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Lebanese

Skewer medley with batata bi kizbara and cheese sambousek from Al Aseel in Liverpool.

This restaurant started in western Sydney. Now it’s taking on airline food, stadiums and precincts

The ambitious group began by serving Lebanese food in Greenacre in 2002, but says real estate agents suddenly began calling.

  • Scott Bolles
Georgette Taouk, Najwa Tajjour, Amal Elhani and Randa Fardos at Smeed, the new Lebanese cafe in Belmore.

‘We want to smash stereotypes’: The cooks and chefs transforming Lebanese food in Sydney

From an in-demand Belmore bakery, to pop-ups in Darlinghurst, Lebanese Australian food is rapidly changing.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The labne manakish with zaatar, tomato, cucumber and olives.

Sure, this cafe-bakery’s cakes are elegant, but its flatbread is sprinkled with magic

Paris-trained baker Mariana Chedid, of Brulee patisserie fame, leans into her Lebanese heritage at Salam.

  • Dani Valent
El Manara’s chef-owner Amir Sayah has been a fixture of Haldon Street since 1989.
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Don’t miss the ‘Lamborghini of snacks’ at one of Sydney’s oldest (and best) Lebanese venues

Perfectly seasoned falafel and a mixed plate that’s extraordinary value for $26 are among the dishes that keep diners flocking to this spot that opened in 1989.

  • Myffy Rigby
Iftar’s shawarma tacos swapping flatbread for tortillas.

Shawarma tacos on the menu at Merrylands’ slick new dining spot

Chef Jeremy Agha wants to redefine Middle Eastern cooking in Western Sydney, one wagyu kofta dumpling at a time.

  • Scott Bolles
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Mixed dips, chicken and rice, silverbeet rolls, baklava and fattoush.

Abla’s

Abla Amad is one of Australia’s greatest culinary treasures and a pioneer of Melbourne’s Lebanese dining scene.

Spiced lamb cigars and chilli snapper with dips and salad.
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Teta Mona

Budget-friendly banquets and BYO.

Bekka in Moonee Ponds.
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Bekka

Family favourite where abundance abounds.

Bayti’s mahalabia milk pudding.
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Bayti

Set menu delivered wedding banquet-style, with live music.

Moorish chicken, fatoush with Lebanese flatbread, homous and haloumi at Emma’s Snack Bar.
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Emma’s Snack Bar

Small plates and big flavours at this booming family-run diner.

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