Pancakes with Almond Filling @ Swallow Bar
Swallow Bar are well known as a hole-in-the-wall bar at night, but their new brunch offering is fantastic. Sit outside in the open, intimate courtyard to soak up the sunshine while enjoying their peppery Bloody Mary cocktails rimmed with rosemary salt. The pancakes are the star of the brunch menu. Fluffy and well balanced between sweet and savory, they hit the spot. The pancakes with almond filling are garnished with maple syrup and fresh strawberries.

Shoyu Ramen @ Nomstar Ramen
Places that treat diners to handmade ramen are always worth checking out - and Nomstar Ramen is quite new to the scene in Perth. The shoyu ramen has a lovely soy flavor combined with the porkiness of the broth. The accompaniments of cabbage, melt-in-your-mouth pork, gooey egg and seaweed make for a tasty, soul-warming meal.

Twice Cooked Lamb Ribs  @ Sauma
Sauma brings traditional Indian dishes to Perth with finesse and just the slightest fusion twist. While the curries are delicious, there's something quite special about the other dishes on the menu - particularly the lamb ribs. The twice-cooked lamb ribs are served with sweet tamarind, chilli, coriander and radish. They're ridiculously tender and sticky, falling apart before you even take your first bite. Be warned. After trying these, you'll be hooked.

Lobster Roll con Langosta de Los Roques @ D.O.C Bar Restaurant
Lobster Roll con Langosta de Los Roques at DOC Bar Restaurant is the first lobster roll made in Caracas. Similar to a New England lobster roll, live lobsters from Los Roques archipelago and the Los Testigos islands in the Caribbean are flown in to Caracas and their taste is unique. Chef Difrines works with homemade mayonnaise enriched with bacon fat and shallots, and mixes it into the meat from the lobster tail and claws. Piled into a house-made bun, the dish is served with thin, crunchy potato chips.

Tamale @ Leal Restaurante
People don’t usually eat tamales in Caracas. But the traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa at Leal Restaurant is a must. It´s made with sweet corn dough, but instead of appearing yellow, it is black because it's mixed with calamari ink. Wrapped in a plantain leaf, it is filled with tasty seafood and boiled, then uncovered and served with a delicious cream full of calamari and prawns on top. Flavors of black calamari, yellow corn dough, green parsley, red sweet pepper and a unique ají dulce from Venezuela make this a colorful, delicious and unforgettable feast.

Juan Sabroso @ Mingo
There are many Venezuelan traditional desserts made with tropical fruits, but the only one mainly made with tubers is Juan Sabroso. Traditional recipes call for yams, shredded coconut, sugar or papelón (unrefined sugar) and salt. At Mingo, a new restaurant in El Hatillo, Juan Sabroso becomes a soft puree shaped with a spoon onto the plate, then finished with diced juicy sweet pineapple and a surprising nice cinnamon touch.

Fondue Criollo @ El Café del Establo
Diced cachapas, small plantain dough balls and little arepas with different textures and flavors can be dipped in a unique Criollo fondue at El Café del Establo. They use three types of fresh cow milk cheese: guayanés, telita and llanero, mixing favorite flavors and textures. It´s nice and fun to have a Swiss experience with Venezuelan flavors. El Café del Establo is a cozy place inside a horse riding club at La Unión, a rural neighborhood.

Roti con Langosta  @ D.O.C Bar Restaurant
Roti, an unleavened flatbread, was introduced to Venezuela from Trinidad. Some 35 years ago, there was a restaurant in Caracas called Rita´s Cozy Nook where expats used to meet, drink and eat. Jean Paul Coupal remembers spending lots of good times there and says their roti "were delicious.” Now you can taste the roti at DOC, Coupal’s restaurant. The roti are served with various fillings, but the one with cream sauce and flesh steamed lobsters from Los Roques is the best experience.

Marinated Chicken with Black Truffle  @ Chef Tony Seafood Restaurant
This dish is a must-order at dim sum or dinner at this upscale, stylish Chinese restaurant at Empire Centre Mall. The restaurant might be "truffle obsessed," but their signature truffle chicken is a staple with truffle flavor infused in every bite of chicken. For dessert, don't miss the hard-to-come across crispy and flaky baked special egg pastry, which rivals those found in Hong Kong.

Fried Chicken  @ L.A. Chicken
In a city notorious for its Asian food, especially Chinese, you'd be surprised to find the city's favorite fried chicken in the corner of a Richmond strip mall with a tight parking lot. It does not win by default or lack of competition, because it's really freaking good. The chicken, available in original or spicy, is fried upon order with a crunchy batter, juicy meat. The chicken is even better the next day after a night in the fridge.