Must-see shopping in Adelaide

  • Streetlight

    Streetlight

    Adelaide

    Lefty, arty and subversive in the best possible way, Streetlight is the place to find that elusive Miles Davis disc, Del Amitri rock biography or Charles…

  • Imprints Booksellers

    Imprints Booksellers

    Adelaide

    The best bookshop in Adelaide is in the worst location (in the thick of the Hindley St strip-club-and-hookah-pipe fray). Still, don't let it bug you: jazz…

  • Adelaide Arcade

    Adelaide

    Running between Rundle Mall and Grenfell St, the 1885 Adelaide Arcade is a high-Victorian commercial masterpiece, lined with high-end watchmakers,…

  • Adelaide Farmers Market

    Adelaide Farmers Market

    Adelaide

    Don't mind dragging yourself out of bed too early on a Sunday and paying $6 for an organic parsnip? Then the Adelaide Farmers Market is for you! Actually,…

  • Miss Gladys Sym Choon

    Miss Gladys Sym Choon

    Adelaide

    Named after a famed Rundle St trader from the 1920s (the first woman in SA to incorporate a business) this hip shop is the place for fab frocks, rockin'…

  • Midwest Trader

    Midwest Trader

    Adelaide

    Stocks a snarling range of Americana punk, skate, vintage, biker and rockabilly gear, plus secondhand cowboy boots. Rock on! Check out the Facebook page…

  • Tarts

    Tarts

    Adelaide

    Textiles, jewellery, bags, cards and canvases from a 35-member local arts co-op: prime gifts-for-the-folks-back-home terrain. Meet the artists in-store.

  • Derringers Music

    Adelaide

    If you’re into guitars, point your plectrum towards Derringers, 3km south of the city in funky Forestville – a compact cave-of-wonders hung with gorgeous…

  • Rerun Records

    Adelaide

    Packed full of racks of records and dressed to the nines with rock posters, old copies of Rolling Stone, picture discs, vintage Elvis record sleeves and a…

  • Gilles at the Grounds

    Adelaide

    Kids’ clothes, fashion, arts, crafts, buskers and general commercial hubbub consume an old redbrick dairy building at the Adelaide Showgrounds. A…

  • Carto Graphics

    Carto Graphics

    Adelaide

    For all your SA map and GPS requirements (and globes – everyone loves a good globe). Plenty of Lonely Planet guides too (not so lonely). A few kilometres…

  • Jurlique

    Jurlique

    Adelaide

    An international success story, SA’s own Jurlique (made in the Adelaide Hills) sells fragrant skincare products (some Rosewater Balancing Mist, anyone?)…

  • RM Williams

    RM Williams

    Adelaide

    Another SA smash hit, selling boots handmade from single pieces of leather, plus belts, hats and stripy shirts for the dapper pastoralist.

  • Map Shop

    Map Shop

    Adelaide

    Maps, charts and guides for walking, hiking and touring, plus GPS sales and advice.

  • Torrens Island Market

    Adelaide

    Beyond central Port Adelaide on a bleak reach of the Port River, this multicultural mart is a top spot for bargain-priced fruit, veg and seafood. The…

  • Adelaide Booksellers

    Adelaide

    Adelaide's best secondhand bookshop is downstairs off nondescript Twin St near Rundle Mall. If you can't find what you're after on the shelves, they're…

  • Fishermen's Wharf Market

    Adelaide

    If you’re visiting Port Adelaide on a Sunday, this waterside, two-level indoor market has antiques, bric-a-brac and crappy collectables. Don't go out of…