Newtown Shopping
Newtown Shopping Centres
King Street serves as home to a wide variety of shops selling arts, crafts, collectibles, books, antiques and knick-knacks. If searching for everyday goods, visit the Broadway Shopping Centre or the Marrickville Shopping Centre, where you'll find supermarkets, fashion shops, movie theatres and more.
- Broadway Shopping Centre - 1 Bay St, Broadway - T: (02) 9213 3333
- Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre - 34 Victoria Rd, Marrickville - T: (02) 9519 1066
King Street - Sydney's Home of Discount & Secondhand Bookstores
Newtown is known in some Sydney circles for its discount, secondhand and specialty bookstores. Some of Newtown's better known bookstores include:
- Better Read Than Dead - 265 King St - (02) 9557 8700
- Fine Print Books - 414 King St, Newtown - (02) 9550 6859
- Modern Times Bookshop - 199/201 King St, Newtown - (02) 9519 6191
- Elizabeth's Secondhand Bookshops - 197 King St, Newtown - (02) 9557 9524
- Gleebooks - 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe - (02) 9660 2333
Newtown Vintage Fashion
King St is Sydney's vintage fashion central. Just take a walk down King St and visit the many vintage and recycled clothing shops that are open. Find everything from authentic cowboy boots to wonderful day dresses from the 1950s. Dedicate a whole day to trawling through Newtown's vintage shops for some great bargains.
Movies in Newtown
For blockbuster movies head on over to Hoyts cinemas at Broadway Shopping Centre (1 Bay St, Broadway). However, if you are in the mood for some arthouse, international or documentary films, then Dendy Newtown is where you should be. Dendy Newtown is conveniently located at 261-263 King St, only a couple of minutes away from Newtown train station.
- Hoyts Cinemas Broadway - Level 2, Broadway Shopping Centre, 1 Bay St, Broadway - T: (02) 9211 1911
- Dendy Cinemas Newtown - 261-263 King St - T: (02) 9550 5699