Lebanese-Australian charcoal-roasted chicken, served whole or quartered with garlic toum, chips, pickled turnip and Lebanese bread. A reliable Sydney pick.

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.

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El Jannah ★ 4.8

$LebaneseGranville

Sydney's canonical charcoal chicken shop on South Street, Granville. Whole chickens, garlic toum that defines the Sydney garlic-on-chicken canon.

OrderWhole chicken, large toum, family-size chips.

TipOpen late; takeaway queue moves faster than the dine-in line.

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Jasmin Lebanese Restaurant ★ 4.2

$$LebaneseLakemba

Long-running Lebanese family-run restaurant on Haldon Street, Lakemba, Sydney. Mezze, mixed grills, halal-certified, generous family-style service.

OrderMixed grill platter for the table and the hummus.

TipCash-friendly; the Ramadan late-night service is famous in Sydney.

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