Ho Jiak Nasi Lemak ★ 4.4
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
Harry's Cafe de Wheels is a budget eat in Woolloomooloo, Sydney.
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.
Address: Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011, Sydney
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
Lebanese flatbread shop on Illawarra Road, Marrickville, Sydney for A$8. Za'atar, lamb-spice and halloumi-and-tomato manoosh from the wood-fired oven.
Try: Za'atar manoosh flatbread
Sydney Fish Market takeaway counter at Bank Street, Pyrmont. Fish and chips, salt-and-pepper squid and prawn rolls in paper boats; daily 7am-4pm.
Try: Fish and chips paper boat
Greek grill house on Marrickville Road, Sydney. Nothing on the menu over A$21; walk-in only, BYO, queues from 5pm every night, lamb on the spit.
Try: Greek grill plate