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Dog Friendly Restaurants in Banner Elk, NC

There are 13 dog-friendly restaurants in Banner Elk 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 Banner Elk. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly Banner Elk Cafe

Banner Elk Cafe

Banner Elk Cafe

The Banner Elk Cafe in North Carolina has a spacious outdoor seating area that is very dog friendly. You and your pup can enjoying dining, rain or shine, at an umbrella-covered table or under their covered, heated patio. There are two entrances to the outdoor area, and they allow dogs of any size. Menu favorites include shrimp po boy and blueberry pancakes.

Pet Friendly Banner Elk Cafe

Banner Elk Cafe

Banner Elk Cafe

Dogs are welcome at several outdoor tables on the lower patio at this cafe in downtown Banner Elk. Banner Elk Cafe serves pizza, pasta dishes, salads, coffee, fresh baked muffins, and smoothies. Stop in for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Alcoholic beverages are also served. Banner Elk Cafe is open Sunday - Thursday 7am - 9pm, Friday - Saturday 7am - 10pm.

Bella's

Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables on the sidewalk at this Italian restaurant located in the Food Lion shopping center in Banner Elk. Bella's serves Italian food like pizzas, salad, calamari, chicken wings, minestrone soup, and pasta dishes. Bella's is open Monday - Saturday 11am - 2:30pm, 4pm - 9pm, Sunday noon - 9pm, and closed on Wednesdays in the winter months.

Highlander’s Grill & Tavern

Highlander’s Grill & Tavern

Highlander’s Grill and Tavern is a family-friendly restaurant and sports bar in Banner Elk, NC serving American fare in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The menu offers craft burgers, sandwiches, salads, and wings. Dogs are permitted to join you at outdoor tables on the patio, which often features live music.

Bayou Smokehouse & Grill

Bayou Smokehouse & Grill

Leashed dogs are welcome on the pet-friendly patio of Bayou Smokehouse & Grill in Banner Elk, NC. This Texas-Louisiana-style eatery serves items like fried chicken, ribs, catfish, po'boys, red beans and rice, crawfish etouffee, gumbo, burgers and more.

Pedalin' Pig BBQ

Pedalin' Pig BBQ

Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables in the warmer months at this BBQ joint in Banner Elk. The Pedalin' Pig BBQ serves barbecue pulled pork, brisket, smoked turkey, chicken, and baby back ribs. Other menu items include boiled peanuts, pork rinds, smoked chicken wings, Brunswick stew, pork belly tacos, brisket burgers, and fried flounder.

Blind Elk Tap Room

Blind Elk Tap Room

Blind Elk Tap Room is a pet-friendly craft beer bar in Banner Elk, NC. Fido can join you on the rustic deck or grass lawn while you enjoy drinks. Along with rotating local and national brews, they also offer hard ciders, seltzers and wines.

Sorrento's Italian Bistro

Sorrento's Italian Bistro

Sorrento's Italian Bistro, located in Banner Elk, NC, is a casual Italian eatery that serves up a myriad 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 an order of the Artichoke Francese - Roman-style long-stemmed artichoke heart, egg-battered and sauteed in white wine, lemon, and butter. Next, chow down on the Veal Picatta sauteed in white wine, butter, and lemon, with sauteed veggies and potato. Or go for the Shrimp Fra’ Diablo sauteedin spicy marinara over a bed of linguine pasta.

Williams Deli & Bakery

Williams Deli & Bakery

Williams Deli & Bakery in Banner Elk, NC, welcomes Fido on their dog-friendly patio outside for breakfast or lunch. Please note that table service isn't available, so your pup needs to wait outside while you order. The restaurant is known for fresh, made-to-order gourmet sandwiches served on artisan breads baked in-house, fresh salads and soups, and baked goods like scones, cupcakes, cheesecake, and cinnamon rolls.

Grandview Restaurant

Grandview Restaurant

Grandview Restaurant in Banner Elk, NC is pet friendly. They offer umbrella-shaded picnic tables and yard games, where Fido can join you for breakfast or lunch. They specialize in adult beverages to pair with Southern classics. Please call ahead to ensure outdoor seating is open.

Fred & Larry's Coffee

Fred & Larry's Coffee

Fred & Larry's Coffee is a dog-friendly coffee shop in Banner Elk, NC that welcomes leashed pups at outdoor tables. The menu features items such as lattes, drip coffee, loose-leaf tea, blueberry muffins and protein bites. Please note table service isn't available, so Fido will have to wait outside while you order.

Town Tavern Banner Elk

Town Tavern Banner Elk

Town Tavern is a pet-friendly restaurant located in Banner Elk, NC. Your leashed four-legged friend can join you on their outdoor side patio with fire pits and in the covered area with glass garage doors that close during the cooler months. The tavern specialties include Philly cheesesteaks, jumbo Angus hot dogs, fish and chips, and chicken tacos.

Kettell Beerworks

Kettell Beerworks

Kettell Beerworks is a pet-friendly brewery in Banner Elk, NC. Fido is welcome to join you at a table on their outdoor patio while you sip on pint or a flight of your favorite craft beer. They also offer a small selection of food you can pair your beverage with, including pizza, wings, a soft pretzel, or a pizzadilla served with ranch or marinara sauce.

Lost Province Brewing Co.

Lost Province Brewing Co.

Lost Province Brewing Co. in Boone, NC, offers a variety of craft brews on tap. Fido can join you at a table on their open-air deck on the second floor. Their outdoor seating is pet friendly on a seasonal basis, so it's best to call ahead if you plan to stop by with your pup. Enjoy tasty apps like Belgian beer mussels and fire-roasted Spanish olives, delicious entrees featuring wood-fired pizza, and fried chicken sandwiches.

The Local

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables on the pet-friendly covered porch at The Local in Boone, NC. Serving wood-fired flatbread pizzas, salads, burgers, seafood, pasta dishes, steaks, and tacos, The Local offers a variety of options for lunch, brunch, or dinner. The patio is weather permitting, so owners are encouraged to call ahead and confirm availability.

Six Pence Pub

Blowing Rock, NC

Six Pence Pub in Blowing Rock, NC, serves traditional British dishes along with classic American fare. Choose from Scotch eggs, ploughman's lunch, deli style sandwiches, bangers and mash, pork chops, crab cakes, and tender pot roast. Their fenced patio is dog friendly.

The Speckled Trout

Blowing Rock, NC

The Speckled Trout

The Speckled Trout is a dog-friendly restaurant in Blowing Rock, NC, where Fido can join you on the covered, outdoor porch. This popular eatery serves regional fare like fresh mountain trout, soup beans and hoecakes, along with local farm beer or fresh rosé. Reservations are strongly recommended.

Melanie's Food Fantasy

Melanie's Food Fantasy

Located in downtown Boone, Melanie's has been serving delicious food in a warm atmosphere since 1991. The breakfast, lunch, and dinner options include eggs Florentine, western omelets, stuffed French toast, bacon chipotle chicken melts, Caribbean tempeh sandwiches, and butter burgers. Dogs are welcome on the patio, but during peak hours they must remain tied to the outside of the patio in a grassy area to ensure their safety.

Come Back Shack

Come Back Shack

Come Back Shack in Boone, NC, serves tasty burgers in styles like Carolina, Hula, Cajun and California. For the full experience, pair your meal with chili cheese fries and a milkshake. The covered deck with heaters is dog friendly, making it a great spot to dine with your pup.

Mellow Mushroom

Blowing Rock, NC

Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom in Blowing Rock, NC, is a dog-friendly national pizza chain with a hip atmosphere. They put a unique spin on the traditional pizza place, employing a carefree attitude in all of their culinary creations. Sip on a craft beer while relaxing with Fido on the outdoor patio, featuring heaters. They offer salads, subs, calzones, specialty pizza, jerk chicken, tofu hoagies and more.

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