Dog-friendly cafes in Chippendale

Dog-friendly cafes in Chippendale, ranked

1. #1ZENIUS for brunch bowls and matcha drinks

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Strickland Park, 1 min walk

   ZENIUS tops this list for a dog-friendly brunch, since dogs can sit at its outside tables. Start with the cauliflower bowl, which comes with beetroot hummus, avocado and crispy kale, and pair it with a taro latte. The kitchen also turns out shakshuka and a pandan pancake for a second order. Strickland Park is a minute on foot, so a loop before or after the meal is simple. Weekday mornings start at 7am.

   Best for: Brunch bowls and matcha with a dog

2. #2Hatch Espresso for a quick wrap or breakfast on the way

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 UTS Alumni Green, 3 min walk

   Hatch Espresso suits a takeaway coffee with a wrap, and the dog can wait at the outside tables. Visitors keep returning for the grilled halloumi veggie wrap, with Lebanese baked wraps and a Turkish roll also on the lunch board. It is the only pick that opens at 6am, but it closes at 2pm and is shut at weekends. Walkers can reach UTS Alumni Green in Ultimo in about three minutes.

   Best for: A quick takeaway breakfast or wrap

3. #3Bear Espresso Bar for a flat white and a sweet treat

   $🐕 Dogs outside🌳 Chippendale Green, 2 min walk

   Bear Espresso Bar is the stop for a flat white or piccolo while the dog stays outside. Coffee drinkers single out the espresso drinks, and an iced matcha has its fans too. Food is limited to baked cheesecake and cookies, so this is a coffee-and-treat visit. Opening hours begin at 7:30am on weekdays and 8am on Saturdays, and Chippendale Green is two minutes on foot.

   Best for: A morning coffee and something sweet

4. #4101 KISSA for a slow weekend lunch on the outside tables

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Strickland Park, 1 min walk

   101 KISSA works for a slow weekend lunch with friends, since dogs are welcome at the outside tables. Diners name the fried chicken bowl on purple rice first, and the king prawn udon in creamy house sauce is the other order to make. The room feels easy-going, with open windows. It closes at 2:30pm each day, and the nearest park is Strickland Park.

   Best for: Weekend lunch with friends and a dog

Compare dog-friendly cafes in Chippendale

The table below sets out price, weekend hours, outside seating and the nearest park for each cafe.

How we picked dog-friendly cafes in Chippendale

How well customers think of each cafe counts for more when many of them have weighed in, so a long record of feedback ranks above a newer cafe with few comments. We then checked whether dogs can sit inside or outside, whether it has outdoor tables, and when it is open at weekends. Menu details were taken from each cafe's listing.