Good Food Month: Night Noodle Markets, Hyde Park

If you go down to Hyde Park today, you'd better go in disguise...

We made it to the second and final week of the Night Noodle Markets, one of the more popular and accessible events during Good Food Month. It's been cold and blustery this week--almost a return to winter temperatures it seems-- but the allure of food stalls, alfresco dining and an opportunity to catch up with friends after work has been too good to resist for many Sydneysiders.

Roving lion dancers prowling on young children were a crowd highlight and the screens showing Monkey Magic were a cherished flashback down memory lane as well.




Hokkien noodles with vegetables $7.00/$9.00
from Wasinee Thai Cuisine


Prawn dumplings
from East Ocean


Spanish paella $10.00
from Spanthai Food


Steamed chocolate and coconut pudding $6.00
with vanilla bean sweet cream
from Banana Blossom


Crispy sticky rice balls with pork larp salad $10.00
from Banana Blossom


Coconut grilled chicken breast salad $10.00
with crispy egg noodles and sweet tamarind dressing
from Banana Blossom


Pad thai noodles $10.00
from Banana Blossom


Chicken satay $2.50
from Jackie M Malaysian Cuisine

The queue for Jackie M was crazy busy all night. Get there by 5.30pm unless you plan on queueing for at least 20 minutes.


Persian orange cakes $4.00
from Mayan Coffee


My dinner: Crispy sticky rice balls with pork larp salad
from Banana Blossom

I had my usual crispy sticky rice balls from Banana Blossom, a little heavy on the fish sauce but there was irresistible joy from the spiky balls of glutinous rice -- deliciously crunchy and golden on the outside, starchy and chewy on the inside.




R's dinner: Lamb rogan josh
from The Curry House

R's dinner was spicy but disappointingly tepid in temperature.


Sticky rice with mango and coconut $6.00
from Junior Thai

And dessert for me was a container of sticky rice with mango and coconut. Hurrah for the start of mango season.


Where's the lion





The SMH Good Food Month Night Noodle Markets finish this Friday, 24 October 2008.

Night Noodle Markets
Hyde Park North, Hyde Park Sydney (near the Archibald Fountain)
October 13-17 and 20-24, 2008
5pm - 9.30pm

Related GrabYourFork posts:
GFM 2008: Sugar Hit #1: Kings Cross Hotel

GFM 2007: Sugar Hit #3 at the Westin Sydney
GFM 2007: Sugar Hit #2 at the Sofitel Wentworth
GFM 2007: Sugar Hit #1 at the InterContinental Sydney

GFM 2006: Night Noodle Markets Week 3
GFM 2006: Night Noodle Markets Week 2
GFM 2006: Night Noodle Markets Week 1

GFM 2005: Night Noodle Markets