SHOPPING & EATING

If shopping is your thing, Canberra has its share of trendy boutiques, large department stores and everything in between. Shopping centres with department and specialty stores, restaurants and bars, fresh food markets and entertainment can be found in each of the town centres.

The city itself has recently undergone fresh renovations to its shopping precinct, and exciting new choices in shopping and entertainment give the city a buzzing, vibrant atmosphere.

And when it comes to eating out, you’ll be spoilt for choice– there are hundreds of award-winning restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs and clubs scattered through all corners of the city. From Chinatown in Dickson, north of the city, to high-end dining, there’s something for every taste. There are also over 50 regional wineries too, if you fancy a local drop.

Kingston and Manuka, Canberra’s cosmopolitan café suburbs, have trendy boutique shopping as well as fantastic restaurants and bars that are popular on the weekend for catching up with friends for dinner, coffee or a drink.

The Out in Canberra website is useful guide on the many places you can eat, drink and more in the nation’s capital.