Sydney's top 10 chicken dishes 2016

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El Jannah

The original and best Lebanese charcoal chicken shop in Granville. Hawa down the road is pretty good too but nothing beats half a chicken, some pickles and garlic sauce at El Jannah.

4–8 South Street, Granville, 02 9637 0977, eljannah.com.au

Frango Petersham Charcoal Chicken

Home to one of Sydney's most beloved chicken burgers. The simple combo of grilled chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato and equal parts mayonnaise and peri peri sauce has cured 10 hangovers in the time it's taken you to read this article.

98 New Canterbury Road, Petersham, 02 9560 2369, frangos.com.au

Bar Brosé

The super rich "poulet au vin jaune d'Australie" features pieces of Holmbrae chicken in a sauce of wine and foie gras butter, topped with crisp shards of chicken skin (which probably would have made this list if they were sold in a bag on their own).

231a Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, barbrose.com.au

Hartsyard

Hartsyard's southern-style fried chicken is so insanely good it named its cookbook after it, Fried Chicken & Friends. It may take the kitchen three days to prepare the signature dish, but it'll take you only three minutes to devour it.

33 Enmore Road, Newtown, 02 8068 1473, hartsyard.com.au

Thirsty Bird

The best of the deep-fried newcomers, Thirsty Bird's southern fried chicken sandwich stuffs a soft white roll with excellently seasoned fried thigh fillets and sweet slaw. Make sure you get a tub of mash and gravy to dip your sandwich into like the royalty you are.

2–14 Bayswater Road, Potts Point, 02 8937 4672, thirstybird.com.au

The Paddington

A whole rotisserie chook, fries, pickles and harissa. Best eaten with friends (or on your own, as a few days' worth of leftovers).

380 Oxford Street, Paddington, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/thepaddington

Moon Park

It recently announced it will close in September, which means you've got just four months to feast on Moon Park's refined take on Korean fried chicken, complete with sweet cubes of radish. Run.

34b Redfern Street, Redfern, 02 9690 0111, moon-park.com.au

10 William St

The Pinbone team are in the 10 William St kitchen and they brought their chicken burger with them, except this version has peach hot sauce on it and they're calling it a panini. It's on the secret menu and they make only 15 a day.

10 William Street, Paddington, 02 9360 3310, 10williamst.com.au

Arisun

Where else in Sydney can you spend an afternoon in the sun eating a whole fried chicken with a side of your own keg of beer? The sweet soy flavour chicken is unbeatable.

35/1 Dixon Street, Haymarket, 02 9264 1588, arisunrestaurant.com

Belles Hot Chicken

It was meant to be only a pop-up, but Belles at Barangaroo is here to stay, which means more southern fried wings and, most importantly, more really hot tenders.

33 Barangaroo Avenue, Wulugul Walk, Barangaroo, belleshotchicken.com