Warung Ita

How lucky that Sydneysiders can just zip down Old Canterbury Road and hang a right at Haldon for colourful Padang-style (West Sumatran) street food. It's niche cuisine in this town,but the flavours are made for Aussies raised eating spice and rice. The cafe comprises a few formica tables and friendly women operating a bain-marie stuffed with chilli-eggplant rounds,beef rendang,chicken wings,jackfruit curry and a dried anchovy and hot-peanut mix (ikan bilis) that would be perfect with an Asian-style beer. As this is a no-alcohol halal restaurant,that won't be happening,so take home a container for your next barbie. A'bit of everything'plate can be shared between two people.