Shops in Paddington

Books & Ephemera

Ampersand Cafe & Bookshop

Thirty thousand books across three floors of a Paddington terrace on Oxford Street — pull one off the shelf, order the beef cheek pappardelle or a house-made chai, and pay for it on the way out if you can't put it down. The café runs all-day breakfast and is fully licensed. One of ten most beautiful book cafés in the world, per the 2025 Libraries Awards.

Books & Ephemera

Berkelouw Books Paddington

Berkelouw Books occupies a Victorian terrace on Queen Street in Paddington, stocking secondhand and rare books alongside vintage maps, postcards, and prints. The shop's inventory spans literary fiction and non-fiction across multiple decades, with particular depth in Australian publishing from the mid-20th century. A small rooftop café overlooks the street. The business operates as both bookshop and paper ephemera dealer, with stock that reflects decades of selective buying rather than volume.

Vintage Clothing & Accessories

Di Nuovo

William Street in Paddington has quietly become Sydney's best address for luxury consignment, and this shop has been part of that reputation for more than 25 years. The model is straightforward: pre-loved designer womenswear taken on consignment and turned over daily, so the rails might carry a Loewe handbag, Chanel boots, Dior heels or a Gucci loafer alongside past-season pieces from The Row and other labels with genuine resale value. Unlike a general secondhand shop, the buying here is selective by brand and condition rather than by era, which keeps the stock feeling current even though everything on the rack has had a previous owner. It sits comfortably among William Street's cluster of small boutiques, drawing both regulars looking to sell out their own wardrobes and shoppers after a specific label at a fraction of retail. Two and a half decades of consistent trading in one of Sydney's more design-literate postcodes is its own kind of credential, and the shop wears it lightly rather than loudly.

Market

Paddington Markets Sydney

Open every Saturday since 1973, this Paddington Uniting Church initiative spreads across 150-odd stalls: local fashion designers, jewellers, soap and candle makers, bonsai sellers, a food court. One of Sydney's longest-running weekly markets, it operates as a not-for-profit — the entry fee goes somewhere useful.

Op Shop

Red Cross Paddington

Red Cross Paddington is an op shop (charity thrift store) in Paddington, New South Wales, offering secondhand clothing, homewares, books, and bric-a-brac at bargain prices. Part of the Red Cross network. Particularly known for designer cast-offs and quality accessories. A treasure hunt for bargain seekers, where every purchase supports charitable community programs. In the leafy streets of Paddington, known for its terrace houses, galleries, and Saturday markets.

Op Shop

Vinnies Paddington

Vinnies Paddington is an op shop (charity thrift store) in Paddington, New South Wales, offering secondhand clothing, homewares, books, and bric-a-brac at bargain prices. Particularly known for upmarket fashion donations and quality homewares. A treasure hunt for bargain seekers, where every purchase supports charitable community programs. In the leafy streets of Paddington, known for its terrace houses, galleries, and Saturday markets.