EATDRINK Articles

 

Ace Pizza

· May 21, 2013

The respective owners of legendary Beaufort Street eateries Cantina 663 (Pa) and El Publico (Ma) have been crafting a brand new love child – Ace Pizza. Only ...

Frisk Bar

· May 15, 2013

Gin is a wondrous thing. A clear liquor of depth and complexity, and delivers a curious kind of inebriation to the drinker. It's nothing to be trifled wi...

The Grumpy Sailor

· May 14, 2013

I appreciate the small things in life; like when the sky is clear but it’s still cold. When my shoe lace sits nicely all day. Getting rid of small coins. Whe...

Mo Espresso

· May 8, 2013

There's probably no mo' mo gags I could possibly make that Neil and Zac Barrett – the owner/operator, father/son pair behind Mo Espresso – haven'...

Typika

· May 7, 2013

Spending my working days in a kitchen, my Monday through Saturday coffee attitude is usually to the tune of quantity over quality. If it's caffeine, it’l...

Eat Street

· May 1, 2013

Owned and run by local chef Brad Lamb, Freo Markets’ Eat Street’s ethos is strictly street-style food at pavement prices. The place is just one month old and...

Toastface Grillah

· April 24, 2013

I once went to a rap-themed quiz and our table won the prize for ‘best team name’ because we called ourselves the ‘Poon Tang Clan’. Maybe it was the free vod...

Miss Kitty's

· April 24, 2013

Miss Kitty’s Saloon has swung open its doors on the top end of Beaufort Street, graciously filling a once gaping void in the Perth market for authentic Ameri...

The Butterworth

· April 18, 2013

Props to The Butterworth for creating a slick and tasty, flashy-evening out. A minimalist but warm approach to the interior means that the food takes center ...

The Sparrow’s Nest

· April 10, 2013

Perched on the boundaries of the East Victoria Park restaurant strip is The Sparrow’s Nest, a cosy little number run by a secret genius who goes by the name ...

Moana Cafe

· April 9, 2013

Eating a baked bean jaffle on the balcony of a hundred year old building-turned-contemporary-CBD-gallery feels somehow naughty… but also very nice. Especiall...

Studio Bomba

· April 8, 2013

Once saw a fridge magnet with ‘Everything’s better with cake!’ written in sparkly letters – it might have been the magnet’s fur trim that won me over, but th...

The Merrywell

· April 2, 2013

Once the domain of jocks in tight t-shirts and popped collars (okay, they’re still around) the Crown Metropol (formerly Burswood) has used a hot cash injecti...

U & I 24 Hour Pho

· March 26, 2013

Perth days generally reject global trend, running only 18 hours instead of the full 24 - as locals know, most everything is closed at 2am. However, U&I (...

Chalkys Espresso Bar

· March 19, 2013

If you’ve got friends in Freo you probably know getting shire-folk up to the City can be a struggle at best. We’re not necessarily a lazy bunch, just a littl...

The Little Concept

· March 12, 2013

The Little Concept opened in Fremantle last week and is surprisingly the most accurate name they could have chosen for this establishment. The fairly small c...

Brookfield Place Progressive Dinners

· March 7, 2013

With a heap of venues having opened up recently, it can be a little overwhelming (not to mention a little spenno) to work out where best to take yourself for...

Gordon Street Garage

· March 7, 2013

Okay, so you know I'm going to tell you to go to this place, but I wish you could have been with me when I went. Reason? The best thing about West Perth&...

Love Thy Neighour

· February 28, 2013

Ezra Pound were the pioneers of Perth’s small bar scene, now they’ve made a home for the foodies, too, via Love Thy Neighour. We know we already reviewed LTN...

Tra Vinh (William Street)

· February 21, 2013

Tra Vinh’s opened up a second premises on Northbridge’s main drag – so, if you’re coming from the city, it’s a closer walk than the original, well-loved coun...

Barque

· February 19, 2013

People in Freo love George Street so much - they totally created a whole festival for it. The quiet yet trendy vibes of this street are well reflected in the...

Sayers Sister

· February 14, 2013

Sure, Sayers Sister might be a bit of a hang out for ladies who lunch, and they’ll likely eyeball your denim cut-off shorty-shorts with disdain, and the deco...

Tuck Shop Cafe, Pie-House and Delicatessen

· February 7, 2013

There’s no shortage of rice and noodles in Northbridge, but I'm kinda getting sick of constant garlic breath from penny-pinching on pak choy. Tuck Shop m...

Manna Wholefoods

· January 31, 2013

Who is with us on this one: every time you go to Fremantle you wonder why you're not living there. South Beach is the best, everything smells like patcho...

Cookie Dough

· January 24, 2013

Burning question: does anyone in Australia actually buy those polony rolls of uncooked cookie dough? Sure, the Americanos wolf it down, and you can get them ...

24-Hour Leederville IGA

· January 17, 2013

If Coles is Smaug and your local organic market is Bilbo Baggins, then I guess IGAs are the dwarves – mainly in it for the gold, but still worth teaming up w...

Bistro des Artistes

· December 20, 2012

This new bistro from Alain Fabrègues (Loose Box) and Emmanuel Mollois (Choux Cafe) offers a glimpse of life for Victor Hugo’s aristocrats. You can adopt thei...

Xarcuteria

· December 13, 2012

Dinner parties are a tricky business. You either spend the night alone in the kitchen getting drunk on cooking wine, or you set the oven on fire while you dr...