Transperth’s contactless payment options to go live next month

Plus the best pubs in the CBD for post-work pints.

November 21, 2025

Have a great weekend ya’all — I hope to be back with you on Monday all smiles, celebrating a cracking weekend of cricket against the Poms. And regardless of cricket business, I hope you have some fun and smiles wherever your weekend takes you!

Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!

EAT & DRINK

The best pubs in the Perth CBD

Like any CBD worth its salt, Perth’s central business district isn’t lacking for a great pub or two. There are a number of places ready and willing to sling you a fresh frothy, whether it’s for a lunch meeting, post-5pm pints, or just ‘cause!

Given the silly season has basically arrived, we figured you’re also gonna be on the hunt for some spots over the next few weeks, so here’s a bunch of great pubs around the CBD worth popping into grab a nice cold pint of the good oil:

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A bunch of great cafes for Fairy Bread Day!

This weekend cafés across the country are serving up Fairy Bread creations to raise funds for The Pyjama Foundation — empowering kids in foster care through education, mentorship, and vital life skills. Here’s Sidepiece Deli’s offering…

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Summer in the City: Free fun, food and festivities abound in Perth

From sizzling street food and riverside yoga to fireworks over Elizabeth Quay, the City of Perth’s Summer 2025-26 program is stacked with free and low-cost events running right through to March.

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Poppy Lissiman’s biggest sale ever is on this weekend

Running across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the sale will take over the brand’s stunning new Fremantle flagship on High Street, and if you’ve ever eyed off a pair of PL frames or a cult handbag, this is your moment.

NEWS

Transperth’s long-awaited contactless payment options to go live early next month

The long-awaited launch of contactless payments across Perth’s public transport system is almost here — with new payment options to go live from Dec 8.

TODAY/TONIGHT

Frank’s Footloose Fridays featuring a $5 Espresso Martini Happy Hour

Deadbeat is launching a new weekend kickstarter - Frank’s Footloose Fridays. Cop $5 E-Marts from 5-6pm, free hotdogs with a pint/cocktail from 5-8pm, $7 South Coast schooies and more.

HOMES

Look inside Lewis House: A 1940s Cottesloe home thoughtfully updated for a new chapter

Tucked behind the Cottesloe’s Sea View Golf Club, a lush heritage home has undergone an evolution – bringing the historic home into a new chapter for its long-time owners.

The home – or Lewis House, as it’s known – was designed and built by Public Works Department Architect Peter Thorald Travers Lewis in the Inter-War Spanish Mission style. Built for himself, according to its listing in the Municipal Heritage Inventory, the construction of the home began in 1937, continuing until 1939 when Lewis served during the Second World War – during which he was a prisoner-of-war in Changi Prison.

Although construction recommenced in 1947 and continued until 1950, Lewis would suffer a brain tumour and never see the home completed…

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Weekend Forecast

Friday: Max 28
Mostly sunny

Saturday: Min 17 / Max 26
Shower or two

Sunday: Min 15 / Max 22
Shower or two

Monday: Min 14 / Max 21
Possible shower