Knafeh Bakery ★ 4.5
Pop-up knafeh bakery on Marrickville Road, Sydney. The Saturday-night sweet cheese pastry from the Lebanese-Palestinian sisters runs into the small hours.
Try: Cheese knafeh
Banh Cuon Ba Oanh is a street-food stop in Marrickville, Sydney.
Hanoi-style banh cuon counter on Marrickville Road, Sydney. Steamed rice noodle rolls with pork and wood-ear mushroom, fried shallots on top.
Address: 164 Marrickville Road, Marrickville NSW 2204, Sydney
Pop-up knafeh bakery on Marrickville Road, Sydney. The Saturday-night sweet cheese pastry from the Lebanese-Palestinian sisters runs into the small hours.
Try: Cheese knafeh
Filipino skewer pop-up at Barangaroo Reserve and seasonal Sydney events. Chicken inasal, pork barbecue and atchara pickle; check the Hoy Pinoy site.
Try: Filipino chicken inasal skewer
Heritage pie cart on Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo, Sydney since 1938. The Tiger pie (mash, peas, gravy) is the canonical late-night Sydney bite.
Try: Tiger pie (pie with mash and peas)
Open-air hawker laneway on Kensington Street, Chippendale, Sydney. Six Asian eateries side by side, communal tables outside; open daily 11am-9pm.
Try: Asian hawker plates (laksa, chicken rice, banh mi)
Yemeni-style lamb mandi counter on Haldon Street, Lakemba, Sydney. Whole leg of lamb on saffron rice, served on a single platter at the table.
Try: Yemeni-style lamb mandi
Pop-up knafeh bakery on Marrickville Road, Sydney. The Saturday-night sweet cheese pastry from the Lebanese-Palestinian sisters runs into the small hours.
Try: Cheese knafeh
Bourke Street Bakery's lamb-and-harissa sausage roll on Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. The single most-ordered savoury bake in the Sydney chain.
Try: Lamb-and-harissa sausage roll