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Brendan Pratt at Wayfinder's market garden

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
What Perth eatery is quintessentially West Australian?

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
Choice Chips founder Michael Xydas at his Wangara warehouse.

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
Aaron Carr’s new Dunsborough venture will be part of South West House.

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
Classic yesteryear flavours have been the calling card of Nieuw Ruin since opening in 2021.

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
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Jacob D’Vauz and Anisha Halik of Gwelup Fish and Chips with their daughter Naia.

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
WAtoday best restaurant openings 2025 main image. Pictures: Supplied

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
WAtoday top dishes of 2025 index image. Pictures: Supplied

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
A Dahl Daddy’s spread.

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
Bar Lafayette has been slinging high-end cocktails in Perth’s CBD for more than a decade. Picture: Cubbage Photo

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