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Taj Indian Sweets and Restaurant

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Taj Indian Sweets and Restaurant. (2026, October 26). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/taj-indian-sweets-and-restaurant-harris-park-20251121-p5nhhl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Good Food includes Taj Indian Sweets and Restaurant in Sydney's "Little India" district as one of its 100 Essential Restaurants. Opened in 2003, Taj is known for its extensive vegetarian menu featuring various chaat items like pani puri, thalis offering a range of curries with rice and bread, and an array of sweets available at the front bar. The article highlights Taj's dosa as particularly noteworthy alongside other local specialties.

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Taj Indian Sweets and Restaurant, located on Wigram Street in Sydney's "Little India," has been a culinary landmark since 2003. Featured in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list, the restaurant offers an extensive vegetarian menu with various chaat options and thalis that introduce diners to its curry dishes served with rice, bread, pickles, and pappadums. Patrons often leave with sweets from Taj's front bar, though some opt for jalebi fried to order at Jaipur Sweets next door. The venue stands out among other popular eateries like Shri Refreshment Bar and Chatkazz in the area known for its diverse Indian cuisine options.

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Good Food’s Little India” Sydney Taj Taj Indian Sweets and Restaurant

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Taj ORG · 2× Taj Indian Sweets and Restaurant ORG · 2× Chatkazz ORG · 1× Dosa Hut ORG · 1× Good Food’s ORG · 1× Jaipur Sweets ORG · 1× Little India” GPE · 1× Mumbai GPE · 1× Shri Refreshment Bar ORG · 1× Sydney GPE · 1×

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Don’t leave without grabbing a sweet from the stacked front bar either – unless, that is, you’ve got your heart set on golden, twisted jalebi, fried to order streetside and drowned in sugar syrup from Jaipur Sweets.

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2026-10-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

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This venue is included in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list. asserted

venue → include → list

Where do you eat in Sydney’s “Little India”, anyway? asserted

you → eat → India

Do you stop for smashed samosas and snacks at Shri Refreshment Bar? asserted

you → stop → Bar

All are good options, but continue further down Wigram Street, past the grocers selling curry-leaf plants, and you’ll spot Taj Indian Sweets and Restaurant. asserted

you → continue → Sweets

Opened in 2003, Taj is one of Little India’s originals, with regulars dedicated to the epic, all-vegetarian menu. asserted

regulars → open → menu

There’s plenty of chaat, including winning pani puri, and the thalis – northern or southern style – give an entry point to the venue’s curry offer, complete with rice, bread, pickles and pappadums. asserted

thalis → ’ → rice

heart → leave → Sweets

Good to know: Dosa Hut is ground zero for dosa, but Taj’s version hits the spot, too. asserted

version → know → spot

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → book → ?

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide