinct, offering a diverse choice of culinary experiences, and a place where your front garden is the world’s most beautiful harbour. King Street Wharf is located on Sydney Harbour, where the CBD...

Sydney Restaurants and Cafes

Waterfront

Waterfront's authentic menus are inspired by the classics - French, Italian, Spanish and Mediterranean with seafood being their specialty. Situated within the historic Rocks precinct with views across Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Opera House, dining at Waterfront is a...

I'm Angus Steak House

A steak house with a difference, I'm Angus is a stylish restaurant that has a well-established reputation for its premium quality steaks and extensive selection of fine Australian wines. There is a vast range of all your favourite cuts, cooked...

Xanthi

Xathi is the creation of award wining chef and owner David Tsirekas. He has expertly crafted a menu that is a fusion of traditional Greek recipes with modern flare. The standouts are filo parties made to order, the spit that...

360 Bar and Dining

360 Bar and Dining is the preeminent restaurant space in Sydney Tower Dining, boasting unsurpassed revolving views of the Sydney skyline. The restaurant has set industry benchmarks for revolving restaurants worldwide and continues to impress diners with innovative modern Australian...

Sydney Tower Buffet

Sydney Tower Buffet is the contemporary self-select restaurant in Sydney Tower Dining. Offering an extensive banquet-style dining experience with uninterrupted revolving views of the city, Sydney Tower Buffet provides the perfect relaxed dining environment for locals and visitors alike. With...

Nick's Seafood

Nicks' captures the essence of Sydney dining - the freshest seafood and a stunning harbourside location. The tempting array of seafood, including fish, prawns and oysters, comes from the fish market each morning and the dishes are inspired by flavour...

Mizuya

If you’re planning a special celebration Mizuya is the ideal glamorous venue, complete with touch-screen menu ordering, a bar and karaoke. There are 24 private rooms with true izakaya style dining - choose from over 200 contemporary and traditional Japanese...

Steel Bar & Grill

Steel Bar and Grill offers a unique dining experience within a relaxed and sophisticated atmosphere. A renowned venue in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, it’s a sleek urban oasis offering a delicious and tempting Modern Australian menu. Every aspect of...

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