Besk

The city’s best iteration of a modern pub with community at its heart.

Envisioned as a tribute to pubs the world over, this Perth favourite nails it: a perfectly balanced, modern iteration of a public house in the traditional sense. A stripped-back warehouse-style venue divided into areas you can settle into – the bar for drinks, a courtyard and covetable pavement-side strip, an area for dining (or drinking), bottle shop to browse, and a downstairs event space – all with a sense of community and quality at its core. It’s unpretentious and inclusive while fuelling discovery of the producers they champion over the bar and in the attached stocked-up bottle shop – see the extensive wine list, 20 taps from WA and beyond and a fun cocktail line-up. Food has solid pub DNA, heroing seasonal produce with cheeseburgers, steaks and gnocchi alongside snacks and small plates like baked scallops or prawn tacos. Often brimming with happy punters, locals clearly love this place as their own.