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Lahori Dera, WAtoday / Good Food review. A group of friends leave Lahori Dera with cups of Kashmiri tea.
13.5/20

Lahori Dera brings new and lesser-seen examples of Pakistani cooking to Maddington

The menu of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes runs from paneer to pizza, breakfast to buffet (and breakfast buffets).

  • Max Veenhuyzen
The good paddock Cubby lane 11 acre farm Perth Restaurant photographer by Valentine Girardot Perth Photographer 2025
14.5/20

One of WA’s most vital food stories is now even more compelling – and delicious

Goodbye Cubby Cafe, hello The Good Paddock: a smart-casual dining room offering an accessible take on farm-to-table dining and wining.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Seafood is the star of the show at Gyouten in North Perth.
14.5/20

Suffering post-Japanese holiday blues? This intimate 12-seater could ease your suffering

Live large via a grilled seafood omakase or test the waters with a sharply priced eight-course tasting menu from a promising new talent in North Perth.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Aaron Carr’s new Dunsborough venture will be part of South West House.

One of Margaret River’s most accomplished chefs adds a second Dunsborough address

Aaron Carr will add a second Dunsborough address to his name when he opens an all-day modern Italian restaurant and wine bar on the township’s lively Dunn Bay Road.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Classic yesteryear flavours have been the calling card of Nieuw Ruin since opening in 2021.

Fremantle’s standard bearer for luxe-nostalgic dining and wining to close in March

You’ve got less than a month to get your fix of golden cauliflower pies, great charcuterie, puffy gougeres and other examples of Blaze Young’s old-school brilliance at Nieuw Ruin.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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Doubleview Bowling Club
14/20

The unlikely dining room bringing modern Asian cooking to suburban Perth (again)

Taiwan, Italy and Ireland may be strange (culinary) bedfellows, yet all three nations feel – and taste – right at home at this spirited pop-up kitchen.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
The banchan plate at Tigerfish draws influence from across Asia.
15/20

Cott’s new catch: Why Tigerfish is the summer’s brightest hook

Come for the contact high of wining and dining in a marquee neighbourhood: stay for big-hitting dishes and drinks that reference the many tastes of Asia.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Prawns and octopus.
15/20

Testing the waters: a prototype for the modern WA seafood restaurant

Testing the waters: a prototype for the modern WA seafood restaurant

  • Max Veenhuyzen
WAtoday / Good Food review - Antep Mangal Victoria Park.
14/20

A Turkish favourite expands to Vic Park – and brings an exclusive doner with it

A doner kebab with a difference, the smoky kiss of charcoal, great breads plus an all-time baklava: just four reasons to set course for Antep Mangal’s new outpost.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Jacob D’Vauz and Anisha Halik of Gwelup Fish and Chips with their daughter Naia.

Pop-up prodigies drop a line in Perth’s north

Just like their previous residencies, the cooking will celebrate the couple’s shared Nusantara heritage as well as nostalgic Australian flavours.

  • Max Veenhuyzen