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New dining room Ah Um in Perth’s Chinatown.

Intimate 25-seat restaurant from the Astral Weeks crew opens in Perth’s Chinatown

The clubby, dimly lit dining room of Ah Um might be hard to pigeonhole, but it’s all too easy to like.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
James Parker, Northbridge.
14/20

Hit Northbridge now for sushi’s greatest hits

While the Japanese restaurant performs many of sushi-kind’s greatest hits, its most gratifying moments are reserved for those that seek out B-sides and deep cuts.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Peasants Paradice’s Zimbabwean-born chef and owner, Dwight Alexander.
14.5/20

Run to Paradice – or at least this spirited Northbridge dining room

Could this be one of the city’s best-kept-secret cooks? His bold, confident, unique cooking suggests his is a name to watch closely.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
The sando.
13.5/20

Flipping the Bird: The eatery bringing Nashville to Northbridge

Bird is the word as this newcomer provides the pleasures (and pain) of spicy Nashville-style fried chicken, not to mention on-theme Southern American drinks.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Rob Broadfield food review The Standard. Pictures: Rob Broadfield

Food offering is anything but Standard at this hip Northbridge bar

The Standard is primarily a bar, but its dishes transcend the standard retinue of ho-hum dishes found around Perth’s watering holes.

  • Rob Broadfield
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Rob Broadfield review Baan Baan Perth. Picture: Rob Broadfield

Baan Baan brings authentic Thai tastes to Perth’s streets

Baan Baan is a well-regarded, casual Thai restaurant in Northbridge. It has legions of fans who swear by its authenticity.

  • Rob Broadfield
The long property stretches to a garden out back and a veranda eating space in between.

Edward & Ida’s: a menu that smacks of a corner pub in the good old days

Dimitri Rtshiladze has gone full pub with his latest venture and it couldn’t be more different to his Fremantle hang, Nieuw Ruin.

  • Rob Broadfield
Set on the streets of Northbridge.

The Perth restaurant serving a sauce as black as vengeance

No Mafia is an oasis of cool in Northbridge’s demented but mostly joyous street theatre of the absurd. I’ve never seen a hospo team work this cohesively.

  • Rob Broadfield
Sauma is bringing some indie class to Northbridge.

Sauma

Casual, communal, subcontinental

Mushroom doughnuts, chicken breast boudin and lamb breast on sweet bun.
14.5/20

The Standard

This bar and restaurant is setting the standard for bar food in Perth, with its contemporary, intelligently prepared share plates, extensive drinks list and friendly service.

  • Gail Williams

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