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Deeply savoury prawn noodle soup ($16) .
14/20

Brilliant prawn noodles, supple chicken rice, and deep-fried milk at Hey Hawker

Brilliant prawn noodles, supple chicken rice, an intriguing deep-fried milk dessert masquerading as an appetizer.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Meatballs and marinara pizza.
14.5/20

Maestro by name, and nature: North Beach restaurant serves some of Perth’s finest pizza

What started as a Covid project has bloomed into a destination neighbourhood pizzeria serving featherweight, world-class Naples-style sourdough pizzas.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Bar Rogue review.
14.5/20

Meet the inner-city Perth wine bar with serious fine-dining pedigree

Good times, good wines, good prices: this Beaufort Street hangout run by two hospitality veterans nails the wine bar trifecta.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
John Cordin and Asher Flynn (of Fins) with Venn’s Ash Kenworthy and Matt Kenworthy, at Fins’ pop-up shop at Bicton Central.

There’s a reason so many Perth foodies wish their local shops resembled Bicton Central

Alongside respected seafood supplier Fins’ new shop, the precinct will be welcoming Venn Bicton, a specialty coffee outlet selling its own beans in bulk alongside great bagels and coffee.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Sauteed mussels with Calabrian chilli and garlic focaccia.
15/20

What does the suburban Italian restaurant of tomorrow look (and taste) like? Head to Beaufort Street and see for yourself

A mix of familiar and new-fangled, casual and celebratory, Threecoins & Sons is a blueprint for the more modern neighbourhood family restaurant.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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Shirley’s, Fremantle.
14/20

The new Fremantle bar and kitchen that wants to party like it’s 1989

Smoked fish party pies. Prawn cocktails. Garlic bread: this new Freo bar from the Manuka Woodfire Kitchen team revels in the nostalgic tastes of yesteryear.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
WAtoday/Good Food. South Bird, Northbridge. Nashville-style hot fried chicken. Picture: Jacqueline Jane van Grootel

The chicken shop bringing a red-hot taste of Nashville to Northbridge

The North Bird space is flying (and frying) south and rebooting as a 50-seat diner focusing on “crunchy as hell” fried chicken, spice-friendly drinks and good music.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Fried chicken with kremes, a crunchy golden spiced flour.
14/20

The Victoria Park stalwart serving bold, faithful tastes of home to Perth’s Indonesian community

Cooking this good deserves a wider audience. Head to Victoria Park for great fried chicken, house-made noodles and airy chocolate and peanut pancakes.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
A crisp fried arepa split into two
discs hosts a variety of burger fillings.
13.5/20

Pantano, a suburban bar and restaurant that brings Latin flair to Willagee

Pantano, a suburban bar and restaurant that brings Latin flair to Willagee

  • Max Veenhuyzen
WAtoday Long Chim review. Pictures: Shot by Thom
14/20

Bangkok street food party continues to rage at Perth’s Long Chim

Uptempo service, a polished drinks offering plus high-definition cooking keeps things buoyant at David Thompson’s Perth outpost.

  • Max Veenhuyzen