Queen Street cafe.

Queen Street Cafe occupies a cottage corner of 12 Elizabeth Street on Croydon's leafy cafe strip, about 90 metres from the Outer Harbor line station in Adelaide's inner north-west. It is a breakfast and lunch stop with a following for its shakshuka and french toast, and the street-side seating makes it a straightforward place to bring a dog.

The dog setup

Dogs settle in at the outdoor seating along the front, and pupuccinos are on the menu alongside the usual coffee list. Water bowls are often out, but it is worth packing your own on a warm day. Some visitors report dogs being allowed inside on quieter days, though the reliable bet is a kerbside table, so confirm with staff on arrival.

Worth knowing

The kitchen turns out shakshuka, french toast and a crispy bacon sando, and the salted caramel and roasted peanut cheesecake gets a run of mentions from regulars. Portions lean generous and the service is consistently described as warm. Doors close mid afternoon, around 3:30, seven days a week, so plan a morning visit rather than dinner.

Getting there and parking

Croydon railway station is a two minute walk away for anyone arriving by train on the Outer Harbor or Grange lines. Free street parking runs along the surrounding residential streets, which keeps arrival easy compared with the busier inner-city strips.

Max: claim a kerbside table early on weekends, the strip fills through the morning and the outdoor tables are the ones you want with a dog.

Close by with the dogs

Two fenced off-leash parks sit a short drive away: West Hindmarsh Fenced Dog Park and the Albert Greenshields Reserve Doggie Land Fenced Dog Park in Ridleyton. Both pair well with a post-breakfast run.

More options are listed on the South Australia dog friendly cafes guide and the Croydon destination page.