Pacific Fair and The Oasis Shopping Centre are both in Broadbeach, a 15-minute walk or a short tram ride south of Viscount along the Oceanway. Harbour Town’s outlet stores are a drive north at Biggera Waters, Marina Mirage and Tedder Avenue are two separate strips at Main Beach, and the Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets run three nights a week on the Esplanade, about a 20-minute stroll north along the sand.
- Pacific Fair, Broadbeach: 15 min on foot or tram south, 400+ stores, Event Cinemas with Gold Class, VMAX and 4DX
- The Oasis Shopping Centre, Broadbeach Mall: same walk south, Woolworths anchor, everyday shopping
- Harbour Town Premium Outlets, Biggera Waters: drive north, 200+ outlet stores, Reading Cinemas
- Marina Mirage and Tedder Avenue, Main Beach: two separate precincts, waterfront shopping versus a dining strip
- Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets, the Esplanade: 20 min stroll north, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights, free entry
- Carrara Markets: every Saturday and Sunday morning, free entry and parking
Shopping in Broadbeach: Pacific Fair and The Oasis
Pacific Fair is the big one: around 151,000 square metres and over 400 stores, anchored by Myer and David Jones, with an Event Cinemas that runs Gold Class, VMAX and 4DX screens alongside the standard sessions (see our rainy-day guide for more on what else is worth doing indoors). It’s a genuine half-day out, not a quick errand.
The Oasis Shopping Centre sits closer to the beach on Broadbeach Mall, anchored by Woolworths, with fashion, cafes and everyday services, better suited to picking up groceries or a forgotten swimsuit than a full shopping trip in its own right.
Both are within reach without a car: south from First Avenue, the lit and paved Oceanway skips every road crossing on its roughly 15-minute route to Broadbeach, and for anyone who’d rather sit than stroll, the Florida Gardens tram stop is just 500 metres away, about a 6-minute walk from the door.
Harbour Town, worth the drive
Harbour Town Premium Outlets at Biggera Waters has over 200 outlet stores plus an alfresco dining strip and a Reading Cinemas complex. It’s a drive rather than a walk from Viscount, but it’s the destination for anyone chasing outlet pricing on fashion and homewares rather than a full-price mall run.
Marina Mirage and Tedder Avenue, two different strips at Main Beach
Marina Mirage is a waterfront shopping and dining precinct on Seaworld Drive, Main Beach, with fashion, homewares and a handful of dining rooms looking over the marina. Tedder Avenue is a separate strip nearby, about 200 metres of cafes, wine bars and restaurants, the commercial spine of Main Beach rather than a shopping centre. Worth treating as two stops, not one.
The Beachfront Markets, on foot from the balcony
The Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets set up on the Esplanade foreshore every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night, year-round, with more than 100 stalls and free entry. From Viscount it’s a stroll of about 20 minutes north along the beach, the same walk that gets you to Cavill Avenue, so it folds into an evening out rather than needing a special trip. For a weekend market with more of a car-boot feel, Carrara Markets runs every Saturday and Sunday morning, free entry and free parking.
Groceries, not just souvenirs
Every Viscount apartment is fully self-contained, with a full kitchen and two bathrooms, so a Pacific Fair or Oasis grocery run turns into dinner on the balcony rather than another restaurant bill. See what’s included in every apartment, or check what else is close by in our guide to things to do near Viscount.
