Chinatown Country Club is a fun take on the exclusivity of country clubs, while the recently opened boutique Maillot near the Central Station features a buzzy cafe with outdoor seating Sydney’s shopping scene has been greatly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Oxford Street, in the trendy neighbourhood of Paddington, was once home to plenty of independent boutiques and multi-brand stores offering niche Australian labels and hard-to-find brands from Down Under and beyond. A recent stroll along the leafy street, however, revealed many empty storefronts and not much foot traffic.
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Photo: @chinatowncountryclub/Instagram In contrast, the retail havens in George Street, Pitt Street, Castlereagh Street and other thoroughfares in the Central Business District – dominated by Western luxury brands, high street shops, department stores like David Jones and Myer, and the Westfield mall – are much busier. Advertisement This doesn’t mean, however, that it’s all doom and gloom when it comes to fashion and beauty retail in the capital of New South Wales. Cool multi-brand boutiques such as Incu that offer a great.