IT went from majesty to travesty in the space of a few metres. On one hand you had the imperious Macedonian Orthodox Church of St Nikola, its gold-leafed cupola glinting in the midday sun, and a few doors down the abandoned and rather forlorn Wesco petrol station, a tired postcard from yesteryear. Angove Street is…

FIORENTINA Patisserie is celebrating a big birthday this year. It’s 50 years since the North Perth business was established and I don’t think they’ll have problems finding a cake to mark the special occasion. In fact, they might have difficulty choosing which one to scoff first. Half a century in business is no mean feat,…

THIS North Perth butcher shop has a great pedigree. Originally M Princi Butchers, it was owned by Michele Princi who emigrated from Italy to Perth in the 1970s. The Princis clearly know a thing or two about meat with eleven generations of butchers in the family. After more than five decades in the trade, Michele…

AT times it’s been called the ugly little sister of Beaufort Street with no Art Deco panache or culinary glamour. Fitzgerald Street has copped a bit of criticism over the years, but recently it’s upped its game with a number of good restaurants including Acqua E Sale, La Mortazza and KCH. Okay, the parking and…

TUCKED away in North Perth is the classy cafe/restaurant Blake Hill. Just up from Walcott Street, on a random suburban hill, it’s one of those places you could easily miss while going about your daily business. The restaurant/cafe has a lovely look and feel – think European artisan with a pinch of rustic glamour. There’s…

I had planned to try some continental rolls from a deli in the North Perth Plaza, when I got into a tussle with two pensioners. It was like a cross between Cocoon and Saving Private Ryan as they engaged in an ‘elbow war’ to bypass me and reach the front of the queue. I was…

  KCH North Perth sounds like some stuffy legal firm or the headquarters of a WA building company, but it’s actually a small Malaysian eatery on Angove Street. Specialising in “modern hawker chow”, it’s located opposite the Rosemount Hotel and has gone down a storm with locals since opening in 2019. I don’t normally reel…

  Tuesday was one of those grey, damp affairs – a pre-cursor to winter – and North Perth had all the vitality of a morgue. I was trying to find the Golden Ravioli factory outlet, but somehow took a wrong turn and ended up in the Fitzgerald St car park, where stragglers from Dan Murphy’s…

THE Voice’s unofficial Jewish food tour continued with a trip to Satchmo Cafe in North Perth. Situated on the corner of Forrest and Fitzgerald Streets, the cafe is opposite North Perth Plaza on a busy little stretch with lots of traffic and pedestrians. Peering through the cafe’s large bay window on a hot day, I…