Black & White Espresso In Lanyon

Black & White Espresso in Lanyon is the specialty coffee spot in the Lanyon Marketplace strip at Conder, on the southern edge of Canberra. It is the kind of reliable local cafe you duck into for a bacon and egg roll before a walk, and dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables on lead while you eat.

The dog setup

Outdoor tables only, dogs are not permitted inside, so keep your dog on lead and close to the table in the alfresco row. Staff generally have water bowls out for thirsty dogs, but ask if you do not see one. The marketplace setting means flat, easy access to the tables, which helps with older or awkward-sized dogs.

Pepsi: weekday mornings are the easy window before the marketplace fills, and the kitchen wraps hot food around 2pm even on weekends, so order the Benny early.

The vibe

Locals rate the coffee and the bacon and egg rolls, and the kitchen covers proper breakfast plates too, including eggs Benedict and a steak and eggs with house-made chimichurri. Service is consistently friendly, and the feel is casual and no-fuss, better suited to a quick coffee than a long sit-down.

Getting there and parking

The cafe is at Shop 6, 4 Sidney Nolan Street in the Lanyon Marketplace, Conder. The marketplace has a large free car park plus free street parking, so arriving with the dog is simple. Confirm hours before a special trip, as they can shift; recent listings run 7am to 3:30pm.

Pair it with

The exercise area at Lanyon Dog Park at Gordon is the natural warm-up or cool-down, and the Mount Taylor Reserve trail gives the walk some elevation. Coffee Guru is the marketplace fallback if the outdoor row is full.

More options are on the ACT dog friendly cafes guide and the Conder destination page.