Zhilin (Kiwa) cafe

Zhilin (Kiwa) cafe is a Korean-influenced cafe at 2/154 Chatswood Road in Daisy Hill, south of Brisbane, trading weekdays 7am to 5pm and Saturdays 8am to 2pm with Sundays off. The kitchen runs cafe classics alongside Korean plates, and locals rate it as a genuinely dog-friendly stop rather than a grudging one: dogs are welcome in the covered outdoor seating, while the small indoor section stays for human patrons only.

The dog setup

There is no fee for bringing a dog, and staff will bring out water on request. Keep your dog leashed and settled close to your table, since the outdoor area is snug and fills quickly around the brunch peak. The cover over the outdoor tables makes it a usable stop even in the rain, which matters in a suburb where wet-weekend options are thin.

What to order

The prawn burger and crispy Korean fried chicken are the orders the cafe is known for, with house-made dumplings, acai bowls and scones filling out the menu. Sweet potato chips get regular mentions, and the coffee holds up as a standalone stop.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits in a small shopping strip on Chatswood Road. Off-street parking is limited, but the side streets nearby usually have a spot, even on Saturday mornings.

Close by with the dogs

The Daisy Hill Conservation Park and Koala Centre are off limits to dogs, so the walk before or after coffee needs to be at a council park instead. Springwood Dog Park has separate small and large dog sections a few minutes north, and Camelot Park Fenced Dog Park is an option on the other side of the freeway. Other local coffee stops include Roundabout Espresso in Springwood.

More options are on the Queensland dog friendly cafes guide and the Daisy Hill destination page.