High-end boutiques and enviable real estate

Word to the wise: Designer boutiques here often hold random sales; see store websites for details.

As tourists trawl the city's fluorescent-lit shopping malls and echoey arcades, discerning locals teeter towards Double Bay in designer heels to have a leisurely browse amongst the couture boutiques in this exclusive nook of the eastern suburbs. Not so much a street as an elite shopper's precinct, you'll find a mix of high-end fashions here from Belinda and Marni through to luxury stationers Papier d'Amour and celebrity jeweler Cerrone.

Anyone with an interest in property will enjoy gawking at some of the enviable residences around here. With the median house price hovering close to AUD 1 million, suddenly an AUD 500 kaftan seems like a reasonable