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Best Cafés in Perth (2026)

Coffee and baking are taken seriously in Perth, and the best cafes are spread across the inner suburbs rather than clustered in one area. Highgate is a good place to start, with the original Mary Street Bakery on Beaufort Street, known for its doughnuts and all-day breakfast, and Chu Bakery opposite Hyde Park, where French-style pastries draw queues. Near the city centre, Miller + Baker on Lake Street mills its own flour from Western Australian grain for its sourdough and pastries.

On the coast, Il Lido Italian Canteen opens at 7am opposite Cottesloe Beach in a former 1930s cabaret hall, and in Fremantle, Gino's has anchored the Cappuccino Strip on South Terrace since 1983. If you are touring the Swan Valley, Whistler's Chocolate Co in Middle Swan combines a chocolate shop and family cafe with a garden for children. Many Perth cafes close by mid-afternoon, so plan coffee and brunch for the morning, and arrive early at popular bakeries before the best items sell out.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Perth

  1. Gino’s Cafe Italian cafe and trattoria, FremantleA family-run Italian cafe on Fremantle's Cappuccino Strip, opened in 1983 by a former local tailor and still serving coffee and home-style Italian food.
  2. Mary Street Bakery Highgate Bakery cafe, HighgateThe original Mary Street Bakery, opened in 2013 on Beaufort Street in Highgate, known for its doughnuts, house-baked breads and all-day breakfast menu.
  3. Miller + Baker Artisan bakery and flour mill, Perth (Lake Street)A family-run artisan bakery on Lake Street that stone-mills Western Australian wheat and rye each day for its sourdough, pastries and buns.

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1. Gino’s Cafe

Italian cafe and trattoria$$Fremantle

A family-run Italian cafe on Fremantle's Cappuccino Strip, opened in 1983 by a former local tailor and still serving coffee and home-style Italian food.

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3. Miller + Baker

Artisan bakery and flour mill$Perth (Lake Street)

A family-run artisan bakery on Lake Street that stone-mills Western Australian wheat and rye each day for its sourdough, pastries and buns.

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6. Chu Bakery

French-style bakery$Highgate

A small Highgate bakery opposite Hyde Park, run by self-taught bakers Seren and Ryan Chu since 2015, known for French-style pastries, tarts and queues.

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