If we could nominate one store in the world to turn human so that we could marry it, it would be Sydney’s newest sneaker store, Butter. Butter is a fried chicken and tofu; champagne; and limited edition trainer store. The chicken is amazing — the perfect combination of crunchy and juicy — and the sneakers are rarer than Javan rhinos (that’s really rare!). In fact, you’re not going to find the same styles anywhere else in Australia. Butter prides themselves on selling ‘dead stock’: rare sneaker styles that are no longer available in other stores from brands like Nike,Adidas, ASICS, and Yeezy. To find out exactly what they’ve got in store, you’ll need to book an appointment in advance to drop by. Call them on (02) 8283 9146. Surry Hills.
The well-known adage goes that the shoes make the man. If there’s any truth to that idea, the sneakers that the following stores stock make very good men indeed. Here’s our round-up of the best sneaker stores in Sydney, including a joint that also serves as a barber and another that also serves fried chicken.