Curate

Curate brings together cocktails, food, art and live music in the heart of Northbridge, offering a venue that sits somewhere between a bar and a contemporary dining room. Its approach is centred on creativity and Western Australian produce, with ingredients sourced from across the state, including the south-west, Rottnest Island and honey produced on the rooftop. The result is a distinctly local foundation for an experience that also draws on international culinary ideas.

Drinks are a major part of the offering. Curate describes its cocktail menu as a liquid art gallery, with each serve developed through techniques such as deconstruction, innovation and expressive presentation. The drinks list includes the Curate Signatures, a collection of established creations, alongside the Curate Collective, which focuses on newer cocktails and contemporary flavour combinations. That makes the bar a natural choice for anyone who enjoys considered cocktails rather than a purely casual drink.

The food follows the same creative direction. The kitchen works with local producers and growers, placing emphasis on seasonality, freshness and carefully selected ingredients. Its cooking combines Mediterranean, Spanish and Asian influences, informed by international experience and Michelin-starred techniques. While the website does not name individual dishes, it presents the menu as a modern, produce-led offering designed around bold flavour, texture and presentation. The kitchen closes at 9pm, so diners should plan accordingly.

Set within Northbridge’s creative pulse, Curate is suited to an evening built around cocktails, a meal or both, with live music and an art-focused atmosphere adding to the experience. It could work for a date, a small group looking to explore the drinks menu, or a solo visit centred on the bar, though the venue’s reservation option makes booking a sensible choice when planning a meal. Curate is open from 4pm to 9pm Sunday to Thursday, and from 11am to 1am on Friday and Saturday, giving it a broader late-week window for drinks and dining in Perth.