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Dog-friendly cafes in Surry Hills

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Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast leads this list of Surry Hills cafes where dogs can sit outside, and each one has a park within a few minutes' walk. The list runs from quick coffee stops to sit-down breakfasts. Pick the one that matches your morning, whether that is a pastry before work or a slow brunch.

Quick picks in Surry Hills

  • Best for a quick coffee and a pastry: Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast, with Danish pastries and a park one minute away.
  • Best for a sit-down breakfast: Dad and the Frog Cafe, with a terrace under umbrellas and Biscoff French toast.
  • Best for a cappuccino with a dog: Wilson Cafe, with a covered courtyard and a burger on a soft bun.
  • Best for single origins: Beta Coffee, with pour-overs and rotating roasts from several roasters.

Dog-friendly cafes in Surry Hills, ranked

  1. #1Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast for a coffee and a pastry

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Great Buckingham Street Reserve, 1 min walk

    Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast is a small window-service spot on Cleveland St, open from 7:30am on weekdays. The coffee window sits in the side of a building, so take your cup out to the tables with your dog. Pair an espresso with one of the Danish pastries, or take the Reuben sandwich away for lunch. A short stroll brings you to Great Buckingham Street Reserve, which makes a loop easy before or after the coffee.

    Best for: Pastries and a morning espresso

  2. #23 Eves Cafe for croquettes and tacos

    $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Foveaux Street Reserve, 1 min walk

    3 Eves Cafe on Fitzroy St is open from 7am most days, and dogs can sit at the outside tables. Upstairs has comfortable sofas for a longer stay, while the back tables suit a small group. Start with the croquettes, served with a poached egg, or the pulled-meat tacos with corn. Foveaux Street Reserve is close enough to reach in about the time it takes to finish a coffee.

    Best for: Croquettes and sofa seating

  3. #3Wilson Cafe for a cappuccino and a burger

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Shannon Reserve, 1 min walk

    Wilson Cafe on Richards Ln is open weekdays from 7am to 3pm, and dogs can sit at the outside tables. Its covered courtyard is calm enough for a quiet catch-up, and the coffee is made at a counter at the front. Order a cappuccino or a latte, then the burger on a soft, toasted bun. Shannon Reserve is a short walk away for a stroll.

    Best for: Cappuccino and a burger on a soft bun

  4. #4Dad and the Frog Cafe for a long weekend brunch

    $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Drivers Triangle, 2 min walk

    Dad and the Frog Cafe on Fitzroy St serves breakfast through to lunch from 8am on weekends. Its terrace sits under black umbrellas, which suits a dog after a walk. Biscoff French toast and crispy hash browns with guacamole are the dishes to order, or the fried-egg burger. Coffee comes from Madding Crowd Coffee, and the batch brew is worth trying. Drivers Triangle is just down the road for a quick loop.

    Best for: Sit-down breakfast and weekend brunch

  5. #5Beta Coffee for pour-overs and rotating single origins

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Prince Alfred Park, 4 min walk

    Beta Coffee on Devonshire St is open weekdays from 7am to 4pm, and its courtyard seating is outside, where dogs can join you. The shop rotates more than 50 single-origin lots from several roasters, so the menu changes often. Order a pour-over with a single origin, or the watermelon espresso that one visitor called among the most memorable coffees. Prince Alfred Park is around four minutes on foot.

    Best for: Pour-overs and single origins

  6. #6Sample Coffee for espresso from the house blend

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Adelaide Street Reserve, 3 min walk

    Sample Coffee on Devonshire St is open weekdays from 7am to 3pm, with a footpath terrace where dogs can sit. Its house blend, Pacemaker, is named in reviews and on the bags, so ask for it as an espresso, latte or black. The menu is small: pastries, croissants and snacks, with no breakfast or lunch. Adelaide Street Reserve is close by, so a cup to go is an easy plan.

    Best for: Espresso and beans to take home

  7. #7Artificer Coffee for a flat white and a pour-over

    $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Fred Miller Park, 1 min walk

    Artificer Coffee on Bourke St opens weekdays at 6:30am and closes at 2:30pm, with weekend hours from 7am. Dogs can sit at the outdoor seating, and the cafe is set in a small white corner building with a red awning. It is a coffee stop rather than a meal, so order the flat white or a pour-over made to order. Fred Miller Park is a one-minute walk away, and the roastery sells beans to take home.

    Best for: Flat whites and filter coffee

  8. #8The Factory Grind for a breakfast gozleme and coffee

    $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Rose Terrace Park, 3 min walk

    The Factory Grind on Bourke St serves breakfast, brunch and lunch from 6am on weekdays, and dogs can sit at the outside tables. It is one of the few places here with Turkish coffee alongside espresso drinks, served in a small patterned cup. A chicken wrap or the breakfast gozleme both suit a morning stop, and Rose Terrace Park is only a few minutes away on foot.

    Best for: Turkish coffee and a hearty breakfast

Compare dog-friendly cafes in Surry Hills

The table below compares price, weekend hours, brunch, outside seating, where dogs can sit and the nearest park for each cafe.

CafePriceBrunchOutdoorDogsWeekendsNearest park
Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast$✓✓Outside✓Great Buckingham Street Reserve, 1 min
3 Eves Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Foveaux Street Reserve, 1 min
Wilson Cafe$✓✓Outside✓Shannon Reserve, 1 min
Dad and the Frog Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Drivers Triangle, 2 min
Beta Coffee$–✓Outside✓Prince Alfred Park, 4 min
Sample Coffee$–✓Outside✗Adelaide Street Reserve, 3 min
Artificer Coffee$–✓Outside✓Fred Miller Park, 1 min
The Factory Grind$$✓✓Outside✓Rose Terrace Park, 3 min
Saltie$✓✗Outside✗Prince Alfred Park, 4 min
Città Cafe$✓✓Outside✗Adelaide Street Reserve, 3 min
Single O$$✓✓Outside✓Reservoir Street Reserve, 2 min
Rush Espresso Bar$✓✓Outside✗Harmony Park, 1 min
Sticky Fingers$$✓✓Outside✓Harmony Park, 2 min
Créma Lane Coffee$✓✓Outside✗Belmore Park, 3 min
Pieno$$✓✓Outside✓James Hilder Reserve, 3 min
Blacksmith$$✓✓Outside✓Prince Alfred Park, 3 min
Lumiere Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Foveaux Street Reserve, 3 min
Reuben Hills$$✓✓Outside✓Frog Hollow Reserve, 2 min
Le Monde Cafe$$✓✓Outside✓Frog Hollow Reserve, 3 min

How we picked dog-friendly cafes in Surry Hills

Visitor comments put the cafes in order, favouring the ones with more opinions behind them. Each cafe was then tested for dogs at the outside tables, a park close enough for a walk, and what the food and coffee are like. The food notes come from each cafe's own listing and from visitors who wrote about it.

Dog-friendly cafes in Surry Hills: FAQ

Which Surry Hills cafes let dogs sit outside?

For a dog on a lead, Wilson Cafe and 3 Eves Cafe both have room outside. Ask staff where your dog is best placed at busy times.

Which Surry Hills cafe is open for brunch on Sunday?

Dad and the Frog Cafe, Wilson Cafe and Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast all open on Sundays. Dad and the Frog Cafe serves brunch until 3pm.

Where can I walk a dog after a coffee in Surry Hills?

Great Buckingham Street Reserve sits within a minute of Cafe Nookie- Specialty Cafe & Breakfast, and Foveaux Street Reserve is close to 3 Eves Cafe on Fitzroy St.

Which Surry Hills cafe serves Turkish coffee?

The Factory Grind on Bourke St serves Turkish coffee alongside its espresso drinks. It is a short walk from Rose Terrace Park.