The Southgate area is a cultural zone in Melbourne, but there are many absolutely unique stores on this street. You will enjoy shopping here. There are Australian art galleries, gift shops, shops selling souvenirs and so on. If you want to experience Melbourne shopping go to this place and shop in its 39 shops, among which are: Aero Plus, American Rag and Aqua Decor. Women enjoy shopping here for the best Australian hand-made gold and silver jewelry.

Smitten Kitten is a wonderful lingerie shop. It is located in the center of Melbourne. It proposes very attractive and comfortable lingerie of well-known brands that women like to wear. Smitten also puts at your disposal accessories to make you more seductive such as perfumes.

Howey Place is now a shopping arcade. It is the former "Cole's Walk" pedestrian shopping plaza, so called after the name of person who founded it. The arcade is set in the center of the shopping district in Melbourne and is covered with glass. Along this arcade you will find small Australian designer fashion stores and other stores with Australian products.

Melbourne offers some of Australia’s best shopping and the Royal Arcade in the city’s CBD has long been an important part of the local shopping tradition. The arcade runs between Little Collins Street and the Bourke Street Mall and was built in 1869 making it Australia’s oldest existing retail arcade. Charles Webb design for the arcade was chosen in 1868 from competition entries – there are many other Charles Webb to be found around Melbourne including Melbourne Grammar School. It is a charmingly ornate shopping arcade with glass ceilings and wrought iron built in the Renaissance Revival style. Lord Mayor of the time, Charles Amess opened the Royal Arcade on May 2nd, 1870. The

One of the main features of the arcade is the Gaunt Clock, which is flanked by large statues of mythical figures Gog and Magog. Since 1892 Gog and Magog have struck the time each hour at the southern end of the arcade. It was extended when the Elizabeth Street annex was added in 1902. Today the building is on the Victorian Heritage Register and it was restored to its glorious best between 2002 and 2004. The arcade remains one of Melbourne’s favorite places to shop and houses many fascinating boutiques and specialty shops.

Melbourne offers all types of existing art. Tourists can simply walk along the streets and contemplate the latest trends in art. Outre displays extraordinary living wonders of the new art age. Here you can buy pieces of contemporary art by emerging artists.

The Queen Victoria Market has been a bustling presence in the lives of Melburnians since 1878. Today the market runs every day, except Monday and on Wednesday it is closed during the day, but opens at night. The Wednesday night markets are a wonderful spot for outdoor dining and live entertainment. Queen Vic. Markets extend for more than seven hectares making it the largest outdoor market in the southern hemisphere. It is one of three surviving Victorian era markets in Melbourne, alongside the Prahran Market and South Melbourne Market.

The site of the markets had originally been used as the Melbourne Cemetery – some of the more than 10,000 bodies were reinterred at a different location, but there are still around 9000 bodies resting under the sheds. Originally a fruit and vegetable market, today you can find just about anything your heart desires for sale. Many of Melbourne’s best restaurants and chefs come to the Queen Victoria Markets to buy their produce and it is an important heritage location in the city. Seek out the donut van when you visit the market – now considered a Queen Vic. Institution, they have been serving up jam donuts there for around 60 years. The free circle line tram stops outside the markets.