The Shore Cafe

The Shore Cafe sits on Portside Promenade at Alkimos, close enough to the sand that the beach view is the point of the room. Hours are worth reading twice: closed Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday to Thursday 9am to 2pm, then later Friday and Saturday until 7:30pm and Sunday to 4pm, so the dinner hours are a weekend-and-Friday affair.

Dogs are reported to be welcome at the outdoor tables only and on a leash, per the Pupsy listing, with visitors describing the beachside patio and water bowls kept up. That is the deal here: patio seating, leash on, dog settled while the fish and chips land. It is a straightforward and honest arrangement that works precisely because the patio is where everyone wants to sit anyway, ocean view included.

The vibe

This is the Alkimos beach hangout, drawing swimmers in the morning and a sunset crowd on Friday and Saturday evenings. Reviews mention wait times at peak, which tracks with a small kitchen facing a big appetite, so timing matters: weekday mornings are easy, weekend dinner needs patience or an early booking mindset. The later Friday and Saturday close is the window that separates this from the standard cafe run, because dinner with the dog on the patio while the sun drops is a rare enough slot on this coast. Parking sits on Portside Promenade and the surrounding bays, with the beach access walk doing the warm-up for you.

Max: Leash on, patch of patio secured, fish and chips inbound, sun going down over my ocean. Friday nights were made for this.

Close by with the dogs

Alkimos keeps the map tight. The Kwik Koffee Alkimos drive-through covers the morning run when there is no time to sit, the The Landing and Oceans 27 extend the meal options along the coast. See the WA dog-friendly cafes list or the Alkimos destination guide for more.