Category: Mt Hawthorn

  • WEE BAR perfectly embodies what small bars were meant to be about—a classy place for a high-end nibble and a cautiously curated selection of drinks. The French bar was started up by Iain Lawless, who used to run the well-regarded Kitsch further down the road, and the food has his trademark playfulness and mixing of…

  • THE BODHI TREE, Mount Hawthorn by JENNY D’ANGER Buddha received enlightenment sitting under the bodhi tree, and The Bodhi Tree bookstore cafe in Mt Hawthorn is working towards the same—only with an emphasis on food. The philosophy behind the eatery is consciousness-raising about what we eat—making informed choices before imbibing, owner Karen Kotze says. When…

  • AZURE, Mt Hawthorn by JENNY D’ANGER: Red is my favourite colour, and I’m partial to beetroot (not the canned stuff) so the organic beetroot risotto at Azure at the Mezz was a hit from the outset. It arrived looking splendiferous, a glorious steaming red portion dotted with white goats’ cheese and beetroot chips. Having checked…

  • THE CABIN, Mount Hawthorn by STEPHEN POLLOCK: Mount Hawthorn, I apologise. In the quest for manna, I have often overlooked you: the polite, middle child of Leederville and North Perth. According to Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler, middle children are “people pleasers”, and The Cabin on Scarborough Beach Road certainly elicited a Voice grin. The menu…