The 19 best dog-friendly pubs in Melbourne

Dogs aren't just welcome to hang around the tables outside at the Marquis of Lorne – they're welcome to come right into the public bar and find a spot next to the open fireplace. If your pooch is a chip fiend, they're bound to score plenty here.

The Great Northern doesn't just allow dogs, it encourages them – so much so, it even has its own dogs of GNH Instagram account. Bring your pup in and enjoy the beer garden, live sport, ice-cold beers and a solid feed.

The pumping brewery and beer hall in Abbotsford offers dog-friendly tables outside and an inside foyer area where dogs are welcome. Sink a frothy or two without having to part from your furry best friend. 

Not only is this pub home to one of the tastiest parmas in town, it's also pup-friendly – whether you've brought with you a handbag-dwelling chihuahua or a big, sloppy labrador. There's also a pretty decent beer selection on the taps, hearty lunch and dinner specials and one of the Northside's loveliest beer gardens.

Warm and cosy, lively and jovial, modern and fresh – Caretaker's Cottage was not only our 2025 Bar of the Year, but it's also 100 per cent pooch-friendly. Expect to find water bowls galore, a couple of dog beds and plenty of patrons to hand out pats.

Abbotsford residents should count themselves lucky to call Lulie Tavern a local. With its prime piece of Johnston Street real estate, Lulie Tavern brings unpretentious good times and rock'n'roll vibes to the area. And cute local pet doggos, too!

The busiest area of this pub is invariably its sprawling beer garden, and on a sunny day there's no better place to sit back with your pup and enjoy the buzzing atmosphere.

Friendly pups are more than welcome in Stomping Ground's beer hall, so get ready for a night sampling fruity sour beers, hoppy pale ales and some limited edition releases while Fido makes some new furry friends. 

Take your dog to this Hawthorn East mainstay (which recently underwent a $4.3 million refurbishment) and enjoy a drink in the beer garden. And it's not just suitable for your fur child; human kids will also love the playground.

This Collingwood institution is a whopping 135 years, but it remains an excellent spot to have a drink outside with your best furry mate. 

This outdoor bar on the Yarra is the perfect spot to park your pooch while enjoying a few drinks. NB: on weekends there are also plenty of kids running around, so your dog is likely to get lots of pats.

Nothing trumps a pub with a dog. Twitch is the chocolate-nosed patron saint at the Rainbow. You'll find him doing the rounds in the covered courtyard out back, angling for pats from pool players, smokers and jeering footy fans. You can bring your own pooch to make friends.

Perched right on the banks of the Yarra River, the Wharf Hotel is the perfect spot for you and your pooch to spend some time by the water enjoying a feed and a pint.

There are too few good old-fashioned boozers these days, but the Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford has a relaxed vibe and a dog-friendly beer garden. What's not to love about that?!