Spice Alley ★ 4.3
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)
Harry's Cafe de Wheels is a street-food stop in Woolloomooloo, Sydney.
Heritage pie cart on Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo, Sydney since 1938. The Tiger pie (mash, peas, gravy) is the canonical late-night Sydney bite.
Address: Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011, Sydney
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
Spanish churros stall at Vivid Sydney's Fire Kitchen, Barangaroo Reserve. Crisp fried sticks dusted in cinnamon sugar, hot chocolate dipping sauce.
Try: Spanish churros with chocolate
Malaysian hawker-style nasi lemak from Ho Jiak in Haymarket, Sydney. Pandan rice, sambal ikan bilis, fried chicken and a soft-boiled egg on top.
Try: Nasi lemak