Best Fried Chicken in Perth
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.
Words by Callum McDermott
Updated on 4 July 2024

Restaurant
Royal’s Chicken & Burgers
Try Royal’s burgers and fried chicken alongside pre-batched cocktails and boozy shakes at their 120 seat, hip-hop inspired Victoria Park restaurant.

Restaurant
Short Order Burger Co Perth
The Fremantle burger specialist is grilling in the CBD.

Cafe
May Street Larder
The Soul Sandwich (chicken and waffles, but it's a sandwich) is a menu mainstay.

Restaurant
Johnny’s Burger Joint
Think you can conquer the Burgerzilla?

Bar
Varsity Bar
A student bar with an American-themed menu, and one of the best burgers in town.

Restaurant
Thuggs Fried Chicken & Waffles
A hip-hop-themed fried-chicken joint.

Bar
Besk
A sprawling neighbourhood bar, bottle shop and kitchen with an uncompromising focus on small producers.

Restaurant
Double Rainbow
An ambitious “fast and furious” eatery inside The Rechabite.

Restaurant
South Bird
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.
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