The restaurants below have been grouped in the following price categories:
$$$$ (over A$120)
$$$ (A$85 to A$120)
$$(A$50 to A$85)
$ (up to A$50)
The prices quoted above are for an average three-course meal and for half a bottle of house wine or cheapest equivalent per person; they do not include tax or tip.
The Loose Box The Loose Box is a culinary institution of the highest order. Based in Mundaring, some 15 minutes from Perth CBD, this restaurant has served some of the finest French haute cuisine in Australia for decades. Housed in a beautifully
restored Federation cottage, this restaurant continues to offer its guests essential and unforgettable dining experiences.
6825 Great Eastern Highway, Mundaring
Tel: (08) 9295 1787.
Website:
www.loosebox.com.au Price: $$$$
Star Anise Star Anise in Shenton Park is a contemporary fine dining restaurant that serves modern Australian cuisine with a strong Asian influence. The emphasis is firmly on top quality ingredients and on imaginative cooking with the utmost attention to detail. The restaurant has an intimate atmosphere. The wine list is excellent.
225 Onslow Road, Shenton Park
Tel: (08) 9381 9811.
Website:
www.staraniserestaurant.com.au Price: $$$
Friends Restaurant Elegant and classy,
Friends Restaurant at the
Hyatt Center, with its panoramic views of the Swan River, offers a stylish setting that compliments the culinary experiences on offer. The cuisine is modern Australian, combining fresh, local produce with an approach that is both imaginative and authentic, emphasising balance of flavors.
Hyatt Center, 20 Terrace Road, East Perth
Tel: (08) 9221 0885.
Website:
www.friendsrestaurant.com.au Price: $$$
Jackson's One of Perth’s finest dining places,
Jackson's offers an intimate atmosphere and excellent modern Australian cuisine. The ambience is unpretentious, but the food is top notch – innovative, complex and deliciously flavorsome. Based on seasonality, the menu changes regularly. The excellent wine list contains mainly Australian wines.
483 Beaufort Street, Highgate
Tel: (08) 9328 1177.
Website:
www.jacksonsrestaurant.com.au Price: $$$
Rialtos This is a hip Italian restaurant with a trendy white and red interior and an abundance of tasty Italian dishes on the menu. Chic and cool European sophistication combines with warm, hearty Italian cuisine to make a visit to
Rialtos a refreshing dining experience. The wine list consists of Australasian, French and Italian wines (many available by the glass).
424 Hay Street, Subiaco
Tel: (08) 9382 3292.
Website:
www.rialitos.com.au Price: $$
Fraser's Situated in Kings Park and offering panoramic views of the city and the Swan River,
Fraser's is a popular restaurant offering excellent seafood and local produce. The emphasis, both food- and winewise, is Australian and local. During the summer the restaurant attracts big crowds who enjoy al fresco dining in this excellent location.
Fraser Avenue, Kings Park
Tel: (08) 9481 7100.
Website:
www.frasersrestaurant.com.au Price: $$
Maya Located in the listed Higham building in Fremantle,
Maya is one of the leading Indian restaurants in Australia. Voted Best Indian Restaurant in Western Australia in 2005, it offers a fascinating and flavorsome mix of modern and traditional Indian dishes that is popular with locals and tourists alike.
75-77 Market Street, Fremantle
Tel: (08) 9335 2796.
Website:
www.mayarestaurant.com.au Price: $$
Cicerello’s Seafood Restaurant Fish and chips and seafood restaurants are plentiful in the Perth area, and the oldest (and certainly one of the best known) is
Cicerello’s Seafood Restaurant in Fremantle. It is located on the waterfront in Fremantle’s fishing harbor and serves freshly caught seafood including oysters, mussels, crabs and crayfish.
44 Mews Road, Fishermans Wharf, Fremantle
Tel: (08) 9335 1911.
Website:
www.cicerellos.com.au Price: $
Nightlife:From Wednesday to Saturday, there is no shortage of night-time hotspots to visit in Perth - although occasionally it can seem as if there are more venues than punters. The larger dance clubs are concentrated in Northbridge, Subiaco and Fremantle and are friendlier epicenters for the over-30 crowd. Perth is home to a healthy indie rock scene and the ’craic’ is good at several Irish pubs.
Some venues demand a smart standard of dress and some have a cover charge, usually around A$10. Pubs tend to be licensed 1000-2400 Monday to Thursday, 1000-0100 Friday and Saturday and 1200-2200 Sunday. Bars and nightclubs have longer hours and are licensed for the entire time that they are open. Most clubs stay open until 0500 or later/earlier on Friday and Saturday. The minimum legal drinking age is 18 years. A spirit or premium beer costs in the region of A$5.50.
Free entertainment weekly
XPress (website:
www.xpressmag.com.au) is the best resource when planning a night on the town, while
Teknoscape (website:
www.teknoscape.com.au) is a useful clubbing guide.
Bars: ’Lounge bars’ have taken off in Perth, with hip venues such as
Base, corner of Lake and James Street.
Must Winebar, 519 Beaufort Street, offers a cool atmosphere, a comprehensive wine list, slick cocktails and smooth grooves.
Luxe Bar, 446 Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley, is a cool, happening and stylish contender for the title of best bar in Perth. The polished wooden floorboards of the
Varga Lounge, 169 James Street, Northbridge, continue to attract sophisticated drinkers, while
The Moon & Sixpence British Pub, Murray Street, is a kitsch but popular hangout serving a wide range of Australian and international beers.
The Duxton Bar, 1 St George’s Terrace, offers civilised surroundings for a quiet cocktail.
Sapphire Bar, 298 Hay Street, Subiaco, is a swinging place with hip DJs and a sophisticated clientele. A crawl of Fremantle pubs, such as
The Bog, 189 High Street, and
Benny’s, 10 South Terrace, is de rigueur when visiting this port town.
Clubs: Seemingly in an effort to please everyone, Perth nightlife has lately crystallised into a number of ’entertainment complexes’ combining discos, bars and live music venues.
The Globe, 393 Murray Street, unites a pumping techno area with a late-night bar featuring live bands.
The Deen, 84 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge, boasts no less than six zones and four DJs, every night except Monday. When not featuring major international touring bands,
Metropolis Fremantle, 58 South Terrace (website:
www.metropolisfremantle.com.au), is a multi-level dance club.
Rise, corner of Lake Street and James Street, Northbridge (website:
www.rise.net.au), is serious about dancing, with a massive dancefloor and state-of-the-art sound system. But gay perennial
Connections, 81 James Street, Northbridge (opened in 1972) still offers the best music and light shows in town and everyone, no matter what their orientation, seems to end up here.
Comedy: Perth has nurtured some of Australia’s finest comedians. The famous
Brass Monkey pub, 209 William Street, Northbridge (website:
www.thebrassmonkey.com.au), is a Perth institution with handcrafted beers, food, music - and comedy on Wednesday nights. The
Lounge Bar at the
Hyde Park Hotel, corner of Bulwer Street and Fitzgerald Street, features comedy on Thursday nights. The
Fremantle Hotel, corner of High Street and Cliff Street, is the venue for stand-up every Friday. Burswood Casino, Great Eastern Highway (website:
www.burswood.com.au), hosts international touring acts.
Live Music: The Universal Bar, 221 William Street, Northbridge (website:
www.universalbar.com.au), has live soul, funk or rock every night, as well as a suitably cool ambience. The
Subiaco Hotel, 465 Hay Street (website:
www.subiacohotel.com.au), hosts jazz on Wednesday and Saturday night; patrons can listen while enjoying bistro meals. The American-themed
Mustang Bar, 46 Lake Street, Northbridge (website:
www.mustangbar.com.au), offers country and western, rockabilly and big-band swing. There are frequent rock and pop gigs at
Freo’s Orient Hotel, 39 High Street, and
Mojo’s Bar, 237 Queen Victoria Street. Major rock groups and blockbuster shows are more likely to play at the
Burswood Theater or at the
Burswood Dome (website:
www.burswood.com.au).
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