Doodee Noodle’s signature dish is a pork tom yum sweet and sour soup, with toppings including pork slices and fish balls, which is then amplified with dried chilli spice. The Thai street food venue, which recently opened its second location at Darling Quarter, created its own chilli blend, which is used in varying amounts throughout the menu in spice levels that range from “nursery” (0) to “super nova” (7).

“[Tom yum] is a common noodle dish that exists all over Thailand and can vary from region to region,” says Top Jitrakthaipakdee, Doodee Noodle’s owner. “It’s sweet and sour but can also be very spicy. We have a Thai chef, and we prepare it exactly like it is done in Thailand.

“I’ve had a lot of Thai people [who live here] come and tell me that this tastes exactly how they remember,” says Top.

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The newest Doodee Noodle (there’s also an outlet in Chatswood) is a bright beacon on Harbour Street that’s impossible to miss – the walls are coloured red, orange and yellow, and stools in all three colours are dotted around the outdoor tables that line the shopfront. The colours reference the vendors and the bustle on the streets of Thailand. “I’m trying to recreate the night-market experience, where people are surrounded by bright lights, can see their food being made in front of them, eat well and enjoy beers,” Top says. “Everywhere you look everyone is having a good time.”

For those trying doodee for the first time, Top recommends getting the Doodee Variety Bowl, with fish balls, meat balls, pork slices, fried wonton skin and your choice of noodles. The dish has a spice level of between 0 and 1, but diners can increase the heat with the spice powder on the table.

Other Thai street food classics, like sweet-and-sour pork-neck skewer, deep-fried quail egg wonton and barbequed squid, round out the menu. There are Thai beers on tap, cocktails or sweet Thai milk tea. For dessert try Dondee’s famous mango sticky rice; fried banana fritters; or coconut ice-cream, which is imported from Thailand.

Doodee Noddle
Shop 9/1/25 Harbour Street, Sydney

Hours:
Tue to Sun 11am–9pm

doodee.com.au