Best of Sussex Centre Food Court ~ Chinatown

A list of our faves after trying every stall in the Sussex Centre Food Court.

[LAST UPDATED MAY 2014]

Happy Chef ~ Chinese - Sussex Centre Food Court - Chinatown

Happy Chef's laksa gets mentioned all the time in those lazy Sydney Morning Herald 'best of' list articles. And Luke Mangan gives it the thumbs up (it says so on the signage), so it's got to be good, right?

[UPDATED MARCH 2015]

Naruto ~ Korean\Japanese - Market City Food Court - Chinatown [CLOSED]

More not-really-Japanese at Naruto in the Market City Food Court.

[CLOSED - NOVEMBER-ISH 2013]

Tokyo Mart ~ Northbridge Plaza ~ Japanese Supermarket

Tokyo Mart in Northbridge is a Japan lover's paradise. From shiso to shochu, it's all there.

Tokyo Day 8 ~ Are We Not Ramen?

We sniff out the food under and around Tokyo Station, try some Japanese Italian, get jiggy at a Japanese synthpunk gig, and wash it all down with a killer ramen. And we discuss our favourite aspect of traditional Japanese culture: the Softbank dog.

Jimmy's Recipe World Square ~ Malaysian - Haymarket\City [CLOSED]

Jimmy's Recipe is a hole-in-the-wall joint at the arse end of World Square that does good, cheap Malaysian street food for the city office crowd.
[CLOSED MID 2013]

Oden House ~ Taiwanese - Chinatown

Taiwanese floaty things at Oden House in Chinatown.


[MOVED TO SUSSEX CENTRE FOOD COURT - SEE HERE]

Tokyo Day 7 ~ Aoki Aoki Aoki!

Tokyo backstreets, bento and baseball food.

Kitchen OEC ~ Japanese - Sussex Centre Food Court, Chinatown [CLOSED]

Kitchen OEC is a little ripper of a Japanese joint in the Sussex Centre Food Court, specialising in  korokke (Japanese potato croquettes) and tonkatsu (like a Japanese schnitzel).

[CLOSED JULY 2013]

North and South ~ Chinese - Sussex Centre Food Court - [CLOSED]

North and South tries to cover some east and west too, so we find some uncharted territory in between.

[CLOSED MARCH 2014]

Chennai ~ Malaysian - King Street Newtown [CLOSED]

We've always reckoned that opening a Malaysian street food joint in King Street Newtown would be a dang smart move. Finally somebody's done it, yay! [CLOSED JULY 2012 - SHAME, THIS PLACE ALMOST WORKED BUT NOT QUITE...]

Tokyo Day 6 ~ Karma Cola at Kamakura

If there was a technical term for the study of noodle soup  it may be the bad Greek translation minestraology. We decide to take a degree in the fine arts of soba, udon and other slippery numbers to find out more.

Motto ~ Japanese ~ Sussex Centre Food Court, Chinatown [CLOSED]

Our world tour of the Sussex Centre Food Court takes a mid-flight dive at Motto Japanese... [Closed]

Top Choice Sizzling Hotpot ~ Chinese - Sussex Centre

There's kind of a 'North-South' thing going on in Sussex Centre Food Court. On the south side the hawkers yell at you as you walk past "Hello-Honey-Chicken-Fried-Rice!"

Tokyo Day 5 - And The Case of the Exploding Gaijin

Three breakfasts, two lunches but only room for one dinner, less our stomachs explode...

Yummy Thai ~ Sussex Centre Food Court ~ Chinatown

There's thirty-odd perfectly decent Thai joints near our home in the inner-burbs. So why would we walk all the way to Chinatown to eat Thai in a foodcourt? Because it's Yummy, mummy.

Golden Fang ~ Chinese Malaysian - Chippendale

We hadn't been to Golden Fang for years until one of our readers suggested we try their lemongrass pork chop and cumin lamb. So we did. And went back twice. Thanks Sophie!

[LAST UPDATED JULY 2013]

Wooree BBQ ~ Korean - Sussex Centre Food Court [CLOSED]

Some years ago Wooree BBQ Korean in the Sussex Centre food court had a cult following, there was a hungry scrum at the counter at all hours of the day.

[CLOSED JULY 2014]

Saigon BBQ ~ Vietnamese - Homebush West

Earlier in the day we were at a pokie club called Tradies Gymea, which sounds like a venereal disease caught on building sites, so we didn't eat there. Instead we end up at Homebush-West...

Tokyo Tour Day 4 - Minowa, Asakusa, Odaiba, Shimbashi, Piss Alley

Udon-bog, old man ramen, rissole sandwiches, pussycats and more romance in piss alley.

DY Sizzling Hotpot ~ Chinese - Central \ Broadway

Daylight savings is here and our beer-ological clocks kick in. Yikes. What is it about an extra hour of daylight that turns us into alchoes-in-training? We don't know. But we do know that DY Sizzling Hot Pot has the same magical beer-soaking properties as the kebab.

Saigon Pho ~ Vietnamese - Sussex Centre Food Court

We head to the outer reaches of the Sussex Centre universe for some Saigon Pho.

Fu Hong Barbecue Restaurant ~ Chinese - Burwood

A duck, a pig and some soy beans walk into a bar...

Nasi House ~ Indonesian - Sussex Centre Food Court, Chinatown [CLOSED]

Most interesting and delicious Chinese Indonesian with a Japanese twist at Sussex Centre Food Court, Chinatown.

[CLOSED JANUARY 2014]

Tokyo Tour Day 3 ~ Ramen, Sushi and Yakatori Without Tears

The Tokyo tour of gluttony continues with ramen in Harajuku, udon in Shimbashi, yakatori in Ginza, and sushi in Shinjuku. Plus some ponderings on the perils of privilege.

Cira Turkish Cuisine and Samir Abla Pastry ~ Dulwich Hill

Back to the wonderful Turkish old gents' hangout, Cira in Dulwhich Hill, followed by a walk on the slightly naughty side at Abla's Pastry around the corner.

Saray Turkish Pizza & Kebabs ~ Enmore

We revisit the long running Newtown\Enmore local institution that is Saray Turkish Pizza & Kebabs. It's been too long between sucuklus...

Best of Dixon House Food Court ~ Chinatown

Our favourite finds from the wonderful Dixon House Food Court.

[LAST UPDATED JUNE 2014].

Best of Eating World Food Court ~ Chinatown

We're putting together a 'best of' for each of Chinatown's wonderful (and under-appreciated) food courts, starting with our first love, Eating World.

[LAST UPDATED AUGUST 2015]

Happy Chef Seafood Noodles ~ Market City Food Court - Chinatown

We shake off post-holiday blues with the simple joys of Chinese noodle soup at Happy Chef Seafood Noodles in Market City Food Court.