Illawarra Meat Market (368 Illawarra Road, Marrickville) Across the road from the Hellenic bakery, the Illawarra Meat Market offers a great range of high quality meat – and some specialties including spicy Cypriot sausages and loukaniko (traditional Greek style country sausages) – flavoured with chilli, leeks and orange rind. If you are a fan of the 5th quarter – try the kokoretsi, a traditional Greek Easter rotisserie dish made up of the organ meat from the lamb and bound its intestines. You can also place an order for baby goats for your home spit – or oven.
J&V Quality Meats (6 Clarke Lane, Earlwood) J&V Quality Meats offer Greek souvlaki, kondosouvli, lamb and pig on the spit, traditional Christmas Hams and more. M&P reader Patricia says, “Vera, the owner, has lived in Earlwood for most of her life and owns and operates her butcher shop in Earlwood for the same number of years. She knows the community inside and out.”
The Souvlaki Boys (179 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville) The Alepidis family has over 20 years of experience in Souvlaki business and their pork souvlaki is the best. The store also stocks a range other Greek products from poultry to pasta, herbs, spices and oils.
A&K Meats and Deli (Rockdale Plaza, 1 Rockdale Plaza Dr, Rockdale) A&K produce their own range of cured and smoked meats and meat products, together with a selection of gourmet and European style sausages.
Advanced Souvlaki (118 Railway Parade, Kogarah & 327 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury) Huge range of souvlaki, ready to go including pork, chicken, lamb backstrap and wagyu beef. Also stocks a range of frozen filo and pita’s from Greece.
Mick’s Meats (380 New Canterbury Rd, Dulwich Hill)
Faros Brothers (34 Buckley St, Marrickville) Faros Brothers fish markets are an institution among the Sydney Greek community. Selling prawns, lobster, scallops, mussels, calamari, oysters and whole fish, they open from 7am – 6pm weekdays, 7am – 5pm Saturday and 8am – 5pm Sunday.
Marrickville Seafood (187 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville) The sign out front loudly boasts “ελληνικο ψαραδικο” and has been a longstanding Marrickville stalwart. Fresh seafood is available and you can also pick up cooked seafood to go.
