2025 Is the Year of Asian Breakfasts, and Ghee Brothers Proves It

There’s nothing better than a weekend brunch. It fills a sacred lacuna in the Australian weekend routine, uniting frantic parents between weekend sports, crack-of-dawn beachgoers, hungover partiers and those who are allergic to mornings, all at one table.

As a country, we have revolutionised brunch. Thanks to the vibrant and diverse Perth community, that morning window can now be filled with more than just a smashing of overripe avocado over sourdough bread. Instead, there are dosas, shakshuka, burek and more. And adding to the colourful brunch options is the Malaysian Indian breakfast at Ghee Brothers at Willetton.

Here, your runny yolks can take a back seat to the bright yellow dal, which is mopped up with flaky roti. The roti is made fresh. Its thin layers of pastry are slapped and stretched against the table to get its characteristic flaky crumble. Stuff it with egg, cheese or onion for a heartier breakfast. An equally delicious roti is kothu roti, which has roots in Sri Lanka. It comes out looking like a plate of fried noodles, but on closer inspection reveals chopped pieces of roti, fried together with egg, vegetables and chicken.

For flakes, go roti. For crunch, go dosa. Dosas are a South Indian street food classic, a crisp crepe made from fermented rice and beans. The dosa at Ghee Brothers is wafer thin, stuffed to the brim with your choice of potato or cheese – a soft, spiced counter to the savoury crunch of the dosa itself.

Malaysia is home to a lot of diverse cuisines and breakfasts, but Ghee Brothers brings excellent traditions together: the Malaysian Indian breakfast, nasi kandar and banana leaf meals.

A banana leaf meal is exactly what you’d think it is: your choice of rice, meat, chutney and condiments all served on a banana leaf. Eat with your hands (or if you must eat with utensils, try to do so without tearing the banana leaf).

Nasi kandar is like a savoury “scoop and weigh” where you get to pick from a daily variety of vegetable curries, stewed meats and slow-cooked proteins, served with a box of rice. They all simmer in a bain marie under the watchful gaze of the server, who will generously pack you a box to go or pile your choice on a plate.

With roti, dosa, nasi kandar and banana leaf all on offer – and a late-night close of 11pm on Fridays – brunch at Ghee Brothers could last all day long. And thank heavens for that.

Ghee Brothers
113 Collins Road, Willetton
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Hours:
Mon to Thu 10.30am–3pm; 5pm–9pm
Fri 10.30am–3pm; 5pm–11pm
Sat and Sun 10.30am–3pm; 5pm–9pm

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