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Bar Lyla, a Wine-Focused Neighbourhood Bar From the Sonny’s Team, Slated for North Perth

Bar Lyla, a Wine-Focused Neighbourhood Bar From the Sonny’s Team, Slated for North Perth

Two minutes’ walk from Sonny’s, a smaller, looser sibling is on the rise. The focus will be on drinks and small plates in a bar designed to complement the service at Sonny’s.

Perth’s Best New Restaurants, Bars and Cafes of 2026 (So Far)

Perth’s Best New Restaurants, Bars and Cafes of 2026 (So Far)

Perth is spoilt for choice. The best new venues of the year take us to Vietnam, El Salvador, Argentina, Marseille and back.

I Can’t Stop Thinking About: Long Chim’s Dark and Smoky Khao Soi

I Can’t Stop Thinking About: Long Chim’s Dark and Smoky Khao Soi

The northern Thai noodle soup is one of Chiang Mai’s defining dishes. Long Chim’s version more compelling than most.

First Look: Cafe Music, From the Wines of While Team, Is Only Here for a Little While

First Look: Cafe Music, From the Wines of While Team, Is Only Here for a Little While

Before they turn a former Italian cafe into a cafe-wine-bar hybrid later this year, Tom Van Beem and Emma Pegrum are testing the waters with eight nights of drinks, DJs and low-stakes good times.

Masa Mesa Brings Pupusas, Parrilla and a Taste of Latin America to Nedlands

Masa Mesa Brings Pupusas, Parrilla and a Taste of Latin America to Nedlands

This neighbourhood spot, built around the street foods and comfort dishes of El Salvador and Argentina, is showing WA that Latin cuisine goes beyond tacos.

First Look: Hem Street Food Serves Unfamiliar Banh Mi by Day and Ho Chi Minh City Energy by Night

First Look: Hem Street Food Serves Unfamiliar Banh Mi by Day and Ho Chi Minh City Energy by Night

By day it’s a banh mi shop. By night it becomes a southern Vietnamese street food hangout – low stools, loud flavours and all.

Pearla & Co Is Scott Bridger’s Return to the Beach – With a Smaller Dining Room and Dry-Aged Fish

Pearla & Co Is Scott Bridger’s Return to the Beach – With a Smaller Dining Room and Dry-Aged Fish

The chef behind Bib & Tucker has opened a new coastal restaurant on Leighton Beach – one that lets him cook more intimately and instinctively.

In New Hands, The Cool Room Transforms Seasonal, Simple Breakfasts Into Everyday Pleasures

In New Hands, The Cool Room Transforms Seasonal, Simple Breakfasts Into Everyday Pleasures

Drew Dawson and Charlotte Beeton’s small, thoughtful cafe on Holland Street serves house-baked treats, fresh fruit plates, and comforting breakfast dishes designed to become part of your routine.

Blue Box on Wangara’s Industrial Backstreets Serves Burmese Dishes You Rarely Find Outside Myanmar

Blue Box on Wangara’s Industrial Backstreets Serves Burmese Dishes You Rarely Find Outside Myanmar

In a quiet Wangara industrial strip, this lunch bar looks like any other. But behind the pie warmer and fridges of choccy milk is one of Perth’s most exciting kitchens – where mohinga, Rakhine noodle soups and custardy Shan tofu are made with care by Burmese high school sweethearts.

Now Open: Ronnies, a New Beachside Slice Shop by the Hoodburger Team

Now Open: Ronnies, a New Beachside Slice Shop by the Hoodburger Team

At Scarborough’s newest pizza spot, find chewy, foldable slices topped with vodka sauce, sweet sausage or whipped ricotta, plus meatballs subs made from an old family recipe.

Coming Soon: A Fremantle Family-Run Irish Pub Where You Can Ring a Bell for a Pint

Coming Soon: A Fremantle Family-Run Irish Pub Where You Can Ring a Bell for a Pint

Named after a beloved Rottnest priest, Mons O’Shea revives the charm of traditional Irish pubs – complete with black pudding, Guinness on tap and a grocery shop out front.

Now Open: North 54, a Modern Banh Mi Shop Led by One of Perth’s Most Promising Young Chefs

Now Open: North 54, a Modern Banh Mi Shop Led by One of Perth’s Most Promising Young Chefs

The former Petition and Vinotto chef is giving traditional banh mi a playful remix with fillings like roasted pork marinated in fermented red bean, son-in-law eggs, and grilled lamb meatballs with cumin labneh.