Cabin Fever

I could write pages and pages on this place but alas I will save my ink because they have temporarily closed.
Cabin Fever is moving from Bön Marche Arcade on Barrack Street to Shafto Lane in a few months so stay tuned people!
I will miss you Cabin Fever, East Side won’t ever be the same!

Warm and welcoming staff, a cozy retro lounge vibe, nestled away at the back of Bön Marsh Arcade; it is one of my favorite places in the CBD.
The staff are amazingly friendly and happily engage their customers.
It helps they make a fantastic ‘strong’ coffee, please consider before ordering a long mac, you have been warned
Beside the bagels that make them famous, and I was introduced to here, it well worth checking back regularly as the are constantly trying new items; baguettes, sweet treats, soup and toasties!
On my last visit I had the pulled pork baguette with side salad and almond croissant and both were simply amazing.

I love the atmosphere at Cabin Fever and the fact that it lives right down the back of a great little heritage gem of an arcade called ‘Bön Marche’ — making the name of the café very apt in a quirky, ironic way. The pigeonhole folk who run Cabin Fever are a trendy and chilled out bunch, and the tasty sweet treats and antique teaspoons here are sure to win you over.

Cute little café in the city hidden away in a small cute arcade. Nice atmosphere, nice food and drinks and good prices. Today was my first visit, had a hot chocolate and a Green (Eyed Monster?) bagel (brie, avocado, pesto, sundried tomatoes).

Part of Pigeonhole this place is part Art Gallery and part Café. It is everything you would expect from the Pigeonhole crew. Grab yourself a seat and settle in for awhile. This is a great place to people watch.
This place has the atmosphere, a great barista and lovely staff. They don’t have an extensive menu, but everything on it is pure gold for taste. The menu also changes often, so I find myself popping in, just to see what they are doing now. Did I mention that apparently they think it is the early 90’s with their prices? No where else in Perth does coffee and café food this cheap and this good.

A warm, friendly little café that has all the charm and interest of someone’s incredibly well lived-​in (or incredibly well-​styled) living room. There’s plenty of taste here, from the coffee to the furniture to the simple food offerings. I love the avocado, tomato and fetta on rye, drizzled with a bit of olive oil, so nice! I know it’s nothing flash, but the food is made with love — literally, I’ve seen it happen: they have this little toaster oven, they put the bread in and then make love hearts with their thumbs and fingers and start shooting them out while it cooks! Ah, I kid. But really, you should check this place out, some might initially mistake its idiosyncrasies for being twee or too out-​there, but save your judgements. Once you make yourself at home here, you’ll be shaping love hearts with your hands too.

Buried away at the end of Bön Marche Arcade is this cute, cheap and delicious café; it’s casual, fun and the décor makes you feel as though you’ve gone back to the 1960’s. It’s extremely popular and can get a little cramped at times so your lucky I’m sharing this secret mastermind with the rest of you. The coffee is incredible quality and cheap as chips and the staff are so chirpy. Whether your in need of a quick pick me up, a bite on the go or a funky place to grab something simple but scrumptious then turn no where else but to Cabin Fever.

You wouldn’t expect to find such a wonderful little coffee bar on the less lively side of Barrack St. This is some of Cabin Fever’s appeal, its so expertly tucked away that not many are privy to its delicious coffee.
The café is housed in Perth’s Bön Marche Arcade, which I only knew the name of after learning of Cabin Fever. It’s cousin to the quirky Piegeonhole collective and features the same vintage aesthetic. There are clusters of whimsical bits and bobs in every nook and an impressive collection of old tea sets. You can get comfortable on one of their old fashion lounge chairs or sit at the larger table with a group of buddies with a game of Scrabble.
The coffee is first-​rate, as is expected; the hipsters do know how to make a serious coffee. There is also a delectable selection of sweet treats. You must try the brownie; it’s superb. They’re made by a local who is lawyer by day and brownie baker by night.

Tucked away in Bön Marche Arcade, Cabin Fever has utilized this small space to great benefit. Pumping out a range of delicious foods and providing great coffee for those lucky enough to stumble upon the quirky little location. The folks at Cabin Fever use the space to put on little art shows on a regular basis. Without the foot traffic from the main Perth streets means the café draws an eclectic crowd. The food and coffee is well priced and generally you don’t have to wait too long for your goods. One of the great staples on the menu is the ham, cheese and tomato toasted sandwich. This classic menu item delivers on so many levels — it is easy to do well but also not that easy to do incredibly well. Get down and make easy work of a ham cheese tomato toasted sambo and a cup of percolated greatness asap.

After a day of spending your paycheck at Pigeonhole, visit their homegrown café Cabin Fever, filled with vintage teacups and furniture. Settle into an armchair, order some delectable food and people watch the quirky and eclectic characters coming to visit. With its wood paneling, large wooden tables and décor, you feel as though you are inside a Bön Iver album and sitting in a log cabin in Canada, even when it is over 30* outside in Perth.
Cabin Fever also has a nostalgic love of crafts and often hosts craft nights. The latest being directed towards training people for their ’21 days to yarn bomb’ project, they set out on a mission to cover anything and everything with knitted coverings. I have to admit I did see some bright and beautifully knitted covers on a bike stand in north Fremantle and thought it was a lovely idea to have a bike stand cosy, but I feel the discovery of this project explains all.
The staff here are so friendly here and around the Bön Marche arcade there is such an infectious community vibe, if you can’t make it during the day for their breakfasts or lunches, they are also open Friday nights and it’s a great place to bring friends and hang out over a good cup of coffee.

This little café is tucked away and could be easily missed, which is some ways make it all the more special. It makes it feel as though its there just for you and a few other trendy looking people. The staff members are cool cats, honestly so lovely and dressed in the most amazing outfits! Its perfect for a quiet coffee and a cake and a good olé catch up in the ultimate ‘indie’ café. I had a bagel when I went and it was out of this world! Highly recommend. All of the food is homemade which complements the all round homely feel.
Apart from the cool staff and tasty light snacks, the interior is just awesome. Quaint, I guess you could say, a bookshelf on one side and cosy cottage like furniture, all of it vintage and all different, this adds a quirky element. It is decorated with little vintage trinkets.
This little café is in a perfect hiding spot and well worth checking out!