Weekend Discoveries

Kakulas Brothers in Perth

We found two really wonderful places to buy groceries. Kakulas Brothers in Northbridge, just north of the CBD. It was like walking into the best bulk store in Berkeley. The place was not only alive with smells of grain and dried fruit and vegetables, but there was an aromatic shelf of incense. And the prices were finally reasonable, at least they are now at what we are used to in Sonoma.


Subiaco Vegi Market

Subiaco (Subi) is a neighborhood northwest of the CBD, really only about 10 blocks away. The market is an grouping of asian vegetable sellers and a variety of other businesses. There's an Indian food stand there whose samosa's are highly recommended; they were out of them unfortunately.

While some of the prices are still pretty high (see photo), there are many deals on vegetables that are very reasonable. We finally found broccoli ($1.99 for a head), onions, and bell peppers at fair prices. Lovely lovely lovely. But so jammed packed that you could barely move. We were very impressed by a woman that we stood in line with a child in a perambulator.

We were there at the end of the weekend and some of the places were trying to move their products. Two apple pies for $10. Three eclairs for $6. Unfortunately we have a very small refrigerator and couldn't take advantage of the specials. Only one apple pie and one eclair for us. So sad.