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Bar Loiter
dinner prandial can make a dramatic entrance from the front through heavy velvet drapes and feel like they have gone down a rabbit hole. And, with ten locally crafted beers on tap and an extended cocktail list as well as great wines-by-the-glass, there’s even more reason to linger. It opened in February with a new fit out by Michael Benson, one of Dilly Dally’s partners. As for the chef? Step up to the plate Riccardo Annunziato, former sous chef, who takes up the head role with the departure of Peter Hajdu. Try the braised beef croquettes and grilled veal.
Bar Loiter
20 Rowland Street, Subiaco (08) 6228 1986 Subi bar hoppers love stumbling across hidden heroes. Bar Loiter, tucked away, at the rear of Dilly Dally with an entrance off Rowland Street, is just that. Punters with a penchant for a pre-show tipple or a post6
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The Village Bar
10-531 Hay Street, Subiaco Why mention The Village Bar? Because nothing sums up the old village feel of Subiaco more than the aptly-named Village. Under various guises, it’s been nurturing Subi souls for four decades with chicken parmys, cheeseburgers and pizzas while trendoid cookie cutter venues
have come and gone. Going back to the heady 80s and its days as Henry Africa’s, it sported a stuffed leopard and was the go-to hangout for media celebrities such as Lionel Yorke and Terry Willesee. Today it continues to welcome a wide demographic of regulars who take up a spot near the fireplace. You’ll come across former mayor, Tony Costa, holding court with former footballers like the old shark, Andrew Purser, and the odd hard-bitten journo from the Subi Post. Most treat it like their own living room and – depending on the night – they’ll often segue into a half price pizza or a $15 cheeseburger. If it’s Thursday, they’ll go for a $20 steak with chips and salad. As their slogan says, “Why wouldn’t you?" Exactly.
Yours Truly Cafe
286 Hay St, Subiaco The rustic brick wall says Manhattan’s Meatpackers district, but the Reuben bagels say Williamsburg.
