What Strange Company Is
Strange Company sits at 5 Nairn Street, a short block off the Fremantle cappuccino strip. It opened in 2015 and remains the benchmark small bar in the port city.
The list reads by temperament, not spirit: fresh, fruity, esoteric, bold. Yelp reviewers call the format the easiest cocktail menu in Perth to actually order from.
Since August 2025 the room moonlights as Il Bruto, a daytime cafe, before the bar takes over at night, per Freoview.
Reading the Room
Timber, brass, and a long bar in a room that the WA Good Food Guide describes as timeless rather than themed.
It holds a crowd without feeling like one. The corner tables are the seats to claim.
The Menu, Edited
Inside Strange Company
Who Shows Up, and When
Freo locals and industry people through the week; the weekend brings the East Fremantle and Perth crowd off the train.
Live jazz slots land on quiet nights. Midnight close holds seven days.
What Regulars Say
- Tripadvisor reviewers file it as the quintessential small bar: service, drinks, and design all named.
- Barstalker, a German cocktail blog, crossed the world and called it inviting, friendly, delicious.
- Yelp holds 19 written reviews, heavy on the cocktails and the staff's steering.
- The recurring tip: trust the bartender with the esoteric column rather than ordering safe.
Who It Is For
- The Fremantle night anchor; everything else in Freo orbits it.
- Cocktail drinkers who order by mood. The menu is built for exactly that.
- Avoid if you came for cheap pints and big screens. Wrong room, wrong street.
Before You Go
Fremantle station is an eight minute walk; cut through the West End past the university.
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