Must-try food & drink at the Ramadan Night Markets

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.  

Meat skewers at Ramadan Night Markets, 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 Ramadan Night Markets, 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.

Murtabak at Ramadan Night Markets, Lakemba - Credit: Taste Tours

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 Ramadan Night Markets, Lakemba

Camel burger

One of the best-loved offerings of the Ramadan Night Markets, the camel burger 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.

Broadster Chicken, Lakemba - Credit: Taste Tours

Chicken curry wraps

Another popular chpice 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 Ramadan Night Markets, 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. Try it at Nawabz Restaurant or Ali's Dine Inn. Or sip on Turkish coffee, served thick in a copper pot.  

Turkish coffee at Ramadan Night Markets, Lakemba

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.

Ice gola being made at Ramadan Night Markets, 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.