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  1. Unwrapped

    Venn Laneway

    An exciting design expansion to Venn’s bar and café.

  2. Close-Up

    Brody MacLeod from Behind the Monkey

    A trader of beautiful things - a store sparking curiosity and inspiring people to enhance themselves and their lives.

  3. URBAN WALKS

    Melissa's Mt Lawley Picks

    Follow Melissa's Urban Walk and Top Picks in Mt Lawley.

  1. Perth City

    A character-filled inner-city experience, upmarket fashion retailers, contemporary galleries, cool coffee outlets and award-winning cuisine.

    Highlights: Venn, Dilettante, Cheeky Sparrow.

  2. Mt Lawley/Highgate

    Specialist fashion and design shops, and smatterings of Art Deco architecture; pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants; food from around the world.

    Highlights: Mariposa, Clarences, Behind The Monkey.

  3. Northbridge/Nth Perth

    Home to a burgeoning arts, retail and hip bar scene on bustling William Street; Angove Street region for fashion and homewares boutiques and cafes.

    Highlights: Living Edge, Ristretto.

  4. Claremont

    Visit Claremont’s retail precinct, St Quentins Ave or Bayview Tce for the beautiful people, or for some serious retail therapy at Claremont Quarter.

    Highlights: Lily Loves Tea, Annie P Paperie.

  5. Western Suburbs

    An eclectic cocktail of fashion, furniture and food: Nedlands and Dalkeith give a nod to art, design and the bar scene, or explore Mosman Park’s antiques and boutiques via Glyde street's design precinct.

    Highlights: Boubar, Turnstyle Collectables, Gadfly Gallery.

  6. Leederville

    Leederville and Mt Hawthorn's vibrant strips, influenced by hints of bohemia and home to boutiques, need-to-know night spots and a medley of eateries.

    Highlights: Sayers Food, The Annex, Studio Bomba.

  7. Subiaco

    Shopping village defined by quaint Federation-era terraces and heritage shop fronts on its narrow, leafy streets.

    Highlights: Seva Frangos Art, Fly Home, Bistro Felix Winebar.

  8. Fremantle

    This port town's tiny streets, filled with dockworkers' cottages and massive warehouses are fertile ground for an energetic creative industry: artists, designers and performers.

    Highlights: B&M Store, Violet Pilot, Ootong & Lincoln.

  9. Just two kilometres from Perth’s CBD across the Swan River, this picturesque foreshore area is filled with parklands, wetlands, leafy streets and the Perth Zoo. Catch the ferry from Barrack St Jetty and meander through the iconic Sir James Mitchell Park before relaxing and taking in the best views of the Perth city skyline.

    Highlights: Abito, Como Cottage Flowers, Coco's.