Princess Theatre and Comedy Theatre
Eat here: With both Princess Theatre and the Comedy Theatre grazing the edges of Chinatown, there’s no doubt you’ll be eating well before act one. For a full pre-theatre menu experience, check out 80s-style tapas den Amphlett House. Between Tuesday and Sunday 5pm, the quirky pub offers a main meal and a glass of wine or schooner for just $35 per head. Try the six-hour braised lamb shoulder shepherd pie with gravy or chilli mussels with sourdough. Get your dumpling fix at HuTong (you can BYO!), or top Thai joint Longrain will run you through the full sweet-salty-sour-bitter-hot gauntlet. Underneath the Crossley Hotel you can also find down and dirty Mexican eats at Bodega Underground.
Drink here: If salt-rimmed Tecate cans and Margaritas aren’t your things, then might we suggest City Wine Shop up the road or cocktails at Lily Blacks? If you're in a rush, right next door to Princess Theatre is the subterranean hotel bar Dolly smouldering with old Hollywood glamour.