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Best Restaurants Open Late in Perth 2026
Open Late · Perth · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 17, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Uncle Billy's has fed Northbridge until four in the morning for decades, and it remains the anchor of a late scene that is smaller than the eastern capitals but real. Perth dines early, and the CBD rooms mostly close their kitchens by ten, but the nightlife quarter of Northbridge and a handful of CBD bars and Chinese rooms keep cooking past midnight. A whisky bar on King Street runs to 2am, a 1991 Northbridge cafe to 3:30am on weekends, and the casino noodle bar later than the city centre allows. These six keep a kitchen cooking well past eleven, ranked here on how late they serve, how good the food is and what you get for the money.
1.Uncle Billy's
Peking duck and salt-and-pepper squid run to 4am in Northbridge from about A$30; for Perth's latest banquet, pile in.
Uncle Billy's has cooked Hong Kong-style food in the small Chinatown precinct of Northbridge for decades, open from 5pm to 4am and the anchor of Perth's late map. The Peking duck, garlic-and-salt squid, Marmite chicken and xiao long bao are the orders, with a shared banquet around A$30 to A$50. It is a proper sit-down Cantonese room rather than a takeaway, busy with a post-bar crowd that wants real food in the small hours. For Perth's latest full banquet, pile in.
Walk in; kitchen to 4am in Northbridge.
2.Varnish on King
American grills and a deep whisky list run to 2am on King Street; for a late grown-up dinner, book it.
Varnish on King has worked the basement of a 1921 heritage building on King Street since 2013, a whisky-and-bourbon bar that takes its food as seriously as its drinks. The kitchen runs to 1am Monday to Thursday and 2am on Friday and Saturday, longer than almost any sit-down room in the CBD, with slow-cooked and grilled meats, Southern-style grits and a feed around A$35 to A$70. It is the grown-up late option here, low-lit and below street level, built for a proper meal rather than a closing-time feed. For a late dinner with a good pour, book it.
Book; kitchen to 2am on King Street.
3.The Moon
Pizza, pasta and burgers run past midnight at a 1991 Northbridge institution from about A$25; walk in late.
The Moon opened on William Street in 1991, an Art Deco late-night cafe that has fed generations of Northbridge after the bands and the bars. The kitchen runs to about 1:30am on weeknights and 3:30am on Friday and Saturday, with pizza, pasta, burgers and the cafe's own desserts, most plates around A$20 to A$30. It is the city's enduring late room, mismatched op-shop furniture and live jazz on Wednesdays, a place that has hosted early sets from some of Perth's best-known musicians. For a late feed with history, walk in.
Walk in; to 1:30am, 3:30am at weekends.
4.Yes Please
Sharing plates and a late kitchen run to 2am in Northbridge from about A$25; for a late proper feed, book it.
Yes Please was built on James Street as the room Northbridge lacked, a place where the kitchen and the bar both stay open to 2am every night and 3am on Friday and Saturday. The sharing menu runs to crispy pork belly bits and charcoal-seared flank steak, most plates around A$20 to A$35, with a A$12 burger and beer after 11pm. Unlike most Perth rooms, the kitchen does not call it a night early, which is exactly why it lands here. For a late, proper sit-down rather than a window feed, book it.
Book; kitchen to 2am, 3am Fri/Sat.
5.88 Noodle Bar
Congee and Cantonese noodles run to 2am at Crown from about A$25; for a late bowl by the river, walk in.
88 Noodle Bar, on the floor at Crown in Burswood across the river from the city, cooks to midnight midweek and 2am on Friday and Saturday, the casino keeping it open later than the CBD allows. The congee, wonton noodles and Cantonese roast meats are the orders, with a bowl around A$20 to A$30. It is straightforward late food rather than a destination, but it is a genuine after-midnight kitchen, which Perth is short of. For a late Cantonese bowl by the river, walk in.
Walk in; kitchen to 2am Fri/Sat.
6.U&I
Vietnamese pho runs around the clock in Northbridge from about A$18; for a late bowl at any hour, go for it.
U&I keeps a 24-hour Vietnamese kitchen in Northbridge, a rare around-the-clock room in a city that closes early, serving pho at any hour of the night. The beef pho with its long-simmered broth is the order, alongside a broad menu of rice and noodle plates, most bowls around A$15 to A$22. It is plain canteen food, but it is open when nothing else is, the reliable 4am bowl after a night in the quarter. For a late pho at any hour, go for it.
Walk in; open 24 hours in Northbridge.
Not for a late dinner
Right city, wrong hour
Wildflower. Wildflower, on the rooftop of COMO The Treasury, is Perth's most celebrated fine-dining room, but it takes its last orders well before ten and closes early in the week. It is a destination dinner to plan, not a late option. Book an earlier table and keep this list for afterwards.
Nobu. Nobu at Crown serves polished Japanese food, but the kitchen winds down around ten and the room is built for a full sit-down dinner. It is not somewhere to drop into after midnight. Go early in the evening instead.
Booking a late table in Perth
The rule in Perth is that the late map runs through Northbridge, with a few outliers. For food after midnight head to the Chinatown corner of Northbridge, where Uncle Billy's cooks to 4am and U&I runs around the clock, or to Varnish on King to 2am, The Moon in Northbridge to 3:30am on weekends and 88 Noodle Bar at Crown to 2am on weekends. Most take walk-ins late, so booking matters only at Varnish on King and Yes Please on a busy night.
Watch the last-order time rather than the listed closing time, since several kitchens stop before the doors. The value runs from an A$18 bowl of pho in Northbridge to a A$70 dinner at Varnish on King, so pick by appetite and hour. Northbridge, the CBD and Crown are spread out, so plan a rideshare home, since Perth's late transport is limited.
Frequently asked
Which Perth restaurant has the latest kitchen?
U&I in Northbridge runs 24 hours, and Uncle Billy's nearby cooks to 4am, so they are the latest in the city. The Moon in Northbridge serves to 3:30am on weekends, and Varnish on King to 2am on King Street. For food in the small hours, Northbridge is the map.
Do Perth kitchens close early?
Yes, more than the eastern capitals. The CBD dining rooms mostly take last orders by ten. Genuine late food is concentrated in Northbridge, the nightlife quarter, with a few outliers in the CBD and at Crown, which is why this list is built around the kitchens that actually serve past 23:00.
Where can I eat late in Perth on a budget?
A bowl of pho at U&I runs around A$18 at any hour, and Uncle Billy's banquet dishes are good value shared from about A$30. The Moon's pizzas and burgers in Northbridge sit around A$20 to A$30 past midnight.
What is the best late dinner in Perth?
For a sit-down late meal, Varnish on King serves American grills to 2am on King Street and Yes Please's kitchen runs to 2am in Northbridge. For something cheap and quick, the late Cantonese at Uncle Billy's is the Northbridge benchmark.
Can I walk in for a late table in Perth?
Mostly yes. Uncle Billy's, U&I, The Moon and 88 Noodle Bar take late walk-ins as a matter of course. Varnish on King and Yes Please are easier with a booking on a busy weekend. Always check the last-order time when you arrive.
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