Spice Alley ★ 4.3
Hawker laneway on Kensington Street, Chippendale, Sydney. Six Asian eateries under A$18 a plate; pick from chicken rice, laksa, banh mi or dumplings.
Try: Hawker-style noodles or rice
El Jannah Granville is a budget eat in Granville, Sydney.
Quarter charcoal chicken with toum and chips for A$15 on South Street, Granville, Sydney. The canonical Sydney charcoal chicken takeaway, open late.
Address: 62 South Street, Granville NSW 2142, Sydney
Hawker laneway on Kensington Street, Chippendale, Sydney. Six Asian eateries under A$18 a plate; pick from chicken rice, laksa, banh mi or dumplings.
Try: Hawker-style noodles or rice
Kenny's Vietnamese bakery on Oxford Street Darlinghurst: crisp pork-belly banh mi plus 11 other rolls and a Saturday-night 3am window for after-dark cravings.
Try: Crisp pork-belly banh mi
Heritage A$10 pie cart on Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo, Sydney since 1938. Tiger pie with mash, peas and gravy is the canonical late-night Sydney bite.
Try: Tiger pie
Malaysian nasi lemak from Ho Jiak in Haymarket, Sydney for A$22. Pandan rice, sambal, ikan bilis, fried chicken and a hard-boiled egg on each plate.
Try: Nasi lemak with fried chicken
Viet Bling banh mi on Illawarra Road, Marrickville, Sydney for A$8.50. Hank and Nancy Tran took over the Alex'n'Rolls site in Marrickville in 2026.
Try: Pork banh mi
Cabramatta banh mi on John Street, Sydney for A$8. The marinated chicken Maryland roll is the menu signature. Open 7 days from 6:30am, takeaway only.
Try: Marinated chicken Maryland banh mi