Harry's Cafe de Wheels is an iconic pie cart located in Woolloomooloo on Cowper Wharf Road, near the Finger Wharf and Fleet Base East of Garden Island Navy Base, opposite the Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel.
Six other Harry's Cafe de Wheels operate in Wharf Road, Newcastle, Capitol Square, Haymarket, North Parramatta, Tempe, Sydney Airport (Terminal 2), and Liverpool.
They are best known for their dish "Tiger Pie", a type of Australian meat pie named after the original founder of Harry's.
Harry's Cafe de Wheels is a moveable food van, similar to those found at funfairs, with a hung awning. It has been moved a number of times in its history but the van is now permanently fixed on a masonry base. The caravan walls have been decorated with custom painted murals by Alan Puckett, a motoring art specialist. The inside walls of the cart are decorated with pictures and murals of famous visitors.
The site is considered a Sydney icon and an institution in the local area. The significance of the location is reflected by its inclusion on the New South Wales National Trust register.
Harry's Pie Cart is located in the Powerhouse Museum collection.
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