The second hat has been awarded to a WA restaurant! This one has a deep focus on local ingredients, a thrilling drinks program – and one of 2024’s most extraordinary desserts.
What started as a Covid project has bloomed into a destination neighbourhood pizzeria serving featherweight, world-class Naples-style sourdough pizzas.
It’s the first time in two years that eaters can hook into Big Don’s world-class exas-style barbecue without pre-ordering.
Good times, good wines, good prices: this Beaufort Street hangout run by two hospitality veterans nails the wine bar trifecta.
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.
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.
Under the command of two young gun chefs, the kitchen at Doubleview Bowling Club is a win-win-win for eaters, the community – and for hospitality workers.
Confident, cool and fun, Ivana and Joel Valvasori-Pereza’s singular and spirited restaurant is a thrilling blueprint for modern Italian dining.