Toe Beans Bassendean

Toe Beans is a cat cafe on Old Perth Road in Bassendean, built around adoptable rescue cats and their adoption runs with local rescue groups. That premise shapes the whole visit for dog owners: your dog is welcome at the footpath tables out front, but no outside animals go through to the cat areas, for obvious feline reasons. Plan on alfresco only.

The dog setup

Dogs sit with you at the street-side seating on the Old Perth Road footpath. Water bowls sometimes appear on the outdoor tables, but bring your own for a longer stay. Two things to plan around: the frontage is right on the strip, so a dog unsettled by foot traffic will want a quieter table, and the whole point of the place is cats, so a reactive dog finds it a stimulating spot. Keep the lead short and settled.

Worth knowing

Locals rate the coffee and the caramel slice, and the rescue-cat community feel is a genuine part of the appeal, with adoption events run alongside the cafe. Hours run mornings to mid afternoon, closed Tuesdays, with weekend service winding up early afternoon. It works best as a quick outdoor coffee stop rather than a long sit, given the alfresco-only arrangement for dogs.

Getting there and parking

The cafe is at 9 Old Perth Road, close to Bassendean train station, which makes it an easy arrival on foot or by rail. Street parking runs along Old Perth Road and the nearby residential streets, busy on Saturday mornings.

Close by with the dogs

Caff on Broadway nearby gives your dog a roomier alfresco setup if the strip is busy, and BERTIE on the same side of town covers a longer afternoon sit. Mary Crescent Reserve in Eden Hill is the closest off-lead run.

More options are on the Western Australia dog friendly cafes guide and the Bassendean destination page.

Max: treat it as a coffee-and-people-watching stop on the Basso strip, dog parked calmly at your feet, and save the off-lead leg-stretch for Mary Crescent.