Dog Friendly Restaurants in Indiana

Located in a historic parish church in Indianapolis, IN, Saint Joseph Brewery & Public House is a brewery and restaurant that welcomes Fido on the dog-friendly patio. The serve elevated pub fare alongside house-brewed craft beer. The menu features smoked beef poutine, Yukon Gold pesto pizza, fish tacos, the Saint Joseph Burger, and lobster mac and cheese.

Bring Fido to the pet-friendly Jed’s BBQ & Brew at Angola Square Shopping Center in Angola, IN. Pups are permitted outside on the shaded seasonal patio, where they can lie on a piece of carpet, sip on cold water, and enjoy options from the dog menu, such as an unseasoned sirloin steak, a burger patty, and a peanut butter plate! The human menu features choices like smoked wings, beef brisket, and baby back ribs.

Petite Chou Bistro & Champagne Bar is a dog-friendly restaurant in Indianapolis, IN, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table and even gets his own dog menu! They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner with options like avocado toast, steak frites, warm quinoa salad, and duck confit. Guests can also indulge in champagne cocktails, specialty martinis and lattes.

Try the Dirty Mac & Cheese or Famous FishTacos and wash it down with one of 16 craft beers on tap. Outdoor seating welcomes dogs.

Bridges Waterside Grille is a dog-friendly restaurant in Michigan City, IN, where Fido is welcome on the spacious outdoor deck that has views of Trail Creek and the historic Amtrak swing bridge. The menu features a variety of fresh options including seafood (such as fish tacos and clam strips), hearty sandwiches, wraps, burgers, salads, and vegetarian and gluten‑free fare, all paired perfectly with regional beers and creative cocktails. The eatery is open seasonally, mid-April through mid October.

Flatwater in Indianapolis is a causal, dog-friendly bar and restaurant on the canal with plenty of outdoor seating on seasonal, waterfront patio. Their menu features quality, fresh, made from scratch comfort food such as home-made soups, salads, sandwiches, and entrees and some of the best fresh cut fries in town. A full bar is also available.

Upland brews a wide selection of year-round, seasonal, and specialty beers. Complementing the rotation of libations is a food menu that offers nachos, sausage pizza, buffalo chili, burgers, meatloaf sandwiches, country fried steak, and sockeye salmon. Dogs are welcome on the outdoor patio during the warmer months.

Sonka Irish Pub invites you and Fido to enjoy over 33 beers on tap and hearty Irish fare. Located in Terre Haute, IN, this pet-friendly establishment welcomes dogs inside the pub or beside an outdoor table. Stop in for a warming Irish coffee, a signature Guinness blend, a plate of Leprechaun wings or traditional Irish stew.

Main Street Grille is a dog-friendly restaurant in Greenwood, IN, offering outside patio seating for Fido. Patio tables are only set up during good weather, and guests should call in advance to see if dogs can be accommodated. Main Street Grille serves soups, salads, pizza, burgers and sandwiches which you can pair with a draft beer, glass of wine, or non-alcoholic beverage.

Housed in a historic Italian-style building constructed in 1875, the Exchange Pub and Kitchen, located in New Albany, IN, has outdoor tables where Fido is welcome to join you for lunch or dinner. The kitchen churns out plenty of high-end pub grub, including scallops, shrimp and grits, steak frites, and fish and chips. The pub side of the establishment provides plenty of American craft beers to accompany your dinner.

Charlie's Place is a dog-friendly restaurant in Fort Wayne, IN. This upscale bar and restaurant invites two and four-legged friends to sit together at one of the outdoor tables on the heated patio, where your pup can enjoy a treat. Their dinner and weekend brunch menus feature options made fresh with high-quality ingredients like chicken & waffles, avocado toast, pulled pork loaded nachos, and shrimp tacos.

Located in Fort Wayne’s charming Southwood Park neighborhood, The Friendly Fox is a neighborhood café that welcomes Fido on a dog-friendly patio. They serve locally roasted Utopian coffee drinks alongside freshly baked treats like carrot cake, key lime pie, muffins, scones and macarons. Enjoy savory brunch and lunch options like breakfast wraps, avocado toast, hearty sandwiches and flatbreads, salads, and creative appetizers like Phyllo Goodness and Hot Honey Feta Dip.

Fido is welcome at an outdoor table during the summer season at the dog-friendly Third Coast Spice Cafe in Chesterton, IN. This breakfast and lunch cafe serves omelets, scrambles, pancakes, burgers, hot and cold sandwiches, and burritos.

Cobblestone Grill is dog-friendly and serves American cuisine in a cozy, refined atmosphere with live music on weekends. Menu options include smoked salmon, BBQ bacon burgers, California chicken sandwiches, duck tacos, pork chops, fish and chips, and pasta Mediterranean. Opens at 11am Monday thru Saturday and 10am for Sunday brunch.

At the very dog-friendly Divvy restaurant in Carmel, IN, there are plenty of tables for you to dine with your dog on the covered patio. They'll even bring your pup a bowl of water and a dog menu! Guests must 21 or older. Divvy's menu features sharable plates, like Vegan Cashew Cheese Balls and Corn Creme Brulee, a variety of vegetable dishes, and lots of gluten-free plates too. For proteins, you can try the Bacon Burger Sliders or the Lobsterdilla, a quesadilla made with lobster and Jack cheese.

Bird's Nest Cafe is an eatery in Nashville, IN, serving up boozy brunches and lunches on a dog-friendly seasonal patio. Call ahead during colder weather to make sure service is available outside. Try items like the sweet potato waffle, fried green tomato BLT, and drinks like their famous Bacon Bloody or a lavender latte.

The Garage Pub & Grill is a dog-friendly restaurant in Columbus, IN, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. Guests can dig into hearty favorites like burgers (including brisket, patty melts, and chili queso burgers), wings with a variety of sauces, loaded nachos, pretzel breadsticks, fried pickles, quesadillas, wraps, and entrees like ribeye, salmon, and grouper tacos.

Upland Brewing Company’s Columbus location, set in the historic Pump House in Columbus, IN, offers a scenic riverside brewpub experience with craft beer and elevated pub fare. Fido is welcome on the dog-friendly patio overlooking the Flatrock River. Guests can enjoy a rotating selection of house beers alongside menu items like nachos, soft pretzels with beer cheese, tacos, burgers, wings, and salads.

The Vine is a dog-friendly American bistro serving locals and visitors to Elkhart, IN. Fido is welcome to accompany you for a delicious meal at an umbrella-shaded table on the side patio. Offering upscale casual dining, a full bar, and a carefully curated selection of wine from across the globe, The Vine is the perfect place to relax and enjoy exquisite food. The menu features hand cut steaks, seafood, pasta, salads, sandwiches, and desserts.

Ralston's Drafthouse is a "gastropub" featuring great menu options and a wide selection of beer and wine. Spacious outdoor patio is dog friendly.