Dog Friendly Starkville, MS

The Veranda is a casual, classy Southern restaurant with a seasonal soul-food menu featuring dishes from seafood, steak, and pasta to salads, sandwiches, and the Blue Plate Special: a classic meat-and-three with rotating specials. Fido is welcome at six dog-friendly outdoor tables! Treat yourself to the Surf and Turf: bistro filet in herb demi-glace, plus bacon-wrapped chipotle shrimp, served with garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. Or, for a traditional meat-and-three lunch, try the Blue Plate Special on a Friday for fried catfish and hushpuppies, plus three sides, like sweet potatoes, fried green tomatoes, and turnip greens. Don�t miss the handmade Peanut Butter Balls for dessert! The Veranda in Starkville is open from 11:00am to 12:00 midnight Monday through Thursday, 11:00am to 1:00am Friday and Saturday, and 10:00am to 10:00pm on Sunday.

Dave�s Dark Horse is a hole-in-the-wall bar in Starkville dishing out gyros, burgers, pub grub, wraps, salads, calzones, and both New York and Chicago-style pizzas. Fido is welcome to join on the small, but dog-friendly patio! Try the New York style Manhattan Project pizza, topped with Italian sausage, pepperoni, jalapenos, onions, and spicy pizza sauce, or go deep-dish with the Second City (Chicago-style) Venetian, covered in grilled lamb, artichoke hearts, cucumber sauce and mozzarella cheese. If pizza isn�t calling your name, go for the Traditional Gyro with grilled lamb, feta cheese, saut�ed peppers and onions. Vegetarians should try any of the signature veggie pizzas, but the Master Yoda is tough to pass up: a seasoned pizza crust topped with fresh spinach, mozzarella, feta, and parmesan cheeses. Dave�s Dark Horse is open from 3:30pm to 12:00 midnight Monday through Thursday, 2:00pm to 1:00am on Friday and Saturday, and 2:00pm to 10:00pm on Sunday.

Nine-Twentynine Coffee Bar in Starkville is a hip coffee shop featuring espresso beverages, pour-over and batch-brewed coffees, cold brews and Nitro drinks, loose leaf teas, assorted craft beers, beer floats, naturally flavored syrups and pastries made by an in-house chef. Fido is welcome at the popular outdoor seating; six two-person tables along Main Street are dog friendly. Try something from the fresh-baked, ever-changing pastry menu; one fan favorite is the sausage muffin. Don�t forget to wash it down with a Cold Brew Coffee or a sweet espresso drink. Nine-Twentynine Coffee Bar is open from 7:00am to 9:00pm Monday through Saturday and 9:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday.