Now that fall has come to the Valley—technically, anyway—we can spend more time out on the town with our dogs, enjoying coffees, beers or even lunch with our very best friends relaxing at our heels, drinking water from provided bowls and waiting for something good to fall off your plate.
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Start with coffee. Downtown coffee bar and restaurant PublicUs (1126 Fremont St., 702-331-5500) is dog-friendly both inside and out. You can take your java out to the sidewalk seating or enjoy it in the restaurant, provided your doggo is well-behaved.
You’ll also find welcoming patios for dogs at Tivoli Village’s Leoné Café (400 S Rampart Blvd. #10165, 702-684-5853), Boca Park’s Sambalatte Torrefazione (750 S. Rampart Blvd. #9, 702-272-2333), the Desert Breeze Park-adjacent MadHouse Coffee (8470 W. Desert Inn Road, 702-360-4232), the Sunset Park-adjacent Sunrise Coffee (3130 E. Sunset Road #A, 702-433-3304), both Makers & Finders locations (1120 S. Main St, #110, 702-586-8255; 2120 Festival Plaza Drive #140, 702-586-8255) and many others. And if you’re both in a hurry on the way to the dog park, drive through a Starbucks or Dutch Bros. and fetch your pal a puppuccino.
Dog-friendly bars are steadily becoming easier to find, though by and large they’re patio service only. It probably goes without saying that northwest favorite Big Dog’s Draft House (4543 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-1404) welcomes all dogs big and small to its “front porch.” Ditto for Tenaya Creek Brewery (831 W. Bonanza Road, 702-362-7335), Park on Fremont (506 E. Fremont St., 702-834-3160), Able Baker Brewing (1510 S. Main St., 702-479-6355), the UNLV district’s Crown and Anchor pub (1350 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-739-8676), Henderson’s Gold Mine Tavern (23 S. Water St., 702-478-8289) and more.
As for dining with your doggo, it’s as easy as visiting Downtown’s plant-based Mexican spot Tacotarian (1130 S. Casino Center Blvd. #170, 725-251-3853), which not only has a dog-friendly patio but also a machine that vends dog treats, and both Valley locations of Lazy Dog (6509 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-941-1920; 1725 Festival Plaza Drive, 702-727-4784), which offer dog-sized plates of beef or chicken with brown rice and veggies. It’s also worth noting that the shopping centers in which the latter two restaurants are located—Town Square and Downtown Summerlin, respectively—also welcome dogs, provided they’re leashed, and you clean up after them.
This list is, of course, very incomplete; the number of dog-friendly spots around the Valley probably numbers in the hundreds now. Two good rules of thumb to follow: Bring a collapsible water bowl, in case the kitchen isn’t able or willing to provide one, and call ahead to make sure your friend is welcome, because an outdoor patio doesn’t necessarily mean a place is dog-friendly … even if it should.
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