Dog Friendly Restaurants in Venice, CA

There are 17 dog-friendly restaurants in Venice that welcome dogs at their outdoor tables. Need help to decide where to eat? Here’s a detailed description of each restaurant, along with pictures and reviews from other dog owners. Coming from out of town? Get a discounted rate on pet friendly hotels in Venice. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly Rose Cafe
Rose Cafe Rose Cafe has been serving SoCal cuisine in the heart of downtown Venice since 1979, offering a bright open space with seasonal dog-friendly outdoor seating. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner choices include chorizo scrambles, buttermilk pancakes, grilled eggplant tartine, roasted half chicken, miso marinated hanger steak, and lamb schwarma pizza. Dogs must be on the outside of the gated patio. Opens at 7am Tuesday thru Saturday, 8am on weekends, and is closed on Mondays. See Details
Pet Friendly The Waterfront Venice
The Waterfront Venice The Waterfront Venice, located in Venice, CA, is an elegant eatery that serves up a variety of delicious fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with a cocktail and an order of the Warm Soft Pretzel with honey butter and house mustard. Next, chow down on the Seafood Pasta with bucatini, shrimp, Manila clams, baby squid, and breadcrumbs. Or go for the Spicy Grilled Steak Salad with lettuce, cucumbers, radish, cherry tomato, cabbage, peanuts, serrano chilies, cilantro, Thai basil, mint, steak, and ginger soy vinaigrette. The Waterfront Venice is open Sunday through Thursday from 10am to 10pmm, and Friday through Saturday from 10am to 11pm. See Details
Baby Blues BBQ Baby Blues BBQ brings authentic southern-inspired BBQ to the City of Angels, offering delicious meats in a festive, modern setting that welcomes dogs at outdoor tables. Enjoy Memphis and Texas ribs, chopped brisket, smoked chicken, Gulf coast catfish, burgers, sandwiches, and traditional sides like cornbread, collard greens, and mac n cheese. Open daily 11:30am to 9pm. See Details
Salt & Straw Salt and Straw churns out unique, decadent flavors of ice cream to the masses. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor benches while you indulge your sweet tooth. Choose from flavors like Strawberry Cilantro Lime Cheesecake, Roasted Strawberry Coconut, Honey Lavender, Freckled Woodblock Chocolate, and more. Try the Meyer Lemon Buttermilk with Blueberries - with Meyer lemon juice and zest, buttermilk, and blueberry jam! Salt and Straw is open daily from 11am to 11pm. See Details
Lemonade Lemonade on Abbot Kinney Boulevard is a dog-friendly establishment with ten tables outside, so Fido can join you for some hearty braized meats, satisfying sandwiches, decadent desserts, salads. You can, of course, accompany your food with one of the lemonades on the menu. Although the menu may contain a number of different items by the time you and Fido rock up there, at the moment it includes a number of locally-sourced items, such as the chef's favorite Ahi Tuna and Avocado Poke, served with tangerines, icicle radish, and sesame. The interesting cold-pressed lemonade options are watermelon rosemary, cucumber mint, blood orange, and peach ginger. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order. See Details
Tasting Kitchen Tasting Kitchen, located in Venice, CA, is a trendy joint that serves up a variety of tasty Italian-inspired eats. Choose from menu options including French toast, waffles, egg dishes, burgers, paninis, seafood, poultry, cheeses, charcuterie, chicken, steak, pasta, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at their single pet-friendly outdoor table while you enjoy your meal. Start off with an Easy Money (tequila, habanero, passion fruit) and then try the Breakfast Panino with bacon, lettuce, tomato, burrata, and eggs. Or stop in for dinner and order the Taglierini Pasta with shrimp and serrano peppers. Tasting Kitchen is open Monday through Friday from 5:30pm to 12am, and Saturday through Sunday from 10:30am to 12am. See Details
Barrique Barrique is a dog-friendly, romantic Italian restaurant serving Michelin-awarded creations and drinks from a Venice wine bar to locals and tourists alike. Barrique offers many outdoor tables to diners with Fido in tow wanting to enjoy a plate of pasta. The Italian restaurant's menu includes seasonal dishes such as antipasti, pasta, Maple Duck Breast, Pan Seared Beef Filet Mignon, Grilled Mediterranean Sea Bass, and more. A favorite is its home-made red beet Tagliolini Pasta in a marsala quail ragu, served on a bed of Taleggio Cheese fondue. Barrique is open for dinner, Monday through Saturday from 5:30pm to 10:30pm and Sunday from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. See Details
Mao's Kitchen Mao's Kitchen, located in Venice, CA, is a casual eatery that serves up delicious Asian cuisine. Choose from menu options including starters, soups, salads, rice, noodles, chicken, veggies, lamb, seafood, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their four pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with an order of the Shrimp and Spinach Dumplings - filled with herb-marinated shrimp, spinach, and egg. Next, chow down on the Dan Dan Mian - boiled fresh homemade noodles, seasoned pork, blanched spinach, bean sprouts, and shredded carrots with chili sesame sauce, with your desired level of heat. Or go for the Shao Mountain Lamb with leek and jalapenos, stir-fried with preserved black beans and a secret sauce. Mao's Kitchen is open Sunday through Thursday from 11:30am to 10:30pm, and Friday through Saturday from 11:30am to 3am. See Details
Fruit Gallery Fruit Gallery is a dog-friendly restaurant in Venice. They welcome pets at outdoor tables whenever the weather is nice. See Details
Johnnie's New York Pizzeria Johnnie's New York Pizzeria has perfected the cheese-to-sauce ratio. Your dog will say "That's amore" to the outdoor seating. See Details
Venice Beach Wines This cozy wine bar offers vintage vino from across the globe, upscale small and large plates, and dog-friendly patio seating. In addition to an array of wine by the glass and bottle, there is a refreshing lineup of American and European craft brews, plus delicious dishes such as charcuterie and cheese, bacon wrapped dates, smoked whitefish crostini, margherita pizza, wagyu bacon burgers, eggplant parmesan, lamb chops, and hanger steak. Venice Beach Wines is open from 11:30am to 11pm Sunday through Thursday and 11:30am to midnight Friday and Saturday. See Details
Clutch Clutch is a casual dog-friendly bar and restaurant located in Venice, CA. Fido is welcome to join you inside or at a table on the outdoor patio. Clutch is a popular neighborhood eatery which attracts a lively biker bar crowd. Clutch is known for serving food with a Mexican flavor such as tacos and burritos, but you will also find dry-rubbed barbecue, tex-mex, hearty burgers, wings, craft beer, wine and cocktails. See Details
The Butcher's Daughter Venice The Butcher's Daughter is a pet-friendly vegetarian eatery in Venice, CA that welcomes leashed dogs at outdoor tables. On the menu, you'll find items such as avocado toast, mixed mushroom pizzas, cauliflower steaks and chocolate matcha cakes. See Details
All'Antico Vinaio Venice All'Antico Vinaio is a pet-friendly Italian sandwich shop in Venice, CA that welcomes leashed dogs at outdoor tables on their spacious patio. Stop by and check out their selection of delicious signature sandwiches, such as The New Yorker, La Toscana and Venice Beach. See Details
Flake Flake is a pet-friendly eatery in Venice, CA, where Fido is welcome to join you at one of the eight tables outside. Their menu features breakfast sandwiches and burritos, pastries, acai, coffee, wraps, salads and more. Please note that table service isn’t available, so Fido will need to wait outside while you place your order inside. See Details
Venice Ale House Venice Ale House is a pet-friendly eatery in Venice, CA, where Fido is welcome to join you at one of the five patio tables outside. Their menu features burgers, sandwiches, bowls, seafood and more. Beer, wine, sake and cocktails are also served. See Details
Venice Cucina Fido can join you at one of the four patio tables outside Venice Cucina, a dog-friendly eatery in Venice, CA. Menu options include pizzas, pastas, seafood, chicken and more. See Details
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar Westminster's Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is dog friendly! With locations across California, Texas, and Nevada, Lazy Dog Cafe is a dog-themed eatery with cozy surroundings, dog-friendly outdoor seating, and an eclectic menu of hearty American eats. Lazy Dog Cafe will give your dog a bowl of water and even offers a dog menu that includes a choice of a grilled hamburger patty or a grilled chicken breast served with brown rice. See Details
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is dog friendly! With locations across California, Texas, and Nevada, Lazy Dog Cafe is a dog-themed eatery with cozy surroundings, dog-friendly outdoor seating, and an eclectic menu of hearty American eats. Lazy Dog Cafe will give your dog a bowl of water and even offers a dog menu that includes a choice of a grilled hamburger patty or a grilled chicken breast served with brown rice! See Details
The Morrison The Morrison is dog friendly! The restaurant specializes in signature crafted burgers like the Ramen Burger, but they also offer fish and chips, and the off-the-menu special, Scottish eggs. The front patio is dog-friendly, and the restaurant even has a dog menu served on silver trays and topped with Milk-Bones. See Details
Venice, CA, US