Kailis Bros Leederville

Kailis Bros is one of the longest-running names in Perth seafood. The story begins with George Palassis Kailis, who arrived in Western Australia from the Greek island of Kastellorizo in 1914. By 1926 he was selling fish from a basket in Perth, and in 1936 he took over an inner-city fish shop, trading as GP Kailis and Sons. The business later moved to Wellington Street and then, in 1989, to Roe Street in Northbridge, before opening its current premises on Oxford Street in Leederville in 2000.

Today the Leederville site combines two things under one roof. The retail and wholesale fish market sells whole fish and portions, shellfish, deli items, ready-to-bake dishes, pantry goods, and platters and catering, and it also takes orders online for home delivery or pickup. Alongside it is the restaurant, which opens seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The restaurant menu covers lunch and dinner, and there is also a Feed Me option for those who would rather leave the choices to the kitchen, which suits groups and anyone keen to try a range of the day's seafood. Menus are published on the website as PDFs, so you can check what is on before you go. A takeaway menu is also available, alongside an a la carte takeaway list.

The combination of market and restaurant makes Kailis Bros a good choice for families, seafood lovers and self-caterers. You can eat a meal and then pick up fresh fish or prepared dishes to cook later. It also handles functions, with a separate page on the website for events, and the business describes itself as having supplied Perth with seafood for more than 90 years.

The fish market opens from 10am to 5.30pm Sunday to Thursday and from 9am to 5.30pm on Friday and Saturday; restaurant hours are listed separately on the website. Tables can be booked online. Kailis Bros is at 101 Oxford Street in Leederville, and because the fish market closes in the late afternoon, come earlier in the day if you want to shop as well as eat. Platters for gatherings can be ordered through the catering service.