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Specialising in both familiar and unusual Cantonese dishes, this eatery offers ambrosial meals in vibrant surrounds. The signature dish is the prosperous fragrant chicken - the name says it all. CitySearch

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If you haven’t already heard about The Red Teapot, do yourself a favour and visit as soon as you can. It may not be the biggest place and you could easily miss it while walking past, but the food and service is spot on. Seating no more than 35 people at maximum capacity, this place is always full and is cute as a button. It’s simply decorated with suede banquettes and smart furnishings and usually has a great vibe about it. The staff are always pleasant and do a great job recommending the house specialties or explaining certain dishes. Appetisers like deep fried squid tentacles with chilli and garlic are extremely “moreish”, as are the crispy crab and shrimp spring rolls. Although the food is primarily Cantonese, the Japanese seaweed salad is done so well you’d think you were in a sushi bar.

There’s a great selection of traditional dishes as well as the standard beef and black bean and cashew chicken types, found at most Chinese restaurants. But before you revert to your usual selection of dishes, I strongly recommend you try something different at The Red Teapot. Their signature dish, prosperous fragrant chicken, is cooked perfectly on the bone and has lovely crispy skin and a delightful flavour that lingers for hours to follow. Team this with pork spare ribs with honey and black pepper (be prepared to use your hands), Szechuan king prawns, and the combination vegetables and bean curd clay pot and you have a meal fit for an emperor. When you do visit The Red Teapot, be sure to visit an ATM first as they operate with cash only and don’t have any credit card or EFTPOS facilities available.

Karen Bilsby-Butler, January 2008

STM hotspot: 10 top Asian eateries

The Sunday Times

Gail Williams and Gerard Brancato

August 18, 2007 11:00am

PEKING duck palaces are all over Perth. STM reveals 10 fabulous Asian restaurants, from Cantonese and Indian to Vietnamese and Malaysian.

1. Yu Restaurant
Burswood Entertainment Complex,
Burswood, 9362 8238. At this ornate and uber classy Peking duck palace the crispy skin comes on gold tableware to accent the red and gold decor and black leather couches. Shark’s fin and deep-fried
patagonian tooth fish are equally worthy of the gold-tipped chopsticks.

2. Maya Indian Restaurant
75-77 Market St, Fremantle, 9335 2796.
With a quiet, refined elegance, Maya has taken Indian dining in Perth out of the quick-feed league to culinary theatre. Pure art.

3. Ria Authentic Malaysian Food
Unit 1, 160 Oxford St, Leederville, 9328 2998. Open Tues-Sat for dinner.
Combine the signature braised caramelised duck with the fact it is licensed with a funky little bar and they let you bring your own wine, and you have a restaurant that’s constantly packed. They don’t take bookings, so register your interest in a table, have a drink and wait. It’s worth it.

4. GoGo’s Madras Curry House
556 Beaufort St, Highgate, 9328 1828.
Sample a $65 a head degustation menu – put together by Gogo Govardhan – and you will be mounting a campaign that India is the finest cuisine.

5. The Red Teapot
413 William St, Northbridge, 9228 1981.
Open: Mon-Sat, lunch and dinner.
Funky, hip and with crimson walls and aubergine, it is the total antithesis to your typical suburban Chinese.

6.Little Saigon
489 Beaufort St, Highgate, 9227 5586.
An eclectic mix of less-spicy dishes from the north and seafood from the French-influenced south of Vietnam – served in stylish surrounds.

7.Tansawa Tei
1 Shenton St, Northbridge, 9228 0258.
This is where the Japanese go when they want a taste of home. It has the best sushi bar in town and try the teppanyaki crayfish for $50.

8.Hung Kee BBQ
275 William St, Northbridge, 9228 1177.
Open daily Rows of glistening ducks hang in the window and a stony-faced chef pounds away with a cleaver – generating the excitement of a hawker stall in Singapore. And at $5 for a bowl of sticky white rice, chopped duck and steamed greens, it’s just as cheap.

9.Sala Thai
22 Norfolk St, Fremantle, 9335 7749.
Harmony and balance pervade this old stone house where centuries of eastern and western influences combine to create authentic Thai cuisine at its best.

10.Koh-I-Noor Indian Restaurant
Hepburn Heights Shopping Centre, Padbury, 9401 1100.

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10 of Perth’s favourite places to dine out

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1. Gino’s:

you can’t get much more Freo than this. This buzzy Italian café in the heart of Fremantle’s cappuccino strip has been creating coffee history with Gino’s special blend since 1983. Great spot for people watching. 1 South Terrace, Fremantle. Tel: (08) 9336 1464.

2. Trigg Island Café:

perfect for a late breakfast, light lunch or beachside snack with glorious views over the Indian Ocean. 360 West Coast Drive, Trigg. Tel: (08) 9447 0077

3. Villa Bianchi:

in the heart of the surfing action at Scarborough Beach. 1 Scarborough Beach Road, Scarborough. Tel: (08) 9245 2001

4. Lamont’s:

watch the world float by from the waterside dining room on the edge of the Claisebrook Inlet. Sophisticated décor and simple, fresh food – the specialty is marron. 11 Brown Street, East Perth. Tel: (08) 9202 1566.

5. Frasers Restaurant:

set in magnificent parkland with Perth laid out at your feet. Great Australian seafood and local produce accompanied by an equally impressive Australian wine list. Frasers Ave, Kings Park, West Perth. Tel: (08) 9481 7100.

6. The Old Swan Brewery:

café-restaurant and micro brewery in the redeveloped original 1877 Swan Brewery with panoramic views across the Swan River. 173 Mounts Bay Road, Perth. Tel: (08) 9211 8999.

7. Indiana Teahouse:

right on Cottesloe Beach, all tables have fabulous Indian Ocean views. The best place to go to watch the sunset behind beyond Rottnest Island. 99 Marine Parade, Cottesloe. Tel: (08) 9385 5005.

8. Cicerello’s Fish and Chips:

much more than your average fish ‘n’ chip shop. Housed in a boatshed style building facing Fremantle’s famous Fishing Boat Harbour, Cicerello’s still sells the real thing, freshly caught seafood including oysters, mussels, crabs and crayfish and chips wrapped in butcher’s paper. Check out the 22 metres of aquariums with more than 50 species of marine life. Fishermans Wharf, 44 Mews Road, Fremantle. Tel: (08) 9335 19

9. Kailis Bros Fish Market and Café:

frequent winner of the best Fish and Chips in Western Australia award is a cheap and cheerful café specialising in freshly caught seafood and fish, and a friendly atmosphere. Fishing Boat Harbour, 46 Mews Road, Fremantle. Tel: (08) 9335 7755.