24 Hours of Snacking (and Feasting) in Harris Park
This suburb harbours a diverse community, and from that, a diverse culinary adventure awaits. Check out our how-to-spend-a-Saturday-eating-in-Harris-Park guide below.
24 Hours of Snacking (and Feasting) in Harris Park
Spending an entire Saturday in Harris Park, exploring all the cuisines and food available, is a day well spent. At just a 10-minute walk from the Parramatta CBD or four-minute walk from Harris Park Station, Harris Park is a convenient, delicious suburb to explore and eat your way through. This suburb harbours a diverse community, and from that, a diverse culinary adventure awaits. Check out our how-to-spend-a-Saturday-eating-in-Harris-Park guide below.
Breakfast — 7.30am
You’re up and at it! Welcome to Harris Park! First stop is SweetLand Patisserie. This Lebanese sweet shop is loved in the community (and further afield!) for its traditional Lebanese sweets, eggless cakes, ice-cream and coffee. The must-order here at 7:30am is the znoud el sett, a finger-shaped, ashta-stuffed filo pastry doused in syrup. They’re delicious with a black coffee and often sell out quickly.
Morning tea — 10am
You’ve had your sweet treat, and a few hours to digest, so now, naturally, it’s time for a snack. Once 10am hits, head over to Radhe Supermarket on Station Street. This Indian Grocer is packed full of Indian snacks, produce, spices and heaps more. Try your hand at a bag of Haldiram's Aloo Bhujia to tide you over ‘til lunch — you will not be disappointed.
Lunch - 12:30pm
With your tummy rumbling once more, the food party begins. At lunch head to Harris Park classic Momozz for a plate of their finest butter chicken momos — an amalgamation of two very delicious dishes. Another option? Do as the Harris Park locals do and grab a street food feed. Shri Refreshment Bar Harris Park always has a long line and it’s no wonder — its thali, curries and chaat are well worth the wait. Pull up a stool at the tables next door and dig in with your roti.
Afternoon tea — 3pm
The mid-afternoon slump can only be cured by one thing: ice-cream! Duck down to Rocket Kulfi to try one of its many traditional Indian ice-cream flavours on rotation. Our pick? The strawberry or saffron. Not feeling something sweet? Contrary to its name Taj Indian Sweets & Restaurant is a great spot to recluse in for an hour or two with a chai and samosa chaat. Sweet or savoury, it hits the spot.
Dinner — 6pm
By now the appetite should be roaring for the final leg of your food-filled day. Harris Park stalwart Ginger is a great spot for groups of any size and specialises in Mughlai cuisine. Enter for creamy butter chicken, spicy madras and the biggest naan in Sydney! Chatkazz is also an excellent option, with a menu of over 200 north and south Indian dishes. Head here for dosa, chhole bhatura, Indian street food snacks and lots more.
Dessert — 8:30pm
No doubt a digestive will be in order after your food-filled day and Durga’s Paan & Falooda House on Station Street is the place to find it. Durga’s was the first dedicated paan shop to open in Australia and offers classic paan (a “mouth refresher” of betel leaf folded and stuffed with a variety of spices, herbs and sweet condiments) and a range of different falooda (a Mughlai cold dessert made with falooda noodles, ice-cream and nuts). Both delicious, each satisfying a different craving!
A food-filled weekend in Harris Park is a day well spent! Happy eating and snacking, and be sure to tag @atparramatta in all your socials content to show us what you discover.
