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The Feed | All The Perth Food News You Need To Know

With so much Perth food news going down it's easy to miss a thing or two, but luckily we've got you covered. Here's all the Perth food news you missed this week.

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Vic Park’s Set For A Major Glow-Up With This Dreamy New Precinct Landing This Summer

We’ve long known Vic Park’s got good bones. Killer coffee, an unbeatable Asian eats scene, and a community vibe that’s hard to beat. But this summer, it’s levelling up in a big way, with Baillie Hill, a lush, $25 million lifestyle precinct set to bring serious neighbourhood charm to this buzzing inner-city ‘burb.

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Applecross, You’ve Got A New, Matcha-Pouring, Daily Practice To Embrace

Big news for Applecross locals, you're going to want to embrace a brand new Daily Practice. From the team behind cult fave Nic & Kolo comes Daily Practice, a cafe and retail space hybrid concept landing later this year. 

News

300 Seats, Ocean Views And An Eight-Metre Marble Bar, Meet Yanchep’s New Coastal Playground

Perth’s northern beaches are about to score a serious glow-up, with the crew behind Hillarys Beach Club and Bar Olé Iluka heading even further up the coast to open Yanchep Beach Club, and judging by the plans, it’s going to be a showstopper. Bringing serious Amalfi vibes, the sprawling venue boasts a wraparound alfresco with uninterrupted Indian Ocean views as a backdrop to the natural timbers, leather, and seriously impressive eight-metre marble bar of the interiors. 

Travel Tips

The Best Click Frenzy Travel Sales To Shop This Week

It’s here, you big legends. The most magical day of the year when cheap cruises, flights, hotels, tours and more make holidays practically mandatory.

Features

Think You Know Breakfast? Swanbourne’s New Side Piece Will Change That

There's a new side piece on the Swanbourne scene, and she's making a play for your coffee affections. From the team behind Daisies Cottesloe and The Other Side comes the cheekily named Side Piece Deli, a brand new stacked-sandwich-slinging delicatessen from some serious coffee connoisseurs.

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Dom Dolla, Addison Rae And Kid Cudi Are Headlining The Absolutely Stacked Wildlands Festival Lineup

Your favourite summer festival is returning with big beats, big energy, and big changes. 

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Australia’s First-Ever Chuck E. Cheese Is Opening In Joondalup This September

American pizza party legends Chuck E. Cheese are finally headed to Australia - and in good news for Perth’s many pizza lovers (we see you, we love you) their very first store is headed to the west coast.

What's On

Food, Music And Art Festivals Are Cropping Up In Perth—Here’s The 2025 Lineup So Far

Sure Christmas is good, but have you ever seen Nosebleed Section live from the shoulders of a stranger? This is the exact scenario that is getting us excited about festival season. 

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The State Buildings Are Ten Years Young And Throwing A Next-Level Bash, No Invite Needed

The State Buildings are turning 10, and they’re celebrating with a month-long festival of food, wine, music, and culture. From Michelin-starred kitchen takeovers to Thai night markets and champagne brunches, here’s everything you need to know.

Local Escapes

This Cult Food And Booze Fest Returns To The South West This Winter

WA's fave winter fest, Cabin Fever, is back in all its cosy glory. Running from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 July, the 10-day festival will see a string of mouth-watering events pop up down south, from Busselton to Margaret River—providing loads of opportunities to devour all the food, wine and beer your body can handle while getting nice 'n toasty with your fellow foodies.

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From Mozzarella Workshops To Truffle Feasts, Nom Nom Returns To Spice Up Your Winter

Leederville’s beloved winter festival Nom Nom is back for its third delicious year, dishing up six weeks of food, wine and music from Monday 7 July to Sunday 17 August 2025.

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Virgin Australia Has Just Launched A Massive 4-Day Flight Sale To Fiji, Bali And New Zealand

Flights from $49 one way sound tempting? Here’s all the intel you need about the Virgin Australia sale.

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Luxe French Cookware Icon Le Creuset Has Just Opened Its First WA Store

Foodies, home chefs, and aesthetic cast iron enthusiasts, this one is for you. Iconic French cookware brand Le Creuset has officially opened its doors at DFO Perth, just in time for its 100th anniversary.

Travel

Sick Of Winter? Here’s How To Score $1,000 Towards Your Next Holiday

The voucher can be used for staycays in your hometown, relaxing retreats in South East Asia or an all-out Euro summer.

Features

Martini Flights And Lamb-Loaded Fries, Here’s Everything Our Editor Will Be Eating At Plateful Perth

Long gone are the days of Perth’s winter hibernation, where the city streets were quiet and it was blissfully easy to score a premium table at your favourite foodie hotspot. These days, a winter in Perth means sipping on vino fireside in cosy wine bars, watching chefs fire up hearty steaks in open kitchens, and devouring curries that warm you from inside.

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This New CBD Sports Bar Has Beers, Big Screens and Bottomless Fridays — Meet The Backroom

Retro arcade games, juicy burgers, and bottomless fries on Fridays. Welcome to The Backroom — your new go-to for game nights done right.

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Bert’s Is Back — The 1950s City Beach Kiosk Returns For A New Generation Of Surfers

If you grew up near City Beach, chances are you’ve heard of the original Bert’s — the iconic surf kiosk that was a local hangout from the ’50s to the early ’60s. Now, it's making a comeback, and ready to serve a whole new generation of sandy-footed surfers and locla grommets as it takes over the old Odyssea spot in late August.

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The Espresso-Come-Wine Bar With Serious European Credentials Making Waves In Scarborough

Espresso bar by day, wine bar by night, Scarborough's latest, Little Wave, is bringing Mediterranean influences to the sandy strip. 

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Earl’s Brings Beef Dip Baguettes And Mortadella Stacked Focaccia To Mount Hawthorn

The Oxford Street lunchtime lineup is set to get a little more compelling as Earl's, a new home for gourmet sandwiches and great coffee, prepares to open its doors next week. 

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Byron Bay Diner Light Years Brings A Taste Of Modern Asian To Perth

Perth has just claimed its very own coastal oasis within the CBD, welcoming Light Years - an Asian Bar and Diner pushing the boundaries of typical Asian dining with a unique setting and menu.

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A Willy Wonka Wonderland Lands On The Busselton Foreshore At Little Otto’s Big Choc Shop

Expect your next trip down south to be served up with a side of whimsy and tooth-achingly sweet nostalgia, as Little Otto’s Big Choc Shop prepares to open its doors. 

Go To Skincare’s Peachy Pink Powder Room Pop Up Has Landed In Perth

Think pink this weekend at The Powder Room, a skincare lover's dream of sampling, soaking and slathering. The Go To Skincare team - the ones behind those perfectly pink, glow-delivering facemasks - are bringing glitz, glamour and glass skin to Karrinyup for three days only. 

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Japanese Diner Izakaya Tori Lands In Mt Lawley

From sleek Tokyo inspired bars to yokocho style strips to fusion omakases, Japanese cuisine has well and truly taken Perth by storm in recent years. The latest is Izakaya Tori’s new Mt Lawley outpost. 

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Strange Brew Lands In Margaret River With On Tap Vino And Vinyl DJs

Amid Margaret River's many incredible wineries, a chic wine bar that brings together the best of the region feels like the missing link. Enter Strange Brew, a brand new wine bar and bottleshop set to open down south in coming weeks and offering vino on tap and charcuterie share plates.

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Meet DEADBEAT, The Cocktail-Dive Bar Rewriting The Rulebook And Bartering Drinks For Knick-Knacks

It's the counter-culture can and cocktail bar meets metal speakeasy that's just landed in Perth (with a mighty burnout baptism to welcome it to the neighbourhood). DEADBEAT is a callback to the subcultures of the 80s and 90s, bringing metal mayhem to the CBD.

News

The Tiny Cabin Stays Bringing Big Appeal To Denmark

“What’s the deal with tiny cabins, anyway?”

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A Revamped Denmark Hotel Brings Cosy Chic To The Great Southern

Just one year shy of its 100th birthday, the Denmark Hotel is in the best shape of its life. Standing on the corner directly opposite the Denmark River since 1926, it’s back open and pouring pints after a four-month-long transformation that’s got the approval of locals. 

What's On

Subi Spritz Returns With Conti Roll Comps, Alfresco Trattorias And Pasta Pop-Ups

To celebrate tall things Aperol (and the la dolce vita that comes with it), Subiaco will once again transform into a Euro-inspired playground with the return of Subi Spritz, the 10-day festival bringing spritz-fuelled fun to Subi. 

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A Chef, A Bar Owner And A Marketing Manager On How They’d Accelerate Action for Women In Hospo

To celebrate International Women's Day 2025, and all the incredible women in hospitality who keep the Perth scene turning, we asking a local chef, bar owner and marketing manager just how they'd like to see action accelerated for women in the industry.

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The Lodge Wadjemup Brings a New Era of Laid-Back Luxury to Rottnest

Rotto's new family-friendly retreat, The Lodge Wadjemup, is now open on the island, where considered design and elevated hospitality take centre stage, and winter getaways are equally appealing as the warm weather ones. 

What's On

Perth’s Best Valentine’s Day Date Ideas And Dinners

From saucy salsa lessons to divine degustations, here are the best things to do this Valentine's Day in Perth if you're really keen to impress someone.

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Hey Charli XCX, Here’s The Brattiest Eats And Drinks You’ll Find In Perth

It’s time to get down and dirty, because brat weekend is finally here. Okay, technically it's Laneway weekend, but really it’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re all just living it. We know Charli will be hungry for a feed after her set, so here’s all the brattiest food around Perth we’d recommend to her.

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Pink Taquito Is The Tequila Cocktail Bar Popup Bringing Barbiecore Mexican To The Perth CBD

Bringing a bold new take on modern Mexican, the pop up bar is an electric pink paraiso of ostentatious decor and tequila-based cocktails. This is Mexicana glamour, a taqueria by way of the pastel pink lined street of Palm Strings and the glowing neon strips of Miami, a venue that invites you to sip on margaritas til the early hours.

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All Grown Up And Ready To Disco, Lil’s Returns To The City’s West End

A little older, a little wiser, a little more worldly, Lil’s Rooftop Bar has landed on the west end of Murray Street.

Food & Drink

11 Ways To Ring In The Lunar New Year In Perth

Step into the Year of the Snake, a time for wisdom, transformation and new beginnings - the exact inspiration we need as we delve our way into 2025.

Features

Lupe’s Cerveceria Brings Mexicana Discotheque And A Serious Mezcal Backbar To The CBD

An early look at Lupe’s Cerveceria, a discotheque-meets-taqueria ode to the faded cantinas of Guadalajara, Jalisco and Santiago de Tequila.

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The Festive Feed | All The Festive Perth Food News You Need To Know

With so many tasty, tempting Christmas-coded food and drinks offerings across Perth throughout December, we’ve whipped up a dazzling degustation of all of the Chrissy specials available in the lead up to the 25th.

Things To Do

Pair’d Margaret River Region is Serving Up a Four-Day Feast This Weekend

A four-day feast with some of the country’s best winemakers and chefs is pouring, playing, popping and cooking its way into our cals this November. 

Food & Drink

The Popular Food Truck Dedicated To Burrata Has Just Opened New Permanent Digs In Northbridge

Say hello to the big cheese. Seriously, that’s not an exaggeration—remember Burrata Bar from the Subi Night Markets? Well, now you can get your hands on the good stuff seven days a week, because they’ve just set up shop permanently in Northbridge.

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Win A Luxe Fully-Furnished Claremont Home So You Can Live Like A Baller Every Day

What if we told you that you could fulfill that pipe dream of being a homeowner without cutting back on your smashed avo? 

Fam

Pan Fried Golden Gnocchi And Beef Brisket Loaded Fries, Everything To Eat At This Heritage Pub

The perfect Sunday includes a few sun-soaked cocktails, an allure of smoked meats, and something to keep the kids entertained. 

What's On

Miss Chow’s Is Doing Bottomless Dumplings And Drinks Again

Yes, you read that right. The Dumpling Queen of Perth, Miss Chow's, returns with another series of her famous boozy dumpling feasts. 

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Here’s Where To Find Cherry Blossom Trees In Perth

Each year, thousands of people descend upon Sakura in Japan with the hope of spotting dusty pink cherry blossoms in bloom.

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This Iconic Bonfire And Cider Festival Lands In Perth This August

It's no secret that we are a bit obsessed with the Perth Hills and all they have to offer, so we're just a teensy bit excited by the return of this cracking bonfire and mulled cider festival.

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A Pixar-Themed Mini Golf Course Has Popped Up In Perth For This Month Only

Prepare to get more emotional than the first five minutes of Up. This Pixar Putt mini golf course is popping up at Perth's RAC Arena again from 31 March through to 30 April 2023.

Things To Do

Watch Love Actually With A Live Orchestra This Christmas

Love Actually in Concert will be heading our way this December, just in time for Christmas. 

What's On

All The Best Things To Do This Easter Long Weekend In Perth

The Easter long weekend is finally here, and you best believe we’re counting down the minutes until we can clock off work and start tucking into chocolate bunnies and hot cross buns. Oh, and we’re also excited to spend some extra quality time with our friends and family.

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#WaitingOnZuck: Here’s Why You Won’t See Any News From Us Today

Around this time last year, The Australian Government, Department of Treasury (℅ Josh Frydenberg) introduced the News Media Bargaining Code. The code is intended to level out the sheer power imbalance between Australian news media publishers—like us—and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google. The code, in effect, should allow the two parties to reach an agreement on fair remuneration for displaying news on these platforms. 

Food & Drink

Don’t Miss Urban List’s Epic Wine Collab, Score 25% Off The Final Release

What if we told you that the holier-than-thou bagged wine was set for a major comeback? 

Food & Drink

Lock In Your Silly Season Booze Haul With This Limited-Release Wine Bundle

What if we told you that the holier-than-thou bagged wine was set for a major comeback? 

Features

Perth’s First Official LEGO Store Opens Next Week

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to expand your LEGO set collection, this news is about to hit you like a ton of bricks: Alceon Group just named Karrinyup Shopping Centre as the location of one its first Perth LEGO® Certified Store.

What's On

Fill Up On Chicken Nuggets At Perth’s Goon And Nugz Festival

The WA Goon & Nugz Festival is once again hitting Perth Mess Hall on Saturday 27 November and the ridiculously affordable early bird tickets are sure to sell out fast.

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Scope Out The First Of 100+ Vendors To Join This Huge Indoor Market Opening In Busselton

Origins Market is the huge new market coming to Busselton next year from the developers behind Mandoon Estate in the Swan Valley.

Bars & Pubs

Meet St Brigid, Doubleview’s Picture-Perfect New Small Bar From The Mechanics Team

While the world has been a bit doom and gloom lately, we can't help but be excited by the new St Brigid bar in Doubleview, which officially threw its doors open a couple of weeks ago.

Local Escapes

WA’s Very Own Desert Festival Is Back So Fire Up The Group Chat

You might not be able to go to Burning Man or even Splendour in the Grass this year, but WA is in the clear so far which means Wave Rock Weekender is going to be back for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend from 25 to 28 September.

Features

Krispy Kreme Is Giving Away 100,000 Original Glazed Doughnuts This Friday

Is it a donut or doughnut? For the sake of this pun, we highly recommend that you donut miss the chance to claim your FREE doughnut this Friday, at Krispy Kreme.

Restaurants

Enjoy Mind-Blowing Mezze And Zodiac Cocktails At This Under The Radar Freo Gem

If your ideal restaurant involves a stunning view where you can soak up iconic waterfront vibes and dreamy sunsets over a cocktail, while devouring round after round of delicious share plates, listen up, because you’re going to love this under the radar Freo gem.

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Culture Curve | Tune In To Audio Social Networks, Million Dollar Crypto Art, And Mindful Drinking

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in April 2021. 

What's On

Get Buzzed, Perth’s Fave Espresso Martini Festival Returns Next Month

Cue the hysteria, Perth’s favourite espresso martini festival returns to Market Grounds this April.