The Sydney Morning Herald logo
Advertisement

Rockdale

A slice of meat burek and cheese burek, served with buttermilk drink and ajvar.

It’s one of the best snacks in Sydney, but you probably haven’t heard of it

These fourth-generation Rockdale bakers make just one thing, and it’s flaky, golden and perfect for your next picnic.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Cheesecake cookie.

Happy Alley

Cookies – thick, soft and fresh-out-the-oven – are the main attraction.

Kosta’s formidable schnitzel sandwich.

Kosta’s Takeaway

This venue is a finalist for best sandwich in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Cheesecake cookie at Happy Alley.

Happy Alley

The main attraction at this Rockdale cafe is the still-warm cookies served with swirls of vanilla soft-serve.

Happy Alley’s products range from biscuits to bagels.

This hidden bakery in a suburban alleyway is here for a good time, not a long time

It’s not just the Middle Eastern sandwiches and gooey cookies that keep fans coming back to this tucked-away spot, it’s the service.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Advertisement
Kosta's bright blue-and-white facade in Rockdale.

A top sandwich in a panel beaters? It must be Kosta's in Rockdale

Kosta's is a no-frills spot with customers queuing metres from pelting traffic.

  • Lenny Ann Low

Spicciatevi Cafe

An old-school eatery opposite Rockdale train station with a covered outdoor

Himalaya

The large peach- and maroon-hued room might convince you that you’ve

Swallow Coffee Traders Thumbnail

Swallow Coffee Traders

One of those big buses that pulls up outside this chilled little cafe would probably hold four ...

Boschetto Thumbnail

Boschetto

Wow, what a surprise. Leave the ever-busy highway and pass through the automatic doors of ...