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Billy Lee's
Billy Lee's is a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, a small precinct in the Perth suburb of Northbridge, Western Australia. Serving Cantonese cuisine, the restaurant is popular for revellers in the nightlife district of Northbridge looking for Chinese food during the early morning hours. Description The menu has been described as "typical, simplistic yet lovable". Service is quick, and portions of "old fashioned MSG-Chinese", differentiated from complexities like adaptations or fusion-style restaurants, tend to be on the larger side. The interior of the restaurant is simple, with white tablecloths covered in plastic, and a large number of tables crammed into a small space. The clientele of the restaurant tends to be a mix of Chinese and non-Chinese Australians. Reception Student reviewers have praised the restaurant. Other reviewers have described the restaurant as 'not the best rated', and 'not the classiest or flashiest option for Chinese in Perth'. Dishes to have received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The Extremes on Earth#Other places considered the most remote, world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth metropolitan region, Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River, upon which its #Central business district, central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth was founded by James Stirling (Royal Navy officer), Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. The city is situated on the traditional lands of the Whadju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a land area of , and is also the List of country subdivisions by area, second-largest subdivision of any country on Earth. Western Australia has a diverse range of climates, including tropical conditions in the Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimberley, deserts in the interior (including the Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, and Great Victoria Desert) and a Mediterranean climate on the south-west and southern coastal areas. the state has 2.965 million inhabitants—10.9 percent of the national total. Over 90 percent of the state's population live in the South-West Land Division, south-west corner and around 80 percent live in the state capital Perth, leaving the remainder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Restaurant
A Chinese restaurant is a restaurant that serves Chinese cuisine. Most of them are in the Cantonese cuisine, Cantonese style, due to the history of the Overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora, though other Chinese regional cuisine, regional cuisines such as Sichuan cuisine and Hakka cuisine are also common. Many Chinese restaurants may Fusion cuisine, adapt their cuisine to fit local taste preferences, as in British Chinese cuisine and American Chinese cuisine. Some Chinese restaurants may also serve other Asian cuisine, Asian cuisines in their menus, such as Japanese cuisine, Japanese, Korean cuisine, Korean, Indonesian cuisine, Indonesian, or Thai cuisine, Thai cuisines, though their selection is often limited and minimal compared to Chinese dishes. ''Chinese takeouts'' (North America) or ''Chinese takeaways'' (United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth) are terms used to describe Chinese restaurants specifically designed for take-out, as opposed to traditional eat- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinatown, Perth
Chinatown in Northbridge, an inner city suburb of Perth, Western Australia is bounded by Roe Street, Nicks Lane, the businesses facing James Street, and the Roe Street car park. Located within Chinatown are 13 restaurants and businesses. However, many more Asian businesses are found further north around William Street near Brisbane Street, an area known informally for this reason as the ''real Chinatown'', and indeed throughout both the Perth metropolitan region and the rest of Western Australia. The City of Vincent, whose boundary with the City of Perth runs along Newcastle Street approximately north of Chinatown, has installed Asiatic themed street lights and street furniture to reflect the proliferation of Asian businessessuch as at the corner of William Street and Forbes Road within their part of the suburb of Perth. Businesses include restaurants, hair salons, grocery stores, travel agencies, Daiguo shipping companies, and medicine shops. The Vietnamese Buddhist Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northbridge, Western Australia
Northbridge is an inner city suburb of Perth, Western Australia, historically separated from Perth's central business district by the Fremantle and Joondalup railway lines. It is part of the City of Perth local government area. Location Located immediately north of the CBD, Northbridge is officially bounded by William Street, Roe Street, Newcastle Street and the Mitchell Freeway. The name Northbridge is often misapplied to areas and landmarks east of William Street and/or north of Newcastle Street, such as the Perth Cultural Centre, which are technically still part of the suburb of Perth. The area is accessible by foot from Perth railway station and Perth Busport. It is served by a free Central Area Transit bus and also has a significant number of public car parks, both open and high rise. The area is largely a mix of commercial, public and residential properties. History The area now known as Northbridge originally hosted freshwater swamps where the current railway stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantonese Cuisine
Cantonese or Guangdong cuisine, also known as Yue cuisine ( zh, t=廣東菜 or zh, labels=no, t=粵菜), is the cuisine of Cantonese people, associated with the Guangdong, Guangdong province of China, particularly the provincial capital Guangzhou, and the surrounding regions in the Pearl River Delta including Hong Kong and Macau.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. [2005] (2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. . p17. Strictly speaking, Cantonese cuisine is the cuisine of Guangzhou or of Cantonese speakers, but it often includes the cooking styles of all the speakers of Yue Chinese languages in Guangdong. The Teochew cuisine and Hakka cuisine of Guangdong are considered their own styles. However, scholars may categorize Guangdong cuisine into three major groups based on the region's dialect: Cantonese, Hakka and Chaozhou cuisines. Neighboring Guangxi's Guangxi cuisine, cuisine is also considered separate despite eastern Guangxi being considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightlife
Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, cinemas, and shows. These venues often require a cover charge for admission. Nightlife entertainment is often more adult-oriented than daytime entertainment. People who prefer to be active during the night-time are called night owls. History The lack of electric lighting, as well as the needs for agricultural labor, made staying up after dark difficult for most people. Larger ancient cities, such as Rome, had a reputation for danger at night. This changed in 17th and 18th-century Europe (and subsequently spread beyond) due to the development and implementation of artificial lighting: more domestic lights, added street lighting, and adaptation by the royal and upper social classes. The introduction of chocolate, coffee and tea, and cafe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Cuisine
Chinese cuisine comprises cuisines originating from Greater China, China, as well as from Overseas Chinese, Chinese people from other parts of the world. Because of the Chinese diaspora and the historical power of the country, Chinese cuisine has profoundly influenced many other cuisines in Asia and beyond, with modifications made to cater to local palates. Chinese food staples such as rice, soy sauce, noodles, tea, chili oil, and tofu, and utensils such as chopsticks and the wok, can now be found worldwide. The world's earliest eating establishments recognizable as Restaurant, restaurants in the modern sense first emerged in Song dynasty China during the 11th and 12th centuries. Street food became an integral aspect of Chinese food culture during the Tang dynasty, and the street food culture of much of Southeast Asia was established by workers imported from China during the late 19th century. The preferences for seasoning and Chinese cooking techniques, cooking techniques in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Australians
Chinese Australians () are Australians of Chinese origin. Chinese Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Chinese diaspora, and are the largest Asian Australian community. Per capita, Australia has more people of Chinese ancestry than any country outside Asia. As a whole, Australian residents identifying themselves as having Chinese ancestry made up 5.5% of Australia's population at the 2021 census. The very early history of Chinese Australians involved significant immigration from villages of the Pearl River Delta in South China, with most such immigrants speaking dialects within the Yue dialect group. The Gold rushes lured many Chinese to the Australian colonies in the 19th century. As with many overseas Chinese groups the world over, early Chinese immigrants to Australia established several Chinatowns in major cities, such as Sydney ( Chinatown, Sydney), Melbourne ( Chinatown, Melbourne), Brisbane ( Chinatown, Brisbane) and Perth ( Chinatown, Pert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Billy's
Uncle Billy's is a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, a small precinct in the Perth suburb of Northbridge, Western Australia. Serving a Hong Kong style cuisine, the restaurant is popular among those seeking late-night food in the nightlife district of Northbridge. Description Around 100 different dishes are available for order. Dishes that have been specifically praised by reviewers include the pork ribs with mayonnaise, the green kai lan in garlic sauce, and the sizzling Japanese tofu with salted fish and chicken. The front of the restaurant is adorned by aquarium tanks containing snow crabs and crayfish. Decoration within the restaurant is minimal. The entrance is adorned with photographs of the restaurant's owner with various celebrities that have entered the restaurant. Reception Reviewers have described the restaurant as having decor that is 'nothing special', service merely 'humorously perfunctory', and the food not being 'what you'd call delicate'. Nevertheless, profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picabar
Picabar is a bar and music venue located in Perth, Western Australia, within the Perth Cultural Centre. It is situated adjacent to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) for which the bar is named. Description The venue features an outdoor courtyard with access from the Perth Cultural Centre, near the steps and plaza, as well as outdoor tables along the edge of the cultural centre. It operates within the old Perth Boys School building, part of the Perth Central School complex in the early 1900s. , it employs 15 staff. History and operations Picabar is the family business of brothers Brian and Conor Buckley, and Brian's wife Melissa Bowen. It opened in 2012 in a space that was unused and had been boarded up for 12 years. The bar owners subleased the space from PICA with a six-month lease, and an option for a longer, ten-year term subject to PICA's lease from the state government being renewed. PICA's lease was not renewed, and both PICA and Picabar then ended u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Japanese Bistro
Nine Japanese Bistro (formerly ''Nine Fine Food'') is a Japanese-fusion restaurant in the suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Situated in Perth's inner city on the corner of Lake and Bulwer streets, the restaurant was opened in 2003 by its chef, Muneki Song. Description The walls of the venue are adorned with stacked stone, and Japanese paper lamps are stacked along shelves. The venue has been described as 'leaning far more to the West than East'. Dishes offered include pork belly with mango chili sauce, confit of duck leg with potato mash, and lamb backstraps with soy dressing. The venue also serves chirashi plates. Reviewers have criticised the restaurant for its limited drinks menu. Reception In her review for ''PerthNow'', Gail Williams praised the toothfish. The kinoco caviar pasta was described by her as an 'absolute standout'. She criticised the barrimundi as 'slightly mushy', and the plum miso as 'a tad too sweet'. In his review for ''The West Australian ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
