Eating out
‘This is a perfect pizza’: The 10 best things our restaurant critic ate (and drank) in 2024
After a year spent tracking WA restaurants, WAtoday food writer Max Veenhuyzen assembles a dream menu starring his favourite dishes of 2024.
- Max Veenhuyzen
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From city to coast: what’s open on Christmas Day in Perth
Including options for post-swim coffees, breakfast by the beach, Christmas feasts and Japanese-Italian fusion.
- Max Veenhuyzen
‘Prawns are it’: The best value buys for your Christmas seafood feast
Fishmongers reveal which seafood species are at the best quality, at the lowest price, for the Christmas Day table.
- Bianca Hrovat
- Exclusive
- Food
Rick Shores team finally unveils its long-awaited Gold Coast sequels
They’ve been five years in the making, but Norte and Sueno were worth the wait. Take a look inside.
- Matt Shea
- Review
- Perth
Willi’s Pizza Bar brings cheesy Detroit-style pizzas and nostalgia to the heart of Perth
Following a change of direction, the corner bar at a historic CBD watering hole is ready to feed and water a new generation of guests.
- Max Veenhuyzen
Brisbane’s most exciting restaurant openings of 2024
From a fresh French wave and a revival of CBD dining to a glitzy new food precinct and the arrival of a gun southern restaurant group, here’s what to check out.
- Matt Shea
- Exclusive
- Just open
Track down this new Persian kabab spot tucked among mechanics and warehouses
The creator of one of the west’s most groundbreaking cafes has opened another heartfelt venue. To find it, just follow your nose.
- Emma Breheny
‘I’m back, baby’: Top chef Martin Benn returns to Melbourne for art-inspired kitchen residency
Expect dishes influenced by artist Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots and dancing pumpkins during the chef’s eight-week stint at NGV Garden Restaurant.
- Paul Best
‘I prefer pubs to bars’: The low-key dining and drink spots TV presenter Sarah Abo loves most
For Today show co-host Sarah Abo, beer trumps wine, bread is best with butter, and chocolate desserts are almost impossible to resist.
- Jane Rocca
- Exclusive
- Food
‘Brisbane’s Raffles’ to unveil a chic, sophisticated Cantonese restaurant
A gun chef will lean into traditional techniques, such as making his own oyster sauce. There will also be a 200-bottle wine list that includes Chinese vino.
- Matt Shea
Christmas pudding in a can? Sydney’s tinned food revival keeps rolling
Newtown’s most famous deli is now canning pudding (and custard), and a bar dedicated to all things tinned is set to open at Paddy’s Markets.
- Scott Bolles
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