The Best Restaurants in East Perth

As the Swan River snakes from the Indian Ocean, reaching inland to the hills, Perth’s highly coveted waterside dining spots elevate WA’s finest produce into another realm.

Inner-city East Perth is one neighbourhood to score a riverside seat in, as it features some of the city’s best waterside restaurants for a special night out. Travellers, it’s wealth of hotels also provide, with expertly crafted dining if you just can’t handle a night out on the town.

You might also like to savour these seafood restaurants or head to the coast for some of Fremantle’s best bars.

Without further ado, these are the East Perth restaurants to have on your radar. 

Art of Seafood

This is elegance and seafood indulgence at its best. Art of Seafood is a stunning fine dining restaurant by the water. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame stunning views of the Swan, while the menu highlights local and international seafood with creative flair. Think freshly shucked oysters delicately topped with roe, Shark Bay clams with a touch of chilli, and sashimi served like pieces of art. You’ll find an extensive wine list, soft lighting, polished wood tables, and perfectly arranged glassware for a sophisticated riverside experience. 

306 Riverside Drive, East Perth 

Folly 

Folly is a leafy, relaxed rooftop bar with breezy city views and share-style eats. This is where natural timber, greenery and sweeping skyline views come together for an effortlessly stylish experience. Brunch by day, cocktails by night, Folly’s menu leans Mediterranean with dishes like pickled Leeuwin Coast octopus, La Delizia burrata, and woodfired pizzas. Signature spritzes and a curated WA wine list keep the drinks flowing, and the rooftop terrace is primed for golden hour snaps. 

Level 18/176 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth

UMA

Peru meets Perth at UMA, a restaurant in East Perth that brings Peruvian vibrancy to life. Opened in 2019, this chic spot showcases Peru’s culture through a dazzling mural, “Amazonia,” featuring local wildlife and a cheeky Southern Brown bandicoot. Designed by Perth’s State of Kin, UMA combines Australian hues with Peruvian flair, inspired by John Olsen’s iconic works. Chef Xerxes Bodhanwala (X) crafts bold dishes like sensational ceviche, tamales, and pollo asado with charred salsa. Pair your meal with a signature Pisco sour or a Latin American Malbec. UMA promises a fun, flavour-packed escape into Peru’s diverse culinary world.

Pan Pacific Hotel, 207 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth

Egawa-An

Serving edomae – meaning high-end sushi – the Omakase 12-course degustation at Egawa-An would have to be one of Perth’s most understated yet decadent dinners. Reserved for an exclusive 10 people, the service almost surpasses the food. Tucked away next door to the Pan Pacific Hotel, we wouldn’t share what’s on the menu reliant on freshly sourced produce even if we could, because half the fun is the big reveal. One thing that’s for certain, is you’re going to have to book well in advance to score a seat at this innovative Japanese restaurant.

1B/197 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth

Brown Street Grill

Situated in Bright Tank Brewing Co, chef Stuart Laws serves WA up on the plate at Brown Street Grill. The magical dining process begins with the open-concept kitchen featuring a Mesiano wood-fired pizza oven, and a custom-built charcoal grill built in Bakers Hill by JAGRD Wood Fired. If all of this hasn’t awakened your taste buds, then perhaps the wagyu fat potatoes, oven-roasted Shark Bay scallops or 1kg Bluff Knoll T-bone will get the juices flowing. Drinks are sorted by the onsite brewery, as well as a smattering of local wine makers and spirit distillers, making this one of the most sophisticated East Perth restaurants to add to your foodie bucket list. 

100 Brown Street, Perth

Eastside Social

If you’re hankering for something for lunch that’s fresh yet flavoursome, this East Perth restaurant is the one to book. Settle into Eastside Social’s bright and beautiful interiors for a delicious dose of well made, usual suspect dishes. Think market fresh fish with chimichurri, blue swimmer crab linguine and rib-eye steak, served with a garlic bone jus, house made thrice cooked chips, watercress (an added half crayfish with garlic butter comes extra). Just as good at breakfast or dinner, this East Perth spot (sitting pretty in the Ibis) is one for all, including the kids. 

69 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth

Bistro Bellavista

Hello, hearty Mediterranean feast! Wood-fired pizzas are calling at Bistro Bellavista, an East Perth restaurant that’s bound to put a smile on your dial. In warm environs, indulge with friends and order one of everything, from calamari fritti and antipasto specials, through to housemade lasagna, gnocchi Sorrentina and the mortadella, mozzarella and pistachio pizza. Bon appetito!

150 Bennett Street, East Perth 

Tempayan Bay

Despite WA’s obsession with Bali (and rightly so), Indonesian restaurants are few and far between in Perth. So imagine our delight when we stumbled across Tempayan Bay, serving dishes from across Indonesia while showcasing WA’s fine produce. Gado gado, Blora chicken satay from Central Java, beef rendang from West Sumatra and tempeh (fermented soybeans) from our beloved Bali all feature at this cosy restaurant sat across the road from Langley Park, and metres from the Swan River.

78 Terrace Road, East Perth

Gioia On The River

Meaning joy in Italian, Gioia lives up to its name in this understated waterside location on Claisebrook Cove. Spaghetti marinara in a tangle of squid, mussels, prawns, clams and lobster, and tenderly seasoned Black Angus sirloin are just some of the delicacies selected in their prime at this traditional Italian albeit East Perth restaurant. Given the clandestine location, it’s the ideal setting for many a special occasion, or for a romantic rendezvous over the everchanging Mediterranean menu.

74/20 Royal Street, East Perth

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