Summer is the perfect excuse to get out and enjoy al fresco dining. With many local restaurants and cafés opening their doors to our doggie friends too, you are spoilt for choice and you can take your four-legged family member along for the outing too.
The places listed below allow dogs as long as they are
- on leash
- socialized
- well mannered (and their owners for that matter too: please pick up after your dog).
Most places only allow furry friends in outside dining sections, so it is best to call ahead to book.
Here are our top dog-friendly restaurant selections in each of the major cities in South Africa:
(List accurate as of 26 October 2016)
Cape Town:
- 12 Apostles Hotel, Camps Bay (Café Grill and Leopard Bar only)
- Blonde And Beard, Muizenberg
- Café Paradiso, Kloof Street
- Café Verdi, Chelsea Village, Wynberg
- Company’s Garden Restaurant, CBD
- Dunes Beach Restaurant and Bar, Hout Bay
- La Belle Café And Bakery, Alphen Hotel, Constantia
- Loco Lounge, Harfield Village, Claremont
- Ons Huise, Blouberg
- The Red Herring, Noordhoek
- Sotano, Mouille Point
- Gardener’s Cottage, Montebello Nursery, Newlands
- Cassis, Newlands Village
- Peddlers & Co, Constantia
- The Foodbarn and Foodbarn Deli & Tapas, Noordhoek
- Bootlegger Coffee Company, Kenilworth, Bantry Bay & Sea Point
- Forester’s Arms, Newlands
- Lisa’s Restaurant, Milnerton
- Maria’s, Gardens
- Massimo’s, Hout Bay
Johannesburg:
- 2B Cuisine, Bryanston
- Anderson’s, Norwood
- The Brazen Head, Fourways
- Bread & Roses Bistro, Melville
- Café Hemingways, Kyalami
- Doppio Zero, Greenside
- Eat Your Heart Out, Maboneng
- Hell’s Kitchen, Melville
- Hudson’s, Parkhurst
- Juno & Co, Northriding
- Mrs Sippi Blues, Bedfordview
- The Pizza Place And Garden Café, Northcliff
- Possums On Burnside, Craighall
- River Café, Sandton
- The Stables Country Pub, Sunninghill
Pretoria:
- Afro-Boer, Die Wilgers
- As Greek As It Gets, Cullinan
- BICCCS, Waterkloof and Moreleta Park
- Blue Crane, Brooklyn
- Café Riche, CBD
- Carlton Café Delicious, Menlo Park
- Forkies Real Food Parlour, Lynnwood
- Fumo, Groenkloof
- Ginger And Fig, Brooklyn
- L’épis Doré (Menlo Park)
- La Madeleine, Lynnwood
- Ritrovo Ristorante, Waterkloof Heights
- Prosopa, Waterkloof Heights
- Red Tomato Supper Club And Guest House
- tashas, Brooklyn
Durban:
- Afro’s Chicken, OR Tambo Parade
- Arts Café, Glenwood
- Boiler Room Café, Morningside
- Circus Beach Café, Snell Parade
- Freedom Café, Greyville
- The Gallery Beach Bar and Grill, Ballito
- La Spiaggia, Umhlanga
- Parc, Glenwood
- The Oyster Box Hotel, Umhlanga
- Surf Riders Food Shack, Addington Beach
If we have missed one of your favourite restaurants, please do let us and know and we’ll look into it!
Sources: http://www.eatout.co.za/article/dog-friendly-restaurants/, http://www.pethealthcare.co.za/Pet-Friendly-Restaurants. http://www.getaway.co.za/food/restaurants-food/pet-friendly-restaurants-cape-town/