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Cafés in Mount Lawley & Highgate

Beaufort Street from Highgate to the Astor, with coffee from 06:00.

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Highgate lies about 2 km north-north-east of central Perth and Mount Lawley about 4 km out, both along Beaufort Street.12 Mount Lawley is named after Sir Arthur Lawley, governor in 1901–02, whose wife is said to have agreed on the condition that no licensed hotels be built there.1 Highgate takes its name from a village near Hawkhurst in Kent.2

Beaufort Street is the spine, running from the city center north to Morley, and most cafés here are on it or a block away, on Walcott Street, Lincoln Street and Raglan Road.1 Mornings start early: most cafés here open by 06:30 on weekdays, and most have stopped serving again by 15:00.

Local tip: Most Beaufort Street cafés close by 15:00; for a coffee later in the day, Cafe Guilty Pleasure at 634 Beaufort Street opens only in the afternoon and stays open into the evening.

At a glance

39Cafés listed
5With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
15:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Whistle Stop Café, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–15:00).
  • Most listed streets: Beaufort St (11), Beaufort Street (10), Raglan Road (2).
  • Most common features: wheelchair access (18%), card payment (8%), air-con (5%).

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Coffee chains in Mount Lawley & Highgate

Buses up Beaufort Street

Buses 67, 68 and 950 serve Beaufort Street, which has bus lanes during weekday peaks.21 Mount Lawley station, on the Midland line, is on the eastern side of the suburb.1 Whistle Stop Café, at 116 West Parade, opens 06:00–15:00 from Monday to Saturday.

The suburb has one odd claim to fame: Perth's climate figures come from here. The Bureau of Meteorology's Perth Metro station opened in Mount Lawley in 1993, and the city's temperature averages are taken from it.6

The Astor and the old wetland

The Astor Theatre stands at 659 Beaufort Street, with Art Deco fronts to Beaufort and Walcott streets. It was built in 1914–15 as the Lyceum, redesigned by William Leighton and reopened as the State Theatre on 12 May 1939, and renamed the Astor in 1941, after a law barred private businesses from using the name "State".3 It reopened in October 2009 for music and comedy and has been on the State Register since 1999.3

Hyde Park was once the Boodjamooling wetland, a place where Noongar people camped, fished and met.1 Mount Lawley was proclaimed in 1901, after its estates were laid out between 1889 and 1901.1

Cafés from Highgate to Walcott Street

At the Highgate end, Source Foods at 289 Beaufort Street opens 07:00–14:00 from Monday to Saturday and from 07:30 on Sundays, with vegan options, and Tom's, at 290, has outdoor tables. Further north, Modus Coffee at 602 Beaufort Street opens at 06:30 on weekdays, Old speak at 755 at 06:00, and deka is at 905.

So Perth's 2020 list of Perth's best café strips picked out two bakeries from this stretch, Mary Street Bakery and Lawley's Bakery, both of which had already spread to outlets across Perth.4 Cafe Guilty Pleasure, a Korean café that opens only in the afternoon and serves cakes and bingsu, opened a second branch at 634 Beaufort Street at the end of 2021.5

Side streets and Sundays

Off the main road, The Lincoln Nook at 102 Lincoln Street opens daily 06:30–14:00 with outdoor tables, Sinamon at 76 Walcott Street has tables outside too, and Fez and Standby are on Raglan Road. Weekends are better served than in the CBD, though Old speak keeps to weekdays and Whistle Stop Café closes on Sundays.

Coffee runs slightly above the city average. In October 2026 a flat white in Mount Lawley averaged A$5.17, five cents over the Perth figure, and prices ran from A$4.00 to A$7.40.7

Sources

  1. Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Highgate, Western Australia, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Astor Theatre, Perth, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Life's better with coffee: Perth's top 10 cafe strips, So Perth, accessed October 2026
  5. Perth's best dessert cafés, Perth Is OK, accessed October 2026
  6. Climate of Perth, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  7. Flat white prices in Mount Lawley, WA 6050, Small Flat White, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Mount Lawley & Highgate cafés: questions

Where is the Astor Theatre in Mount Lawley, Perth?

The Astor Theatre is at 659 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley, with Art Deco fronts to Beaufort and Walcott streets. Built in 1914–15 as the Lyceum, it reopened as the State Theatre in May 1939 and became the Astor in 1941. It now hosts music and comedy and has been on the State Register since 1999.

Which buses run along Beaufort Street to Mount Lawley and Highgate in Perth?

Buses 67, 68 and 950 serve Beaufort Street, which has bus lanes during weekday peak hours. Mount Lawley station, on the Midland line, is on the eastern side of the suburb. Highgate is about 2 km from central Perth and Mount Lawley about 4 km.

How much does a flat white cost in Mount Lawley, Perth?

In October 2026 a flat white in Mount Lawley averaged A$5.17, five cents above the Perth average, and prices ran from A$4.00 to A$7.40. Most cafés on Beaufort Street open by 07:00 on weekdays and stop serving by 15:00; Old speak at 755 Beaufort Street starts at 06:00.

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