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Melbourne's Best Dog-Friendly Bars, Cafes and Restaurants

All of your friends — most importantly, those furry ones with four legs — are welcome at these pet-friendly food and drink haunts.
By Concrete Playground
May 01, 2023
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By Concrete Playground
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  • Food & Drink

    Tinker

    Home to bottomless batch brew coffee and some of the best brunch in Melbourne.

  • Food & Drink

    Small Batch Roasting Co.

    This coffee paradise comes from the original founder of North Melbourne's Auction Rooms.

  • Food & Drink

    Edinburgh Castle Hotel

    Brunswick's longest standing pub boasts a huge beer garden, gastro pub food and extensive craft beer list.

  • Food & Drink

    Half Moon

    Find six separate (and recently done-up) drinking and dining spaces, split across two levels in this Brighton pub.

  • Food & Drink

    Terminus Hotel Fitzroy North

    Find your classic pub vibes in the beer garden and public bar, or head to its restaurant for a classier affair.

  • Food & Drink

    The Terrace Cafe

    This iconic garden cafe has entered a new phase of life as one of the city's leafiest brunch spots.

  • Food & Drink

    Trinity St Kilda

    This bar, beer garden and food truck park makes its home in a historic former church hall.

  • Food & Drink

    Town Hall Hotel

    A classic neighbourhood pub with a secret beer garden hidden out back.

  • Food & Drink

    Terminus Hotel

    The Abbotsford pub sports a classy revamp but maintains the things that matter most: beer, bingo and counter meals.

  • Food & Drink

    Uncle Drew

    A true neighbourhood gem known for its creative cafe fare, quality coffee and ever friendly vibe.

  • Food & Drink

    Rudimentary

    A cafe made from disused shipping containers in an abandoned car park.

  • Food & Drink

    Gerald's Bar

    North Carlton's unchallenged eternal gem.

  • Food & Drink

    Zymurgy

    From the minds behind Hop Nation and Navi, this Footscray outdoor bar celebrates elevated barbecue fare and local craft booze.

  • Food & Drink

    College Lawn Hotel

    Relax on the astroturf and enjoy cheap pub grub along with ice-cold beers at this no-frills local.

  • Food & Drink

    The Old Garage

    A supremely dog-friendly cafe, with puppychinos aplenty and a vegan alternative for every dish on the menu.

  • Food & Drink

    Pilgrim Bar

    Sip gin tea cocktails at a waterfront venue in the heart of Melbourne's CBD.

  • Food & Drink

    Welcome to Thornbury

    A permanent food truck park boasting a rotating menu of street food snacks.

  • Food & Drink

    Jamsheed Wines

    This two-storey dive bar and urban winery is located in Preston.

  • Food & Drink

    Moon Dog World

    This giant, very OTT brewery bar is like a boozy theme park you'll never want to leave.

  • Food & Drink

    Dr Morse

    $10 burgers, local beers, an open fire and a good Abbotsford buzz.

  • Food & Drink

    The Palace Hotel

    This South Melbourne pub has an impressive list of craft brews.

  • Food & Drink

    The Great Northern Hotel

    A pub for pub-lovers in Carlton North.

  • Food & Drink

    Newmarket Hotel

    Great pub fare, exciting architecture and a dedicated gig space — the Newmarket is a triple threat.

  • Food & Drink

    The Commons at Ormond Collective

    This four-in-one St Kilda Road venue has a huge beer garden.

  • Food & Drink

    Bonehead Brewing

    A dog-friendly brewery known for its diverse tap list and colourful wall murals.

  • Food & Drink

    Westside Ale Works

    A cosy laneway brewpub with big love for American-style beers.

  • Food & Drink

    Nice Guys Brewery and Bar

    A retrofuturistic brew bar with 25 taps and a leafy, heated beer garden.

  • Food & Drink

    Bellboy

    This dog-friendly haunt specialises in bagels, brunch and coffee brewed on-site.

  • Food & Drink

    Welcome to Brunswick

    The inner north's fairy-lit, dog-friendly food truck park and beer garden.

  • Food & Drink

    The Retreat Hotel

    This dog-friendly pub has craft beer on tap, a pool table and serves up a belly-warming roast every Sunday.

  • Food & Drink

    Molly Rose Brewery

    Try a diverse range of house brews and even some cheeky beer cocktails at this cosy Collingwood spot.

  • Food & Drink

    Hello Sam

    Hefty American-style burgers, a decent vegan offering and handmade choc tops.

  • Food & Drink

    Elwood Bathers

    This all-day diner is located right on Elwood Beach.

  • Food & Drink

    Kaiju Cantina

    The first-ever beer hall and brewpub from award-winning brewery Kaiju is a colourful warehouse site boasting 16 taps and a cracking pizza menu.

  • Food & Drink

    Major Mitchell

    Come for the very, very pink interior, stay for the wide food selection and alluring cocktail list.

  • Food & Drink

    Hector's Deli

    The kitchen's take on the classic chicken sanga features the largest crumbed schnitzel known to man. Well, maybe not, but it's still pretty damn epic.

  • Food & Drink

    Up in Smoke

    Footscray's newest (and only) barbecue joint.

  • Food & Drink

    Leonard's House of Love

    Drink tinnies, down burgers, dance and play pool in Leonard's lounge room-like bar.

  • Food & Drink

    Marquis of Lorne

    Drink down on the street, dine at the second floor restaurant or soak up some rays on the rooftop.

  • Food & Drink

    The Standard Hotel

    The bar offers a comforting retro vibe while huge beer garden is a breezy little oasis that's well worth the search.

  • Food & Drink

    Arbory Bar & Eatery

    With great views and even better food, this is one platform you won't mind getting delayed on. 

  • Food & Drink

    Brighton Schoolhouse

    Brighton's new school of choice is earning gold stars aplenty.

  • Food & Drink

    Bodriggy Brewing Company

    This 400-person brewpub in a former mechanics warehouse is home to a stack of beers on tap and a bottle shop is on the way.

  • Food & Drink

    Lulie Tavern

    Abbotsford's no-frills neighbourhood warehouse bar.

  • Food & Drink

    The Tipsy Cow Malt & Vine Co.

    A neighbourhood bar that loves whisky and dogs.

  • Food & Drink

    Republica

    A sprawling bar right on St Kilda Beach.

  • Food & Drink

    The Silverlake Social

    A Prahran bar sporting a pool table, Buffalo wings and an extensive back bar of hard-to-find American booze.

  • Food & Drink

    Joe Frank

    Homemade crumpets and a dog-friendly courtyard await at this sunny Ashburton cafe.

  • Food & Drink

    The Rose Fitzroy

    The Fitzroy mainstay has a new lick of paint and an upstairs wine bar.

  • Food & Drink

    Little Creatures Geelong Brewery

    This Fremantle-born brewery's east coast home features three bars and lots of booze.

  • Food & Drink

    The Rainbow Hotel

    Toast your outsides by the fireplace, while warming your insides with any of 100 different beers.

  • Food & Drink

    Swan Hotel

    Glide in and grab a pint or dance away the night in this classic Richmond bar.

  • Food & Drink

    Oh Loretta

    A Northcote wine bar with fun snacks and a dog-friendly courtyard.

  • Food & Drink

    Abacus

    This Chapel Street eatery serves everything from breakfast and coffee through to steaks and cocktails.

  • Food & Drink

    Flatiron Side Door

    This charming wine bar and garden is a home away from home for Kew locals.

  • Food & Drink

    The Ascot Lot

    A beer garden, drinking hall and food truck stop for north west locals — and their dogs.

  • Food & Drink

    The Vale Bar & Eatery

    A cosy Ascot Vale local with a strong selection of pizzas and 150 wines.

  • Food & Drink

    Red Hill Brewery

    The Mornington Peninsula's home of beer and barbecue.

  • Food & Drink

    Harlow

    Richmond's Great Britain Hotel has been transformed into an all-occasions pub with a dog-friendly beer garden and lots of barbecued meats.

  • Food & Drink

    The Carringbush Hotel

    This 130-year-old pub is now slinging meat-free meals, wine on tap and more than 21 beers.

  • Food & Drink

    Blackman's Brewery

    A surfer's brewery and kitchen in Torquay.

  • Food & Drink

    Morgan's Sorrento - CLOSED

    A sprawling restaurant serving seafood and local Mornington Peninsula beer and wine right on the foreshore.

  • Food & Drink

    Bridge Road Brewers

    This award-winning brewery is worth the road trip to Beechworth — for both its beer and its pretzels.

  • Food & Drink

    Chotto Motto

    A gyoza and beer bar inside an art-covered Collingwood building.

  • Food & Drink

    Rochford Wines

    One of the Yarra Valley's best-known wineries features a lakeside cellar door and top-quality pizza.

  • Food & Drink

    The Shady Lady

    Make yourself at home at this dark but glittering dive bar on Johnston Street.

  • Food & Drink

    Bright Brewery

    This out of town brewery has a 24-tap selection and a big outdoor terrace nestled in the mountains.

  • Food & Drink

    Holgate Brewhouse

    Woodend's country pub and local brewer.

  • Food & Drink

    Dal Zotto Wines

    You go-to for pizza and prosecco in the King Valley.

  • Food & Drink

    The Local Taphouse St Kilda

    This Carlisle Street institution boasts 19 taps, two fireplaces and a sun-soaked rooftop.

  • Food & Drink

    Cornershop

    This corner cafe has become a Yarraville institution.

  • Food & Drink

    Local Folk

    A local Kensington corner cafe serving up coffee, wine and breakfast gnocchi.

  • Food & Drink

    A Minor Place

    An unassuming cafe with some of the best haloumi in the north.

  • Food & Drink

    Second Wife

    This eastern suburbs cafe serves great coffee and healthy, vibrant meals.

  • Food & Drink

    Miss Moses

    Miss Moses is where you come when you want to sink a sour, dig into a greasy, hangover-busting sanga and spend time with your four-legged friend.

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