Where to break fast this Ramadan, from Iftar buffets to banquets

Sydney’s popular month-long cultural celebration Lakemba Nights is back. This year’s event will be a little different, running every Thursday to Sunday from now to March 30, 2025. From 6pm until 2am, Thursday through to Sunday, more than 60 local businesses will transform Lakemba’s Haldon Street into a vibrant, global food bazaar with traditional cuisine from Indonesia, Burma, Pakistan, Lebanon, the Cocos Islands, Syria and more.

Break fast under the stars at Ramadan Street Festival, a two-day community event going down this Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9, along Auburn Road. Feast on fragrant Malaysian noodles, lamb skewer sandwiches, chicken momos, herby falafel, crisp Turkish doughnuts, and loads more. More here.

With ten restaurants in Sydney, including Alexandria, Bankstown, Castle Hill, Greenacre, Parramatta, Penrith and more, Al-Aseel is easily accessible for delicious Middle Eastern cuisine. Their iftar menu, which is available at all locations this Ramadan, features traditional hummus, fattoush and shish tawook, plus loads more. More here.

If you’re looking to break your fast with some friends, Titanic is definitely the right place. From iftar to midnight, you can dine on Middle Eastern and Italian cuisines with some shisha on the side. The Iftar buffet menu includes pasta, salads, traditional kibbe nayeh, mansaf, kefta and different main meals on offer every day, plus platters and desserts. More here.

Armani has been serving up for three generations, so they’re pulling out all the stops for their iftar buffet menu, which features Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes. Break your fast with fresh seafood, steaks, prawn cocktails and Adana kebabs. Book ahead for this one as the team prepares the halal certified banquet during the day and tables usually book out. More here.

This year, Volcano's Steakhouse is offering a special buffet and banquet menu for the holy month of Ramadan at their Bankstown venue. You can order from their buffet that includes pizza, pasta, chicken, ribs and salads, as well as desserts and hot drinks. More here.

What we love about Auburn institution, Student Biryani, is the absolutely massive servings for absolutely cheap prices. The halal certified eatery will be serving delicious iftar boxes for you to break the fast, featuring vegetable samosas, biryani, of course, and loads more. Open seven days a week at all three locations – Surry Hills, Auburn and Wollongong. More here.