Things to Do in Scarborough, Perth: The Local Guide

Scarborough at a glance

Scarborough is best approached as a beachside dining and drinks neighbourhood rather than a place with one single style of hospitality. The coast provides the backdrop, but the venues are varied: there are relaxed cafés for mornings, restaurants for proper dinners, sociable bars for sunset and pubs that work for groups, meals and live music.

The most useful orientation is by street. The Esplanade is the obvious starting point for venues closest to the beach, including The Galway Hooker and The Peach Pit. Scarborough Beach Road runs through a broader stretch of the neighbourhood and is home to several of the area’s most established restaurants, along with Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie. Manning Street is where you will find Scarborough Beach Bar, while Doric Street, St Brigids Terrace and Grace Street offer more local-feeling options away from the immediate beachfront. Nearby Doubleview and Innaloo also form part of the practical dining orbit, with Little Sisto on Sackville Terrace and The Morris and The Cray Seafood & Grill Restaurant Innaloo both in Innaloo.

Where to eat

For a reliable Italian meal, Scarborough gives you several distinct choices. Gnocchi Gnocchi Boys on St Brigids Terrace focuses on fresh, handmade gnocchi and pasta, with generous-value, comforting food in a casual setting. It is a strong pick when the priority is a satisfying bowl or plate of pasta rather than a formal dining experience. La Vela Restaurant, on Scarborough Beach Road, offers a more accomplished Italian restaurant feel, combining authentic cooking with drinks in a relaxed setting near the beach.

Pizzaca Pizzeria & Bar is the easygoing pizza-and-drinks option. Its appeal is straightforward: quality pizza, a good drinks offering and a fun, sociable atmosphere. It suits a casual dinner or a group looking for food that is easy to share. For something less familiar, Buteko - Brazilian Restaurant brings Brazilian flavours to Scarborough Beach Road. The venue has nearly 800 reviews behind a 4.4 rating, and its lively, colourful approach makes it a useful choice for a dinner with friends, a celebration or anyone wanting a change from the usual beachside options.

Seafood and grill fare are covered by The Cray Seafood & Grill Restaurant Innaloo on Scarborough Beach Road in Innaloo. It is a spacious, family-friendly restaurant with a reputation for being dependable and crowd-pleasing, making it suited to everything from a casual dinner to a larger get-together. It is not directly in the beachfront strip, so it makes more sense when you are already around Innaloo or want a roomier, established restaurant setting.

General Public Food Co - Scarborough, on Doric Street, is one of the more versatile choices. It combines quality food, good drinks and a welcoming atmosphere, and works for a meal, coffee or drinks rather than locking you into one particular occasion. Grace St Cafe has a similarly broad role during the day, with breakfast-style dishes, lighter plates, sweets, children’s meals and a wide drinks list. It is designed for an unhurried meal or a casual catch-up, including family visits.

For food with the view doing part of the work, The Sandbar Scarborough Beach is right by the beach on Scarborough Beach Road. It combines food and drinks with a relaxed, characterful setting overlooking the sand and surf. The setting makes it a natural option when the coastal position matters as much as the menu. Scarborough Beach Bar, on Manning Street, takes a similar beachside approach in a livelier bar format, with food, drinks, ocean views and a particularly appealing sunset setting.

Coffee, pastries and slower mornings

Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie on Scarborough Beach Road is the clearest pastry stop in the neighbourhood. Its French-style baking focus covers breads, pastries and cakes, with the craft of the baking itself providing the reason to visit. It is a good fit for a coffee-and-something-sweet stop, or for picking up quality baked goods near the beachfront.

Lady Latte, on Edgehill Street, is a much-loved local café with the relaxed feel that suits a beachside suburb. It is the sort of place to choose for morning coffee, a leisurely brunch or a simple food stop without needing a special occasion. Little Sisto, on Sackville Terrace in nearby Doubleview, offers another neighbourhood café option. Its strengths are good coffee, quality food and a warm, characterful setting that has built a steady base of regulars.

Grace St Cafe is worth keeping in mind when your group wants flexibility. Its all-day format and broad menu make it easier to accommodate different appetites, from a snack or sweet to a more substantial meal. Across these cafés, the choice is less about chasing a single signature dish and more about matching the occasion: French baking at Harvest, a local regulars’ feel at Little Sisto or Lady Latte, and an all-day menu at Grace St.

Drinks and nightlife

Scarborough’s drinks scene is strongest when it leans into the coastal setting, but it is not limited to a single kind of bar. Brighton Wine Bar brings a more considered, local-producer focus to the neighbourhood. Its drinks list is entirely Australian, with more than three quarters of the wines sourced from Western Australia, alongside local beers and a range of wine styles from sparkling and aromatic pours to fuller reds. It is the natural choice when the focus is on Australian wine and WA provenance rather than a loud night out.

The Peach Pit, on the Esplanade, is a livelier fixture of the Scarborough scene. It combines well-made drinks and quality food with a fun, characterful atmosphere near the beach. Scarborough Beach Bar is another good match for a social drink, especially if ocean views and sunset are part of the plan. Its combination of food, drinks and a buzzing beach-bar setting makes it more than a quick stop for a beer.

The Galway Hooker, also on the Esplanade, provides a different kind of evening. This popular Irish pub is built around a warm, welcoming atmosphere, hearty food, good drinks and live music. It is a practical choice for a convivial night with friends when you want a pub environment rather than a dedicated wine bar or beachfront lounge. The Morris in nearby Innaloo is a larger, relaxed, family-friendly pub with plenty of room, broad drinks options and dining that suits a casual get-together.

Choosing by occasion

For a sunset drink, start with Scarborough Beach Bar, The Sandbar Scarborough Beach or The Peach Pit, depending on whether you want a beach bar, a restaurant-and-bar setting or a livelier local fixture. For a meal with a group, The Cray Seafood & Grill Restaurant Innaloo and The Morris offer roomier, dependable formats, while General Public Food Co - Scarborough keeps things more flexible and closer to the beachside neighbourhood.

For a casual Italian dinner, compare the handmade pasta at Gnocchi Gnocchi Boys with the pizza at Pizzaca Pizzeria & Bar or the authentic restaurant style of La Vela Restaurant. For a more distinctive group meal, Buteko - Brazilian Restaurant is the obvious alternative. For coffee and breakfast, Lady Latte, Little Sisto and Grace St Cafe cover the neighbourhood café end, while Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie is the specialist stop for breads, pastries and cakes.

Things to do and getting your bearings

The beach is the defining reference point for the area, and several venues make direct use of that setting. The Sandbar overlooks the sand and surf, Scarborough Beach Bar is positioned for ocean views and sunset, and The Galway Hooker and The Peach Pit are both on the Esplanade near the beach. That makes a simple coastal visit easy to combine with coffee, dinner or drinks without needing to build a complicated itinerary.

Scarborough Beach Road is the most useful dining corridor to remember, with Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie, La Vela Restaurant, Pizzaca Pizzeria & Bar and Buteko - Brazilian Restaurant all located there, as well as The Cray in nearby Innaloo. The Esplanade is the better reference for beach-adjacent drinks and pub atmosphere. Edgehill Street, Doric Street, St Brigids Terrace and Manning Street lead you to more specific local choices rather than one continuous strip.

There are no accommodation venues in the supplied Scarborough selection, so this guide is best used for planning where to eat and drink rather than choosing a place to stay. If you are visiting for the coast, check the venue’s current opening details before setting out, particularly when planning a sunset visit, live-music evening or a larger group meal.

Local favourites in Scarborough

• The Cray Seafood & Grill Restaurant Innaloo
• Scarborough Beach Bar
• The Morris
• Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie
• Little Sisto
• Lady Latte
• Gnocchi Gnocchi Boys
• General Public Food Co - Scarborough

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Frequently asked questions

Where is best for a sunset drink in Scarborough?

Scarborough Beach Bar is a natural choice for ocean views and sunset, while The Sandbar Scarborough Beach offers food and drinks overlooking the sand and surf. The Peach Pit is another lively option on the Esplanade near the beach.

What are the best casual Italian options in Scarborough?

Gnocchi Gnocchi Boys focuses on handmade gnocchi and pasta, Pizzaca Pizzeria & Bar is the relaxed pizza-and-drinks choice, and La Vela Restaurant offers authentic Italian cooking in a more established restaurant setting.

Where can I find coffee and pastries near Scarborough Beach?

Harvest Boulangerie Patisserie is the specialist for French-style breads, pastries and cakes. Lady Latte offers coffee and café fare in Scarborough, while Little Sisto in nearby Doubleview is known for good coffee, quality food and a warm neighbourhood feel.

Which Scarborough venues suit groups or families?

The Cray Seafood & Grill Restaurant Innaloo is spacious and family-friendly, and suits larger get-togethers. The Morris is a large, relaxed pub with plenty of room, while Grace St Cafe offers children’s meals and a broad all-day menu.