Campbell's Stores

Campbell's Stores is a Victorian structure with sandstone walls and arched windows located in The Rocks, stretching along Sydney Harbour. It now houses multiple restaurants and bars across three levels with views toward the water and the city beyond.

Robert Campbell built this warehouse complex between 1850 and 1861, creating Australia's first privately owned wharf. The structure dates to an era when Sydney was expanding as a port and private entrepreneurs controlled much of the trade.

The building shows how Sydney's waterfront changed from a working port into a place for dining and leisure. You can see this shift in how people now use the space to eat and gather, rather than for shipping and storage.

The building is walking distance from the city center and contains restaurants and bars at different levels. The thick sandstone walls help keep the interior cool on hot days and provide shelter from wind near the harbour.

The stonework comes from a time when workers shaped blocks by hand, giving the walls their textured surface visible today. These handcrafted details tell a story of 19th-century labor and construction methods.