Brisbane's Best Dog-Friendly Bars, Cafes and Restaurants
All of your friends — most importantly, those furry ones with four legs — are welcome at these friendly haunts.
An afternoon spent in a big beer garden with your mates is most definitely an afternoon well spent. There will be laughs, possibly a few jugs or bottles emptied, some good food and (hopefully) a sliver of sunshine. But the most important thing is spending time with your buddies — all of your buddies. You wouldn't leave Dave at home would you? Or Sarah? Think how devastated they'd be if they found out you hadn't invited them.
Your best friend — aka human's best friend — would also get seriously hurt feelings if left at home, so the trick is to choose a venue where Rover is welcome, grab him a dish of water and sneak him a couple of chippies under the table.
The dog-friendly bars, cafes and restaurants in Brisbane are all happy to have furry guests as long — and some of them even have dedicated canine menus.
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Image: BrewDog DogTap Brisbane, Pandora Photography
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BarPig 'N' Whistle
Robertson Street, Fortitude Valley
British pub grub and ales on tap with a focus on Australian and New Zealand wines to boot.
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BarBreakfast Creek Hotel
2 Kingsford Smith Drive, Albion
With 12 cuts of prime Queensland beef and 400 varieties of rum, The Breakfast Creek Hotel still has the goods, even after 130 years.
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CafeLady Marmalade
269 Logan Road, Greenslopes
The eccentric charm of this record-store-turned-corner-cafe is helping restore Stones Corner to her former glory.
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BarYard Doggs
24 Martin Street, Fortitude Valley
You'll want to come for two key things: craft beer and finger-lickin' bar food.
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BarKettle & Tin
215 Given Terrace, Paddington
Kettle and Tin realises waffles are a superior and underrated option and will serve them any way they can.
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BarThe Scratch
8/1 Park Road, Milton
The small bar is a cosy, chilled, shabby-chic addition to Milton's wining 'n' dining Park Road precinct.
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BarFitz + Potts
1180 Sandgate Road, Nundah
There's more to this Nundah dive bar than its retro furniture and chilled-out vibe.
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BarBrewDog DogTap Brisbane
77 Metroplex Avenue, Brisbane
Open since 2019, the Scottish brewery's first Aussie outpost has arcade games, brunch fare and a bottle shop.
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BarThe Triffid
9 Stratton Street, Newstead
Bands, beers and burgers. It doesn't get much better than that.
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BarThe Wickham
308 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley
This Valley favourite is welcoming Brisbanites back in after a $3.1-million makeover.
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BarSea Legs Brewing Co
89 Main Street, Kangaroo Point
Pair beers brewed on site with pizzas, burgers, build-your-own charcuterie boards and views of the Story Bridge.
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BarBallistic Beer Co
53-55 McCarthy Road, Salisbury
Sipping brews — and hosting beer yoga sessions — in the suburbs.
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BarSlipstream Brewing Company
94 Wilkie Street, Yeerongpilly
Yeerongpilly's resident brewery and cellar door.
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BarGranddad Jack's Craft Distillery Brisbane
26 Collingwood Street, Albion
The Gold Coast-based craft distillery has set up a dog-friendly bar and tasting room in Albion.
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BarNosferatu Bar + Cafe
26 Jeays Street, Bowen Hills
Nosferatu has opened a dog-friendly gin distillery, bar and cafe in a leafy Bowen Hills warehouse.
