Happened upon the Strand while walking St George Street. Amazed at the details from a time gone by that remain in this building. Worth the time to stroll the floors, take pictures, window shop or buy, combined with a pastry and coffee. Great stop to collect oneself before going to their next stop on a tour of Sydney.
The Strand Arcade, Sydney
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The Strand Arcade
412-414 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
(City Centre)
02 9232 4199
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Ranked #48 of 266 attractions in Sydney
Type: Shops, Architectural Buildings
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours
Description: Window shopping is elevated to a graceful art when walking through the floors of the Strand Arcade, a Victorian shopping center established in 1891.
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found this arcade and bought heaps of presents, it seems very english and even had trees with knit sweaters on them, lots of locals eating at lunch, so the food looked pretty good, worth stopping in and looking at
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Sydney, Australia
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The last of Sydney's arcades which were a feature of the shopping precinct from 1880's to 1960's. People from Melbourne will find it ho-hum - theirs are so much better.
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Loved walking through and seeing the old architecture and interior details. They also have a Crumpler store for those who love their bags as much as I do!
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Sydney, Australia
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The wife wanted the handbags and I was able to pick up some great estate jewellery. Then we had a terrific lunch. No doubt about these Australians, they know how to eat well and everything is so fresh. To die for.
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I love the Strand Arcade. Lots of interesting specialty stores and beautiful old world charm. You can still get a traditional shoe shine ad the nut store has been there forever serving up nuts and sweets. There are two different chocolate stores selling quality chocolate and little cafes for a quick break. Don't visit Sydney without a walk through this...
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The Strand Arcade offers old world elegance and charm right between The Pitt Street Mall and busy George Street in the heart of Sydney's CBD.
The main attractions are the beauty of the multi story interior and the peaceful haven that it offers in the center of the city. The stores are high end and some are quite interesting, but...
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took a group of interstate visitors through the strand a couple of weeks ago and they thought it was fabulous. even the melbourne visitors.
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This is a lovely, charming quaint area. But I found everything to be overpriced and unoriginal. I didn't see anything unique or special that I couldn't get at a mall. Yet the price tags all screamed boutique.
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Newcastle, Australia
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Stylish old shopping arcade in the middle of Sydney. Nut shop sells the best and freshest nuts I've had. Some shops are a bit glitzy and because it is old style upper levels are not easily identified but overall well worth the journey between Pitt and George St.
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