North Canberra
Café Injoy
- Address: 39 O’Hanlon Pl, Nicholls
- Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday 8:30am – 4:30pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Offers a family-friendly place with a relaxed atmosphere, perfect for your four pawed friends.
- Person-Pleasers: Great food, great drinks, LARGE portions, very child friendly and great staff! Child-friendly, Outdoor dining, Casual, Great food, Daily specials, Good salad, Best brunch and Large portions.
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Early Doors Café
- Address: 106 Gungahlin Square Gungahlin Place, Canberra 2912 Australia
- Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 6:30am – 3:00pm; Friday: 6:30am – 3:00pm; Saturday 7:30am – 3:pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: A quiet atmosphere and yummy food for your pup to have peace and treats
- Person-Pleasers: Wheelchair Accessible, Takeout, Seating, Highchairs Available, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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Eat Me Drink Me
- Address: Shop 1, Kaleen Plaza, Georgina Cres, Kaleen ACT 2617
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm; Saturday to Sunday, 7:30am – 3:30pm
- Dog-friendly Features: The outdoor tables and couches welcome dogs.
- Person-pleasers: A little cafe with friendly and enthusiastic staff, Eat Me Drink Me provides outdoor tables as well as comfy couches in a sheltered spot.
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Frankies at Forde
- Address: 1/26 Francis Forde Blvd, Forde ACT 2914
- Opening Hours: Monday: Close; Tuesday to Saturday, 8:00am – 9:00pm; and, Sunday 8:00am – 8:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: A Dog-friendly place that we can bring our dogs along to enjoy the outdoor setting.
- Person-Pleasers:Great food and coffee, has a nice bistro-type atmosphere. There is seating available inside and out with an excellent selection of mostly local beers. Good atmosphere, with a lot of wooden features in design.
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Gang Gang Cafe
- Address: Shop 4/2 Frencham Place, Downer Canberra, ACT, Australia 2602
- Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:30am – 4:00pm, 6:30pm – late Thursday, 7:30am – late Friday to Sunday.
- Dog-Friendly Features: Outside place for dogs, very spacious
- Person-Pleasers: Great Coffee, easy parking, Outdoor dining, Child-friendly, Hip-atmosphere, Chic décor, casual, Cosy atmosphere, Comfort food
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Little Oink
- Address: Shops, 22 Cook Pl, Cook ACT 2614, Australia
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 7:00am – 3:00pm; Saturday to Sunday 8:00am – 2:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: The Staff entertains your furry while you wait for your meals.
- Person-Pleasers: Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Seating, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Reservations, Parking Available, Full Bar
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Pixie and Bear Café
- Address: 15 Kingsland Parade, Casey, ACT 2913
- Opening Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 7:00am – 3:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Named after the owner’s childhood dogs, Pixie and Bear is a fantastic place to take your own beloved furry friend.
- Person-Pleasers: Exceptional service, great vibe, great dancing and singing barista, fabulous food. Coffee and chai are also fabulous.Free parking and takeaways are provided.
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Puddle
- Address: 113/227 Flemington Rd, Franklin ACT 2914, Australia
- Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 7:00am – 2:30pm, Saturday to Sunday 8:00am – 2:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Kid and pet friendly. Room for prams and high chairs available
- Person-Pleasers: Their speciality is delicious house-made crumpets, with six sweet and savoury options. They were super knowledgeable about their suppliers and passionate about their products – truly hospitality professionals.
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Rocksalt Hawker
- Address: 4/78 Hawker Pl, Canberra ACT 2614, Australia
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 7:00am – 4:30pm, Saturday to Sunday 7:00am – 3:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Outside place is very spacious for dogs
- Person-Pleasers: Offering breakfast and lunch seven days a week, you can have a takeaway coffee or some hearty food. Free parking is available at Hawker place.
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Ruby’s Café and Bar – Evatt
- Address: 3/21 Heydon Place Evatt, ACT, Australia 2617
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 7:00am – 3:00pm and Saturday to Sunday 7:30am – 2:30pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Your pets are really welcome as you can see in the menu designs about dogs.There’s a light menu for breakfast that you can enjoy with your morning cuppa plusa dog-friendly environment for your pup.
- Person-Pleasers: Locally roasted coffee, house-made cakes, biscuits and slices, fresh sandwiches and light meals set in a relaxed atmosphere at Evatt Shops.
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Siren Bar
- Address: Cnr Anthony Rolfe Avenue and Gozzard Street, Gungahlin Gungahlin, ACT, Australia 2912
- Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am – late, Friday to Sunday 8:00am – late
- Dog-Friendly Features: Welcoming all well-behaved hounds on leads, Siren Bar & Restaurant in Gungahlin also offers water bowls and pats from the staff.
- Person-Pleasers: Featuring modern Australian cuisine, an inspiring wine list and a diverse cocktail menu, Siren Bar and Restaurant has established itself as a landmark venue in Gungahlin. Siren management and staff love to welcome old and new friends with a friendly smile and will cater to all your needs big or small.
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Stella’s by the lake
- Address: 1 Beissel St, Belconnen ACT 2617
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:30am – 3:00pm; Saturday, 7:30am – 3:00 pm; and, Sunday, 8:00am – 3:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Has a dedicated pup menu. For the pooches, choose from either in-house-made specialties including a ‘puppacino’, bone broth, watermelon popsicle, or the most popular item: a peanut butter bacon doughnut. They also stock a selection of locally made Louie Loves ‘Em Homemade Dog Treats to enjoy at the cafe or to takeaway.
- Person-Pleasers: Cafe classics have been faithfully refreshed and modernised with breakfast options including eggs benedict, smoked salmon bagels and smashed avo. For lunch, there is a good selection of burgers, salads and nourish bowls to tempt your taste buds.
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SV Coffee & Bakery
- Address: 23b Swagman St Lawson, Canberra 2617 Australia
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 7:00am – 3:30pm; Saturday to Sunday 8:00am – 3:30pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Everything is available for takeaway soyou take your dog down for a walk.
- Person-Pleasers: SV Coffee and Bakery offers sweet treats and good drinks, all made at the front of Sovithyea ‘SV’ Sar’s home. The Cafe is located in the owner’s own backyard.
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The George Harcourt Inn – Nicholls
- Address: 3 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls Canberra, ACT, Australia 2913
- Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00am -10:00pm; Public Holiday hours may differ
- Dog-Friendly Features: Dogs are welcome in the courtyard while on leash.
- Person-Pleasers: We have a huge range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available, specialising in tap beers from the UK and elsewhere. They also have Indoor and outdoor seating , Beer garden and Hill, Marquee, Rear Courtyard, Disabled access and tables for baby
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The Knox
- Address: Shop 1/13 Watson Pl, Watson ACT 2602
- Opening Hours: Monday to Wednesday, 7:00am – 4:00pm; Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 7:00am – 8:30pm; Saturday, 7:30am – 8:30am; and Sunday, 7:30am – 3:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Provides dog friendly outdoor tables in a sheltered nook tucked against the local IGA.
- Person-Pleasers: Lovely atmosphere, great food and tasty coffee
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Two Before Ten
- Address: 68 Bandjalong Cres, Aranda ACT 2614
- Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 2:00pm; and Saturday to Sunday, 8:00am – 2:00pm
- Dog-Friendly Features: Offers water bowls, coffee-sack ground ‘dog-blankets’, and two options for outdoor dog friendly seating: a row of spacious outdoor tables under a south facing deep wave is a perfect spot in the heat of summer; and a courtyard around the side provides sunnier seating in cooler weather.
- Person-Pleasers: Outdoor Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Table Service, bar, roastery, yoga studio, mushroom growing rooms, beehives, fruit trees and an expansive vegetable garden.
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