Eat and drink Perth
Margaret River has a new winery, and one of WA’s most respected chefs is in the kitchen
Brendan Pratt joins a stacked team committed to advancing the discussion on regenerative food and wine.
- Max Veenhuyzen
The 12 restaurants that define eating out in Perth
After a weekend of celebrating all things WA, our restaurant critic considers the flavours and cuisines that beat at the heart (and stomach) of our capital.
- Max Veenhuyzen
Fryer learning: The Greek Cypriot refugee behind WA’s favourite fish side dish
The former coffee shop owner reflects on what’s changed – and what hasn’t – since he jumped into the deep end in the early 90s.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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- Margaret River
One of Margaret River’s most accomplished chefs adds a second Dunsborough address
Aaron Carr will add a second Dunsborough address to his name when he opens an all-day modern Italian restaurant and wine bar on the township’s lively Dunn Bay Road.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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- Perth
Fremantle’s standard bearer for luxe-nostalgic dining and wining to close in March
You’ve got less than a month to get your fix of golden cauliflower pies, great charcuterie, puffy gougeres and other examples of Blaze Young’s old-school brilliance at Nieuw Ruin.
- Max Veenhuyzen
Pop-up prodigies drop a line in Perth’s north
Just like their previous residencies, the cooking will celebrate the couple’s shared Nusantara heritage as well as nostalgic Australian flavours.
- Max Veenhuyzen
A brand new funk: WA’s best restaurant openings of 2025
Suburban gems. Elite sandwiches. Bengali thrills: these are the newcomers that made mealtimes great over the past 12 months.
- Max Veenhuyzen
Bangers and mash, fancy leftovers: the 10 best dishes WAtoday’s restaurant critic ate in 2025
When it comes to deciding where to get dinner – or breakfast, lunch, supper and elevenses – WA diners continue to be blessed with choice.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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- Margaret River
A Margaret River favourite finds a new home – just in time for summer
The party starts this weekend and features yesteryear nostalgia, dahl, local beers on tap, plus lots of fun in the sun: hello barefoot bowls.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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- Perth
Brookfield Place’s Bar Lafayette calls it a night after more than a decade slinging cocktails
“Have you made somebody else’s life better? I believe Bar Lafayette did that for our guests.”
- Max Veenhuyzen