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favourites Subiaco is home to thousands of people hailing from far flung countries - and some have opened cafes and restaurants which serve cuisine from their homeland. Gail Williams tucks in. ALL THE WORLD is a stage. So wrote Shakespeare and he could have easily been looking into the future at Subiaco. Why? Because in a twist the Bard would love, the suburb has actually become a stage for the world, where men and women of all nations are the players. Subiaco, according to the last census, is home to 5,728 people who were born overseas, making up more than a quarter of the suburb’s population spreading across seven square kilometres. And that’s precisely what makes the place so fantastically wonderful as dozens of hospitality operators – who have also come from afar – cater for such diversity in venues popping up in laneways, car parks, the Paris end of Rokeby and the Subi Farmers Markets. . Here, we meet just a few of the faces behind the exotic flavours and scents wafting through our suburb. 10
SUBIACO: EAT DRINK SHOP
Karanpon Nititawachpong (Goff) Six Senses Thai Restaurant 23/17-31 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco 08 9388 3969
Ten years ago, when Thai-born Goff (pictured above) introduced Subiaco to prawn-topped betel leaves – snacks from his childhood in Thailand – Rokeby Road was a thriving metropolis humming with the beat of nearby bars and football crowds. He now has a string of Thai restaurants across Perth’s suburbs, all offering the best of traditional Thai favourites tweaked with a contemporary take on chicken satays and duck rolls. But Subi still holds a special place in his heart. “It is still an ideal place to be, close to the train station, the theatre and offices,” he says. “We love Subi because of its people, heritage houses and the old buildings.” Not as much as the Subi people love them.
