Brilliant prawn noodles, supple chicken rice, an intriguing deep-fried milk dessert masquerading as an appetizer.
What started as a Covid project has bloomed into a destination neighbourhood pizzeria serving featherweight, world-class Naples-style sourdough pizzas.
Good times, good wines, good prices: this Beaufort Street hangout run by two hospitality veterans nails the wine bar trifecta.
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.
A mix of familiar and new-fangled, casual and celebratory, Threecoins & Sons is a blueprint for the more modern neighbourhood family restaurant.
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.
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.
Cooking this good deserves a wider audience. Head to Victoria Park for great fried chicken, house-made noodles and airy chocolate and peanut pancakes.
Pantano, a suburban bar and restaurant that brings Latin flair to Willagee
Uptempo service, a polished drinks offering plus high-definition cooking keeps things buoyant at David Thompson’s Perth outpost.