City guide · New South Wales
Best Sausage and Peppers in Sydney
Where is the best sausage and peppers in Sydney?
Leichhardt is Sydney's Little Italy, settled largely by Sicilians, and the best sausage and peppers in the city is there — fennel-heavy sausage with roasted capsicum, or bought raw from the Norton Street butchers for a barbecue.
Locals ask for it as sausage and capsicum Sydney (English).
| City | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Ask for it as | sausage and capsicum Sydney (English) |
| Top 100 spots here | 1 |
| Best time to go | October through April, barbecue season. |
| Local rule | Grill the capsicum whole until the skin blackens, then peel. Slicing it raw is the shortcut that costs you the flavour. |
Sydney's Italian community is heavily Sicilian, so the sausage runs to fennel seed and coils rather than links.
The city's real format is the backyard barbecue. Buy the sausage on Norton Street, grill it at home, and put the capsicum straight on the grill beside it.
Sydney on Larry’s Top 100
| Rank | Where | Order this | Larry’s note |
|---|---|---|---|
| #97 | Leichhardt — Sydney's Little Italy | Sausage with roasted capsicum | Harbour city, Sicilian roots. |
Menus, feast dates and opening hours change. Call ahead before you travel.
How to order it in Sydney
- Sicilian-style fennel sausage with roasted red capsicum.
- Ask the Norton Street butchers for the coil, not the links.
- Lemon at the end. Sicilian Sydney does this too.
The local rule: Grill the capsicum whole until the skin blackens, then peel. Slicing it raw is the shortcut that costs you the flavour.
Best time to go: October through April, barbecue season.
Questions people ask about Sydney
Where is Sydney's Little Italy?
Leichhardt, around Norton Street, settled mainly by Sicilian families. It is the place to buy Italian sausage in the city.
What sausage works for this in Australia?
Butcher-made Italian fennel sausage, sweet or hot. Avoid thin breakfast sausages — they dry out before the capsicum softens.
Make it at home instead
You do not need a plane ticket. Larry’s own version takes about forty minutes in a cast-iron pan.
Sausage and peppers in other cities
Elsewhere in Australia
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