Schooners

Schooners is an oceanfront restaurant and bar in Cayucos, at 171 North Ocean Avenue, a few steps from the Cayucos Pier and right above the beach. Covered as a Nearby Happenings venue on HelloMorroBay, it sits about ten minutes up Highway 1 from Morro Bay in the heart of downtown Cayucos, an easy drive for a meal or a show with the sand right there. The patio looks straight out at the water, which is the whole appeal: this is a place built around the view as much as the menu.

Through the summer, Schooners runs its Beachside Live concert series on the oceanfront patio, free live music on Sunday evenings with the beach and the pier as the backdrop. The 2026 season rotates a roster of Central Coast house bands with touring guests dropping in, so the lineup changes week to week across the summer. With a full bar and a full menu on hand, it functions as a genuine sunset-and-a-show destination, not just a place to grab dinner.

Beyond the summer concerts, Schooners is a year-round Cayucos fixture for seafood and coastal fare, drawing both locals and visitors working their way up the North Coast. The beachfront setting makes it a natural stop on a Cayucos day that might also take in the pier, the state beach, and the town’s walkable stretch of Ocean Avenue.

Schooners is in Cayucos, a Nearby Happenings community on HelloMorroBay. Check the event calendar for upcoming Beachside Live shows and other happenings up and down the coast.