The north versus south of the river debate is about to heat up yet again as Perth’s hottest suburban food and entertainment precinct opens in Karrinyup on Thursday.

Don’t expect a stereotypical food court inside the reimagined Karrinyup shopping centre.

Within the spacious new West Deck precinct sits a line-up of local and national venues, each offering a unique and delicious array of cuisines and experiences.

Three Pound Group — the brains behind The Camfield, Stables Bar, The Elford and The Reveley — will launch its fourth venue, which it promises will be dishing up great food and drinks with a side of holiday vibes.

“Good Company is going to be completely different to what we offer anywhere else really,” says Three Pound Group sales and marketing manager Natasha Leembruggen.

“You’ll still get our core pub classics like your parmis, pizzas and things. This venue though has a bit of a Mediterranean twist to it, there are a few more salads on the menu, some really cool things like kingfish crudo and tiger prawns that are absolutely to die for.”

Leembruggen reveals Good Company will be a “very sexy offering for the area” with live music and DJs for a European island feel.

“We’ve written a really cool cocktail list which is rum intensive as well … tiki-style cocktails, as you can tell I’m super excited about it,” she laughs. “We have a pina colada that has a pandan-aged rum in it and it’s just incredible.”

True to its namesake, the bar sits among more than 20 equally impressive neighbours.

Vietnamese street food cafe Baguette Me Not will move its digs from Subiaco to Karrinyup, while Thai eatery Spice Market, popular sushi train Super Tetsudo, and Northbridge favourite Authentic Bites Dumpling House will all open second Perth venues.

For those with a sweet tooth, the scoop is Billy van Creamy, whose wares you may have sampled at its pastel pink store on William Street in Northbridge, is opening a second ice-cream store with plenty of fun flavours.

The creators of fellow Northbridge hotspot Sauma will unveil new Indian restaurant Topi. Inspired by rural India the venue will embrace authentic dishes with a modern approach.

For a quick, tasty bite Hermanos en Tacos — dubbed “obscenely moreish” by The Sunday Times food reviewer Kate Emery when she visited its Mt Lawley venue — will bring its Tex-Mex style offering to the northern masses.

Laksarama will serve up a punchy laksa experience packed with traditional ingredients and cooking techniques. The venue, the third for Brendon Sims who also has Bar Lafayette and W Churchill, was inspired by his home Malaysia.

Kids are not forgotten, as alongside the eateries is a 950sqm play area dubbed The Cubby with everything from a climbing wall to trampolines and slides.

The precinct marks the completion of Karrinyup’s $800 million renovation.

But wait … there’s more!

It won’t just be the food and drink offerings that will draw a crowd down as the precinct is also home to three mega entertainment venues — Holey Moley Golf Club, Strike Bowling and WA’s first Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq.

Michael Schreiber, chief executive of Funlab, the group behind all of the venues, says the circus-themed destination will be packed with dodgem cars, virtual reality games and modern and retro arcade games, not to mention plenty of Instagram-worthy cocktails and shakes. “It will be open from 10am to 12pm and we think it will attract different demographics throughout the day; kids’ birthdays throughout the day and then equally a date night or a mates’ night out or a buck’s night or corporate celebration,” he says.

Schreiber says the venues are their biggest project yet and will offer a unique experience Perth residents won’t find anywhere else.

“From a landlord perspective, Amazon doesn’t ship what we do and Netflix doesn’t stream it. You have to go and leave the house and experience it in real life as a consumer on-site experience,” he says.