ONE of the latest Japanese restaurants to grace Perth’s CBD is a real pearler. Opened in October, Nippon Izakaya Bar and Kitchen is a large 120-seater on the corner […]

MY quest for the best ramen in Perth continues. This week I decided to check out NAO Japanese Ramen on Hay Street, which in restaurant terms is a wily veteran, […]

I decided to try Lupo Lab for lunch, but don’t worry it’s not a themed diner where you drink out of test tubes and eat from petri dishes. It’s actually a […]

CLAISEBROOK COVE was in full bloom when I went there for lunch on Tuesday. Spring had arrived prematurely and the beau monde flocked to the waterside cafes like flamingos on […]

IF you’re like me, you’ve walked past the entrance to McLean Lane – the alleyway linking Murray and King Streets – many times without venturing in.  You know the one […]

“THE roof looks like a giant evaporative air-conditioner!” That was my initial reaction as I walked towards the new WA Museum Boola Bardip at the Perth Cultural Centre. I was […]

IF my recent dining experience in Perth is anything to go by, the inner-city restaurant scene is bouncing back following months of uncertainty.  I tried to get a table at […]

MY love affair with hot dogs started when I was an exchange student in Denmark, Europe. The streets were littered with small huts, where vendors sold a mind-boggling range of […]

PERCHED on the top level of Yagan Square is Shy John. The CBD restaurant/brewery opened about a year ago and serves classic Cantonese fare and makes its own beer off-site. […]

DON’T worry, you won’t find a dry meat pie, soggy bread roll or limp vegemite sarnie at the Tuck Shop Cafe in Perth. Instead there’s a comprehensive breakfast/brunch menu and […]