Fremantle guide: our favourites

Eat and drink

Fremantle has a vibrant restaurant and bar scene. Click on the names for websites and booking links.

H&C Urban Winery
Big indoor/outdoor winery space right next to your apartment. Award-winning casual dining, a great wine list, beer and cocktails in a cool, plant-filled converted warehouse. Takeaway wine available. Stay Freo guests get 10% off meals.

Gage Roads Freo Brewery
A huge, open-format waterside brewery at A Shed, Victoria Quay, serving a full drinks list and menu with great harbour views. Named Pub of the Year at the 2026 WA Good Food Guide Awards.

Fremantle Markets
A large range of quality food vendors offering a wide range of cuisines. Friday to Sunday, 10am–5pm.

Restaurants

Vin Populi
Our favourite for great Italian food, wine and service, at the West End end of High Street.

Cassia
A quality BBQ-based menu, cooked over fire on Henderson Street.

Emily Taylor
Thai flavours in a cool, contemporary space with a shaded courtyard.

Lions & Tigers
Modern Indian dishes to share.

Joy Kitchen
Great-quality Chinese food, loved by locals.

La Sosta
An open kitchen featuring Northern Italian cuisine.

Manuka Woodfire Kitchen
Wood-fired Mediterranean food on High Street.

Bread in Common
Mediterranean share plates and good wine in a cool warehouse space on Pakenham Street. Ideal for groups.

Bars and live music

Strange Company
A small bar with high-quality drinks and bar food.

Patio
A cool local bar with a younger crowd.

Mons O'Shea
A fun Irish bar vibe.

The Flaming Galah
An inclusive, friendly small bar for all!

Ode to Sirens
A renovated Federation pub serving Greek-inspired food.

The Norfolk Hotel
A Freo institution!

Darling Darling
Drink like a pirate!

Reuben's Supper Club
A quality stop for good drinks and bites.

Wise Child Wine
A bar and low-intervention wine shop.

Republic of Fremantle
An urban distillery on Pakenham Street making its own spirits, with cocktails and share plates.

Live music

Fremantle Buffalo Club
An old workers' club turned original live music venue for up-and-coming bands.

Honky Tonk Blues
Line dancing and big vibes. Live music most nights.

Freo.Social
A mid-sized live music venue hosting local, national and international bands and DJs.

Coffee and brunch

Coccolicco
A few doors up High Street and our go-to for coffee. Very good coffee and a great spot for a relaxed lunch.

Hush Specialty Coffee
Specialty coffee from Five Senses and a solid, classic brunch menu, on High Street.

Moore & Moore Café
A relaxed café in the historic Moores Building on Henry Street, serving wholesome, rustic food.

Wild Bakery
Beautiful sourdough and pastries on South Terrace. Get there early; the best bits sell out.

Peggy's
Freo's favourite sandwich shop, with fun takes on continental rolls and schnitzel subs. Perfect for a beach picnic.

Beaches and South Fremantle

Bathers Beach
A small, calm beach right in town, below the Round House. Perfect for a sunset swim or a drink at one of the beachside venues.

South Beach
A calm, family-friendly swimming beach in South Fremantle, popular with locals.

Local tip: walk to the end of High Street, past the Round House, and watch the sun go down over the Indian Ocean from Bathers Beach.

South Fremantle

South Freo has a great little bar and restaurant strip running along South Terrace towards South Beach. It's a comfortable 5-minute bike ride or a flat 20-minute walk from your apartment, and well worth a stroll, particularly on weekends when the sun is out. Walk to South Beach for a swim with the locals, then bar and restaurant hop your way back into Fremantle.

The Local Hotel
A great corner pub. Where the locals drink in South Freo.

La Cabaña
Great Mexican food and drinks.

Madalena's
Award-winning seafood restaurant with a cocktail bar upstairs. High quality with a relaxed vibe.

Percy Flint
A vibey spot for beers, cocktails and more.

The Big Easy
A relaxed, low-lit, New Orleans-themed small bar.

Things to do

The Fremantle Visitor Centre is 2 minutes from your apartment and has a big list of things to do. Here are our highlights.

Rottnest Island
A short ferry ride from Fremantle. See Rottnest Island below for ferry details.

Fremantle Prison
WA's only World Heritage-listed building, just a few minutes' walk away. The Torchlight and Tunnels tours are unforgettable, so book ahead.

The Round House
WA's oldest public building, at the end of High Street, with views over the ocean and Bathers Beach below.

WA Maritime Museum
Maritime history on Victoria Quay, including the America's Cup-winning yacht Australia II. You can also tour the submarine HMAS Ovens next door.

WA Shipwrecks Museum
Home to the remains of the Batavia and other Dutch shipwrecks from the WA coast. Entry is by donation.

Fremantle History Walking Tour
Discover Freo's convict and port history on foot with a local guide.

Fremantle Markets
A Freo institution on South Terrace: produce, food stalls, buskers and local makers. Open Friday to Sunday and public holiday Mondays.

Fishing Boat Harbour
Fish and chips by the water, a boardwalk and a great sunset atmosphere.

Rottnest Island

Rottnest ferries, B Shed
Ferries to Rottnest leave from B Shed on Victoria Quay, about a 15-minute walk from your apartment. Book with SeaLink or Rottnest Express.

Hire a bike on the island, snorkel The Basin, find a quiet bay and meet the quokkas. Ferries sell out in summer and on weekends, so book ahead.

Groceries and essentials

IGA supermarket (FOMO)
Close by in the FOMO complex, about 150 metres from your apartment. Open 7 days.

Coles supermarket
A large supermarket about 250 metres from your apartment, on the corner of Cantonment and Goldsborough Streets.

Fremantle Markets
Fresh produce, Friday to Sunday.

Getting around

On foot: central Fremantle is compact and walkable. The Markets, the Cappuccino Strip, the Fishing Boat Harbour and the West End are all an easy stroll.

Fremantle Train Station
A 5-minute walk. Trains to Perth CBD take around 30 minutes. For the airport, change at Perth Station for the Airport Line.

Rottnest Ferry Terminal (B Shed)
A 15-minute walk.

Fremantle Bikes
Multi-day bike hire, a 3-minute walk.

Fremantle Visitor Centre
A 2-minute walk. Free short-term bike hire: borrow a bike, helmet and lock for the day. Bring photo ID and a $50 refundable bond; no bookings, and bikes must be back by closing time.

Book ahead: Rottnest ferries and Fremantle Prison tours (especially Torchlight and Tunnels) sell out in summer and on weekends.