Eating out with CityRail

Bankstown Line

Marrickville
Multi-cultural Marrickville has always been a great place for eating out, especially on a budget.

• Bay Tinh (318 Victoria Rd closer to Sydenham station) popular with fans of Vietnamese fare.
• Saigon Palace (260 Marrickville Rd) barbecue hot pots and banquet menus.
• Corinthian Rotisserie Restaurant (283 Marrickville Rd) fall apart tender lamb and excellent mezes.
• Hung Cheung (338 Marrickville Rd) yum cha for lunch or crab in XO sauce with glass noodles at night.
• Thuy Huong Coffee Lounge (252 Illawarra Rd) good, simple noodle soups are the stock in trade.
• Kelby's (293 Marrickville Rd) excellent coffee and big breakfasts.
  

Campsie
A cluster of Korean migrants have made Campsie their home and the suburb’s restaurants reflect this, along with other Asian cuisines.

• Se Jong (68 - 72 Evaline St) DIY tabletop barbecue where you choose the makings and devour them with a great range of interesting side dishes.
• It's much the same deal at Jang Won (1/13 Anglo Rd).
• Bun King (5/2 Anglo Rd) for Chinese buns and dumplings.
• Dong Hae Sushi Bar (199 Beamish St) classic Japanese.

Lakemba
It's best to forget about BYO when heading to Lakemba because many of the restaurants are halal which rules out alcohol.

• El Manara (143 Haldon St) and Jasmin (30b Haldon St) battle it out for ‘best falafel in Sydney' honours.
• Island Dreams Café (47-49 Haldon St) traditional Christmas and Cocos Islands fare.
• Desi Hut (164 Haldon St) Indian/Pakistani food served in simple surroundings.

Bankstown
Further down the track at Bankstown you can choose from a variety of middle eastern food.

• Summerland (7/457 Chapel Rd) weekend banquets feature belly dancers.
• An (27 Greenfield Pde) legendary Vietnamese noodle soups.
• Hai Yen Noodle House (67 Old Town Centre Plaza) more noodle soup.
• Dong Ba (269 Chapel St) spicy bun bo Hue.
• My Canh (29 - 31 Greenfield Pde) cook your own seafood at the table or pick your own mudcrab and have it prepared the way you like it.