35 Best Places to Shop in Victoria, Australia

Open since 1970, this market started as an outlet for local artists. Today, it has up to 200 stalls selling contemporary paintings, crafts, pottery, jewelry, and homemade gifts. It's open every Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm.

This historic redbrick brewery-turned-factory complex houses cinemas, fashion, food, and gift shops.

Works from Melbourne's best artists and designers are on display at this popular artists' market, from oil paintings to sustainable bags, housewares to clothing and jewelry; ideal for unique, eclectic gifts and mementos.The organizers also arrange other makers' markets in various sites across the city. For more art, wander the nearby streets to see some of the city's best large-scale murals.

This not-for-profit store provides work experience, employment, and passageways for refugee youth. There are limited-edition women's fashion designs made using only reclaimed materials sourced from the local fashion industry, and products by Indigenous designers. It's located in Collingwood Yards, a social enterprise incubator for emerging artists.

Resident European chocolatiers create a vast array of high-quality treats in all shapes and styles—more than 300 of them, in fact—at this artisan chocolate and ice-cream maker. Many items include locally grown ingredients such as rosemary and lavender, and there's a bush tucker range of chocolates incorporating native plant products such as lemon myrtle, jindilli nut, and wattleseed. They even have a range of beauty products, if the adults want an excuse to smear chocolate-inspired goodness all over their faces. The Chocolaterie has year-round events including kids' chocolate-making classes. It also has outposts on the Mornington Peninsula and Great Ocean Road.  The on-site café has a beautiful view over hilly green farmland and is a great place to eat chocolate and made-on-the-premises ice cream, and also serves light meals; we also suggest you buy a selection of chocolates to enjoy later.