Hub Cafe Jetty

Hub Cafe Jetty opens at 6am sharp from 30 Marina Drive, Coffs Harbour, running to 2pm on weekdays and 3pm on weekends, and the review pattern tells you who it is for: early risers grabbing flat whites, acai bowls and milkshakes with a view over the marina before the day proper starts. It sits in the Jetty precinct at the quiet end, close to the water rather than on the Harbour Drive strip, which is exactly why the dog-walking crowd passes its door.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome here, and the shape of the visit is walk-first: the cafe is a walk-up stop on a Marina Drive loop rather than a long sit-down brunch with the dog under the table. There is no dog menu, so plan on a coffee or acai for you and the walk doing the work for the dog. Keep the lead on around the precinct, because Coffs Harbour City Council keeps Jetty Beach itself dog-free and the rules tighten near the playgrounds and the marina.

Getting there and parking

Marina Drive curls around from the Jetty Strip toward the marina and the North Wall, with parking along the street and in the marina car parks nearby. The 6am opening is the whole point: arrive with the sunrise, walk the breakwall, and the cafe is still the freshest thing on the coast when you get back.

Close by with the dogs

The big draw is right next door: the North Wall off lead dog beach sits just past the marina with 24/7 off lead access, water fountains and a dog wash station, and Jetty Beach two steps away is off limits, so know your line. For grass instead of sand, Thompsons Road Reserve's fenced dog park is on the city's south side. If the morning becomes a strip crawl, Twenty46 at the bottom of the Jetty Strip keeps dog-friendly outdoor tables, and the Coffs Harbour destination guide covers the rest.

Pepsi: 6am flat white, breakwall lap, and a sandy dog by the time the acai lands