A hand-sized pie of slow-cooked beef in thick gravy, sealed in shortcrust and puff pastry. The canonical Australian footy-and-meat-pie pairing.
The Australian meat pie traces to the British colonial era but became the country's identity dish by the 1940s. Harry's Cafe de Wheels (Cowper Wharf, 1938) popularised the Tiger pie (with mash, peas and gravy) for late-night Sydney. Sargents and Four'N Twenty industrialised it for the post-war footy crowd; modern Sydney bakeries (Bourke Street, Lode Pies) reclaim the pie as an artisan product.
3 editor picks for Australian Meat Pie in Sydney, ranked by editorial score. All Sydney signature dishes · Australian Meat Pie across every city.
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills ★ 4.5
surry-hills · 633 Bourke Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
The original Bourke Street Bakery on Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Sydney since 2004. Sausage rolls, sourdough loaves and a takeaway counter daily.
Lode Pies and Pastries ★ 4.5
surry-hills · 1 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Pie shop and pastry counter on Buckingham Street, Surry Hills, Sydney from Eight by Andrew McConnell alumni. Strong pastry program, weekend queues from open.
Harry's Cafe de Wheels ★ 4.2
woolloomooloo · Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Sydney's heritage pie cart on Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo. The Tiger pie (mash, peas, gravy) has been served from this Navy-yard caravan since 1938.