Darwin Shopping - Lots of Great Places to Shop

When heading to Darwin shopping you will want to know the best places to go to make the most of your time. Mindil Beach Sunset Markets is Darwin shopping at its best. That is because here you can find food from every continent, handicrafts, and all kinds of souvenirs that are just amazing.

Another great Darwin shopping location is Casuarina Square. This is your typical mall type Darwin shopping experience and you will be able to choose from over 180 stores. This is the largest Darwin shopping centre so almost anything you might want should be here. This is Darwin shopping at its most creative because you will run across all kinds of stores and end up with some really unusual and unique purchases.

Darwin shopping can be a lot of fun and educational as well. It is not like shopping in Sydney or Melbourne, but there is some culture to Darwin shopping which gives it a completely different feel. The following Darwin shopping suggestions should help you find just what you are looking for.

Darwin City

In the city centre you'll find a range of specialty shops centred around Smith Street Mall. Many arcades link surrounding streets and it is worth looking around the numerous art and craft shops for interesting Aboriginal work. Look for shops with good local designs reflecting Darwin's casual and relaxed atmosphere. Especially busy is the backpacker area of Mitchell Street, where tour desks, trendy eateries and lodges jostle for attention.

Darwin's CBD provides a tropical shopping experience for everyone and there's a wide range of goods on offer.

Shopping is a pleasure in Darwin City, and is available 7 days a week - a true tropical experience of balmy breezes, exotic shady trees and a social ambience that is 'Darwin City'. The Mall and surrounding streets offer more than 200 specialty shops for you to discover - fashion, footwear, handbags, hats, music, books, sportswear. Forget endless, soulless shopping centre corridors crowded with people determined to get it over and go home. Here you can enjoy the difference, in a real-world environment. Shady trees, palms and gardens of greenery - a sociable ambience.

Arcades of Adventure
There are 20 arcades in Darwin City, and all of them are worth a visit, so take the time to discover them all. Along the Mall start at Galleria, Centrepoint, Anthony Plaza or Darwin Plaza. Contemporary in presentation and full of things to buy, the tastes of the world can be enjoyed at the eateries and there are plenty of places to just sit and watch the people go by.

Use the arcades as links from the Mall to Mitchell and Cavenagh Streets if you're in a hurry, but don't miss all the things on offer. For instance, Air Raid Arcade with its wall display of historic photographs and specialty shops or The Vic Arcade, open to the sky and with a gnarled old bougainvillea still blooming. The Star Village, off the Mall, still has remnants of its days as an open-air cinema. Now it's a very individual shopping arcade, mostly open-air. Great gift shopping or just indulge in some freshly made sandwiches and focacias, fruit salads, delicious handmade chocolates, a tasty vegetarian meal or an excellent laksa.

Mitchell Centre
The Mitchell Centre is a bright new complex in the heart of the Darwin CBD including a Coles Supermarket that trades 24 hours a day seven days a week and 40 specialty stores providing everything from the latest fashions, sporting goods and health products to photo processing, hairdressing, financial services, travel services, a Telstra Licenced Shop, pharmacy, Colin Rubin Optomatrist and more. The range of fashion stores include 'out-there' clothing, elegant evening wear, the latest range of sunglasses, fashion accessories, handbags and wallets.

One of the newest jewellers in the Darwin City Goldsmiths is located in the Mitchell Centre. Offering an extensive range of jewellery and watches. Shoppers looking for something different to take home should view their collection of opals, Australian coloured diamonds and South Sea pearls.

It is also a great spot to dine, grab a fresh juice or a delicious icecream. Coffee and cakes at Gloria Jean's, lunch and dinner, alfresco style or in air-conditioned comfort.

With 3 hours of free undercover parking off Knuckey Street and an air-conditioned retail mall it's the perfect place to be all year round. The Mitchell Centre is open 7 days a week and late night on Thursdays.

Casuarina Square
The Northern Territory's largest shopping mall is located in Darwin's northern suburbs. Casuarina Square houses 175 specialty shops, including seven jewellers, gift outlets, electrical retailers, bookshops and fashion chains. There are also banks, cafe and restaurants, a post office, travel agents and major retailers. As well, there is seven screen cinema complex.
247 Trower Road, Casuarina;
Open daily

Karama Shopping Centre
Karama has a 24-hour Coles supermarket, newsagency, video shop, several takeaways, an extended hours post office, drive-in bottle shop and pharmacy. There is also a family restaurant and tavern.
Kalymnos Drive, Karama;
Open daily

Palmerston Shopping Centre
Situated in fast-growing suburban Palmerston, a city in its own right, this shopping complex has an extended hours post office, newsagent, chemists, bookshop and a range of cafe and restaurants. There is also a Target store and a 24-hour Coles supermarket.

Head for The Galleria for a special shopping experience.
Darwin City Mall's premier shopping centre, The Galleria, includes outlets selling high quality jewellery, shoes and fashion, has an Angus & Robertson bookshop and a pharmacy - Bardens with lovely range of cosmetics, gifts and perfumes - a hairdresser, photographer and florist - Serenity, with an unusual range of gifts and cut flowers for those special occasions. There are also two great souvenir shops, stocking Akubra hats and genuine didgeridoos, a nautical giftware shop, and House can supply everything to suit the home. An optometrist, a photographic studio with a fantastic range of Northern Territory photographs, Medicare and a money exchange. Check out the wide range of food outlets from alfresco dining to divine Asian and a bakery plus superb coffee, and an ice-creamery. All shops have a great range for all budgets and are eager to please you. Open 7 days.

Pearl Galleria
The newest store in the Galleria, in the centre of the city's mall, Pearl Galleria, has a huge range of pearls and other fine products priced from $20. Look for the fantastic nautical giftware and high-quality jewellery. An in-store jeweller and licensed valuer here can polish or repair your prized possessions within 24hours, or remodel and design to suit! Interstate lay-bys welcome.
Shop 21, The Galleria, Darwin City Mall;
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm, Sun 10am-2pm
Ph: 8941 5855
http://www.pearlgalleria.com

It's Australian
Sells a range of quality gifts and souvenirs, including boomerangs, keyrings, leather goods, kangaroo skins, toy koalas, purses and wallets, plus a large range of designer T-shirts.
33 Smith Street Mall
Open 7 days
Ph: 8981 1793

Territory Colours
This fabulous all Australian gallery is located in the business heart of Darwin. A stunning all Australian range of handmade objects: studio glass, ceramics, jewellery, furniture and oil paintings by Harold Thomas. If you are shopping for an original quality gift, collectable or designer idea you will definitely find it at Territory Colours.
Darwin Central, 21 Knuckey Street, Darwin
Ph: 8981 1803