Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page described eight Camberwell shopping centres with store counts, anchor supermarkets, food courts, parking and “insider tips” that we could not verify, including the same “Camberwell Shopping Centre” listed twice with different details, and claimed every place had been visited personally. It has been rewritten. Every place below was checked against its own website and an independent listing on 1 October 2026.
Camberwell’s shopping is a strip, not a mall. Its main commercial centre grew along Burke Road from Camberwell railway station south to Camberwell Junction, about 500 metres, where three tram routes meet. The best of it sits a step off the main road: an antique centre opposite the station, a Sunday flea market in a car park behind the shops, a vintage store on the first floor, and a bookshop for out-of-print titles on Riversdale Road.
The strip: this guide starts at the station end, follows Burke Road down to the Junction and finishes on Riversdale Road. Every shop is described by what it says it stocks, with hours as each one publishes them.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | When |
|---|---|---|
| Antiques and collectables | Camberwell Antique Centre | Daily, 10am to 5pm |
| A flea market with retro and secondhand stalls | Camberwell Sunday Market | Sundays, 7am to 12:30pm |
| Groceries, homewares and late-ish trading | Camberwell Place | Thursday and Friday to 7:30pm |
| New books and gifts | Cook & Young Booksellers | Check with the shop |
| Vintage and small-label clothing | Market 755 | Daily |
| Butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers | Camberwell Fresh Food Market | Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday |
| Out-of-print art and architecture books | Sainsburys Books | Ring ahead for a specific title |
Camberwell Antique Centre — 25-29 Cookson Street, Camberwell VIC 3124
The first stop sits opposite Camberwell railway station. The centre’s own site says it was established in 1983 and has “over fifty licensed dealers”, many of them members of the Victorian Antique Dealers Guild, and that it is open 10am to 5pm, seven days.
Known for: its Camberwell Junction directory listing runs from antique and period furniture, silver and collectable china to Australian pottery, sporting memorabilia, estate and vintage jewellery, vintage radios, kitchenalia, paintings, dolls and teddy bears.
Camberwell Sunday Market — Station Street car park, Camberwell VIC 3124
Tucked in behind the Burke Road shops, in the car park off Station Street. The City of Boroondara says it started in 1976, is run by the Rotary Club of Balwyn to raise money for charity, and hosts around 370 stalls. The market’s own site posted about its 50th anniversary market day on 30 August 2026.
Known for: the council’s list of what the stalls sell covers secondhand goods, antiques, bric-a-brac, collectibles, hats, hardware, preloved, vintage and retro clothes and shoes, books and music.
Before you go: the market’s own site lists every Sunday, 7am to 12:30pm, except the Sundays falling 10 days before Christmas; the council’s page gives 6:30am as the opening time. Entry is a gold coin donation, stallholders stop selling at 12:30pm, and the site warns that all sales are final.
Camberwell Place — 793 Burke Road, Camberwell VIC 3124
The everyday stop on the strip, and the answer to anyone still looking for The Well: the Camberwell Junction directory says Camberwell Place “was formerly known as The Well shopping centre” before a refurbishment and new management. Its own site counts over 30 stores. Among those it names are Coles Local, JB Hi Fi, Bakers Delight, Wheel&Barrow Homewares, Amcal Pharmacy and Rex Espresso.
Late-night trading: centre trading hours are 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Wednesday, 9am to 7:30pm Thursday and Friday, 9am to 5pm Saturday and 10am to 5pm Sunday, and Coles Local is listed at 7am to 10pm daily. The directory says the first two hours of parking are free.
Cook & Young Booksellers — 755 Burke Road, Camberwell VIC 3124
A new-book shop in Camberwell Junction. Cook & Young’s own site lists the Camberwell store alongside its Geelong City, Southland and Werribee branches, and the Australian Booksellers Association’s shop finder lists it at 755 Burke Road.
Known for: the shop site’s own categories include gift and humour books and a #BookTok shelf, and it offers click and collect, so you can order online and pick up on the strip. The Camberwell number listed is (03) 9882 2258.
Market 755 — Level 1, 755 Burke Road, Camberwell VIC 3124
Upstairs at the same address, with the entry via Commerce Lane off Burke Road. Market 755 calls itself “a vintage, pre-loved and small brand store”, featuring vintage sellers and small brands. In a July 2024 interview with Fashion Journal, founders Marcus Quinn and Gus McClure said they chose Camberwell because people in the area would otherwise have to travel to find vintage.
Known for: vintage and small-label clothing. Note that the shop says it has thousands of items in store only and that its online listings are exclusive to the web, so the website is not a preview of the racks.
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 9am to 4pm, per its own site.
Camberwell Fresh Food Market — 519-525 Riversdale Road, Camberwell VIC 3124
On Riversdale Road, the fresh food market’s own site lists butchers, fishmongers, florists and greengrocers among its traders, and the council describes premium meats, fish, poultry, gourmet food, flowers and deli goods.
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday, 7am to 5pm, and Sunday 10am to 3pm with selected traders, per its own site and the council.
Sainsburys Books — 534 Riversdale Road, Camberwell VIC 3124
The last stop, and the one for collectors of books rather than things. Sainsburys Books says it has operated from its Camberwell shop “for over 35 years”, with quality books including art, architecture, photography, history and literature, and it issues catalogues on specialist subjects.
Known for: its directory listing adds out-of-print titles, limited editions, review copies and remainders.
Before you go: the shop’s own site says its collection is large enough that a specific title may not be at the Camberwell store, so contact it first if you are after one book.
Go for: the secondhand and the collectable. Between the antique centre’s dealers, the Sunday market’s stalls, Market 755’s racks and Sainsburys’ shelves, preloved is the category this strip does best.
Quick answers
What time does the Camberwell Sunday Market open?
The market’s own site lists every Sunday from 7am to 12:30pm, except the Sundays falling 10 days before Christmas; the City of Boroondara’s page gives 6:30am as the opening time. Stallholders stop selling at 12:30pm and entry is a gold coin donation.
Where do you park for the Camberwell Sunday Market?
The market’s own site lists 257 spaces off Harold Street and 51 off Mayston Street (check the time limits), plus free all-day parking on Inglesby Road opposite the council offices, about a five-minute walk away. Camberwell railway station is less than 100 metres from the market.
What happened to The Well shopping centre in Camberwell?
It is now Camberwell Place, 793 Burke Road. The Camberwell Junction directory says it was formerly known as The Well before a refurbishment and new management. Its own site lists over 30 stores, including Coles Local, JB Hi Fi and Bakers Delight.
Is there a bookshop on Burke Road in Camberwell?
Cook & Young Booksellers is at 755 Burke Road, selling new books. For secondhand and out-of-print titles, Sainsburys Books is at 534 Riversdale Road.
Where can I buy vintage clothes in Camberwell?
Market 755, Level 1, 755 Burke Road (entry via Commerce Lane), sells vintage, pre-loved and small-brand clothing, open daily. On Sundays, the Camberwell Sunday Market’s stalls include vintage and retro clothes and shoes, according to the council.
When is the Camberwell Fresh Food Market open?
Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday, 7am to 5pm, and Sunday 10am to 3pm with selected traders, at 519-525 Riversdale Road.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each place’s own website and its page in the Camberwell Junction traders’ directory (camberwellshopping.com.au), and for the two markets the City of Boroondara’s pages too. Addresses were confirmed at two independent sources each; Cook & Young’s address comes from the traders’ directory and the Australian Booksellers Association, because its own site lists the store by phone and email only. Hours are as each place publishes them; where two sources differ, as with the Sunday Market’s opening time, we say so. Camberwell’s strip length and tram routes are from Wikipedia. We describe what each shop says it stocks; we did not visit, and no shop paid to be here. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of goods, not each shop’s own stock.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Camberwell Antique Centre: about, how to find us; also the Camberwell Junction directory
- Camberwell Sunday Market: visiting and home page; also the City of Boroondara
- Camberwell Place: home, opening hours, visit us; also the Camberwell Junction directory
- Cook & Young Booksellers: camberwell.cookandyoung.com.au; also the Camberwell Junction directory and the Australian Booksellers Association
- Market 755: visit us and home page; also the Camberwell Junction directory and Fashion Journal
- Camberwell Fresh Food Market: camberwellfreshfoodmarket.com.au; also the City of Boroondara
- Sainsburys Books: sainsburysbooks.com.au and its about page; also the Camberwell Junction directory
- Camberwell’s strip and tram routes: Wikipedia
