Published Apr 14, 2026 Last reviewed May 20, 2026 At a Glance Address 12 Norfolk Street, Fremantle WA 6160 Neighbourhood Fremantle, a block off South Terrace Price Range $$$ Best For Garden lunches, serious wine, date nights Signature 300 plus bottle list in a heritage listed cottage from the Foxtrot Unicorn team Hours Tue to Thu 4pm to midnight, Fri and Sat from noon, Mon closed Style Heritage cottage wine bar under Norfolk pines Reservations Book the garden for weekends; walk ins hold the bar Plan your visit Get Directions Ask Our Team 12 Norfolk Street, Fremantle The Pitch Our Take on Nieuw Ruin Norfolk pines tower over the limestone cottage at 12 Norfolk Street, and on a Friday afternoon the garden tables underneath them fill before the inside rooms do. Nieuw Ruin took over the heritage listed building near Fremantle's South Terrace and turned it into the port city's most serious wine room.
The team behind Foxtrot Unicorn in the CBD runs it, and The Urban List covered the opening as a statement for Fremantle drinking. The list runs past 300 bottles, from new Australian producers to big ticket Burgundy.
Gourmet Traveller reviewed the kitchen's forgotten classics approach, hyper local produce worked into dishes that read older than the room. Star Wine List and Young Gun of Wine both index the cellar.
The cottage keeps its small rooms, whitewashed walls and timber floors, with the bar pressed into the front. The garden is the prize: gravel underfoot, long tables, and those pines holding the last light late into the evening.
Restaurant Guru reviewers photograph the octopus and the duck liver pate nearly as often as the building itself.
Freo wine people and East Fremantle couples arrive early, CBD escapees fill the weekends. Tuesday through Thursday runs from 4pm and stays conversational; Friday and Saturday open at noon and build to a full garden by sunset.
Mondays the room rests. Lost in Fremantle calls it the suburb's easy going wine flagship, which is the right read.
What to order
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The 300 Bottle Cellar
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The Snappy Cocktails
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The Kitchen Anchors