Last updated: October 2026. Every venue below was confirmed as open on Google before publishing, and every rating and review count is the live Google figure.
The best Sri Lankan restaurants in Sydney in 2026 range from modern dining rooms in Enmore, Glebe, Surry Hills and Parramatta to the takeaways and kottu counters of Pendle Hill, Toongabbie and Seven Hills, the heart of Sydney’s Sri Lankan community. This guide ranks 25 of them by Google review count — the most-reviewed venue first — so you can see at a glance which places Sydney actually keeps going back to.
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- 1. Colombo Social
- 2. Indo Lankan
- 3. Kandy Bites by Chef Ceylon
- 4. Chef Ceylon
- 5. Ram’s Food
- 6. Xdream Dine In & Take Away
- 7. Dish Sri Lankan
- 8. Lankan Railway Cafe
- 9. Sun Rise Indian & Sri Lankan Restaurant
- 10. Kurumba Restaurant & Bar
- 11. Hotel Saravana Bhavan
- 12. Ceylonia
- 13. Flavour of Ceylon
- 14. Abie’s Take Away
- 15. Cinnamon Leaf
- 16. Cuvai Bella Vista
- 17. El Roi Kothu Corner
- 18. Ceylon and Curry
- 19. Vimal’s Catering (Taprobane Castle)
- 20. Miruna’s Restaurant
- 21. Ceylon Rice Take-Away
- 22. Sinthu Takeaway
- 23. Lankan Curry House Takeaway
- 24. Fernando’s Food Truck
- 25. Grandeez Restaurant
Sydney’s Best Sri Lankan Restaurants at a Glance
Ranked by Google review count — most-reviewed first. Every venue was confirmed as open and operating on Google before publishing, and every rating and review count below is the live Google figure.
| Restaurant | Suburb | Google rating | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo Social | Enmore | ★ 4.7 (1,226) | Authentic and reimagined Sri Lankan dishes with cocktails |
| Indo Lankan | Seven Hills | ★ 4.0 (858) | Sri Lankan banana leaf seafood special since 1996 |
| Kandy Bites by Chef Ceylon | Glebe | ★ 4.6 (783) | Kottu, lamprais, hoppers and devilled dishes on Glebe Point Road |
| Chef Ceylon | Toongabbie | ★ 4.2 (783) | Sri Lankan street food, bathmula rice packets and godamba rotti |
| Ram’s Food | Homebush West | ★ 4.4 (693) | Cheap Sri Lankan and South Indian takeaway |
| Xdream Dine In & Take Away | Toongabbie | ★ 4.0 (678) | Dolphin kottu in Toongabbie |
| Dish Sri Lankan | Glebe | ★ 4.3 (608) | Sri Lankan street-food flavours on Glebe Point Road |
| Lankan Railway Cafe | Mortdale | ★ 4.7 (393) | Warm Sri Lankan hospitality near Mortdale station |
| Sun Rise Indian & Sri Lankan Restaurant | Wentworthville | ★ 3.8 (391) | Lamb and egg kottu plus Indian and Sri Lankan curries |
| Kurumba Restaurant & Bar | Surry Hills | ★ 4.3 (303) | Sri Lankan food and wine on Crown Street |
| Hotel Saravana Bhavan | Croydon | ★ 4.1 (295) | Homestyle Indian and Sri Lankan dishes |
| Ceylonia | Parramatta | ★ 4.7 (289) | Modern Sri Lankan dining on Church Street |
| Flavour of Ceylon | Pendle Hill | ★ 4.1 (274) | Sri Lankan and Indian takeaway and catering, with fish cutlets |
| Abie’s Take Away | Pendle Hill | ★ 4.3 (272) | All-vegetarian Sri Lankan Tamil takeaway |
| Cinnamon Leaf | Pendle Hill | ★ 3.9 (257) | Lamprais, short eats and appa on Pendle Way |
| Cuvai Bella Vista | Bella Vista | ★ 4.6 (250) | Kottu, Amma’s tiffin and devilled seafood in the Hills |
| El Roi Kothu Corner | Pendle Hill | ★ 4.7 (248) | Lamb kothu with South Indian and Sri Lankan flavours |
| Ceylon and Curry | Enmore | ★ 4.7 (207) | Kottu and goat curry at low prices |
| Vimal’s Catering (Taprobane Castle) | Kellyville | ★ 4.1 (189) | Sri Lankan takeaway snacks, catering and grocery items |
| Miruna’s Restaurant | Pendle Hill | ★ 4.3 (177) | Parotta and meat curries, vegetarian and non-vegetarian |
| Ceylon Rice Take-Away | Auburn | ★ 4.7 (158) | Seafood fried rice and welcome tea |
| Sinthu Takeaway | Pendle Hill | ★ 4.6 (109) | Veg, lamb and chicken kothu parotta |
| Lankan Curry House Takeaway | Dulwich Hill | ★ 4.7 (62) | Home-style rice and curry meal deals |
| Fernando’s Food Truck | Seven Hills | ★ 5.0 (52) | Top-notch koththu from a Seven Hills food truck |
| Grandeez Restaurant | Homebush West | ★ 4.3 (47) | Sri Lankan and Tamil rice and curry near the temple |
1. Colombo Social — Enmore
4.7★ (1,226 Google reviews) · Known for: Authentic and reimagined Sri Lankan dishes with cocktails
📍 159 Enmore Rd, Enmore NSW 2042
A Sri Lankan restaurant on Enmore Road serving authentic and reimagined Sri Lankan dishes, creative cocktails and purpose-driven hospitality. Diners recommend the potato scallops with chicken salt, the pan roll, the soft shell crab roti taco, goat curry and sambols, and it is the most-reviewed Sri Lankan venue on this list at 4.7 stars from more than 1,200 reviews.
2. Indo Lankan — Seven Hills
4.0★ (858 Google reviews) · Known for: Sri Lankan banana leaf seafood special since 1996
📍 61 Boomerang Pl, Seven Hills NSW 2147
Serving authentic Sri Lankan cuisine since 1996 from Boomerang Place in Seven Hills, Indo Lankan also runs catering and an event hall. Diners praise the Sri Lankan seafood banana leaf special, which one reviewer said brought back memories of home, and the kottu roti.
3. Kandy Bites by Chef Ceylon — Glebe
4.6★ (783 Google reviews) · Known for: Kottu, lamprais, hoppers and devilled dishes on Glebe Point Road
📍 21 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037
A Glebe Point Road restaurant covering the classics of Sri Lankan cooking: kottu, lamprais, rice and curry, hoppers and devilled dishes, for dine-in, takeaway or delivery. Reviewers recommend the meat lovers platter for two, fried cashew mix, chicken kottu and cocktails.
4. Chef Ceylon — Toongabbie
4.2★ (783 Google reviews) · Known for: Sri Lankan street food, bathmula rice packets and godamba rotti
📍 42A Aurelia St, Toongabbie NSW 2146
A Toongabbie restaurant that diners call the most authentic Sri Lankan food they have tried in Sydney, serving street food for takeaway and dine-in. Reviewers mention traditional bathmula rice packets, lamb biriyani and cheese godamba rotti with fish curry.
5. Ram’s Food — Homebush West
4.4★ (693 Google reviews) · Known for: Cheap Sri Lankan and South Indian takeaway
📍 Unit 17c/16-20 Henley Rd, Homebush West NSW 2140
A busy take-out-only joint at Homebush West serving Sri Lankan and South Indian specialties plus packaged snacks. Broadsheet has called it a hidden takeout joint, and regulars come weekly for curries, rolls, cutlets, lump rice and kottu at low prices.
6. Xdream Dine In & Take Away — Toongabbie
4.0★ (678 Google reviews) · Known for: Dolphin kottu in Toongabbie
📍 14-16 Aurelia St, Toongabbie NSW 2146
A Toongabbie dine-in and takeaway spot best known for its kottu, particularly the Dolphin Kottu, which one reviewer called the best in Sydney. Reviews are mixed on consistency, which is why it holds a 4.0 rating from almost 700 reviews.
7. Dish Sri Lankan — Glebe
4.3★ (608 Google reviews) · Known for: Sri Lankan street-food flavours on Glebe Point Road
📍 381 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037
A Glebe Point Road Sri Lankan kitchen that draws on the street-food stalls found along every road in Sri Lanka, and also runs catering. Diners praise the authentic flavours and warm service, and first-timers say it is a friendly place to start with Sri Lankan food.
8. Lankan Railway Cafe — Mortdale
4.7★ (393 Google reviews) · Known for: Warm Sri Lankan hospitality near Mortdale station
📍 2/1 Morts Rd, Mortdale NSW 2223
A Sri Lankan cafe on Morts Road in Mortdale with a 4.7 rating across almost 400 reviews. Visitors who stumbled on it from Melbourne and elsewhere describe the food as a trip highlight and the welcome as warm and friendly.
9. Sun Rise Indian & Sri Lankan Restaurant — Wentworthville
3.8★ (391 Google reviews) · Known for: Lamb and egg kottu plus Indian and Sri Lankan curries
📍 41 Dunmore St, Wentworthville NSW 2145
A Wentworthville restaurant and takeaway on Dunmore Street serving both Indian and Sri Lankan dishes. Diners single out the lamb and egg kottu for its heat and charred flavour, and regulars say the curries are worth coming back for.
10. Kurumba Restaurant & Bar — Surry Hills
4.3★ (303 Google reviews) · Known for: Sri Lankan food and wine on Crown Street
📍 555 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
A family-run Sri Lankan restaurant and bar on Crown Street, pairing Australian and Sri Lankan produce with a carefully curated beverage list. Staff explain each dish, which makes it a good first Sri Lankan meal, and the set menu is a favourite with groups.
11. Hotel Saravana Bhavan — Croydon
4.1★ (295 Google reviews) · Known for: Homestyle Indian and Sri Lankan dishes
📍 15 The Strand, Croydon NSW 2132
A simple Croydon restaurant with white tablecloths serving homestyle Indian and Sri Lankan dishes. Reviews are mixed on consistency, which is why it carries a 4.1 rating from almost 300 reviews.
12. Ceylonia — Parramatta
4.7★ (289 Google reviews) · Known for: Modern Sri Lankan dining on Church Street
📍 277B Church St, Parramatta NSW 2150
Ceylonia is a Parramatta Sri Lankan restaurant that also hosts events and takes online orders. Diners praise the presentation and well-judged spice, though a few purists would like more traditional versions of dishes such as kottu.
13. Flavour of Ceylon — Pendle Hill
4.1★ (274 Google reviews) · Known for: Sri Lankan and Indian takeaway and catering, with fish cutlets
📍 17 Joyce St, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
A long-running Sri Lankan and Indian takeaway and catering business in Pendle Hill. One regular says they have been going for nearly 20 years, since it was a restaurant in Parramatta, and customers single out the fish cutlets.
14. Abie’s Take Away — Pendle Hill
4.3★ (272 Google reviews) · Known for: All-vegetarian Sri Lankan Tamil takeaway
📍 110 Pendle Way, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
A small, busy, all-vegetarian Sri Lankan Tamil takeaway on Pendle Way. Lunch is rice with five curries of your choice, and diners praise the well-priced curries and rolls.
15. Cinnamon Leaf — Pendle Hill
3.9★ (257 Google reviews) · Known for: Lamprais, short eats and appa on Pendle Way
📍 125 Pendle Way, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
A Pendle Way Sri Lankan restaurant that one diner was told was the place to go for authentic Sri Lankan food. Reviewers mention lamprais, short eats such as the rolls, and appa (hoppers), though ratings are more mixed than at some neighbours.
16. Cuvai Bella Vista — Bella Vista
4.6★ (250 Google reviews) · Known for: Kottu, Amma’s tiffin and devilled seafood in the Hills
📍 Building C, Unit 50/24-32 Lexington Dr, Bella Vista NSW 2153
Cuvai brings bold Sri Lankan flavours to Bella Vista, in Sydney’s Hills district. Diners rave about Amma’s tiffin with chicken curry, the kottu, which one reviewer called possibly the best in Sydney, and the devilled seafood hotplate made with real crab.
17. El Roi Kothu Corner — Pendle Hill
4.7★ (248 Google reviews) · Known for: Lamb kothu with South Indian and Sri Lankan flavours
📍 104 Pendle Way, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
A kottu specialist on Pendle Way. Diners describe the lamb kothu as filling and delicious, with a mix of South Indian and Sri Lankan flavours, and a 4.7 rating makes it one of the best-rated in the Pendle Hill strip.
18. Ceylon and Curry — Enmore
4.7★ (207 Google reviews) · Known for: Kottu and goat curry at low prices
📍 210 Enmore Rd, Enmore NSW 2042
An Enmore Road Sri Lankan restaurant with a 4.7 rating. Reviewers call the kottu and goat curry standouts, with deeply authentic flavours at very reasonable prices, though the room is plain and there can be a wait.
19. Vimal’s Catering (Taprobane Castle) — Kellyville
4.1★ (189 Google reviews) · Known for: Sri Lankan takeaway snacks, catering and grocery items
📍 The TAPROBANE Castle Kellyville Court, Shop 9/50/52 Windsor Rd, Kellyville NSW 2155
A Sri Lankan takeaway and catering business in Kellyville that also stocks Sri Lankan grocery items. Diners recommend the vadai, pattis, cutlets, brinjal moju and chilli chicken, and one family catered a party of around 80 guests with it.
20. Miruna’s Restaurant — Pendle Hill
4.3★ (177 Google reviews) · Known for: Parotta and meat curries, vegetarian and non-vegetarian
📍 150A Pendle Way, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
A Pendle Hill restaurant close to the train station serving Sri Lankan-style vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Diners recommend the parotta and the meat curries, and one said it brought back memories of Jaffna.
21. Ceylon Rice Take-Away — Auburn
4.7★ (158 Google reviews) · Known for: Seafood fried rice and welcome tea
📍 33 Cumberland Rd, Auburn NSW 2144
An Auburn takeaway on Cumberland Road with a 4.7 rating. Diners praise the seafood fried rice, the many varieties of dishes and the welcome tea, and say prices are reasonable.
22. Sinthu Takeaway — Pendle Hill
4.6★ (109 Google reviews) · Known for: Veg, lamb and chicken kothu parotta
📍 133A Pendle Way, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
A Pendle Hill takeaway known for kothu parotta in vegetarian, lamb and chicken versions. A single serve is large enough for two at lunch, prices are low, and the cook has been known to check you enjoyed the meal.
23. Lankan Curry House Takeaway — Dulwich Hill
4.7★ (62 Google reviews) · Known for: Home-style rice and curry meal deals
📍 402 New Canterbury Rd, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
A no-frills Dulwich Hill takeaway on New Canterbury Road serving traditional Sri Lankan rice and curry meal deals. Regulars say the quality is consistent and the food tastes home-cooked, and it is the nearest well-reviewed Sri Lankan option for the Inner West.
24. Fernando’s Food Truck — Seven Hills
5.0★ (52 Google reviews) · Known for: Top-notch koththu from a Seven Hills food truck
📍 Opposite Seven Hills plaza, 231 Prospect Hwy, Seven Hills NSW 2147
A food truck opposite Seven Hills Plaza on the Prospect Highway with a perfect 5.0 rating from 52 reviews. Diners call the koththu, including the beef and dolphin (chicken) versions, among the best they have had, with generous portions.
25. Grandeez Restaurant — Homebush West
4.3★ (47 Google reviews) · Known for: Sri Lankan and Tamil rice and curry near the temple
📍 105 The Crescent, Homebush West NSW 2140
A Homebush West restaurant near the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Temple serving Sri Lankan and Tamil food at affordable prices. Diners recommend the rice and curry with chicken, lamb or goat and a choice of side curries, plus egg thosai with sambar and coconut chutney.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Sri Lankan restaurant in Sydney has the most Google reviews?
Colombo Social in Enmore has the most Google reviews of any Sri Lankan venue on this list (1,226), followed by Indo Lankan in Seven Hills (858) and, level on 783 each, Kandy Bites by Chef Ceylon in Glebe and Chef Ceylon in Toongabbie.
Which Sri Lankan restaurant in Sydney has the highest Google rating?
Fernando’s Food Truck in Seven Hills has a perfect 5.0 rating, though from a smaller base of 52 reviews. Among venues with more than 150 reviews, Colombo Social, Lankan Railway Cafe in Mortdale, Ceylonia in Parramatta, El Roi Kothu Corner in Pendle Hill, Ceylon and Curry in Enmore and Ceylon Rice Take-Away in Auburn all sit on 4.7.
Where is the best area in Sydney for Sri Lankan food?
Pendle Hill has the densest cluster, with six venues on this list along Pendle Way and nearby streets, while Toongabbie, Wentworthville and Seven Hills add several more. In the Inner West, Enmore and Glebe each have two Sri Lankan restaurants.
What is Sri Lankan food known for?
Sri Lankan food is built around rice and curry, kottu (chopped roti stir-fried with vegetables, egg or meat), hoppers (bowl-shaped fermented-rice pancakes), lamprais (rice and curries baked in a banana leaf) and short eats such as cutlets and rolls. Most venues on this list cook several of these.
Where can I try kottu in Sydney?
Xdream and Fernando’s Food Truck are known for kottu, as are El Roi Kothu Corner, Sinthu Takeaway and Sun Rise in the west, Ceylon and Curry in Enmore and Cuvai in Bella Vista, where one reviewer called it possibly the best in Sydney.
Where can I get vegetarian Sri Lankan food in Sydney?
Abie’s Take Away in Pendle Hill is entirely vegetarian, serving Sri Lankan Tamil food, and many other venues on this list offer vegetarian curries and kottu alongside meat dishes.
Where can I get cheap Sri Lankan takeaway in Sydney?
Ram’s Food in Homebush West, Abie’s Take Away and Sinthu Takeaway in Pendle Hill, Lankan Curry House Takeaway in Dulwich Hill and Ceylon Rice Take-Away in Auburn are all low-priced takeaways, mostly serving rice and curry or kottu.
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