Coles is a great supermarket in the heart of Sydney CBD. This Coles is located at World Square on the lower ground floor. It is located near JB Hi-Fi and Miracle Supermarket. There are a bunch of eateries on this floor as well.
If I was living in the area, I would do my everyday grocery shopping at this Coles. I think their prices are better than Woolworths. Though the cost of living in Sydney is high, grocery prices are pretty reasonable.
Some items are bargain priced compared to what I usually pay for them in the US. For example, I saw that bananas were $1 per KG. 1 KG is 2.2 lbs. so that works out to about $.35 US per pound after converting KG to LB and currency conversion. Though fruits like avocados and berries seem to cost more in Australia.
The product selection here is quite good. It was interesting to go through the aisles to see how products differed here from the US. I do see that Asian products seem to be more easily found here compared to the conventional supermarkets in the US. The diversity of Australia and the location of Australia seems to have much to do with this.
I did also notice that soft drinks seem to be more expensive in Australia. Wondering if it has anything to do with ingredients, shipping costs and/or taxation. While soda was expensive, I found that bottled water was inexpensive so there must be some correlation.
If you are visiting Australia from elsewhere and looking to stock up on local products, Coles is a great place to find them. I saw that they carry Vegemite here and they sell one of my favorite biscuits, Tim Tams. In fact, they were running a half off promotion so I made sure to stock up as the price was super cheap at $1.30 US per package.
As for checking out, they have a large area for self-checkout. If you do decide to do self-checkout, make sure you have a payment card just in case as I am not 100% confident they take cash. Visited another Coles and the self-checkout only took cards. As for bags, there are plastic bags available if you haven't brought a bag of your own to the store.
Really liked this Coles location as it is conveniently located and the selection was great. If you are staying in the area and stocking on drinks and snacks, I would recommend coming here. read more