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Wheelchair access cafés in Perth

Step-free entrances and main rooms, more of them in the CBD than anywhere else.

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For these cafés, wheelchair access means step-free: a level entrance and step-free main rooms. A café with a single step of up to 7 cm, about a handbreadth, counts only as limited access, and so do places where a steep ramp needs someone to push.1 Step-free entry says nothing about the toilet, so ask before you go if you need an accessible one.

The CBD has the most step-free cafés, about two in five of them, with Mount Lawley & Highgate next, then Subiaco and Northbridge. New buildings have had to meet national access rules for more than a decade: the Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010 took effect on 1 May 2011, and any application for a building approval for a new building or an upgrade from that date brings them into play.2

Local tip: Call ahead to ask about the toilet, since step-free entry covers only the door and main room; for help boarding a train, ring Transperth's special assistance line on 1800 800 022.

Where these cafés are: CBD (17), Mount Lawley & Highgate (7), Subiaco (6), Northbridge (6), East Perth (3), Crawley & Nedlands (2), West Perth (1), Leederville & Mount Hawthorn (1), Victoria Park & Burswood (1), Claremont (1).

At a glance

45Cafés listed
29With 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: Toctoc, until 23:00 (Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00 · Sun 11:00–21:00).
  • Most listed streets: Beaufort Street (6), Hay Street (5), St Georges Terrace (4).
  • Most common features: card payment (47%), outdoor seating (33%), air-con (27%).
Northbridge

Toctoc

  • 208 William Street
  • Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00 · Sun 11:00–21:00
  • +61 481 872 111
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Step-free, limited and the toilet question

The line between full and limited access is a single step. Full access means no steps at the entrance or in the main rooms; one step of 7 cm or less, or a gradient that needs assistance, makes it limited; a taller step or stairs-only entry means no access.1 Henry Saw Cafe and La Veen in the CBD and Epoch Museum Cafe in Northbridge count as limited.

The Premises Standards exist so that new and upgraded public buildings give dignified, equitable and reasonably achievable access, and so that owners who comply cannot face a successful complaint under the Disability Discrimination Act on the matters they cover.2 Older shopfronts that haven't been through an approval since 2011 were built to earlier rules.

The CBD: towers, malls and the river

On St Georges Terrace, Basilica at 125 and The Daily Board at 100 have step-free entry, and so do Offshoot Coffee at 480 Hay Street, Leeway Coffee at 712 Hay Street Mall and Tartine Cafe at 72 Trinity Arcade. On Murray Street, Anaya is at 113 and Voodoo Coffee at 300, open until 22:00 on weekdays. La Mortazza Espresso & Cannoli is at 63 Barrack Street, and Cafe Viva and Liberty Cafe & Bar are on Mounts Bay Road.

Elizabeth Quay, at the foot of the CBD, has granite paths giving a continuous accessible route, ramps between the promenades and decking, a wheelchair-accessible bridge and accessible facilities in all its public toilets.5 Short-term ACROD (disability) parking bays line The Esplanade, Riverside Drive and Geoffrey Bolton Avenue.5

Northbridge, Subiaco and Beaufort Street

In Northbridge, Chet's Cafe at 67 James Street opens at 05:00 on weekdays, Little Willy's is at 267 William Street, and Toctoc at 208 William Street serves until 22:00 or 23:00. At the Perth Cultural Centre, AGWA Cafe and Bar and Livingstone's Urban Jungle in Pod 2 are both step-free.

Subiaco's step-free cafés include La Maison Des Eclairs Cafe at 27 Railway Road, Moss Black Cafe at 24 Cardigan Terrace and Obi Coffee at 500 Hay Street. On the Mount Lawley side, Source Foods at 289 Beaufort Street and Tom's at 290 are step-free, and so is Whistle Stop Café at 116 West Parade. Further out are Dash at 3 Oxford Close in West Perth and Be Free at 1 City Farm Place in East Perth.

Buses, stations and Changing Places

Every bus on the Transperth network is fully accessible: buses kneel to the kerb, have ramps that reach it, and carry fold-up seats with space for two wheelchairs, prams or mobility devices. Not every bus stop is accessible yet; a works program is upgrading them.3 For help at a train station, Transperth's special assistance line is 1800 800 022.3

For people who can't use a standard accessible toilet, Changing Places facilities add a height-adjustable adult-sized change table and a ceiling hoist; by December 2020 Western Australia had 32 of the 147 in Australia.4 Elizabeth Quay has the state's first, next to the Elizabeth Quay Water Park, opened with an MLAK key from the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia.5

Sources

  1. Key:wheelchair, OpenStreetMap Wiki, accessed October 2026
  2. Guidelines on application of the Premises Standards, Australian Human Rights Commission, accessed October 2026
  3. Bus accessibility, Transperth, accessed October 2026
  4. WA adds another Changing Place for people with disability, Government of Western Australia, accessed October 2026
  5. Elizabeth Quay: accessibility, DevelopmentWA, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Wheelchair access in Perth: questions

What does wheelchair accessible mean for cafés in Perth?

It means step-free: a level entrance and step-free main rooms. A café with one step of up to 7 cm, or a ramp steep enough to need a push, counts only as limited access. Step-free entry says nothing about the toilet, so ask the café before you go if you need an accessible one.

Are Perth buses wheelchair accessible?

Yes. Every bus on the Transperth network is fully accessible: buses kneel to the kerb, have ramps that reach it, and have fold-up seats with space for two wheelchairs, prams or mobility devices. Not every bus stop is accessible yet, and a works program is upgrading them. Transperth's special assistance line for train stations is 1800 800 022.

Which Perth neighborhood has the most wheelchair-accessible cafés?

The CBD, with about two in five of the step-free cafés, ahead of Mount Lawley & Highgate, Subiaco and Northbridge. On St Georges Terrace, Basilica at 125 and The Daily Board at 100 are step-free, as are Offshoot Coffee at 480 Hay Street and Voodoo Coffee at 300 Murray Street. Elizabeth Quay nearby has accessible toilets and a Changing Places facility.

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