Parc de la Tête d'Or
Lyon's flagship 105-hectare urban park with a lake, botanical garden, rose gardens and a free zoo. Wide shaded avenues and lawns make it the city's classic dog-walking destination.
Shaded seatingWater bowls
Free
City guide · France · Europe
Pet-friendly places in Lyon
Terrace cafe culture, the vast Parc de la Tete d'Or and designated dog zones along the Rhone make dogs part of everyday Lyon life.
6 places4 categories5 neighbourhoods1 with an off-leash area
What is listed in Lyon
6 places, each checked against the venue's own information
Neighbourhoods covered: 6th arrondissement (Parc de la Tête d'Or), 7th arrondissement (Gerland), 3rd arrondissement (Part-Dieu), Presqu'île / Cordeliers, Left bank of the Rhône, citywide.
Places in Lyon
Parc de Gerland
An 80-hectare contemporary park in southern Lyon redesigned by landscape architect Michel Corajoud, with open meadows, wetland areas and long flat paths. It includes a dedicated fenced dog enclosure, one of the city's official espaces canins.
Off-leash areaFenced
Free
Breweries
No photo yet
No photo yetNinkasi Gerland
Ninkasi is a homegrown Lyon brewery-restaurant group serving its own beers, burgers and live music, with several locations across the city. The Gerland site has a large terrace where well-behaved dogs are welcome alongside their owners.
Shaded seating
$$ · Moderate
CafésNo photo yet
No photo yetMokxa Coffee
Mokxa is one of Lyon's pioneering specialty-coffee roasters, brewing its own beans in a compact, design-led café. Relaxed staff and a bench-lined interior make it a friendly stop for coffee with a calm dog.
Dogs indoors
$$ · Moderate
Pet-friendly staysNo photo yet
No photo yetInterContinental Lyon – Hôtel Dieu
A five-star hotel set inside the landmark former Hôtel-Dieu hospital on the Rhône, with a glass-roofed grand hall, dome suites and riverfront position. The hotel accepts pets and sits directly on the Berges du Rhône riverside promenade.
Overnight staysDogs indoors
$$$ · Upscale
Berges du Rhône
About five kilometres of landscaped riverside promenades running from Parc de la Tête d'Or south to Confluence, with paved paths, green strips, benches and public fountains. It is Lyon's everyday dog-walking artery.
Water bowlsShaded seating
Free
Before you go
Leash rules, off-leash hours and whether dogs are allowed inside are set locally and change without notice. Each listing here says what the venue or the responsible authority publishes, and the listing page links to the page we checked, so you can confirm the current rule before you set out. Outside a signed off-leash area, keep the dog on a lead.
No venue can pay to be listed or to rank higher, and no listing carries an invented rating or a stock photograph standing in for the real place. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will re-check it.
Other cities in Europe
London, United Kingdom
Heath and common land where off-lead walking is written into the rules, plus pubs with a dog wash in the garden.
16 places · source-checked
Paris, France
A brasserie that says outright it welcomes dogs, dog cafes in the Marais, and one of the city's thirteen off-leash areas.
16 places · source-checked
Berlin, Germany
Beer gardens older than most countries, a forest where the lake is legally open to dogs, and the most dog-tolerant cafe culture in Europe.
15 places · source-checked
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brown cafes with a dog under the table, a designated dog beach on the Gaasperplas, and a canal-house hotel that takes one small dog.
16 places · source-checked
Barcelona, Spain
Terraces where a leashed dog is welcome by law, the city's one official dog beach, and a brewery hall with room to spare.
16 places · source-checked
Lisbon, Portugal
Third-wave coffee with a water bowl, the first dog park in the old city, and a rooftop with a view over the Tagus.
6 places · source-checked
Know a place in Lyon that welcomes dogs?
Send it in and we will check it against the venue's own information before it goes live. Venue owners can also send a photograph of their place — free, with the credit kept.