New Openings

Glide down the stairs into this basement bar, sink into a Chesterfield and order a Cheeky 50/50 Sazerac. As the warmth of rye whiskey, brandy, bitters and absinthe hits, and the notes of Hotel California drift through the air, feel the embrace of a late-night den done right.

A welcome addition to the Mount Hawthorn scene, Pogo replaced the second outpost of Eamon Sullivan and chef Scott Bridger’s May Street Larder back in February. While their casual East Freo concept didn’t fly here, Pogo, pitched as an Australian restaurant with influences from the Middle East and the Med, has all the hallmarks of a venue with staying power.