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Dog Friendly Restaurants in Columbia, MD

There are 26 dog-friendly restaurants in Columbia 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 Columbia. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly Ale House Columbia

Ale House Columbia

Ale House Columbia

Ale House offers over 50 bottled, canned, and draft craft beers and a menu that includes Thai shrimp, Tex-Mex rolls, roasted pear salad, Buffalo chicken flatbread, angry mussels, Korean beef tacos, crab cake dinners, and steak frites. Shaded umbrella tables are dog friendly.

Pet Friendly Nalley Fresh

Nalley Fresh

Dogs are welcome at Nalley Fresh on Dobbin Road, where you'll find four pet-friendly tables outside. The menu is made up of chef-driven, hearty bowls, wraps, and salads prepared using house-made proteins, over one-hundred fresh ingredients, and fifteen international flavors. You can create your own bowl, or choose one of their signature bowls, like the Alfredo noodle bowl: served with a choice of protein, noodles, mushroom-pesto saute, arugula, scallions, almonds, parmesan, basil Dijon dressing, alfredo sauce, and chicken broth. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

Panera Bread

Panera Bread on Dobbin Road has seven pet-friendly outdoor tables, so you can bring your dog along to dine. The popular national chain serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Stop by early for one of their freshly baked breakfast sandwiches, pastries, or Baked Egg Souffles. Panera Bread is known for their fresh, and clean eating salads, soups, and sandwiches like Bacon Turkey Bravo, Napa Almond Chicken Salad, and Steak and White Cheddar Panini. They have a full espresso and coffee bar where you can get signature drinks like the Hot Chocolate with Chocolate Chip Marshmallows, and Plum Ginger Hibiscus Tea. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside while you go in to order.

Touche Touchet Bakery and Pastry Shoppe

Touche Touchet Bakery and Pastry Shoppe

Touche Touchet Bakery and Pastry Shoppe offers sweet treats for humans and dog treats and water bowls for their puppy patrons in a quiet neighborhood setting with a dog-friendly outdoor seating area. Choose from fresh-baked cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and tarts in an abundance of flavors. Open 7am to 6pm Monday thru Friday, 8am to 4pm on Saturday, and 9am to 3pm on Sunday.

The Corner Stable

The Corner Stable

The Corner Stable is a casual eatery that serves up a variety of delicious American 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 Stable Onion Bloomer - a giant, crispy, flowering onion served with special Stable dipping sauce. Next, chow down on the Crab Cake & Ribs - a half-pound jumbo lump crab cake served with a half-rack of baby back ribs. Or go for the Little Red Sandwich with Texas-style rib meat, melted Swiss and pepper jack cheese, Stable onion sauce, and crispy onion straws on Texas toast, served with potato chips. The Corner Stable is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am to 10pm, and Friday through Saturday from 11am to 11pm.

Peter Chang

Peter Chang is a pet-friendly restaurant offering high quality authentic Chinese food alongside excellent customer service in Columbia, MD. Enjoy dining with Fido at a table on their outdoor patio with menu offerings ranging from appetizers and small plates to specialty dishes, such as pan-fried pork belly, Mongolian beef, seafood curry pot and more.

La Madeleine Country French Cafe

La Madeleine Country French Cafe

La Madeleine Country French Cafe on Columbia Crossing Circle is a casual French bakery with ten dog-friendly tables outside. Their bakers prepare authentic, freshly made fare from traditional recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You and Fido may want to make La Madeleine Country French Cafe part of your morning routine. Their breakfast options include specialty items like cinnamon french toast, Parisien eggs benedict, and a country French breakfast. Accompany your hearty breakfast with a specialty coffee, crafted as a single or a double upon request. For lunch, indulge in one of the warming soups from the menu, including tomato basil soup, french onion, or cream of mushroom. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

Mission BBQ

Dogs are allowed at Mission BBQ on Columbia Crossing Cir. Outside, you and Fido will discover eleven pet-friendly tables to peruse. The patriotic founders of Mission BBQ strive to remind everyone what makes America great, the homegrown heroes. They believe that BBQ is the most American thing going and they serve their authentic meats in honor of those Americans who serve the country. You can take a look at the meat market menu that includes brisket, pulled pork, turkey, pulled chicken, and sausage. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

Great Harvest Bread

Great Harvest Bread

The dog-friendly Great Harvest Bread bakes whole grain breads that are the spring boards for their tasty sandwiches. Choose from a variety of breads, homemade soups, hot and cold deli sandwiches, and muffins, cookies, and cupcakes for dessert. Opens at 6:30am Monday thru Friday, 7am on Saturday, and is closed Sunday.

Maiwand Kabob

Maiwand Kabob on Harpers Farm Road gets the name from a culturally-rich village located in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Outside Maiwand Kabob, you'll find two pet-friendly tables for dogs and their owners. Their Afghan menu includes succulent kabobs that are marinated daily in a variety of traditional spices and seasonings, tandoori bread, and rice pudding. Additionally, their chefs prepare a different special every single day, including lamb curry, chicken curry, and chicken jalfrezi. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

TCBY

TCBY is a long time purveyor of frozen yogurt with a wide selection of flavors. You can create a custom confection with Fido at this location in Columbia. There are two dog-friendly benches outside so Fido can come along for a frozen treat. The flavor options include tons of dairy free, no sugar added, and gluten-free selections to accommodate various dietary needs and preferences. You'll find flavors like bananas foster, white chocolate macadamia, orange sorbet, and pumpkin. They also offer hand-scooped flavors, cakes, pies, and tons of toppings to customize your treat. You can run in to create your dessert, then enjoy it outside with your pup.

MOD Pizza

MOD Pizza on Town Center Avenue provides eight pet-friendly tables outside. This pizzeria serves up individual artisan-style pizzas designed by you, the customer, or the chef's selection. After a choice is made, the handcrafted pizzas are fired in their eight-hundred-degree display oven. The popular pizzas that are available include the Lucy Sunshine, mozzarella, parmesan, artichokes, garlic, and dollops of red sauce. If you're not in the mood for pizzas, you can indulge in one of the salads on the menu, such as the Caesar salad: romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese, asiago cheese, diced tomatoes, and croutons. MOD also offers milkshakes, house-made iced teas, lemonades, local craft beer, and wine to go alongside your meal. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

Famous Dave's Barbeque

Famous Dave's Barbeque

Famous Dave's Barbeque, located in Columbia, is a casual eatery that serves up a plethora of delicious protein-laden dishes. Choose from menu options including starters, salads, soups, ribs, pork, seafood, beef brisket, link sausage, rib tips, chicken, burgers, sandwiches, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their thirteen pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with an order of the Sweetwater Catfish Fingers - breaded with Cajun-seasoned cornmeal and fried to perfection, served with remoulade and jalapeno sweet and sour sauce. Next, chow down on the Bar-B-Que Tacos - three flour tortillas filled with pico de gallo, cilantro, fresh jalapeno, brisket, and jalapeno-pickled red onions. Or go for the Devil's Spit Burger topped with Devil's Spit BBQ sauce, melted pepper jack cheese, jalapeno bacon, and spicy Hell-Fire pickles!

Jason's Deli

This Deli on McGaw Road is home to four pet-friendly tables, so you can bring Fido with you to enjoy soups, salads, garden fresh salad, and for vegetarian hounds, a number of meatless eats. If meatless eats sounds good to you, then indulge in their black bean taco salad: mixed salad greens and organic blue corn chips, topped with black bean and roasted corn mix, and garnished with cheddar, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and Southwest spices, served with salsa on the side. Whether you are hungry for a fresh salad, sandwich, or dessert, you'll find your fix at Jason's Deli. Please note that table service isn't available outside, so you'll have to go in and order it to go while your dog waits.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Potbelly Sandwich Shop, located in Columbia, is a casual delicatessen-style eatery that serves up a variety of tasty noshes. Choose from menu options including soups, salads, sandwiches, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their five pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Try the Wreck Sandwich with salami, Angus roast beef, oven-roasted turkey, hickory-smoked ham, melted Swiss, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on multigrain bread. Or go for the Uptown Salad with romaine, iceberg, spinach, all-natural grilled chicken, crumbled bleu cheese, red grapes, apples, dried cranberries, diced red onion, and candied walnuts. Before you leave, grab a shake in your favorite flavor (Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee, Oreo, Banana, Mixed Berry, Strawberry, and more.) Please note that table service isn't available, so you'll need to tie your dog up while you order inside.

Greene Turtle

Varied menu includes French onion soup, crab cake sliders, Buffalo chicken nachos, spicy meatball pizza, and baby back ribs. Outdoor seating area is dog friendly.

Noodles & Company

Noodles & Company

Noodles & Company on Old Dobbin Ln has six pet-friendly tables where you are welcome to dine with your dog. Noodles & Company has noodle and pasta dishes with an international flare. You can get Asian dishes like Japanese Pan Noodles, Italian bowls including Spaghetti and Meatballs, and comfort food meals like Wisconsin Mac and Cheese. Most of the entrees can be made gluten-free. Salads, soups, and shareable items including Korean BBQ Meatballs, Potstickers, and Cheesy Garlic Bread. Check out the rotating specials and you might find Buffalo Mac and Cheese and Pasta Fresca. Bringing the kids with your too? No problem. Noodles & Company has kids meals. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up while you go inside to order.

Starbucks

Whether you are getting your early morning coffee fix or fueling up for a late night, Starbucks has you covered. This location on Dobbin Road in Columbia provides four tables with dog-friendly seating. The vast menu includes a broad range of coffee drinks, tea, cold brews, and their popular Frappuccino in tons of customizable flavors. Don't forget to ask for a Puppuccino just for Fido! You can also find a light bite with breakfast options, sandwiches, bagels, parfaits, protein boxes, and baked treats. A drive-thru window is also available if you don't want to tie your dog up outside while you go in to order.

The Burger Joint

The Burger Joint

Specialty burgers and milkshakes are the focus of this growing chain of casual, pet friendly eateries. In the past they've picked up Best Burger awards from Washingtonian Magazine and The Washington Post. Their specialty offerings change depending on seasons and local availability to be sure to check out their website for details.Open Monday through Saturday 11am to 10pm and Sundays 11am to 9pm.

Smoothie King

This smoothie spot on McGaw Road has two pet-friendly outdoor tables, so you are welcome to bring your pup along to dine. Smoothie King makes a variety of smoothies, with blends full of fresh fruits, proteins, and vitamins. There are dozens of options at Smoothie King, like the Original High Protein Banana, Greek Yogurt Pineapple Mango, and Immune Builder Pumpkin Spice. There are even just smoothies for those days when you need a sweet pick-me-up. Please note that table service isn't available, so you'll need to tie your dog up while you order inside.

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