Sydney's Best Dog-Friendly Bars, Restaurants and Cafes for 2023
All of your friends — most importantly, those furry ones with four legs — are welcome at these friendly haunts.

Sydney's Best Dog-Friendly Bars, Restaurants and Cafes for 2023
An afternoon spent in a big Sydney 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) plenty 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 bites of nachos under the table. Or even order him a meal of his own — you can do that at many of these spots (yep, some of them have dedicated canine menus).
Recommended reads:
The Ten Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in Sydney
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Image: Backyard at The Alex
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Smoking Gringos
The west's flavour-packed Mexican spot specialises in birria tacos — and it sold out in just a couple hours on its first Sunday.
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Rosa Cienfuegos Tamaleria & Mexican Deli
A Dulwich Hill hole-in-the-wall serving some of Sydney's best tacos and tamales.
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Havenstone
An all-day cafe serving familiar brunch classics in a heritage-listed sandstone building.
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White Cockatoo Hotel
Call this top-notch neighbourhood pub home for the night or even a couple of weeks.
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Bar SOUL
Daero Lee and Illa Kim's third Surry Hills outpost offers up contemporary Korean fusion dishes alongside a carefully curated complimentary wines list.
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Outfield
A community-focussed parkside cafe with a picnic-appropriate menu and A-plus coffee.
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Sushi Jones Japanese Bistro
An affordable, unassuming Japanese eatery that will let you bring you four-legged friend with you.
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Three Blue Ducks Rosebery
This big, bright outpost of a Sydney fave brings farm-to-table ethos and darn good coffee to Rosebery's up-and-coming food precinct.
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Annata
A hatted Crows Nest gem stepping up the North Shore's fine dining game with a seriously impressive wine list.
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The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre
Located inside Hawke's Brewery, this neighbourhood pub harks back to boozers of the 1980s and serves an Australian-Chinese bistro menu with deep fried Viennetta.
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Good Ways Deli Alexandria
You'll find kangaroo mortadella sandwiches, Milo mocha and freshly baked loaves of bread at Good Ways Deli's Alexandria outpost.
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Rocks Brewing Co Tap House
Brews inspired by the dubious characters of colonial past should be enjoyed in one of the best beer gardens in Sydney.
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7th Day Brewery
Visit Brookvale's local taphouse for award-winning brews, trivia, live tunes and cheap eats.
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Freshwater Brewing Co
This welcoming 120-seat taproom and brewery is serving approachable beers and fresh seafood.
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Camelia Grove Hotel
The Camelia Grove underwent a massive overhaul and the result is an unabashedly family friendly pub with a bloody good Italian kitchen.
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Enmore Country Club
Natural wines, local beers and nostalgic cocktails are at the heart of this retro 70s-style bar in Cottonmouth Records' former digs.
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White Rabbit Marrickville
White Rabbit brings Sonoma sourdough and XO chilli scrambled eggs to the former West Juliett space.
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The Old Fitzroy Hotel
A classic Old English feel, a toasty fireplace and charming regulars meet fancy French feeds and natty wines at this Woolloomooloo pub.
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Harbord Hotel
Located just steps from the beach, this Sydney pub plays into its suburb's claim as the official birthplace of surfing in Australia.
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The Duke of Enmore
This Enmore Road mainstay has woodfire eats, natty wines, heavy metal and picklebacks aplenty.
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Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
Stripy umbrellas, schoolyard benches and tres cute Breton-striped waitstaff add to the beachside charm.
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Brighter Coffee
This welcoming Stanmore cafe's kimchi toastie has a claim for one of the best toasted sandwiches in Sydney.
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The Courthouse Hotel
The unpretentious, grungy gem of Newtown with one of the finest outdoor courtyards in Sydney.
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The Vic On The Park
This old Marrickville gem has been given the full Merivale treatment and it's totally working it.
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Chez Crix
The Cricketers Arms was long overdue for a solid dining option and it has finally got it with Chez Crix.
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Buddy's Bar Newtown
This self-serve beer bar puts the power in your hands in the former home of Lentil As Anything.
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OTiS
OTiS brings native-heavy cocktails, a hefty happy hour and top-notch sambos to the former Golden Gully space.
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BrewDog South Eveleigh
BrewDog's flagship Sydney beer bar seats 720 beer aficionados inside and 190 outside, pouring 40 brews through its taps.
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Glory Days Bondi
This sibling cafe to the beloved North Sydney spot brings an all-day menu and European summer holiday energy to the Bondi Pavilion.
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Cricketers Arms Hotel
Known more intimately as the Crix, this is the kind of local that will make you want to move into the area.
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Rollers Bakehouse
A pastel pink beachside bakehouse with some of Sydney's best croissants.
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Old Gold Cafe
Try specialty coffee, single-origin Ecuadorian hot chocolates and sour cherry bagels inside an old confectionery warehouse.
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Coffee Supreme Brookvale
This fan-favourite New Zealand coffee roaster has just opened its first Sydney cafe and roastery.
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Uncanny
This family-run King Street bar is serving up za'atar margaritas, lamb mince hummus and an array of Mediterranean eats.
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Jack Gray
This south Sydney cafe trades the coffee cups for wine glasses and sandwiches for tacos, turning into a wine bar two nights a week.
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General Gordon Hotel
This inner west stalwart has reopened three years after being torn down by a fire and now features a dog-friendly courtyard and a bistro fitted with a woodfire oven.
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Elm Rooftop Bar - CLOSED
This rooftop cocktail bar above The Taphouse is serving a variety of hard seltzers, plus orange wine by the glass.
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Berkelo
Head here for freshly baked croissants, long-fermented sourdough breads and top-notch coffee.
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Mschief
Low-sugar baked goods and unexpected brunch dishes await at this Crows Nest cafe.
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Albion Hotel
Parramatta's late-night, dog-friendly pub has one of the best beer gardens in Sydney.
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The Grounds of Alexandria
The Grounds is innovative, idealist and a little bit chic — in the best possible way.
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The Glebe Hotel
This historic pub has been given a new name and dog-friendly courtyard.
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The Oxford Tavern - CLOSED
This Petersham pub has reopened with a leafy beer garden and focus on craft beer.
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Redfern Surf Club
An Australiana-themed bar with cocktails in cans and a taxidermy ibis.
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The Carpenter
It's all in the details at this cafe hidden inside a warehouse in the backstreets of Leichhardt.
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Manly Spirits Co. Distillery Tasting Bar
This northern beaches distillery makes gin from kelp and sea parsley — and you can try it at its bar three days a week.
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Naked Brew
This Erskineville cafe serves coffee and brekkie — and doggy-chinos and doughnuts for your dog.
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Cuckoo Callay on Crown - CLOSED
A second outpost for the team behind one of Newtown's busiest (and best) brunch spots.
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Sneaky Possum
Chippendale's multifaceted bar can satisfy your morning caffeine fix and your late-night margarita craving.
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Botany View Hotel
An iconic south King Street pub that's home to one of Sydney's best beer gardens.
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No. 5 Restaurant and Bar
Once a gemstone processing facility, now a local restaurant with a cosy fire, craft beer and a pooch area.
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East Village Hotel
The three-tiered Darlinghurst pub gets a new life with an upstairs sports bar and rooftop terrace.
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Henry Lee's
This cafe has a strong emphasis on community, sourcing produce and drinks from local businesses.
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Public House Petersham
Come for the for the beer garden, stay for the pub grub, natty wine, DJ sets and trivia.
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The Winery
Drinking classy means having a 'champagne bell' alert the waitstaff when your glass gets empty.
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The Duck Inn Pub & Kitchen
Across from the Seymour Centre and hidden just out of view from the hustle of Cleveland Street is a real quacker of a pub.
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Four Ate Five
Yes, on the weekends you'll be hard pressed to bag a seat straightaway, but it's definitely worth waiting it out.