Best Fried Chicken in Perth

by Callum McDermott

Updated 3 months ago

There's a sort of primitive pleasure to eating fried chicken. You're gnawing the bones to get at the last morsels of meat and your fingers are all covered in grease. It's real caveman stuff. Would you have it any other way, though? It's way more fun than using cutlery or even nibbling carefully at the edge of a burrito.

Perth's best fried chicken is still mainly found at its best burger joints, but we're expecting that to change soon. Between an increase in Korean fried chicken restaurants and a swathe of dedicated Nashville-style fried chicken shops on their way, it's an exciting time to be a fried chicken fan in Perth.

Drasko's Hot Chicken
Restaurant
At this diner, a journalist-turned-chef is using techniques he learned at Copenhagen's renowned Noma to make fantastic Nashville-style hot fried chicken.
Royal’s Chicken & Burgers
Restaurant
Try Royal’s burgers and fried chicken alongside pre-batched cocktails and boozy shakes at their 120 seat, hip-hop inspired Victoria Park restaurant.
Short Order Burger Co Perth
Restaurant
The Fremantle burger specialist is grilling in the CBD.
May Street Larder
Cafe
The Soul Sandwich (chicken and waffles, but it's a sandwich) is a menu mainstay.
Johnny’s Burger Joint
Restaurant
Think you can conquer the Burgerzilla?
Varsity Bar
Bar
A student bar with an American-themed menu, and one of the best burgers in town.
Thuggs Fried Chicken & Waffles
Restaurant
A hip-hop-themed fried-chicken joint.
Besk
Bar
A sprawling neighbourhood bar, bottle shop and kitchen with an uncompromising focus on small producers.
Double Rainbow
Restaurant
An ambitious “fast and furious” eatery inside The Rechabite.
South Bird
Restaurant
This spot, by the crew behind The Bird and Ezra Pound, is not just another Southern-style fried chicken joint. Come for funky natty wines and local beers paired with hot fried chicken. The spice levels start at medium.