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Dog Friendly Restaurants in North Carolina

No need to leave Fido in the hotel room when you want to grab a bite! No matter where you’re headed, we can point you towards great restaurants in North Carolina that will welcome Fido to join you at an outdoor table. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly The Square Root

The Square Root

The Square Root

The Square Root is a dog-friendly restaurant in Brevard, NC, where Fido is 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 appetizer like the fried green tomatoes or Bavarian soft pretzel board.

Pet Friendly Pack's Tavern

Pack's Tavern

Pack's Tavern, located in Asheville, NC, is a modern tavern-style restaurant that serves up an eclectic menu of American eats. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables on the enclosed patio, that's heated in cooler months. The menu features items like deviled eggs, tavern pretzels with beer cheese, breaded wings, pizza, meatloaf, blackberry BBQ glazed Carolina bison short rib, buffalo mac and cheese, fish and chips, beer brined chicken, sandwiches, and more.

Frog Level Brewing Company

Waynesville, NC

Frog Level Brewing Company

Frog Level Brewing Company is a dog-friendly microbrewery in Waynesville, NC, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table in their unique beer garden by the creek. The venue offers pub fare favorites from the test kitchen for their sister brand, 7 Clans Brewing. There's even a Dog Snack Bowl menu option for Fido with a choice of shredded chicken or shredded brisket served with peas and carrots! Humans can pair their handcrafted beer with menu items like boiled peanuts, trout dip, soft pretzels, hot chicken, sandwiches, mac and cheese, tacos, and more. Live entertainment is offered spring through fall. Check their website for current schedule.

Sunny Point Cafe

Sunny Point Cafe

Sunny Point Cafe is a family-owned, pet-friendly cafe in Asheville, NC. They serve upscale made-from-scratch food options in a cozy atmosphere. Leashed dogs are welcome on the covered outdoor patio. Menu items include salads, sandwiches, burgers, breakfast for dinner, and hearty entrees such as mighty meaty meatloaf, pork osso buco, and shrimp and grits.

Mulligan’s Grille in Historic Cottage Row

Mulligan’s Grille in Historic Cottage Row

Mulligan’s Grille in Historic Cottage Row is a dog-friendly seafood restaurant serving visitors and locals to Nags Head, NC. Fido is welcome to join you at a table on the pet-friendly upper deck where guests can pull up a stool at the tiki bar. Mulligan's provide a dog menu, water bowls, and your pup is sure to enjoy the fenced dog run where he can expend his energy! In addition to seafood, other choices include seasonal salads, burgers, meatloaf, plus chicken and waffles.

Twisted Laurel

Twisted Laurel in downtown Asheville, NC, is a dog-friendly restaurant where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table and even gets his own dog menu! 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.

Banner Elk Cafe

Banner Elk Cafe

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

Blue Moon Beach Grill

Blue Moon Beach Grill

Blue Moon Beach Grill serves up Southern comfort food and dog-friendly outdoor seating in Nags Head, NC. Their seafood-focused menu offers tasty options like daily specials, salads, fish tacos, filet mignon, sandwiches, plus a beverage menu with craft beer, wine and cocktails. Weather permitting, dogs are welcome to join you at outdoor tables.

Old North State

Old North State

If you're craving a refreshing wine and some delicious eats, the dog-friendly deck at Old North State is the place to go. Whether you're hankering for a dry white or a sweet red, they've got you covered. Choose from menu options including salads, sandwiches, flatbreads, quesadillas, soups, small plates, chicken, seafood, pasta, beef, and more. Try the BLT Sandwich with applewood bacon, a fried egg, white cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on honey wheatberry bread. Or for something a bit lighter, go for the Fried Oyster Salad with fried oysters, baby spinach, bacon, gorgonzola cheese, and roasted pepper aioli.

Blue Bike Cafe

Blue Bike Cafe is a casual, dog-friendly restaurant in Highlands, NC, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table for breakfast or lunch. Ask for the dog menu! The eatery is located in Creekside Village Shops near Hutchison Founder’s Park. Their menu features classic American burgers, sandwiches and salads in addition to an “all-day” breakfast. Before leaving, be sure to check out the Blue Bike merchandise, from jellies and jams, to coffee mugs and t-shirts, and also Amity Brother’s Coffee, who roasts the custom blend of Ethiopian and Colombian coffee that is served daily at the Blue Bike.

Posana

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 menu especially for dogs 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.

The George on the RiverWalk

The George on the RiverWalk

On the RiverWalk in Historic Downtown Wilmington, NC, The George Restaurant features Southern coastal cuisine, such as po' boys, shrimp and grits, and grilled pork chops. Creative martini, mixed drink, and wine menus. The lower deck offers river views and pet-friendly seating.

NoDa Brewing Company

NoDa Brewing Company

NoDa Brewing Company is dog friendly! Bring Fido to NoDa on North Davidson (Get it?!) while you partake in a pint or flight of locally-made microbrews. Craft beer lovers will want to sign up for the brewery tour, too. Live music and food trucks round out the offerings.

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte is pet-friendly. Home to the largest biergarten in the Southeast, it’s more like a park than a garden. The space, modeled after the early biergartens of Munich, is surrounded by 100-year-old oak, mature pecan and hickory trees for shade. It would be easy to forget that you’re only minutes from the hustle and bustle of downtown as you stroll the brewery’s cobbled pathways and discover shady tables, cornhole games and toasty fire pits with your pup by your side.

Fishy Fishy Cafe

Fishy Fishy Cafe

Fishy Fishy Cafe is a dog-friendly seafood restaurant in Southport, NC. Fido is welcome to join you at a table on the covered outdoor deck overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. Start with a shrimp appetizer of your choice, then one of several entrées featuring oysters, scallops, flounder, salmon, cod, etc.

Java Dog Coffee House

Java Dog Coffee House

Located in the Cotton Exchange downtown, Java Dog Coffee House is a dog-friendly café in Wilmington, NC. Customers can enjoy a cup of coffee and a bagel with the family pooch. The friendly staff is always welcoming and the coffee is to die for. Dogs are welcome both inside and outside.

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Luella’s Bar-B-Que is a dog-friendly restaurant in Asheville, NC, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table on the shaded, screened patio. Every order is made from scratch and served with their homemade sauces. Enjoy deviled eggs, Brunswick stew, smoked wings, chopped pork BBQ, ribs, smoked tempeh, BBQ baked potatoes, mac and cheese, and more. Please note that Fido will have to save your seat outside while you go in to order.

Green Man Brewery

Green Man Brewery

Green Man Brewery is a dog-friendly brewery in Asheville, NC, known for consistently good traditional ales and impressive seasonal beers. Bring your dog to sample specialty brews like The Rainmaker Double IPA or The Dweller Imperial Stout. Well-behaved dogs are always welcome inside and outside.

Universal Joint

Universal Joint

Universal Joint is a dog-friendly restaurant and bar in hip West Asheville, located in a refurbished old-time gas station. Fido can join you on the spacious outdoor patio and even gets his own dog menu with meals served on Frisbees! Enjoy bar snacks like soft pretzels, edamame, spicy egg rolls and wings. They also have a variety of burgers and sandwiches, and quesadillas and tacos.

Catawba Brewing Company - Biltmore Village

Catawba Brewing Company - Biltmore Village

Catawba Brewing Company - Biltmore Village is a dog-friendly taproom where Fido is welcome to join you inside for a brew or hard seltzer. Special events are held throughout the year; check their website and social media for a current schedule.

Famous Toastery of Wilmington

Famous Toastery of Wilmington

Famous Toastery of Wilmington is a dog-friendly eatery where Fido is welcome to join you at a table on the outside porch. Enjoy made from scratch breakfast and lunch offerings, including eggs Benedict and Florentine, biscuits and gravy, flavored pancakes, a variety of omelettes, BLTs, Buffalo chicken wraps, and meatloaf with mashed potatoes.

Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom in Asheville, NC, is a hip and modern dog-friendly national pizza chain that puts a unique spin on the traditional pizza place, employing a carefree attitude in all of their culinary creations. They offer classic salads, subs, calzones, and pizza, but venture on the eclectic side with offerings like jerk chicken, tempeh, or tofu hoagies, and specialty pizza such as the Kosmic karma, Thai Dye, and Philosopher's Pie. Wash it down with a local craft beer while relaxing with Fido on the outdoor patio.

Burial Beer Co.

Burial Beer Co.

Burial Beer Co. is dog friendly! Bring Fido to join you while you sample craft beers brewed on site. Favorites include Skillet Donut Stout, Scythe Rye IPA, Shadowclock Pils, Haysaw Saison, and Bolo Coconut Brown Ale. If you get hungry, order food from Salt & Smoke's window located on Burial Beer Co.’s patio.

Lindley Park Filling Station

Lindley Park Filling Station

Lindley Park Filling Station is a dog-friendly eatery in Greensboro, NC, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table on the covered patio. This neighborhood favorite serves appetizers like bean cakes, buffalo shrimp and buttermilk fried oysters, as well as a variety of burgers, sandwiches and wraps.

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