Dog-Friendly London Blog

Guides, walks and venue round-ups for exploring London with your dog, from the Paws of London team.

• Coffee, lunch and a pint: an Islington afternoon with your dog — Coffee and street food on Exmouth Market, a brasserie lunch in Clerkenwell, then a pint in Angel or Barnsbury. An Islington afternoon where the dog comes too.
• Caught in the rain with your dog? Where to warm up in Tower Hamlets — When the rain catches you halfway round Victoria Park or along the canal, these Tower Hamlets cafés have a hot drink for you and a spot for a damp dog.
• Sunday lunch with the dog in Westminster: seven pubs for a slow afternoon — Roasts near Horse Guards, a Hyde Park gastro pub that sources everything from the British Isles, and a wood-panelled Whitehall pub that welcomes dogs indoors.
• Twelve Camden pubs with gardens and terraces your dog will love — Twelve Camden pubs with a garden, courtyard or terrace, from Hampstead to Clerkenwell, with what each says about dogs and which ones to ring ahead.
• After-work pints with the dog: London Bridge, the City and Shoreditch — Laptop shut, dog by the door. Our pick of pubs for an after-work pint with your dog around London Bridge, the City and Shoreditch, grouped by area for the commute home.
• Dog-Friendly Pubs in Camden: Heath Walks, Canal Terraces and Camden Town Locals — Twelve Camden pubs that welcome dogs, grouped by the day you're having: a Heath walk in Hampstead, a garden or rooftop, a Camden Town pit stop or a long beer list in Clerkenwell.
• Eight Hackney pubs with outdoor space your dog will love — From a Victorian local with a big garden to riverside pubs on the Lea, eight Hackney pubs where your dog can stretch out under the table while you enjoy a pint.
• Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Wandsworth: Where to Eat With Your Dog — From a pub garden opposite Wandsworth Park to a Balham dining room that welcomes dogs indoors, here's where to eat in Wandsworth with your dog along.
• A coffee with the dog in East London, from Hackney Wick to Highams Park — Our pick of East London cafés for a coffee with the dog, grouped by area: a yellow roastery in Hackney Wick, a tuktuk-born trailer in Mile End, three Signorelli bakeries and a lakeside café.
• Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Tower Hamlets: Where to Eat With Your Dog — Indoor welcomes, an enclosed garden, a rooftop terrace and a 1722 pub at the tip of the Isle of Dogs: ten places to eat with your dog in and around Tower Hamlets.
• Where to stay in London with your dog: twelve hotels that welcome you both — A weekend away or a stay with friends across town, with the dog along: a Barbican pub with room for a dog bed, a Knightsbridge townhouse, a Vauxhall aparthotel and more.
• Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Southwark: Gardens, Riverside Pubs and Tapas — Tapas with the dog under the table, an enclosed beer garden, a riverside deck in Rotherhithe: eleven dog-friendly places to eat in Southwark, grouped by the outing you have in mind.
• Eating Out With the Dog in Hackney: 12 Restaurants, Bars and Breweries — Breweries and pizza by the River Lea, outdoor tables near Victoria Park and neighbourhood spots in Dalston and Clapton: twelve places to eat out in Hackney with your dog.
• Dog-Friendly Pubs in Islington (and Just Over the Border) — From a pub that calls itself the dog friendliest in Islington to a Bloomsbury garden with a water bowl ready, here are eleven pubs in and around Islington to take your dog.
• Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Islington: Gardens, Sunday Lunch and Exmouth Market — Ten places to eat with your dog in and around Islington, grouped by the outing: a garden with dogs welcome inside too, Sunday lunch, a Clerkenwell evening, match day.
• Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Westminster: Where to Eat with Your Dog — Where to eat with your dog in Westminster and the West End: a dog menu in Fitzrovia, a pub by Hyde Park, outdoor tables in Covent Garden and a pint near the theatres.
• Dog-Friendly Pubs in Shoreditch: Gardens, Station Pints and Lively Locals — Eight Shoreditch pubs for you and your dog, from an enclosed garden on the High Street to a cocktail pub four minutes from Old Street.
• Dog-Friendly Pubs Near Camden Town Station (2026) — Eleven dog-friendly pubs near Camden Town station, grouped by what matters with a dog: High Street stops off the tube, gardens to stretch out in, rooftops by the canal and a local by Camden Road.
• Dog-Friendly Pubs Near King's Cross St Pancras: A Drink With the Dog Before Your Train — Off the train with the dog and in need of a drink? Here are canalside terraces, a rooftop garden pub, a dog-friendly hotel lounge and a pub from 1805, all near King's Cross St Pancras.
• Dog-Friendly Hackney Wick: A Day Out Near the Station (2026) — Floating bars, brewery taps in Queen's Yard, pubs with dogs welcome inside and a groom room by the station: a dog owner's day out in Hackney Wick.