Must-try food & drink at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan

Roti & satay

Island Dreams Café has been serving chicken satay since 1996, based on a family recipe that has been passed down for generations. Cooked over charcoal, pair the skewers and satay sauce with a roti canai.  

Lakemba Nights during Ramadan, Lakemba

Syrian ice-cream

For another sweet treat, head to Bakdash Ice Cream who create delicious creamy Syrian ice cream, served with crushed pistachios.  

Syrian ice-cream at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan, Lakemba

Murtabak  

You will find many stalls selling murtabak, a fried flatbread filled with minced meat or vegetables, egg and onion. Desi Paikari Bazar is a great place to try it, and they also have a sweet option filled with banana and chocolate.

Knafeh

Knafeh is a Middle Eastern dessert made with a spun pastry called kataifi, layered with a cheese filling, soaked in a sweet syrup and topped with pistachios. Head to Yummy Yummy Knafeh to try it – best eaten while hot and the cheese is stretchy. 

Yummy Yummy Knafeh stall at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan, Lakemba

Camel burger

One of the best-loved offerings of Lakemba Nights during Ramadan, the camel burger by Ramadan Camels (formerly by Broadster Chicken) was a founding dish of the event. The juicy burgers are topped with a secret sauce, lettuce, tomato and cheese, and the chicken burgers are also a popular choice.

Chicken curry wraps

Another popular choice is Shahi Dastarkhwan, serving up Indian dishes like biryani and tikka kebabs. Don’t miss the chicken curry wraps – soft light bread filled with one of four curries; Hariyali chicken, coconut chicken, majestic chicken and Chicken 65. 

Chicken curry at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan, Lakemba

Kashmiri chai & Turkish coffee 

Accompany your food with some of the tasty beverages on offer, like Kashmiri chai. This is a sweet, pink-coloured milky tea, garnished with chopped almonds and pistachios. Or sip on Turkish coffee, served thick in a copper pot. These delicious beverages can be found at stalls by Afandi, Ali Supermarket and Mandi King.

Turkish coffee at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan, Lakemba

Gulab jamun

Prone to brain freezes? Try gulab jamun instead, a classic Indian dessert. Milky dough is rolled into balls, fried and soaked in a sweet syrup. Deccan Flavours is the place to try these, served in a cup with vanilla ice-cream. 

Ice gola 

End your Lakemba visit with an ice gola. This popular Indian dessert is simple, sweet and refreshing – crushed ice laced with different flavour syrup served on a stick. Try it at Zabardast.

Ice gola being made at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan, Lakemba