Western Australia Going Out
Food and Drink
Regional specialities:
• Excellent seafood comes from the coast around Perth, including king prawns, rock lobster (locals call this crayfish), dhufish, jewfish or barramundi, and special freshwater lobster called marron.
• Tropical fruits are abundant - especially banana, mango and papaya.
• Pearl meat, a prized delicacy that consists of the shell muscle of pearl oysters.
Regional drinks:
• There are excellent local wines from Swan Valley, Mount Barker and Margaret River.
• Matilda Bay and Little Creatures beers are gaining an international reputation.
Nightlife
Fremantle has an impressive collection of huge, Federation-style character pubs in its historic streets. There are many nightclubs in the Northbridge area and also down in Fremantle. You'll find club venues to cater for all music tastes, including mainstream, hardcore, gay and alternative beats. The large Burswood Resort and Casino complex is also only minutes from Perth city centre.
Subiaco and Perth itself are the best places to find performance arts. There are some lovely old art-deco cinemas screening art-house movies and, in summer, outdoor cinemas set in lush parklands open their doors - ideal for Perth's climate.
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