Lebanese-Australian charcoal-roasted chicken, served whole or quartered with garlic toum, chips, pickled turnip and Lebanese bread.
Lebanese immigration to Sydney from the 1970s built the country's charcoal chicken culture. El Jannah on South Street, Granville (founded 1998) defined the modern Sydney format: whole chicken cooked over charcoal, served with house garlic toum (a fluffy whipped garlic-and-oil emulsion), thin chips and pickled turnip. The format spread across western Sydney and into the eastern suburbs through Charcoal Charlies, Charcoal Chicken Co and dozens of family-run shops. The whole bird with a tub of toum is now the canonical Sydney family takeaway.
2 editor picks for Sydney Charcoal Chicken with Toum in Sydney, ranked by editorial score. All Sydney signature dishes · Sydney Charcoal Chicken with Toum across every city.
El Jannah ★ 4.6
granville · 62 South Street, Granville NSW 2142
Sydney's canonical charcoal chicken shop on South Street, Granville. Whole chickens, garlic toum that defines the Sydney garlic-on-chicken canon.
Jasmin Lebanese Restaurant ★ 4.3
lakemba · 30B Haldon Street, Lakemba NSW 2195
Long-running Lebanese family-run restaurant on Haldon Street, Lakemba, Sydney. Mezze, mixed grills, halal-certified, generous family-style service.