Top Dog Friendly American Restaurants Worldwide

Posana is a farm-to-table restaurant with outdoor tables overlooking Historic Pack Square in Asheville, NC. Posana is so dog friendly that the restaurant serves a dog menu especially for Fido featuring a grilled chicken breast with grains, Brasstown Doggie Beefloaf, and bacon soy doggie ice cream treats. The menus for humans also feature organic, sustainable, and local ingredients. Try the oatmeal brulee with dried fruit and almonds for brunch, smoky chipotle BBQ pork spare ribs at lunch, and saffron sea scallops with sweet corn risotto for dinner.

Village Tavern is a restaurant located in the heart of Salem, MA, across from the Peabody Essex Museum. Fido is welcome at an umbrella-shaded table on the patio along the sidewalk and can even order from the dog menu! The eatery serves classic comfort food and pub favorites, including burgers, pizza, wings, sandwiches, wraps, seafood, steaks, pasta, salads, and brunch dishes.

Twisted Laurel in downtown Asheville, NC, is a dog-friendly restaurant where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table on their spacious patio, where he even gets his own dog menu! For pet parents, their menu features fresh, Italian and Greek dishes. Enjoy items like Arancini, fresh Focaccia, a grilled trout BLT, Southern fried chicken, a Greek platter with pita and horiatiki salad, pizza, salads, and more.

Self-proclaimed as Jacksonville's elegant, yet casual dining experience, The Brick Restaurant also welcomes Fido on their dog-friendly patio. The varied menu includes seared ahi tuna, jumbo lump crab cakes, kale Caesar salad, wagyu burgers, BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, fish tacos, maple glazed salmon, rack of lamb, and slow roasted prime rib.

Located in the White Mountains of Lincoln, NH, Black Mountain Burger has pet-friendly seating outside on the covered patio, and a dog menu! This casual burger restaurant known for its fresh Angus beef burgers, hearty comfort food, and house-made desserts.

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.

Gloria's Corner Cafe serves up delicious food, healthy juices and smoothies in Moab, UT. Dogs are welcome on the covered pet-friendly patio which is equipped with heaters for cooler weather. This restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy sandwiches, salads, wraps, burgers and more.

Trailhead Public House and Eatery is a pet-friendly restaurant that offers a dog menu in Moab, UT. This casual tavern has an open patio with scenic views where you and Fido can sit together while you treat yourself to American comfort dishes. Note that two and four-legged guests must climb stairs to get to the rooftop patio.

The Drift Inn is a dog-friendly restaurant in Yachats, OR, where Fido can join you on the outdoor patio. They serve an eclectic, family-friendly menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a Pacific Northwest twist, featuring fresh ingredients and regional flavors. The offerings include wood-fired pizzas with creative toppings, hearty entrées, breakfast items, homemade soups and fresh-baked bread, plus decadent desserts like marionberry cobbler and chocolate mousse. Guests can also enjoy a variety of coffees, house drinks, beers, wines and cocktails.

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is a dog-friendly restaurant in Las Vegas, NV, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. While your pup peruses his own dog menu with options like hamburger patties or grilled chicken and brown rice, humans can chow down on the unique PB & J Burger - a grilled half-pound burger topped with candied bacon, Havarti cheese, peanut butter, grape jelly, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles!

Creekside American Bistro at Creekside Plaza in Sedona, AZ, is a pet-friendly restaurant where pups can enjoy their own dog menu! Visitors can request one of the dog tables out on the shaded back patio or sit at one of the four tables available in the front of the restaurant. Fido can chow down on a cheddar omelet with chicken jerky or steak tartare while owners pick from award-winning breakfasts, lunch and dinner options. Customer favorites include the shrimp and grits, barbecued pork ribs, and a vegan bento box.

Located on the Parkway in the heart of Gatlinburg, TN, the dog-friendly Tom & Earl's Back Alley Grill serves delicious bar and grill eats with a Southern spin in a casual and inviting atmosphere. Dogs are welcome to join their owners on the outdoor patio. Popular menu choices include fried green tomatoes, creamed corn fritters, jumbo wings, grilled cheese paninis, BBQ brisket sandwiches, and Hillbilly Philly cheesesteaks. Wash it down with an ice cold draft or bottled beer.

Nestled in the heart of St. Augustine's historic district, the Florida Cracker Cafe is a dog-friendly restaurant where Fido is welcome at covered outdoor tables. The menu features a mix of fresh, locally inspired seafood, salads, sandwiches and homestyle classics.

The dog-friendly Cosmo's Restaurant & Bar is a truly one-of-a-kind establishment where locals and visitors to Orange Beach can enjoy a fantastic meal and lively cocktails with Fido at their side on the open-air deck, weather permitting. The menu includes crawfish tails, firecracker shrimp, sesame-seared tuna, Jerk chicken, po'boys, muffuletta sandwiches, fish tacos and peanut butter pie for dessert.

Eli's Table is a pet-friendly restaurant in Charleston, SC. Their menu includes crispy oyster salad, day boat scallops, duck & waffles and center cut pork chops. Outdoor seating welcomes dogs and comes with cold water & tasty treats.

Junction 35 Spirits Kitchen + Bar, located in Pigeon Forge, TN, welcomes Fido at an outdoor table on the pet-friendly patio, weather permitting. Call ahead to confirm if the restaurant patio is open. Please note that dogs aren't permitted inside the distillery. They offer a variety of spirits including bourbon, rye whiskey, moonshine, vodka, gin, and rum, as well as hand-crafted cocktails. Enjoy food items such as wings, hummus, nachos, artisan mac and cheese dishes, BBQ trays, burgers and more.

The Square Root is a dog-friendly restaurant in Brevard, NC, where well-behaved pets are welcome to join you at an outdoor table on the covered patio. They offer a variety of menu choices sure to please anyone. Enjoy items such as North Carolina mountain trout, hangar steak, peach-glazed pork flat iron, cedar plank salmon, a variety of sandwiches and salads, and appetizers like the fried green tomatoes or Bavarian soft pretzel board.

Leashed pups can join their owners on the spacious outdoor patio at Yellow Dog Eats in Gotha, FL. Housed in a cozy cottage that feels like home, this dog-friendly restaurant serves a delicious variety of salads, sandwiches, and vegetarian meals. Choose from curried chicken or smoked salmon salads, signature sandwiches like the Hot Diggity Dawg, Black Hound, Classic Mexican Mutt, and Retrievers Roast, plus hearty BBQ sandwiches.

Rib & Chop House in St. George, UT, is a dog-friendly restaurant where Fido is welcome on the covered outdoor patio, with heaters. A menu chock-full of tasty options includes Caesar salads, gumbo, fried green tomatoes, Buffalo wings, double cheeseburgers, chicken-fried chicken, pot roast, lamb chops and more.

The dog-friendly Page's Okra Grill in Mount Pleasant, SC, specializes in Southern soul food and seafood like shrimp & grits, Lowcountry crab cakes, fried chicken, and PBTs. Dogs are welcome to unwind beside their owners on the covered patio, featuring fans and heaters to keep you comfortable in all weather.