Sahara Bakery

Sahara Bakery is a Lebanese-style bakery in Kingsgrove, New South Wales, known for pies. The dough comes out fluffy and soft rather than thin and burnt, whether it's topped with meat, cheese or zaatar. The halloumi pie gets particular praise, with one person calling it the best they've had in Sydney and asking the bakery never to change the recipe.

Pies are the thing the bakery is known for, and the spinach and cheese version has its own fans. The halloumi pie and pizza-style flatbreads are popular orders. One long-time customer says they wouldn't go anywhere else for Lebanese pizza, and another introduced by work colleagues was back about five times within a fortnight.

The staff get a lot of warm words. People describe the team as friendly and welcoming, service as quick, and prices as fair for what you get. It's the sort of place where visitors passing through town have ended up stopping because it was the closest decent feed, and left happy.

One family found the dough on the thicker side, and a customer used to a traditional halloumi cheese pizza was surprised to get a mozzarella-style one, so it's worth saying exactly what you want. Another person ended up with spinach instead of the meat pies they asked for on a takeaway order, so a quick check in the bag before you leave is a sensible habit.

Beyond the counter, Sahara does dine-in, takeaway and delivery, and you can pair your order with a coffee or breakfast. They also take custom cake orders and handle catering for private and corporate events. There's free street parking nearby, a wheelchair-accessible entrance, and they accept cards and tap-to-pay. They trade weekends only, so check the hours before you head over.