4 middle eastern places in Sydney we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Sydney | Middle Eastern across every city.
Middle Eastern cooking spans Sydney from polished CBD dining to the charcoal grills of the western suburbs. Aalia on Martin Place is the refined city-centre example, while El Jannah in Granville and King of Sweets in Lakemba represent the everyday charcoal-chicken and dessert traditions that thrive out west. Kepos Street Kitchen in Redfern bridges the two with all-day eastern-Mediterranean plates.
Aalia ★ 4.7
cbd · 5 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
Paul Farag's two-hat modern Middle Eastern room on Martin Place, Sydney. Saj manakish on the open hearth, Iraqi masgouf and slow-roasted shoulder of lamb.
Kepos Street Kitchen ★ 4.4
redfern · 96 Kepos Street, Redfern NSW 2016
Modern Middle Eastern cafe on Kepos Street, Redfern, Sydney. Chef Michael Rantissi's shakshuka for breakfast, mezze plates and lamb shawarma at dinner.
El Jannah Granville ★ 4.8
granville · 62 South Street, Granville NSW 2142
Quarter charcoal chicken with toum and chips for A$15 on South Street, Granville, Sydney. The canonical Sydney charcoal chicken takeaway, open late.
King of Sweets ★ 4.5
lakemba · 129 Haldon Street, Lakemba NSW 2195
Middle Eastern sweet counter on Haldon Street, Lakemba, Sydney. Diamond-cut baklava, knafeh and zenoud by the piece; counter slices under A$8.