In Perth, we are really lucky to have access to the riverside and coastline for bbqs and picnics, because usually that’s the only way to get decent food with a view. I’m sure a lot of people have had the experience of ‘paying for the view’ – disappointing food, great scenery. So it makes [...]
This market by far, is the best market we have seen for fresh produce. It’s everything farmers’ market should be. There’s a mix of old timers (don’t ask the price twice, they’ll snap at you!) selling homegrown surplus, tiny stalls selling only their in-season specialties (at the moment that would be peaches and oranges) [...]
Is this the best bowl of ramen in Perth? Yes. Wow, this place does good ramen. I know, the hot weather right now makes sitting in a pigeonhole, slurping on a hot bowl of noodles pretty unattractive but the noodles here are so good, in fact, fantastic, I would gladly sweat and bear it. [...]
To me, the approach of summer means weekends of relentless sunshine and great fish and chips. A worthwhile stop on the Oxford Street strip, Swish ‘n’ Chips harks back to the old’n days, doubling as the neighbourhood fish supply. As soon as orders come in, fish fillets are plucked from the display, lathered with [...]
Some things in Perth, you know you should avoid. Like tapas. (But don’t avoid Pata Negra – it’s really good.) The tapas scene is exploding in Perth and it seems almost every licensed bar, cafe or restaurant peddling finger food has ‘tapas’ on its menu. One of Perth’s orginal tapas restaurants was The Pony [...]
