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Cabramatta area guide

Jump off the train at Cabramatta and you'd swear you were in the bustling streets of south east Asia

Written by
Helen Yee
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The area we know as Cabramatta was first home to Cabrogal people of the Dharug language group. Today, locals hail from over 120 different countries, including Australia’s largest Vietnamese community. Bring an empty stomach and do a DIY food tour through its maze of arcades and alleys.

The best places to eat in Cabramatta

Kaystone Sweets

Kaystone Sweets

Kaysone Sweets offers all the fun of Asian street food without the threat of oncoming traffic. Choose your own adventure of fruits and jellies from the glass...

Battambang

Battambang

  • 4 out of 5 stars

Kickstart your adrenalin with a Vietnamese coffee – super strong, super sweet and super delicious – in a dining room regularly packed with local...

Phu Quoc

Phu Quoc

Gather the crew to make the most of the massive share dishes at this popular Vietnamese local. We’re talking campfire beef, canh chua ca sweet and sour fish...

Find more restaurants in Cabramatta

Tuong Lai Vietnamese Restaurant

Tuong Lai Vietnamese Restaurant

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

What is it? A poky little restaurant hidden down an alley off the main drag of Cabramatta. What's it like? Tuong Lai is packed with Vietnamese nannas,...

Vinata's Hot Bread

Vinata's Hot Bread

This is Cabramatta’s answer to Marrickville Pork Roll, Vinata think they have the best pork roll in Sydney and they may well be right. And it's only $4!

Golden Star Palace Chinese Restaurant

Golden Star Palace Chinese Restaurant

This Cabramatta restaurant is huge and impressive, and caters heavily to families: pram spaces, plenty of high chairs and a menu that understands tiny tastes....

Tan Viet

Tan Viet

  • price 1 of 4

Head out to Cabramatta for "criskin chicken" (they might not know how to spell, but they sure know how to fry)- glutinous rice noodles floating in chicken...

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