Propeller

Top choice in Fremantle


A blue shipping container doubles as a coffee-window and bar inside this sunny cafe-bistro in North Fremantle, enclosed in glass from sometimes-icy winds. Middle Eastern flavours inform dishes including Moorish skewers, refreshing salads, and rustic wood-fired manoushe (Lebanese flatbreads) spread with lamb, yoghurt and pomegranate, or mushroom and blue cheese. The chef's $49 menu is a steal.

Some of Fremantle's more interesting breakfast dishes are served with Bloody Mary or Mimosa cocktails.


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