AHH, the power of good sushi; head over the bucket thanks to kid germs, my wife had barely the energy to lift a finger, but as I came through the door with a selection from Tsuke Ba a pallid face rose above the rim: “Can I have the tuna?” She had an admirable go —…

It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote this review, unaware at the time of Pincho’s looming expansion. They’ve just opened the new section, which takes over the corner of Oxford and Newcastle Streets and is a welcome addition more in keeping with Leedy atmosphere than the run-down Subway. The extra space means more…

IT had been an Oxford Street mystery: Where had 50ml gone? Run by local character Debbie Saunders, 50ml had been a quirky little spot with funky mismatched furniture and cosy surrounds, but it’d been closed for yonks and the windows had long been dark. A couple of weeks ago the new owners opened up D’Avenue,…

THE weather was just what Perth needed, with black clouds dumping buckets of water. And how better to spend a wet public holiday than enjoying a pub lunch. The Oxford in Leederville has been serving punters since 1906, but while you’ll still find time-honoured pub fare such as parmigiana and steak sarnies the menu has…

A  GIANT blue and yellow macaw mural looked down from the wall, flanked by a steam-punk inspired coffee vat, and everyone seemed to be speaking Italian. Pappagallo Cafe and Pizzeria in Leederville is a sharp cosmopolitan eatery that wouldn’t look out of place in Rome’s Piazza Navona. Pappagallo means parrot in Italian, and is co-owner…

TAKE a squint at this Pixel. No — eyes away from those tiny dots on your phone screen. Look up as you walk down Leederville’s Oxford Street, just up from the busier end, and there’s the Pixel I’m talking about. It’s an aptly named little cafe where you can count the number of dining tables…

TRACKS owner Neil Alessandrino reckons he’s on the right one with his West Leederville cafe. “This little precinct is starting to develop into something nice. There are really good places to get coffee and food,” he says, generously pointing out a number of rival eateries nearby. Judging by the crowd, his fresh and modern eatery…

THE salted caramel donuts were glistening with sugar, the sweet and salty centre peeking out as temptingly as a burlesque dancer’s decolletage. I should have reserved one because by the time I got to dessert and coffee they’d gone. “We usually sell out by 11,” Aliment co-owner Grant Greyling tells me, too late to be…

by JENNY D’ANGER I’D died and gone to foodie heaven. But why was everyone speaking Spanish? “Ola!” my taste buds cried, and Newcastle Street slipped back into focus and I realised I was sitting at Pinchos, in Leederville. It’s Spanish for little sticks, and this amazing tapas has them skewering a variety of dishes. Well-priced…