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No photo yetAn all-day brunch cafe in a Victorian farmhouse at the heart of Wandsworth Common, run by the Roots & Berries group. It serves specialty coffee, brunch and afternoon tea indoors and on a terrace overlooking the common, and the group states that its cafes welcome dogs.
About 320 hectares of ancient woodland, meadows and ponds managed by the City of London Corporation, four miles from Trafalgar Square. Dogs may be exercised off the lead across most of the Heath under the Corporation's dog walking code of conduct.
A Grade II listed pub dating to 1585 on the edge of Hampstead Heath, known for its garden, real ales and Sunday roasts. Dogs are welcome inside and out; the garden has a dog wash and the pub keeps treats behind the bar.
A grand Grade II listed hotel on the east side of Russell Square in Bloomsbury. Its published pet policy welcomes pets of any size, weight or breed at no extra charge, with pet beds, bowls, mats, courtesy bags and an in-room dog menu.
No photo yetA dog cafe and boutique beside Place des Vosges in the Marais. It serves specialty coffee and home-made cakes for people and all-natural patisseries for dogs, and sells leads, collars, berets and toys.
No photo yetAn official City of Paris off-leash dog area on Boulevard Serurier in the 19th arrondissement: a fenced strip where dogs may run free, opened in 2016 and listed by the Mairie de Paris.
No photo yetA traditional French brasserie in the Marais, named after a bulldog and decorated with dog-themed art. It serves classics such as duck confit, steak tartare and profiteroles, all made in house.
No photo yetA five-star Art Deco hotel near the Opera Garnier, home to the Montecito restaurant and the Sequoia rooftop bar. Its published pet policy welcomes all pets of any size, weight or breed at no extra charge, with a dog bed, a bowl and pet macarons in the room.
No photo yetA long-running Prenzlauer Berg cafe and flower shop on Kollwitzstrasse, known for its large Berlin breakfast and cakes. Coffee, cakes, crepes and full meals are served indoors and on a terrace shaded by an old plane tree, and it remains a neighbourhood institution near Kollwitzplatz.
Berlin's largest contiguous off-leash area, spread across the Grunewald forest in the south-west of the city. Inside the signed boundaries dogs may run free along forest trails, and the Grunewaldsee is the only lake in Berlin officially open to dog swimming.
Berlin's oldest beer garden, founded in 1837, set in a chestnut-shaded courtyard with more than 600 seats. It pours house-brewed Prater pilsner alongside sausages, schnitzel and pretzels, and an indoor restaurant serves a fuller German menu year-round.
A design hotel in City West, opposite the Berlin Zoo and the Bikini Berlin mall, with 149 rooms, the NENI Berlin restaurant and the tenth-floor Monkey Bar. Jungle and Urban rooms look over the Tiergarten and the zoo, and the Zoologischer Garten station is a few minutes away.
No photo yetA classic Jordaan brown cafe on the Egelantiersgracht, in a building tied to an eighteenth-century jenever distillery. Inside are wood panelling, brass fittings and a mezzanine; outside is a small canal-side terrace, with extra seating on a boat in summer.
A designated off-leash dog beach on the west side of the Gaasperplas lake, part of the Gaasperpark recreation area. Dogs can swim from the gently sloping shore, and a large adjoining lawn offers space to run.
No photo yetAmsterdam's best-known craft brewery, whose main tasting room occupies a former bathhouse beneath the De Gooyer windmill on the Funenkade. Around ten of its beers are poured on tap with snacks such as boiled eggs, grilled sausage and cheese, and a large terrace with long tables opens in summer.
A five-star hotel of 25 interlinked seventeenth- and eighteenth-century canal houses on the Prinsengracht, with 225 rooms, the Jansz restaurant, a bar and a private garden. It sits in the heart of the canal ring, close to the Anne Frank House and the Nine Streets, and runs a private salon boat for canal cruises.
No photo yetAn Australian-inspired cafe on Carrer del Parlament that helped launch Barcelona's specialty coffee and brunch scene. Spread over two floors and a plant-filled roof terrace, it serves flat whites, cold brew, eggs benedict and avocado toast, and it is listed as dog-friendly.
Barcelona's only officially designated dog beach: a fenced zone at the northern end of Platja de Llevant in the Sant Marti district. It has a swimming area, dog showers, drinking fountains and waste stations, with access controlled by microchip and capacity limits.
No photo yetThe historic Moritz brewery on the Ronda de Sant Antoni, reborn as a beer hall, wine bar and restaurant in a building restored by architect Jean Nouvel. It serves house-brewed Moritz lager from the city's longest bar alongside Catalan, Alsatian and Spanish dishes, and the terraces are roomy.
A four-star design hotel on Carrer de Guillem Tell, near Placa Molina metro and a short walk from Gaudi's Casa Vicens. It has 87 rooms, a rooftop sun terrace, a cafe, free tea and coffee in the lobby and work by local artists on the walls, and it markets itself as pet-friendly.
A Danish-run specialty coffee shop on Rua Nova da Piedade in Principe Real, one of the pioneers of Lisbon's third-wave coffee scene. It roasts its own beans and serves filter and espresso drinks with house-baked Danish bread and pastries, and there is a small terrace.
No photo yetLisbon's first dog park in the historic centre, opened in 2018 inside the Jardim Botto Machado beside Campo de Santa Clara and the Feira da Ladra flea market. The fenced off-leash area has agility equipment, benches, shaded trees and a dog drinking fountain, and the garden also has a kiosk with a terrace.
No photo yetA well-known rooftop bar on the sixth floor of a car park on Calcada do Combro. It has a plant-filled, wood-decked terrace with panoramic views over Lisbon and the Tagus, serving cocktails, beer, wine and simple food.
No photo yetA five-star hotel on Rua Castilho beside Eduardo VII Park, above Avenida da Liberdade, with city and Tagus views. It has the Akla restaurant, a bar, meeting space and 24-hour reception, and it publishes an official pet policy.
No photo yetHolyrood Park is a 260-hectare upland landscape wrapped around Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano in the middle of Edinburgh. It takes in the lochs of St Margaret's and Duddingston, the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel and a network of grassy paths, crags and rough hill tracks above the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The Meadows is a broad, flat expanse of grass, tree-lined paths and sports pitches on Edinburgh's south side, managed by the City of Edinburgh Council. It is the largest open park in central Edinburgh and has no gates, so it works as an easy, sociable walk from the Old Town or the university quarter.
No photo yetThe Pantry is a brunch café in the heart of Stockbridge, on North West Circus Place a few steps from the Water of Leith. It serves locally sourced breakfasts, brunch and lunch, including eggs benedict, Belgian waffles, a Scottish fry and a well-known chicken and chorizo sausage roll.
No photo yetVirgin Hotels Edinburgh is a five-star hotel in the Old Town, just off the Royal Mile on Victoria Street. Dogs stay free, whatever their size or breed, and are given a locally made tartan dog bed, food and water bowls, a blanket, a towel and treats on arrival in the chamber.
No photo yetCold Town House is a three-floor brewery, bar and rooftop at the western end of the Grassmarket, brewing Cold Town Beer on site and pouring it straight from the tanks. It serves stone-baked Neapolitan pizza, loaded fries and other bar food, and its roof terrace looks up to Edinburgh Castle.
Fælledparken is Copenhagen's second-largest park, laid out between 1908 and 1914 in the Østerbro district. It holds wide lawns, mature trees, a lake, a 3.5 km path and the largest skatepark in northern Europe, and it includes dedicated, signposted dog areas where owners and their pets can mix and run.
No photo yetCoffee First is a small, cosy coffee bar opposite the Planetarium, beside Copenhagen's lakes in Vesterbro. It serves espresso, filter coffee, breakfast plates, sandwiches, smoothies and pastries, and several items on the menu are playfully named after dog breeds, from the Labrador citrus lemonade to a choco poodle milkshake.
No photo yetWulff & Konstali is a Copenhagen breakfast and brunch chain, and its Nordhavn shop sits inside Audo House with indoor seating and a large, sunny terrace. Breakfast runs from 07:00 and brunch from 08:00, built around house-baked bread, pastries and seasonal plates served from the counter.
Nimb is a 38-room boutique hotel overlooking Tivoli Gardens, right beside Copenhagen Central Station. It has a rooftop pool and terrace, a spa with a Moroccan hammam, and several restaurants and bars, and is one of the Danish capital's best-known luxury addresses.
No photo yetComwell Copenhagen Portside is a large hotel in the Nordhavn district, looking out over the Øresund strait towards Sweden. It has a restaurant, bar, meeting rooms and 24-hour reception across ten floors, and sits right beside the harbour front and its wide, flat, largely traffic-free paths.
No photo yetLångholmens klippbad is a rocky bathing area on the north-east shore of Långholmen, a small island in central Stockholm reached on foot or by bus from Södermalm. It has flat rocks, clear water and, close by on the island, walking paths, grass and picnic spots for a longer outing.
Royal Djurgården is the island at the centre of Stockholm, threaded by wide gravel paths, woodland and waterfront trails that run between the city's museums and historic buildings. It forms part of the Royal National City Park and is crossed on foot by millions of visitors every year.
No photo yetHornsgatan Kvarterskrog is a neighbourhood restaurant and bar on Södermalm, with a long bar, a seafood counter and a menu of Swedish and Mediterranean cooking served from lunch until late. It also serves brunch at weekends and keeps a chambre séparée for groups of up to twenty.
No photo yetBrasserie Hötorget is an all-day French-style brasserie near Hötorget in central Stockholm, open from breakfast until late and run as a relaxed neighbourhood room. It serves brasserie cooking and has two private dining rooms, one seating up to 50 guests and one up to 25 guests.
Hotel Diplomat is a privately owned hotel on Strandvägen in Östermalm, overlooking the water at Nybroviken. It has a restaurant, a bar and a spa, and keeps a limited number of rooms for guests travelling with a dog, which cannot be booked online.
No photo yetThe Grüner Prater is Vienna's largest inner-city green space, a landscape-protected area of meadows, woodland and old Danube channels covering some 3.2 square kilometres in the second district. Its 4.5-kilometre Hauptallee, lined with chestnut trees, is a flat, largely car-free route popular for walking, running and cycling with a dog.
The Donauinsel is a 21-kilometre artificial island along the New Danube that serves as Vienna's main riverside recreation area, used for walking, cycling and swimming. A flat network of paths and flood dykes runs its length, with two dog bathing beaches and a large fenced off-leash zone.
Vollpension is an intergenerational café near the Naschmarkt in Vienna's fourth district, where grandparents bake and serve cakes, Buchteln and breakfast, with vegan options available daily. Run as a social business, its Schleifmühlgasse branch has a large garden terrace that opens in the warmer months.
No photo yetCafé Sacher Wien is the historic coffee house of Hotel Sacher, beside the Vienna State Opera, serving Viennese coffee specialities, breakfast and the Original Sacher-Torte from early morning until late evening. It occupies a grand first-district building on Philharmonikerstraße and welcomes guests from around the world.
Altstadt Vienna is a boutique hotel in a converted patrician house at the foot of Spittelberg in the seventh district, five minutes on foot from the MuseumsQuartier. Its individually decorated rooms and Red Salon sit within a short walk of the Hofburg and Mariahilfer Straße.
Parco Sempione is a 386,000 square metre English-style public garden in central Milan, laid out in 1893 between the Castello Sforzesco and the Arco della Pace. It has tree-lined avenues, a fenced lake with an iron bridge, lawns, and several museums and monuments in the heart of the city.
The Giardini Indro Montanelli are Milan's oldest public park, first laid out in 1794 near Porta Venezia and later redesigned as an English landscape with a lake, artificial rocks and a waterfall. The Natural History Museum and the Planetarium stand inside the gardens, a short walk from the shopping streets of Porta Venezia.
No photo yetGiardino Mario Capponi is a 29,900 square metre municipal garden in a quiet part of southern Milan, laid out in 1984 with a children's play area, a basketball court and rest areas along a central path. It holds several tree species, including a large common plane tree.
No photo yetThe Idroscalo is a large public park and lake about 8 kilometres from central Milan, built around an artificial basin used for rowing, sailing, canoeing and open-water events. It has extensive grass banks, a dedicated dog area, the national water-rescue dog school and a busy calendar of sports events.
No photo yetnhow Milano is a design hotel on Via Tortona in the city's Tortona design district, near the Navigli canals and facing the MUDEC museum. Its 246 individually decorated rooms occupy a converted industrial building with a rooftop pool, a restaurant, a lounge bar and changing art exhibitions.
No photo yetPhoenix Park is one of the largest enclosed public parks in any European capital, a former royal hunting ground of about 707 hectares with wild fallow deer, long tree-lined avenues and the Glen Pond. Managed by the Office of Public Works, it lies roughly a mile and a half from O'Connell Street.
St Stephen's Green is a nine-hectare Victorian public park in the centre of Dublin, opened to the public in 1880 and maintained by the Office of Public Works. It has over 3.5 kilometres of accessible paths, an ornamental lake, a waterfall and a popular playground.
No photo yetThe Lovely Food Company is a family-run, dog-friendly café in Drumcondra serving breakfast, brunch and an all-day menu of tartines, toasties and bowls, with a wine bar in the evenings from Thursday to Saturday. It stands on Drumcondra Road Lower, a short walk from Croke Park.
No photo yetBread and Butter is a small neighbourhood café and coffee house in Drumcondra, next to its sister café The Lovely Food Company, serving speciality coffee, pastries, cakes and a to-go lunch. There are a few stools inside and seating for about fourteen outside, plus a small shop selling wine, Irish produce and gifts.
The Dean Dublin is a design-led boutique hotel on Harcourt Street in the city centre, close to Iveagh Gardens, St Stephen's Green and the Grand Canal. It welcomes dogs under 10 kilograms on a paid dog package that includes a bed, bowls and a toy.
No photo yetA two-floor cafe from the anea group, with pancakes, lunch plates and a full drinks list under the motto 'a place to come home to before home'. It states that dogs are welcome to dine alongside their owners, and it cooks for them: dog meals and made-to-order dog portrait cakes.
No photo yetThe largest dog run in Tokyo: about 3,620 square metres inside Yoyogi Park, split into three fenced zones by the dog's weight and ringed by trees. The rest of the 54-hectare park is a leashed walk, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association.
No photo yetA soba restaurant on the fourth floor of the NEWoMan Takanawa complex, beside Takanawa Gateway City. Its covered terrace admits dogs on a lead and serves a dog menu, including wanko soba, from 1 July.
No photo yetA hotel built specifically for dogs, opened in 2022 by Sumitomo Realty's Villa Fontaine near Shiba Park and Tokyo Tower. Dogs are allowed throughout the building, including on the guest beds, and there is a 76 square metre indoor dog run, a grooming salon and a dog kitchen.
No photo yetThe riverside Taisho branch of Osaka's MONDIAL KAFFEE 328 roastery group, selected for a 2025 national cafe ranking. It sits in a warehouse-style building by the Shirinashi River and serves house-roasted specialty coffee, home-made bread lunches and pastry-chef desserts.
No photo yetOne of six Osaka Prefectural parks with an official dog run, in the Suminoe ward near the port. The run has a soil surface, a drinking-water station and a paw-washing area and is open year-round; the wider park also holds a botanical garden, sports grounds and river views.
No photo yetA wood-fired Italian restaurant in a stand-alone house inside Nakanoshima Park, on the river between the Central Public Hall and the rose garden. Opened in 2010, it serves Neapolitan pizza from a yellow wood oven, pasta and grills, with a large open-air garden terrace.
No photo yetA luxury hotel overlooking Osaka Castle Park and the Naniwa-no-Miya site, with a spa, an indoor pool and several restaurants. It runs a documented dog-friendly stay programme with a published pet policy, a short walk from the castle's walking paths.
No photo yetA white, three-storey dog-friendly cafe directly beside Seoul Forest, with an outdoor terrace and a rooftop. Known for croffles and French toast for people, it also serves steak, terrine and summer ice cream for dogs, and draws the local dog-walking crowd.
No photo yetOne of three off-leash pet playgrounds run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, inside World Cup Park beside the World Cup Stadium. The fenced area has drinking fountains, tables and benches where registered dogs can run off-lead, and it sits next to Haneul Park.
No photo yetA Western-fusion restaurant in Seongbuk-dong with a rooftop and full-height windows looking over the hillside and the sunset, and privately partitioned tables. It serves one menu across lunch and dinner, covering omurice, pasta, steak and a range of wine, highball and traditional liquor.
No photo yetAn 18-storey design hotel in Gangnam listed in the Michelin Guide, with a rooftop bar, gym and self-service laundry. It pioneered Bark Rooms for dogs, with a dog bed, clothes, toys, snacks and a dog room-service menu, and its ground-floor cafe opens onto a Bark Park terrace.
No photo yetOne of Singapore's longest-running pet-friendly cafes, opened in December 2010 in a Serangoon Gardens shophouse. It roasts its own coffee, bakes in house, and is one of very few cafes where pets sit with you in air-conditioned indoor seating.
No photo yetSingapore's national gardens in the heartlands, with a 2,200 square metre public dog run in Lakeside Garden near Forest Ramble and the North Carpark. The grass field has mounds as natural obstacles plus washing areas and bins.
No photo yetA fresh-pasta bistro inside Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, near Carpark A. GRUB has been a fixture of Singapore's dog-friendly dining scene, and its leafy, sheltered alfresco patio is the pet-friendly area.
No photo yetA Peranakan-inspired boutique hotel on East Coast Road, built on the former Joo Chiat Police Station site. Its Pet Getaway package includes a plush bed, a bowl and an air purifier, a paw-print check-in and a dining credit.
No photo yetA shelf-to-plate cafe, grocery and bistro in a restored three-storey wooden house on Sukhumvit Soi 22. It serves French-bistro-style food and brunch from artisanal Thai ingredients, with a terrace cafe, a vintage library-style bar and a leafy balcony.
Bangkok's first pet-friendly zone inside a major central park: a fenced dog area of about ten rai beside Benjakitti Forest Park, near Gate 1 on Ratchadaphisek Road. Dogs get a dedicated space while the rest of the park stays pet-free.
No photo yetAn all-day cafe, garden bar and restaurant on a tree-shaded terrace off Sukhumvit Soi 20, a five-minute walk from the Asoke interchange. It serves Western and Thai comfort food with a daily happy hour.
A luxury boutique hotel on leafy Langsuan Road near Lumphini Park. Through its Kimpton Pets programme it welcomes pets with amenities, a pet menu and pet-sitter services, and the group lists pet-friendly areas including the lobby, the garden terrace and the ground-floor cafe and bar.
A landscaped public park built around a man-made lake in the Desa ParkCity township, with tree-lined jogging and walking loops of 1 km to 2.3 km. It is one of the few Kuala Lumpur parks where the developer openly welcomes dogs, provided they are kept on a lead and owners clean up after them.
No photo yetA café, bar and event venue in a restored colonial building on Changkat Bukit Bintang, it serves all-day dining, pastries and cocktails on tap beside a courtyard plunge pool. The venue also runs a rooftop wellness space and sets aside a designated area where guests may bring dogs.
No photo yetA lifestyle serviced-residence hotel of studios and shared apartments beside Petaling Street and Masjid Jamek, aimed at longer and more social stays. Its own facilities list includes a pet-friendly policy, so guests can keep a dog or cat in the room when arranged in advance.
No photo yetA café and event space set in a converted two-storey bungalow off Jalan Yap Kwan Seng near KLCC, serving Mediterranean-inspired, semi-plant-based food and coffee. Its own site describes it as pet-friendly, vegan-friendly and pork-free, with indoor and outdoor seating where dogs and cats are welcome.
No photo yetA dog-focused café in Canggu whose menu, rescue work and community events are built around dogs rather than merely tolerating them. It serves seed-oil-free cooking and free-range produce, adds a small 'paw tax' to each bill for Bali street-dog rescue, and hosts adoption days and a weekly run club.
No photo yetA private dog park, daycare and boarding complex in Umalas with an agility area, two bone-shaped swimming pools, and grooming and training services. Dogs run off-lead under staff supervision, boarding guests join a morning beach walk on a lead, and owners register their dog and upload a vaccination record before the first visit.
No photo yetA beachfront design hotel in central Kuta, opposite the beach, with a rooftop pool and two restaurants. It runs a V.I.Pooch package for guests travelling with a dog, providing a bed, mat, food bowl and treats in selected Summer Garden rooms, where the dog must be leashed in public areas.
No photo yetA fifth-floor rooftop restaurant, bar and shisha lounge on Jl. Batu Belig, between Canggu and Seminyak, with an ocean-facing terrace, an air-conditioned room and a kitchen open late.
No photo yetA five-star resort of rooms, suites and pool villas in Payangan, north of Ubud, set among rainforest with views towards Mount Agung. Its official highlights list the resort as pet-friendly, and a dedicated 'A Paw-fect Journey' offer adds pet bedding, meals and toys for guests arriving with a dog.
No photo yetBGC Greenway Park is a 1.6-kilometre linear park running along the western edge of Bonifacio Global City, described by its operator as one of Metro Manila's longest urban parks. Its landscaped path connects McKinley Parkway with nearby offices and residences and is used for walking, jogging and dog-walking.
Track 30th is a fitness-focused park in Bonifacio Global City, with jogging paths, yoga lawns, meditation gardens and outdoor art installations. It is maintained by the estate association, opens to the public every day, and is popular with runners and dog walkers in the early morning.
No photo yetThe Wholesome Table is an organic restaurant and café serving Filipino and Western comfort food, with branches in Makati, Bonifacio Global City and Ortigas. Its BGC branch has a modern farmhouse interior, and its outdoor terrace is offered as a space where guests can dine with their pets.
No photo yetSeda BGC is a flagship hotel in Bonifacio Global City, steps from Bonifacio High Street, with a rooftop bar, a pool and an all-day restaurant. Its Pet-Approved Stays programme welcomes dogs and cats in designated rooms and supplies a pet bed, bowls and a plush toy.
No photo yetPet Express is a large Philippine pet retailer and pet-care chain with more than fifty branches nationwide, selling food, accessories and toys and running grooming salons and veterinary clinics. Its stores state plainly that dogs and cats are welcome, and owners can browse the shop while their pet is groomed.
No photo yetBarkPark Dubai is a fully enclosed, off-lead dog park on a traditional Emirati farm in Al Awir, with separate areas for small dogs up to 12 kg and for larger dogs. It has a chlorine-free swimming pond, agility equipment, shaded seating and a retail shop.
No photo yetDubai Islands Beach is a public beach on the Dubai Islands archipelago off the Deira coast, promoted by Dubai's official tourism authority as the emirate's first fully pet-friendly beach. Owners are encouraged to jog or swim with their dogs along the shore, and the beach is free to enter.
No photo yetHotel Indigo Dubai Downtown is a boutique hotel on Marasi Drive near Dubai Creek. Its pet policy welcomes dogs and cats in all rooms and allows them in the lobby, on designated pet floors and on the terrace of its Open Sesame eatery.
No photo yetFuze Cafe is an all-day specialty coffee shop with branches at Al Habtoor City, Dubai Marina, Jumeirah and Al Habtoor Polo. It serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and light meals in indoor and outdoor seating, and its own website describes it as pet-friendly and made for good company.
No photo yetWorld of Pets is a UAE pet retailer with four Dubai stores, including one at The Dubai Mall, selling pet food, accessories and toys and offering in-house and mobile grooming. It describes its branches as pet-friendly, with a welcoming environment, and invites owners to visit with their pets while shopping.
The Art Park is the 23-hectare waterfront open space at the heart of the West Kowloon Cultural District, with broad lawns, a harbourfront promenade and views of Victoria Harbour. It sits beside M+ and the Hong Kong Palace Museum, and includes a fenced pet area.
No photo yetKowloon Tsai Park's pet garden is a fenced area of about 390 square metres set aside for dogs at the entrance to the park's driveway. It is one of many pet gardens run by Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department, with a latrine and waste bin on site.
Grind & Brew is a café at the AIRSIDE development in Kai Tak, run by The Hooman Group, serving specialty coffee and light food. The group describes Grind & Brew as a pet-friendly café and offers vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options alongside its coffee menu.
No photo yetEaton HK is a hotel and cultural hub on Nathan Road in Jordan, with restaurants, a rooftop pool, a cinema and co-working space. It offers pet-friendly rooms and a 'Pawcation' package that includes a pet bed, water bowl, snacks and toys for dogs and cats.
No photo yetWhiskers N Paws is a large pet store on the tenth floor of Horizon Plaza in Ap Lei Chau, with a retail floor, grooming, a café and patio, and a self-service dog wash. It also hosts a puppy-adoption afternoon on Sundays and welcomes dogs in the store.
No photo yetA large municipal park built around the Nong Khieo reservoir behind the Chiang Mai provincial government centre, with a wide loop path, lawns and open views towards Doi Suthep. It is one of the central green spaces where Chiang Mai dog owners routinely walk their animals around the water.
No photo yetA hotel beside the Ping River, a short walk from Warorot Market, that openly welcomes dogs and cats as guests and runs a pet-focused cafe on site. Alongside standard hotel rooms it offers a dog hotel, day care, a pet swimming pool, bathing and a small pet shop.
No photo yetA garden cafe inside Villa Alanna in the heart of Chiang Mai, serving all-day breakfast, pastries and specialty coffee in a quiet courtyard setting. Outside visitors are welcome as well as hotel guests, and well-behaved dogs are accepted in the outdoor garden seating.
No photo yetA 202-room Accor hotel on Huay Kaew Road in the Nimman district, with a rooftop pool, fitness centre and restaurant. Dogs and cats are accepted only in the designated Deluxe Room with Terrace, which has its own private outdoor space.
No photo yetA Mediterranean restaurant a short walk from Thapae Gate, serving falafel, hummus and shakshuka, with gluten-free and vegan options clearly marked. It has both air-conditioned indoor seating and a shaded outdoor patio, and it openly welcomes well-behaved dogs.
No photo yetA cafe and restaurant inside Centennial Parklands, serving breakfast and lunch with park views. The parklands' own dog rules list the pantry, its deck and entrance, and the kitchen deck and lawn as on-lead areas where dogs are permitted, about 250 m from the park's main off-leash fields.
A harbour dog beach at the end of Caledonian Road, between Dumaresq Reserve and Percival Park. Woollahra Council designates this stretch as off-leash at all times.
No photo yetA heritage corner pub in Surry Hills dating to 1877, serving pub classics and Italian-influenced dishes. Its own website states that it has both indoor and outdoor dog-friendly spaces and a dedicated dog menu, and dogs are welcome inside at the bar and in the courtyard.
No photo yetAn Art Deco boutique hotel in the Sydney CBD with 172 rooms, a rooftop pool, a ground-floor restaurant and a rooftop bar. The group's pet policy welcomes pets at no extra charge, with a pet bed, bottled water and a treat set up in the room.
No photo yetA New York-inspired bagel and brunch cafe in Brunswick East, with a spacious alfresco terrace that has a custom check-in kennel and dog treats for four-legged guests. Coffee is roasted on site.
No photo yetA 24-hectare park in Fitzroy North with open lawns, mature trees, a rotunda, a skate park and two sports ovals. About half the park is designated dog off-leash, and it is a popular social spot for local dog owners, especially on sunny evenings.
No photo yetA large warehouse brewpub in Abbotsford with more than 60 taps, Latin American food, DJs and live music. It is a fixture of the Johnston Street craft-beer scene, built inside a former gas converter works, and treats are kept behind the bar for dogs.
No photo yetA five-star hotel on the Yarra at Southbank running a pampered pets staycation for dogs and cats. The package includes a branded pet bed and bowls, a pet amenity pack, a private dining pet menu and valet parking, with specific rooms set aside for dogs and cats.
No photo yetA cafe inside Cornwall Park serving brunch, cakes and high tea, with indoor and outdoor seating. Dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables under umbrellas, with green space directly opposite, which makes it a natural stop before or after a walk in the park.
A 15-hectare reserve on a former lava reef and landfill at Point Chevalier, with a large fenced off-leash dog area and coastal paths overlooking the Waitemata Harbour. The council describes it as one of the city's premier dog destinations, with open fields, long grass and a muddy estuary.
No photo yetA dog-focused bar and eatery in Parnell with a dedicated dog drinks menu including dog beer and bone broth, free dog cookies at happy hour, and canine-themed cocktails for humans. Dogs are welcome inside and in the courtyard, and it hosts a weekly quiz night.
A midtown Auckland hotel with 225 rooms, a fitness centre and a bistro, near the Civic Theatre and Queen Street. Its pet policy welcomes dogs up to 30 kg, with a limit of two small dogs per room and a pet charge per stay.
Trillium Park and the William G. Davis Trail sit on the eastern edge of Ontario Place, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.
A former brick factory turned public park in the Don Valley ravines, run by the charity Evergreen. Dogs are welcome across all outdoor areas on a short lead; there is a designated fenced off-leash park on the west side of the site, and animals other than service animals are not allowed inside the buildings.
A linear public space and trail running beneath the Gardiner Expressway, from Fort York towards the waterfront. It mixes paved and wooden decking with planted areas and public art, and dogs are welcome provided they remain on a lead at all times; the route is step-free.
No photo yetA long-running French bistro opposite Meridian Hall, part of the Oliver & Bonacini group. Its street-side terrace is one of several O&B patios in the city that openly welcome dogs, and it is a short walk from the waterfront and St Lawrence Market in central Toronto.
No photo yetA large urban-resort hotel inside Exhibition Place, on the Lake Ontario waterfront and a short walk from Trillium Park. Its published pet policy welcomes up to two well-behaved, vaccinated pets per room, subject to an advance pet form and a per-stay cleaning fee.
Vancouver's largest park, a 400-hectare coastal rainforest with the Seawall, beaches and trails. Dogs are welcome throughout the park but must stay on a lead unless they are inside a designated off-leash area; the wooded trails and seawall path are the most popular routes for a walk.
A waterfront park in East Vancouver with a fenced off-leash area and a beach that is open to off-lead dogs out of season. The rest of the park, which looks across the water towards the North Shore mountains, is on-lead, and there is a separate fenced run of about 7,000 square metres.
A freshwater beach at the south end of Trout Lake in John Hendry Park, with an off-leash dog area at the north end of the lake. The surrounding park has play fields, a picnic area and a concession, and the water quality has been under review, so swimming is not permitted for people.
No photo yetA taproom and kitchen from the Steamworks brewery group on Main Street, with a large patio facing a small urban park. The venue advertises a dog-friendly patio and prints a dedicated 'Bone Appétit' menu for dogs, alongside a full pub menu for their owners and a weekend brunch.
No photo yetA 96-room boutique hotel in Yaletown that markets itself as dog-friendly. Its published policy welcomes one house-trained dog of up to 25 pounds per room, requires dogs to be with their owners or leashed in public areas, and adds a one-off cleaning fee at check-out.
A large island park in the Saint Lawrence, made up of Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame, with trails, gardens and river views. Dogs are allowed in the green spaces and on the trails provided they stay on a lead; they are not permitted at Jean-Doré Beach or the Aquatic Complex.
A 14.5-kilometre waterside path between the Old Port and Lake Saint-Louis, managed by Parks Canada. The towpath is flat and popular with walkers, runners and cyclists, and Parks Canada lists 'dogs on leash' among the site's facilities, so the route is open to leashed dogs.
No photo yetAn independent brewery and neighbourhood taproom in Pointe-Saint-Charles, near the Lachine Canal. Its own page states that dogs are welcome at all times, with water and kibble kept at the counter, and that they may join you on the terrace in summer or inside the taproom in winter.
No photo yetA pet-friendly brunch restaurant inside DoggieVille MTL, a dog daycare and resort in the Sud-Ouest. Dogs sit at the table with their owners and are served a dedicated menu of meatballs, 'woof loaf', frozen yoghurt and alcohol-free dog beer; all breeds are welcome but must stay on a lead.
A 30-suite boutique hotel in a converted 1871 stone building in Old Montreal. It publishes a pet policy that accepts dogs and cats of any size, up to two per room, and welcomes pets in the lobby and rooms with beds, bowls and a 'Woofpack' of treats on arrival.
No photo yetAn Austin institution on South Congress since 1999, home of the “I Love You So Much” mural and the Iced Turbo. Coffee, breakfast tacos and pastries come out of a walk-up window, and the shaded sidewalk patio is the whole point.
No photo yetA rooftop bar on top of the Aloft Austin Downtown, with picnic tables, cushioned seating, fans and heaters, plus giant Jenga, foosball and cornhole. The roof deck takes leashed dogs, and Sundays bring a dog-friendly Yappy Hour.
No photo yetAn award-winning South Austin brewpub and live-music room built around a large oak-shaded beer garden with long picnic tables. House lagers and ales, plus pizza, sandwiches and salads.
No photo yetA free, fenced off-leash dog park on the Norwood Tract of the Lady Bird Lake metropolitan park, a short walk from downtown. Two double-gated enclosures — one reserved for small dogs — sit under shade trees beside the lake trail.
No photo yetA large design hotel where Lady Bird Lake meets downtown, with a lakeside saltwater pool and the Lady Bird Lake Hike & Bike Trail running directly behind the building. Rooms are modern and the lobby opens onto the water.
A long-running brunch cafe on NE Alberta with a corrugated-metal front and a covered, heated garden patio. Biscuits and gravy, potato cakes, scrambles and mimosas, and it keeps a dog menu alongside the human one.
The thirty-mile Wildwood Trail is the spine of Forest Park, the largest urban forest in the United States and a designated National Recreation Trail. It runs from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington Park north through Douglas fir, big-leaf maple and creek crossings, linking more than eighty miles of trail.
No photo yetAn eighteen-acre North Portland park whose centrepiece is a large, fully fenced off-leash dog area under mature trees. Outside the fence there are leashed walking trails, picnic tables and a disc golf course.
No photo yetPortland's original Lucky Labrador brewpub, in an old timbered warehouse on SE Hawthorne. It brews its own beer — Off Leash Pilsner among them — heated with solar water, and serves plain, cheap pub sandwiches and pizza to a bike-friendly crowd.
A Kimpton boutique hotel in a 1912 downtown building, one block from Pioneer Courthouse Square. Bold, eclectic rooms, a nightly complimentary wine reception and the ground-floor Red Star Tavern.
Seattle's largest off-leash area, about 8.6 acres inside the 350-acre Magnuson Park on Lake Washington. A big flat play field, a winding gravel trail and a separate small-and-shy dog area near the NE 74th Street entrance.
No photo yetA Seattle brunch stalwart running since 1997, serving local and organic breakfast with the famous build-your-own topping bar for pancakes and French toast. The Roosevelt location is the original, attached to the University Inn, with year-round patio seating.
The 2.8-mile Loop Trail is a designated National Recreation Trail inside 534-acre Discovery Park, Seattle's largest. It climbs gently through forest and open meadow to bluff-top views over Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
The flagship beer garden of Fremont Brewing, a family-owned Seattle brewery founded in 2009. Open-air picnic seating plus covered, heated outdoor tables and some indoor space, pouring house beers, cider and rotating guest taps.
No photo yetA 189-room boutique Kimpton hotel in the middle of downtown, steps from Pike Place Market and the Seattle Art Museum. Under the brand-wide pet policy, pets of any size, breed or number are welcome at no extra charge.
No photo yetA roughly one-acre fenced off-leash park in downtown Denver, opened in 2010 with help from local dog owners. Soft sandy surface, shaded benches and picnic tables, waste bag dispensers, and a water fountain that runs in summer.
No photo yetThe Denver-born breakfast chain known for pancakes, Benedicts and breakfast burritos, with a full bar of mimosas and Bloody Marys. The Larimer Street room in Five Points is one of the original locations, with a patio along the sidewalk.
No photo yetA rooftop bar and terrace on top of the Halcyon Hotel in Cherry Creek, with views across the Denver skyline to the Front Range, patio sofas and heaters. The roof deck is the dog-friendly area, and the hotel below is itself a pet-welcoming property.
No photo yetMore than a hundred acres of designated off-leash ground inside the 4,200-acre Cherry Creek State Park, on the reservoir's wetland edge. Dogs can run open field and reach the creek for a proper swim, and the park itself has 35 miles of multi-use trail.
No photo yetDenver Beer Co.'s original taproom and biergarten, set in a converted garage near the Highland Bridge. Big roll-up doors, a fenced patio with umbrellas and misters, indoor seating, and food trucks rotating through from Thursday to Sunday.
A boutique hotel built into Denver's historic Union Station, with rooms themed around rail travel and direct access to the station's restaurants, bars and light rail. Union Station's great hall is the lobby.
A long-running restaurant inside the historic House of Hospitality in Balboa Park, serving Spanish-influenced California cooking. The garden terrace overlooks the Casa del Rey Moro Garden and is the dog-friendly seating area, in the middle of the park's 1915 architecture.
Dog Beach sits at the north end of Ocean Beach where the San Diego River meets the Pacific, at the foot of Voltaire Street. It is one of the oldest official off-leash dog beaches in the United States, with wide sand and reliable surf, and it never closes.
No photo yetStone's flagship San Diego restaurant occupies a former Navy mess hall at Liberty Station, with a large garden, a bocce court, an outdoor cinema space and forty craft taps. The grounds are the dog-friendly part of the site.
No photo yetRoughly ninety fenced, off-leash acres on a peninsula in Mission Bay, ringed by calm, waveless shoreline where dogs wade and swim. It is one of only two places in San Diego where dogs may legally be off-leash on the water's edge.
A large two-tower waterfront hotel beside Seaport Village, with more than 1,600 rooms, rooftop pools and several restaurants. The hotel welcomes dogs on a designated pet floor and has a dog-friendly patio at Sally's Fish House & Bar.
No photo yetA Lettuce Entertain You neighbourhood restaurant, coffeehouse and market on Clark Street, serving all-day brunch, house coffee and bakery from morning through dinner. There is a small outdoor patio where leashed dogs are welcome.
No photo yetWiggly Field is the dog area inside Noethling Park in Lincoln Park, opened in 1997 as the first official off-leash area in Chicago. A small, fenced gravel and asphalt run with a double-gated entry, a separate small-dog and cool-down area, shade trees and a dog-height water fountain.
No photo yetHalf Acre's Balmoral taproom is a long-running Chicago brewery in a converted industrial building, best known for Daisy Cutter. Taproom, shop and a large seasonal outdoor beer garden, with the garden as the dog-friendly area.
No photo yetKOA's closest campground to Chicago, about an hour out of the city in Union, Illinois. RV and tent sites, rustic and deluxe cabins, rental trailers, a pool, mini-golf and a fenced dog park, open from mid-April to mid-October.
No photo yetChicago's only official off-leash lakefront dog beach, a 3.83-acre dog area at the north end of Montrose Beach on Lake Michigan. Fenced on three sides with the lake as the fourth, it has a self-serve dog wash and waste stations, and dogs swim in open fresh water with the skyline behind them.
No photo yetNew York's first Department of Health–approved dog café, split into a coffee side and a separate Dog Dining Room entered straight from Avenue A. In the Dog Dining Room dogs come off the leash under owner supervision, which is close to unheard of indoors in Manhattan.
No photo yetThe city's first dog run, opened in 1990 and still its largest — a big fenced dirt run in the middle of Tompkins Square where dogs exercise unleashed through the day. Regulars treat it as a club with its own mailing list.
No photo yetA taproom on the water at Domino Park, where the East River and the Manhattan skyline do the decorating. Leashed dogs are welcome inside the room and out on the patio, and food comes from outside — Roberta's is next door.
A Midtown hotel with an unusually open pet policy: no fee, no deposit, no weight cap and no limit on how many pets come with you. Bowls go to the room, beds come on request, and the concierge keeps a list of nearby dog-friendly parks and restaurants.
No photo yetA Los Feliz institution with a big shady garden patio at the back, where dogs settle under the tables while the kitchen sends out a steady brunch. The patio is the reason to come.
No photo yetA 4.1-acre stretch of sand in Long Beach where off-leash is the legal default inside the marked dog zone. It is one of the few places in the LA area where a dog can run on sand and swim without a leash.
No photo yetA large brewery pub in Atwater Village where the front patio is explicitly dog-friendly and stocked with yard games. Dogs stay outside, and the shaded patio is the whole point on a warm afternoon.
No photo yetAn independent pet food and supply store in Hollywood, trading since 2003, and far more than a shop. Alongside the retail floor there are self-serve wash bays, a grooming salon next door, daycare and overnight boarding, its own indoor and outdoor dog runs, and free same-day local delivery.
No photo yetA Westwood hotel on the Beverly Hills border with a pet policy that places no restriction on type or size, and no pet fee. A grassy relief area sits about fifty feet from the front door.
No photo yetA Cole Valley brunch institution with a heated, covered garden patio where dogs are welcome at the table. On Doggy Mondays owners get ten dollars off any bottle of wine, and the dogs get treats.
A designated voice-control area inside Golden Gate National Recreation Area, where dogs walk off-leash along the bluffs above the Pacific. The terrain is dramatic — sand, scrub and steep drops to the beach below.
No photo yetA warehouse taproom on Cortland Avenue where the FAQ answers the dog question with an unqualified yes. Dogs are welcome inside the taproom and on the patio, and food trucks rotate through the yard.
No photo yetA long-established independent pet supply shop and grooming salon on Polk Street in Russian Hill. It stocks premium and small local brands — food, treats, toys and gear — and does grooming and nail trims seven days a week.
No photo yetA Fisherman's Wharf hotel whose pet policy is as open as it gets: any size, any weight, any breed, no charge and no deposit. Bowls and beds go to the room, and treats wait at the front desk.
No photo yetA neighbourhood café on Dorchester Avenue with a front patio of umbrella-shaded tables where leashed dogs are welcome. The wall of polaroids of canine regulars tells you how the place feels about dogs.
No photo yetBoston Common runs the Common Canine off-leash programme, approved in 2013 as the first off-leash arrangement in a shared-use historic city park. Off-leash is permitted in designated rotating areas marked by signage rather than across the whole Common.
No photo yetA brewery that runs an official dog programme, DOG-chester. Dogs are welcome on two outdoor levels — the ground-floor patio and the roof deck — with tents up in drizzle.
No photo yetA waterfront hotel a short walk from the Harborwalk, with pet rooms that come with bowls and toys and grassy areas outside for on-leash walks. Leashed dogs are allowed through most of the hotel and campus.
No photo yetA Nashville coffee institution with an East Nashville location on Fatherland Street, where the covered outdoor patio takes well-behaved leashed dogs. Coffee, breakfast and a long day of work are all catered for.
No photo yetA fenced Metro Nashville dog park inside Centennial Park, with separate areas for large and small dogs, double-gated entries, water fountains and benches. Off-leash only inside the fence; the rest of Centennial Park is leashed.
No photo yetA Gallatin Avenue taproom with a dog-friendly patio, and a Mutt Club membership that channels money to the Nashville Humane Association. Spent-grain dog treats come with the territory.
No photo yetA 34-acre privately owned RV park and campground on the Cumberland Plateau, with full-hookup RV sites, cabins and tent sites, plus a stocked lake, pool, hot tub and playground. It markets itself as the most dog-friendly RV park in America, welcoming all breeds and sizes.
A Music Row hotel where pets stay free, with no size or breed restriction and no cap on how many come with you. Pet rooms are stocked with a bed, dishes, treats and a bandana.
No photo yetA Coconut Grove institution with a big outdoor lounge on Main Highway, where dogs are welcome at the patio tables. Late hours make it as much an evening spot as a breakfast one.
Florida's largest urban park, with more than fourteen miles of multiuse trail, mangrove waterways and picnic areas where leashed dogs are allowed. It is the closest thing Miami has to a proper trail network without leaving the city.
No photo yetA Wynwood bar and grill with a published dog menu — grilled chicken with brown rice, carrots and peas — served at a small number of outdoor tables. Eighteen beers on tap and a kitchen that takes its burgers seriously.
No photo yetMiami-Dade's designated off-leash dog beach sits between lifeguard towers two and three at Haulover, with a separate double-gated Bark Park that splits small dogs under 35 pounds from the large-dog side.
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