Cafe Raon

Cafe Raon is a family-run Korean-fusion cafe at shop 124, 14 Lexington Drive in the Norwest commercial precinct, opening at 7am on weekdays for the office crowd and at 8am Saturdays. The outdoor patio takes dogs, and the kitchen is a step above standard cafe breakfast fare.

The dog setup

Dogs join you at the outdoor patio tables; indoors is people only. Staff are welcoming to canine regulars, and the patio has room for a dog to settle beside the table. There is no dedicated dog menu, so pack a collapsible bowl for water. The precinct footpaths are wide and quiet early, which makes the walk-and-coffee loop easy.

Worth knowing

The menu mixes Korean comfort food with cafe staples: bibimbap, chicken katsu and egg sandos, prawn burgers and rice bowls, plus matcha drinks and specialty lattes like the Biscoff latte. Reviewers rate it highly for value and friendly service, and takeaway covers the workday rush. Hours are 7am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm Saturday, and it is closed Sundays, so do not plan a Sunday visit.

Getting there and parking

You are in the Norwest business park near the M7 and M2 junction, with free car parking in the surrounding complexes. Norwest Metro station is close enough to arrive by train and walk.

Close by with the dogs

The Norwest Lake loop is the natural walk, but dogs must stay on lead around the lake paths, per The Hills Shire Council rules. For proper off-lead time, Balcombe Heights Reserve's fenced dog park in Baulkham Hills is the nearest designated option. Another local cafe: Ordinary Day Cafe at Norwest.

More options sit on the New South Wales dog friendly cafes guide and the Bella Vista destination page.