Nokturnl has today revealed its newest restaurant, BANGLA, a modern Asian eating house opening beneath The Station in South Perth. Its name and direction come from Bangla Road, the famously chaotic strip in Phuket, and it’s bringing that Bangla Road attitude with it: big flavours, electric energy, and a little bit of late-night mischief.
BANGLA will be taking over the site previously occupied by the moody French restaurant, Ludo, and will draw on the DNA of some of the group’s other Asian restaurants — Lotus at The Beaufort, Tonic + Ginger at The Old Synagogue, and KARLA at Stories — bringing the best of all of them into one venue.
Sundoo Kim in the kitchen
Running the kitchen are Nokturnl Executive Chef Sundoo Kim and newly appointed Head Chef Thanapat “Teddy” Rattichot.
Kim started his culinary journey in Melbourne, where he worked for the acclaimed Lucas Collective, the group behind Chin Chin, Grill Americano, Maison Bâtard, and many more. He moved west in 2022 to open The Beaufort, coming in as Head Chef of Lotus, and was later promoted to Group Executive Chef across Lotus and Tonic + Ginger. In 2024, he took on Stories and the three new restaurants that came with it, including the multi-award-winning KARLA.
He’ll be reuniting with The Station’s General Manager, Fran Diettrich, who worked alongside him at Lotus as Restaurant Manager.
“It’s really special to be working alongside Sundoo again at this stage in our careers,” said Diettrich. “We helped build something really exciting together at Lotus, and to now reunite for BANGLA feels incredibly rewarding.”
What’s on the menu
Kim says the menu draws on influences from across Asia rather than a single region or technique, and is built around share-style dishes and big flavours.
“BANGLA is about capturing a feeling,” he said. “Some of the best dining experiences across Asia are loud, energetic, flavour-packed and full of life — there’s movement, music, spice, smoke and atmosphere all happening at once.”
“Over the years, Asian cuisine has become such an important part of our identity and we’ve built an incredible pool of talent around that passion,” Co-Director Ross Drennan said. “This venue brings together everything we love most about dining across Asia — the flavour, colour, energy, movement, late nights. It’s designed to feel alive from the moment you walk in.”
Bookings now open
Bookings are open now ahead of the official opening on Friday, June 19th. BANGLA sits beneath The Station in South Perth.
