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Cafés in Northbridge

Breakfast from 05:00, dessert cafés until 23:00 and the Perth Cultural Centre.

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Northbridge lies about 1 km north of the CBD, across the railway that long divided it from the city; it was known as "north of the line" and was gazetted as a suburb of its own only in 1982.1 Greek and Macedonian migrants settled here around World War I, and the European arrivals of the 1950s and 1960s built the café, restaurant and bar life it is known for, with Italian migrants shaping its espresso bars.1

Coffee here splits by the clock. Breakfast cafés on James, Lake and William streets open early and close by mid-afternoon, dessert cafés on William Street take over from midday and serve until 22:00 or 23:00, and the galleries and museum of the Perth Cultural Centre have cafés of their own.

Local tip: For coffee after dinner, walk William Street between Superstar Waffles at 189 and Toctoc at 208; on Friday and Saturday both serve until 23:00.

At a glance

53Cafés listed
11With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Chet's Cafe, from 05:00 (Mon–Fri 05:00–15:00 · Sat 06:00–15:00).
  • Closes latest: Superstar Waffles, until 23:00 (Mon–Thu 13:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 13:00–23:00 · Sun 13:00–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: William Street (5), Aberdeen St (5), William St (5).
  • Most common features: wheelchair access (11%), smoke-free indoors (9%), card payment (6%).

Superstar Waffles

  • 189 William Street
  • Mon–Thu 13:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 13:00–23:00 · Sun 13:00–22:00
  • Smoke-free indoors
  • Open late
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Stretch

  • 181 William Street
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–14:30 · Sat–Sun 09:00–15:00
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Coffee chains in Northbridge

The Re Store and the Italian corner

The Re Store opened in 1936 at 105–107 Aberdeen Street, on the corner of Lake Street. After the war it became a home away from home for Italian migrants, selling Italian food, books and magazines, and John Re roasted coffee under a Braziliano label he designed himself; the brand is still poured in Perth cafés.2 The original building, in commercial use since 1897, appeared vacant by 2021. The Northbridge store now trades across the road at 72 Lake Street.2

That intersection is still the center of the suburb. The Northbridge Piazza, where James and Lake streets meet, screens free films, live music and sport, and Russell Square is the main park.1

Breakfast early, waffles late

Chet's Cafe at 67 James Street opens at 05:00 on weekdays and 06:00 on Saturdays, the earliest start in Northbridge. Little Willy's at 267 William Street opens at 06:00 every day; in 2024 Broadsheet counted nine years of trading and noted that everything except the bread is made on site.5 Little Bird Cafe, at 100 Lake Street, is a not-for-profit known for its cakes.5

The late shift is on William Street. Toctoc at 208 William Street serves 11:00–22:00 from Monday to Thursday and until 23:00 on Friday and Saturday, and Superstar Waffles at 189 keeps the same weekend close. Kumo opens at 12:00 and stays open until 22:00 on Friday and Saturday. Korean dessert cafés serving bingsu (shaved ice) cluster nearby; Perth Is OK named Hanabing, on Newcastle Street, as Perth's first Korean-style dessert café.6

Getting there from the city

Northbridge is a short walk from Perth station and the Busport, and the free Blue CAT bus runs along Fitzgerald and Aberdeen streets.1 Yagan Square, opened in March 2018 on the old railway yard west of Perth station, links the CBD to Northbridge across the tracks.1 The suburb's official edges are William, Roe and Newcastle streets and the Mitchell Freeway.1

Cafés at the Perth Cultural Centre

The Perth Cultural Centre, bounded by Roe, Aberdeen, Beaufort and William streets, is technically in the suburb of Perth, but it sits on the Northbridge side of the railway.3 It holds the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the State Library, PICA in the former Perth Boys School and the State Theatre Centre.3 WA Museum Boola Bardip, Noongar for "many stories", reopened there on 21 November 2020, built around the Old Perth Gaol of 1855; Hackett Hall displays Otto, a blue whale skeleton.4

Livingstone's Urban Jungle, in Pod 2 of the Cultural Centre, opens at 06:30 on weekdays, Epoch Museum Cafe runs daily 07:00–15:30, and AGWA Cafe and Bar is open 10:00–17:00 except on Tuesdays. Coffee costs a little more on this side of the tracks: in October 2026 a flat white in Northbridge averaged A$5.19, seven cents above the Perth figure.7

Sources

  1. Northbridge, Western Australia, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. 105-113 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge (The Re Store), inHerit, Heritage Council of Western Australia, accessed October 2026
  3. Perth Cultural Centre, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. WA Museum Boola Bardip, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Best cafés in Northbridge, Broadsheet, accessed October 2026
  6. Perth's best dessert cafés, Perth Is OK, accessed October 2026
  7. Flat white prices in Northbridge, WA 6003, Small Flat White, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Northbridge cafés: questions

Which cafés in Northbridge, Perth, stay open late?

The late cafés are on William Street. Toctoc at 208 William Street serves until 22:00 from Monday to Thursday and 23:00 on Friday and Saturday, and Superstar Waffles at 189 William Street also closes at 23:00 at weekends. Kumo stays open until 22:00 on Friday and Saturday.

What is The Re Store in Northbridge, Perth?

The Re Store is an Italian deli that John Re opened in 1936 on the corner of Aberdeen and Lake streets. After the war it sold Italian food, books and magazines to new migrants, and Re roasted coffee under his own Braziliano label, still poured in Perth cafés. The Northbridge store now trades at 72 Lake Street.

What does Boola Bardip mean at the WA Museum near Northbridge, Perth?

Boola Bardip is Noongar for "many stories". WA Museum Boola Bardip reopened on 21 November 2020 in the Perth Cultural Centre, on the Northbridge side of the railway, built around the Old Perth Gaol of 1855. Hackett Hall displays Otto, a blue whale skeleton. Epoch Museum Cafe in the precinct opens daily 07:00–15:30.

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