When Matt was posted to Sydney for work, a colleague of his who used to study at UNSW gushed about Harry's Cafe De Wheels as a Sydney tourist attraction not to be missed, lauded it the high honour as the best hot dog joint he had ever visited in his life and taunted Matt about missing out on the best thing Sydney has to offer if he skipped making a trip down to their Woolloomooloo caravan.
That's right, a caravan. A caravan cafe near the front gates of the Woolloomooloo naval dockyard to be precise, boasting dockside views of blue waters glistening silver on a sunny summer day.
It was only natural that two years ago, Matt, curious about this not-to-be-missed gastronomic experience, ventured to Woolloomooloo naval dockyard for some of Harry's hot dogs.
Two years afterwards, I found myself walking down George Street, through Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens, past the NSW Art Gallery, along Cowper Wharf and finally onto Woolloomooloo naval dockyard, for hot dog with pea mash - phew! That was a mouthful. It was one big morning walk for a hot dog...
Which turned out to be well worth it.
Finally, a hot dog that is bigger than my face, is slathered with chilli con carne so spicy it made me sweat in the chilly dockside breeze, is bedded in thick creamy pea mash and crowned with swirls and swirls of caramelised onions. I never knew sweet pea mash and wickedly spicy chilli con carne make the perfect pair. But the folks at Harry's Cafe De Wheels sure did. And this, I think, is the reason why their hot dogs have struck a chord with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Anthony Bourdain, Jason Biggs... (the list and the photos just go on and on...), and the reason why I will never so much as look at any other hot dogs again.
The next day, Matt and I, legs sore from the hike we took to Harry's Cafe De Wheels the morning before, boarded the tram to the Sydney Fish Market and passed a Harry's Cafe De Wheels sitting right outside Haymarket, just two hundred metres from our hotel.
Corner Cowper Wharf Roadway & Brougham Road
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
See www.harryscafedewheels.com.au for opening hours and other locations
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