Celebrating Dads All Month Long At Bekya
Celebrate Father's Day at Bekya
This season, Bekya is celebrating dads with a special dining experience. From 20th August to 20th September, every dad dining in will receive a complimentary wrap and a refreshing drink when the table spends $120 or more. Whether you’re planning a relaxed family lunch or a memorable dinner, it’s the perfect way to show appreciation while enjoying our authentic flavours. Treat Dad to a meal filled with warmth, taste, and togetherness.
Offer available for dine-in only. Valid 20 August – 20 September.
Looking for an Authentic Egyptian Restaurant in Summer Hill, Sydney?
If you’ve ever searched “Egyptian restaurant near me” while craving fresh falafels, warm pita, or the mouthwatering aroma of slow-cooked meats, you’re exactly who we love to serve.
At Bekya Egyptian Restaurant, we bring the taste of Egypt straight to the heart of Summer Hill. Our family recipes, passed down through generations, are cooked with love, using fresh local produce and spices imported directly from Egypt.
What Makes Our Egyptian Food Authentic?
For us, authenticity isn’t just a buzzword — it’s the way we cook every single day.
Here’s what makes our food truly Egyptian:
- Family recipes from Egypt, not just “inspired” by it
- Fresh ingredients prepared daily, never frozen shortcuts
- Signature Egyptian dishes like molokhia, koshari, hawawshi, and fava bean falafels
- Traditional cooking methods, like slow braising and charcoal grilling
- A warm, welcoming atmosphere that feels like visiting a friend’s home in Cairo
Why Summer Hill is the Perfect Place for Our Restaurant
Summer Hill is a food lover’s paradise, full of diverse flavours from around the world. We’re proud to be the local spot for authentic Egyptian food, not just for Summer Hill, but for nearby suburbs like Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, and Leichhardt.
So next time you’re in the area searching for “Egyptian restaurant near me”, you won’t need to look far.
Our Must-Try Dishes
Molokhia — Egypt’s Comfort Dish
This silky, nutrient-rich soup made from finely chopped jute leaves is slow-cooked with garlic, coriander, and your choice of chicken or beef stock. It’s the flavour of home for Egyptians everywhere.
Egyptian Falafels (Ta’ameya)
We make ours from fava beans, giving them a softer, richer taste than chickpea falafels. Crispy on the outside, fluffy inside, and perfect with our house-made tahini.
Shawarma — Marinated to Perfection
Our chicken and lamb shawarma are marinated in our special Egyptian spice blend for hours before being roasted until juicy and tender.
Koshari — The National Dish of Egypt
A hearty combination of rice, lentils, pasta, and crispy onions topped with a tangy tomato sauce is simple, filling, and full of flavour.
How to Choose the Best Egyptian Restaurant in Sydney
When you’re looking for the real thing, here’s what to check:
- Does the menu include true Egyptian classics like molokhia or koshari?
- Are the dishes made fresh every day?
- Do you feel genuine warmth and hospitality when you walk in?
- Do locals recommend it again and again?
We’ve built Bekya around all of these — so you know you’re getting the real deal.
Why Locals Love Us
- We’re family-owned and treat every guest like a friend
- We use fresh Australian produce and Egyptian spices for a perfect balance
- We have plenty of vegan and vegetarian options
- We also offer catering for events so you can bring Egypt to your celebration
Whether you’re joining us for a casual meal, grabbing a quick takeaway, or booking catering for a big event, we’ll make sure your experience is full of flavour and warmth.
Come Taste Egypt
If you’re craving the rich, bold flavours of Egypt, join us at Bekya Egyptian Restaurant in Summer Hill, Sydney. From the first bite to the last, we promise you’ll feel the heart and soul we put into every dish.
Conclusion
At Bekya Egyptian Restaurant in Summer Hill, Sydney, we’re more than just a place to eat; we’re a place to connect, share stories, and enjoy the true taste of Egypt. From the crunch of our fava bean falafels to the comforting warmth of molokhia, every dish is cooked with love and tradition. So next time you’re searching “Egyptian restaurant near me,” skip the guessing and come straight to us. Whether you’re dining in, taking away, or ordering catering, we’ll make sure you leave with a full stomach and a happy heart. Book your table today and taste the difference.
FAQ Section
Q1: What’s the most popular dish at Bekya?
Our chicken shawarma and molokhia are top favourites.
Q2: Do you have vegetarian or vegan options?
Yes, our vegan falafels, plant-based shawarma, and vegetable dishes are very popular.
Q3: Are you close to Ashfield or Petersham?
Yes, we’re just a short drive from both, perfect if you’re looking for an “Egyptian restaurant near me.”
Q4: Do you offer catering?
We cater for weddings, parties, and corporate events across Sydney.
Q5: How do I know if your food is authentic?
Our recipes come from Egypt, our spices are imported, and our cooking methods are traditional. It's as close as you can get without hopping on a plane.
The best thing since sliced bread...meatballs!
Let's put our differences aside with meatballs!
What is it about meatballs that makes me feel warm & fuzzy? In fact, I think these little round balls of packed minced meat could be the answer to world peace. Ok, perhaps that is going way too far. But, these gems exists in so many different cultures, it must be the common language that we can all embrace, right? Well, in my books anyway.
The Meatball Planet
So I did a little research & found 5 popular versions around the world. In no particular order:
- Kofta – A popular dish in many countries, Kofta is thought to have originated from Persia and then spread across Asia. A number of theories exist as far back its history goes; some say it came all the way out of Greece before travelling farther than you can imagine – into India or Bangladesh for example!
- Keftedes – Keftedes are one of Greece’s most popular styles of meatballs, made with lamb and sometimes beef mixed in soaked bread seasoned with garlic or oregano. They’re then fried until crisp but juicy!
- Turkish Cig Kofte – The traditional Turkish dish, kofte is a type of meatball made from ground fatty lamb and/or beef mixed with parsley. These are then fried until golden brown before being tossed into your favorite sauce or served plain buttered up! Some say there may even exceed 200 varieties.
- Albondigas – The albondigas traveling around the world transformed into a favorite dish for many people. In Mexico, it is made with pork and egg in broth or smokey sauce while elsewhere they’re enjoyed without any liquid at all; instead having rice noodles to soak up every last drop!
- Skilpadjies – Skilpadjies is an English version that contains beef, venison and even ostrich. Pork meat has been replaced with nutmeg for added flavor plus currants are used in place of raisins to give it more spice!
BEKYA Egyptian Spice’s Meatballs
Naturally we have our own meatballs version at BEKYA Egyptian Spice!
Our kafta meatballs is served with your choice of Egyptian or lentil rice topped with a homemade tomato salsa. Each serving gets four meatballs, not one, two or three, but four delicious meatballs made in the Egyptian way.
Available at all our store locations. Try some today.
The very Special Chicken Shawarma Salad
The Egyptian Chicken Wrap
What is a chicken shawarma anyway? “Shawarma” is a meat heavy dish. It is commonly found throughout the Middle East with variations along the way. Often the meat is thinly sliced, stacked then cooked slowly on a spit or rotisserie. Historically, only lamb was used but today shawarmas can be made from chicken, beef or even turkey & other meats.
Many people do not realise that Egyptian food is all about spices. Egyptian shawarma marinades may include cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric, and paprika. Our chicken shawarma is marinated in secret sauce for 6 hours before cooking.
It is tradition for Egyptian shawarmas to be served in a flatbread. Our flatbread is made-to-order fresh in-store using a specially formulated flour mix for our store.
Typically, the shawarma is topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, pickled vegetables & a sauce like tahini sauce. Our chicken wraps are on a bed of mixed leaf salad, garlic, pickles & mild Harissa sauce.
Box 1 Mixed Mini Wraps
The Chicken Shawarma Plate
If you’re a fan of our Chicken Shawarma Wrap, you may think there’s nothing better. But wait, our Chicken Shawarma Plate is pretty damn good as well!
Typically, shawarma plates are served with hommus, rice, salads & some sort of sauce.
Our Shawarma Plate comes with made-to-order flatbread and:
- 6-hour marinated in secret sauce shredded chicken, mixed leaf salad, garlic, pickles & mild Harissa sauce
- Your choice of salad including Fattoush salad, Quinoa & Tabouli Salad, Carrot & Cranberry Salad or Pearl Barley & Turmeric Salad
- Your choice of rice including Rice with Lentils or Egyptian Rice
- Your choice of homemade & preservative-free dips including Babaghanouj dip, which is chargrilled eggplants, tahini, garlic; Hommus dip, which is organic chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic; Muhammara dip, which is bell peppers, chilli, split fava beans, mayonnaise or Garlic dip
Box 7 Mixed Mini Lunch Bowls + Mixed Mini Salad Bowls
The ‘Special’ in our Chicken Shawarma Salad Special
And if that wasn’t enough, we’e decided to create a Chicken Shawarma Salad! And we think it is super special.
It includes, the shredded chicken that’s been marinated in secret sauce for 6 hours; on a bed of Fattoush salad and drizzled with our mild Harissa sauce.
We think this is absolutely perfect for Spring! a bit of protein, a bit of salad, a bit of zing.
Grab yours & enjoy! But hurry, this very special wrap ends on 30th Nov 2021
Available:
- On our App (Order Ahead/ Salad) – download here
- Buy Online – order here
- At both Gateway & South Eveleigh stores
- On UberEats* – order UberEats here
- On Deliveroo* – order Deliveroo here
*prices are different & only for South Eveleigh
Box 2 Mixed Mini Skewers
Get ready for Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup, is it really the race that stops the nation?
I used to live in Melbourne and I can personally say that leading up to the Melbourne Cup Carnival was magnificent! I don’t know if it’s just Melbournians finding as excuse to partee, but it always felt like Christmas. The anticipation was as exciting as the carnival week.
In my younger days, much much younger days, my friends & I could only afford General Admission tickets. I’ll confess now only because I’m betting on the statute of limitation, we would brain storm how we could sneak in alcohol. We were very creative indeed!
Back then, the Melbourne Cup most definitely stopped the nation in our minds.
Box 1 Mixed Mini Wraps
The Race & the wiser me
Sheepishly, I must admit, The Spring Carnival was as exciting if not more when I was older. Older meant I could afford better tickets, better clothes & more money to spend on the horses! Yup the same group of misfits, but in sleeker clothes & thinking that we’re all that – indeed we were – to us anyway!
Then I moved to Sydney.
Sadly the momentum for the Melbourne Cup has never been the same. But one thing that has remained the same is getting together with friends. In a way, it has been better. Maybe because I’m older, more mature, who knows! But, I get quite excited when I host a Melbourne Cup party especially the catering!
Box 7 Mixed Mini Lunch Bowls + Mixed Mini Salad Bowls
Catering makes it or break it
So things I’ve learnt about catering for a Melbourne Cup event:
- Individual portions – trust me, you’d want to minimise mess. The cleanest way is to have individual portions & not a buffet style catering
- Something for everyone – have a variety of food. Best if you have something with meat, veg, fruit/ treats. Even better if you find out if any of your guests have specific food requirements
- Bins – have a recycling bin & a general waste bin. Place it somewhere people can see
- Pick up time – pick up your catering at least 1 hour in advance. So make sure you choose a catering provider who’s food will still taste great a few hours later.
Most of all, relax & have fun!
Check out our Catering Boxes here Catering
Box 2 Mixed Mini Skewers
Chicken Shawarma Salad Spring Special
Spring Salad Special
It’s Spring – yay! Spring means warmth, optimism & salads. So we’ve decided to combine everyone’s favourite Chicken Shawarma & our Fattoush Salad into one.
To make our version, we marinate chicken for 6 hours in secret sauce then we shred it after cooking it. Our Fattoush Salad is made with daily fresh lettuce, diced tomatoes, cucumber, white radish, rocket, parsley and crispy flat bread drizzled with pomegranate & balsamic dressing. And finally, we drizzle it with our homemade & preservative-free mild harissa sauce.
Get our Limited Time Chicken Shawarma Salad for $11.90*
The best thing is we’ve made our Special Salad available through as many ways as possible:
Get it:
- In-store for take away – South Eveleigh store only
- On our App for pickup – download App here
- Online for pickup – Order Online here
- On UberEats for delivery* – Order on UberEats here
- On Deliveroo for delivery* – Order on Deliveroo here
*Prices on Delivery Apps are different
Or if this Salad is not your thing, have a look at our menu here
Lockdown Bulk Buy 3 Wraps Special
Lockdown Bulk Buy 3 Wraps Special for South Eveleigh Store
We have something very special for our Egyptian Wrap fans – a Bulk Buy 3 Wraps Special. Lock-in 3 Wraps now at a great price & take your time eating it.
Something for the Meat Lovers
For our Meat-Lover fans, we have flavours including our Shishtawook Wrap, which is chicken skewers marinated in secret sauce for 6 hours, then char grilled finish on volcanic rock, topped with a mixed leaf salad, garlic, pickles & mild Harissa sauce; Beef Shawarma Wrap, which is shredded beef also marinated in secret sauce for 6 hours, topped with a mixed leaf salad, pickles and homemade Babaghanouj & Zaatar Yoghurt sauce; or our very popular Chicken Shawarma Wrap, shredded chicken marinated for 6 hours in secret sauce, topped with mixed leaf salad, garlic, pickles & mild Harissa sauce.
Sorry no Lamb Shawarma flavour.
But this is only available via our our App & for our South Eveleigh store.
Something for the Non-Meat Lovers
Or non meat lovers, you can choose from Egyptian Falafel Wrap, which is herb intensive Egyptian Falafels, topped with a mixed leaf salad, homemade Hommus, pickles & Tahini sauce; our Haloumi Wrap, comes with of course Haloumi cheese & topped with a mixed leaf salad, pickles, Tahini & homemade Hommus; or our Arnabeet Wrap, which is lightly fried cauliflower, topped with mixed leaf salad, fresh tomatoes, pickles, Tahini & homemade Hommus.
Limited Time Special
But this is only available via our our App until 31 August 2021, and only for our South Eveleigh store.
Collect 1, 2 Or All 3 Wraps Together Or Separately
Yup, your next 3 meals are sorted thanks to this App Special. You’ll have 6 months to collect 1, 2 or 3 Wraps all at once or on different occasions. Surely you’ll be the best flatmate this lockdown has ever seen if you shouted your flatmate a Wrap of their choice. Maybe cozy up to that workmate with a Wrap – kidding : ) !! Or nah, all 3 Wraps just for you!
Curbside Pickup
Curbside Pickup Now Available for South Eveleigh Store
This lockdown is lasting much longer than we all hope. That is why we have scrambled to develop Curbside Pickup as an option via our App for our South Eveleigh store.
We know the residents around this area will appreciate this contactless collection option. So now customers will have another collection option to in-store pickup and deliveries with UberEats or Deliveroo. Locals can now have their Egyptian fix without leaving their car.
Instructions
Simply follow these instructions when you Order Ahead on the App.
(1) Add Curbside Pickup as an item to your shopping cart & proceed to complete transaction
(2) Drive to the store located at 1 Locomotive Street, Eveleigh
(3) Stop at the boom gate at the entrance of Locomotive Street
(3) Press the buzzer & advise security that you are collecting an order from BEKYA Egyptian Spice
(4) Drive to store (located 150 meters along Locomotive St)
(5) Stay in your car
(6) When your food is ready, show our staff your order on your phone
(7) We will hand over the food. Enjoy!
But this is only available via our App so download here if you have not done so already Download BEKYA App
Extended Lockdown Free Fries Upsize Meal Deal 31 Aug
Extended Free Fries Upsize Meal Deal
We’ve got something to keep your mind off this extended crazy lockdown – how about Free Fries Upsize Meal Deal?
Yup, get your hands on a large size Fries for any Fries Combo Meal Deal until 31s August.
Buy at our stores, on our App (Order Ahead) or with UberEats & Deliveroo.
Don’t worry that it doesn’t say so on the menu, we’ll make sure you get your loaded large size fries with your meal : )
And if you have left over fries, get creative! Fries in a sandwich. Fries in a hash brown. Stir fry Fries : )
Extended Lockdown Buy One Get One Free Special 31 Aug
Extended: Sydney Lockdown Buy One Get One Free Special
Lockdown shmockdown! We’re determined not to let this lockdown get to us. Let’s turn this frown upside & eat our way through this crazy lockdown. Trust me, time will go super fast when you eat, especially with yummy 6-hour marinated Egyptian meat, made-to-order flatbread or all naturally vegan Bowls.
But only on our App until 31st August. So download & check out the details
Buy One Get One Free Wrap
Meat lovers will enjoy our 6-hour marinated meats in secret sauce including Chicken Shishtawook Wrap, Beef Shawarma Wrap & Chicken Shawarma. So no Lamb Shawarma Wrap in this special.
Not forgetting our non-meat eaters. We have our Egyptian Falafel Wrap & Arnabeet Wrap, which can be made as a Vegan, Vegetarian or Dairy-Free Wrap. Our Haloumi Wrap is a Vegetarian Wrap.
Conditions apply so see our App for detail.
Buy One Get One Free Plate
Our BOGOF Plate includes the Chicken Shishtawook Plate, Lemon & Garlic Chicken Plate, Beef Shawarma Plate & our Chicken Shawarma Plate. Sorry no Lamb Shawarma Plate in this special. Each Plate comes with your choice of fresh Salads, Rice, Homemade Dip & made-to-order flatbread.
For our non-meat lover friends, we have our Vegetarian Plate, which comes with herb intensive Egyptian Falafels, Arnabeet & Haloumi cheese. This can be turned into a Vegan, Vegetarian or Dairy-Free Plate. And not to forget from our Naturally Vegan menu, our Egyptian Falafel Plate & Grazing Plate as well.
Conditions apply so see our App for detail.
Buy One Get One Free Bowl
This Lockdown Special includes our Naturally Vegan menu, our signature dish Koshari Bowl & Arnabeet Bowl. Conditions apply so see our App for detail.
