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4 Distinctive Chinese Restaurants Found on Anzac Parade at Kensington

When you’re craving for Chinese food in Kensington, the place to go is Anzac Parade. This major road in the southeastern Sydney suburbs is home to plenty of restaurants and there are four distinctive Chinese food establishments particularly catering to Kensington residents.

1. Traditional Chinese Food: Hoh Won Chinese Restaurant

134 Anzac Parade
Opens daily, except Tuesdays, from 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.; 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The family-owned Hoh Won Chinese Restaurant has been in Kensington for decades that many locals have memories of dining in this place since they were kids. Even without an actual social media presence or a website, Hoh Won Chinese Restaurant is always packed so be sure to reserve seats before you go.

When there’s no time to cook and you want to have a full meal, this place will satisfy. Their menu and the food’s quality haven’t changed much since the new generation took over. Diners seem to love their shredded pork, deep fried fish with corn sauce, hot and sour soup, Shantung chicken, and special fried rice.

“Just a great traditional Chinese restaurant. It’s almost always busy but with good reason, the food is always flavoursome, occasionally I had dishes with a little much pepper, but I’ve been coming here for years and that only happened once or twice. I do prefer the more traditional tasting of the menu compared to every other restaurants modernisation to every dish. It’s no Mr Wong’s but it’s not trying to be, the prices are fair and the food is traditional and good, and let me just say THE DECOR, the decor is sensational. I love the trapped in the 60’s look, the wallpaper and chandelier, so charismatic..”
~ Jah Sha, via Google Reviews

2. Hunan-Inspired Chinese Cooking: Chairman Mao Chinese Restaurant

189 Anzac Parade
Opens daily 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; closes at 11:00 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays

Dishes from the Hunan region in China are known for its hot and spicy flavours, strong aroma, and vibrant colours. Chairman Mao offers a variety of these Hunan food choices in generous portions, which greatly pair with a pint of beer.

Some of the recommended meals include the five-spice tofu, red-braised pork, and the pickled radish and chili. The restaurant is also well-known for its colourful and decorative interiors.

*Photo Credit:* *Wanda Dominic Tan/Facebook*

“AMAZING YOU HAVE TO COME HERE. This is the only place I’ve found in Sydney that actually tastes like food from Hunan. I’ve lived my life in Sydney but have traveled extensively through China. This is the real deal. If you want amazing, tasty, authentic Chinese food, come here. My boyfriend and I LOVED everything – we got the pork belly and a spicy prawn dish (I’ve since forgotten the name of the actual dish)… SO GOOD.”
~ DianeRB2, via Trip Advisor

3. Halal Chinese Food: Turpan Restaurant

6/240 Anzac Parade
Opens daily from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., except Monday

The food at Turpan Restaurant may remind you of Middle Eastern cuisines. However, Chinese food from the northwestern regions is mostly halal, particularly from the Xinjiang Uyghur province where the restaurant’s chef and owner grew up.

So, if you’re looking for the best-tasting lambs, mutton, or beef dishes with heaps of tomatoes, onions, olives, and celery, then try the Turpan Restaurant. They also serve crepes, skewers and other dishes with a hint of Pakistani, Mongolian and Russian influences.

*Photo Credit:* *The Turpan Restuarant/Facebook*

“Great northern China dishes. Skewers are must try. Plenty of nice spiced dishes if you like spicy food. It is not the typical Cantonese or Shanghainess restaurants we often see. It is something different and tasty as well. Highly recommended.”

~ Simon Leung, via Google Reviews

4. Cantonese Dishes: The New Dong Dong Noodles

428 Anzac Parade
Opens daily from 11:00 a.m. to 10:15 p.m.

The New Dong Dong Noodles is technically in Kingsford, but it is a block away (at least 0.8 miles) from the Kensington Park.

This restaurant serves Cantonese dishes from an open kitchen. Diners can watch as the chef cooks their orders of hot pot, stir-fried noodles, congee, and noodle soups. The New Dong Dong Noodles also offer Laksa dishes after 9:45 p.m.

“My family has been going here for years and we’ve never had a bad meal. Because it is so busy the food is fresh and super authentic. You always see heaps of Chinese people in here so they must be authentic. Nothing flash but great value and super tasty.”
~ Vince D, via Trip Advisor

There is no shortage of Chinese food establishments in Sydney and the surrounding suburbs. However, these four choices from Kensington will show that while Chinese food is common, there are still plenty of variety and distinctions to choose from.

Oz Harvest Market in Kensington: What Australia’s First Rescue Food Outlet Does to Help The Country

Photo Credit: Fiona Nearn/Oz Harvest Market

Did you know that Australia’s first rescue food outlet has a flagship store in Kensington? Known as the Oz Harvest Market, this shop located at Anzac Parade takes food that would otherwise be thrown away by food outlets, hotels, supermarkets, and catering companies

Oz Harvest Market sells rescued food to the community or redistributes the edibles to the needy. There are volunteers who ensure that the food items collected are of quality and still fit for eating.

The Kensington store, which opened last April 2017, is located at the ground floor of the building owned by TOGA. The site of the former Addison Hotel, this was turned into a shelter for the homeless and TOGA has donated part of the ground floor for Oz Harvest Market’s operations.

The rescue food outlet is open to anyone looking to buy food supplies at a massive discount or to eat good food without having to pay so much money.

“If times are tough and you’re in need of food or other goods, you can take what you need,” Oz Harvest Market CEO and Founder Ronni Kahn said. “If you can give something, then please do, it could even be your time or skills.”

*Photo Credit:* *Fiona Nearn/Oz Harvest Market*

The goods sold at Oz Harvest Market have no price tag. Customers are open to giving what they can, knowing that the money will also go to charity.

Oz Harvest Market also sets up pop-ups and food trucks at other locations around Australia as a way to promote their services. This is where the money of consumers patronising the store goes.

In New South Wales, Oz Harvest Market stores and food trucks are also found in Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Sapphire Coast, Southern Highlands, Sydney, and Wagga Wagga.

Oz Harvest Market also mounts educational programs for primary school kids to teach them about food sustainability. In New South Wales, the first phase of the program, dubbed Feast, will roll out in schools this 2019.

The aim of Feast is to teach kids how to cook nutritious food, eat healthily, prevent food waste and protect the environment.