House of Ivy

House of Ivy is a busy all-day cafe at 501 Dean Street in central Albury, with the entrance on Olive Street, and dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables front and back. It is an easy coffee-and-breakfast stop when you want your dog with you and do not feel like making a production of it.

The dog setup

Dogs join you outside only. The street-side tables out front put you right in the Dean Street action, while the rear garden terrace is the calmer pick on a busy morning, with a bit more room for a dog to settle. Staff are used to dogs, but there is no guarantee of a bowl on the table, so bring your own water in the warmer months.

Pepsi: the back terrace wins every time if your dog is still learning to ignore passing prams and iced coffees.

Worth knowing

The draw is the coffee and a reliable all-day breakfast and lunch menu, with bacon and egg rolls, omelettes and pancakes among the regular orders. It gets bustling through the weekend brunch window, which is exactly when the back terrace earns its keep. Doors open early, generally from 6am weekdays and Saturdays to mid-afternoon, with slightly earlier close on Sundays, so it suits the pre-walk coffee crowd.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits in the Albury CBD, with street parking on Olive and Dean Streets and some free off-street parking nearby. If you are staying in town, it is an easy walk from most of central Albury.

Close by with the dogs

Oddies Creek Leash Free Area on the South Albury side of the river is the natural leg-stretch before or after breakfast, and Green Zebra is another central dog-friendly coffee option a few blocks away. The Albury destination page lists the rest of the border town's dog-friendly stops.

Arrive earlier on weekends for a quieter table, take the terrace if your dog prefers calm, and pair the visit with a riverside walk to round out the morning. More border-cafe options sit under the NSW cafes listing.