Tastemakers: Jad Nehmetallah Says Western Sydney’s Dining Scene Is a Sleeping Giant

by Sangeeta Kocharekar URL Copied! Welcome to The Latch Tastemakers , where we sit down with people who know a city’s scene like the back of their hand to ask their must-try restaurants, cafes and bars. Dive into our Tastemakers series and curate your ultimate hit-list, whether you’re exploring your own city or venturing somewhere new. Sleeping giant.

That’s how Jad Nehmetallah, star of Gogglebox Australia and owner of restaurant MISC Parramatta , describes Western Sydney’s dining scene. It’s slowly waking up, he says. It’s taking its time, yawning as it gets out of bed.

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” The very best of The Latch delivered straight to your inbox. Image: MISC Parramatta Nehmetallah says he’s starting to see people from all over Sydney come to Western Sydney to dine. He thinks some people may have thought Western Sydney residents didn’t know food or hospitality but that thinking is now changing.

The reality, he says, is that many people who work in venues in other areas of Sydney.