Mokosz Cafe

Mokosz is a Mediterranean and Greek-leaning cafe on Glen Huntly Road in Elwood, and it earns its place on a dog-walker's map for a simple reason: there is an actual section of the menu for dogs. Puppuccinos, plain scrambled eggs, grilled chicken with rice and house-baked dog treats are all listed, so your dog orders their own plate instead of watching yours.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor footpath seating along Glen Huntly Road, under the bougainvillea, while the interior is kept for patrons. The dog menu runs from a $3.60 puppuccino to grilled chicken with rice, and the baked treats are made with oats, banana, honey and natural peanut butter, worth noting if your dog has a nut allergy. A dog-friendly ice cream, listed as a puppcycle, covers the warmer months. Confirm the dog menu is running when you arrive, since cafe line-ups change.

Worth knowing

The kitchen leans coastal Greek: a Mediterranean omelette and grilled lamb backstraps lead the savoury options, with eggs benedict, calamari salad and pancakes covering the brunch classics. The drinks list is a drawcard in its own right, with raspberry, iced and ube matcha alongside the coffee. Doors open 7am on weekdays and 8am on weekends, closing around 3pm daily, with street parking on Glen Huntly Road and the side streets and tram stops along the same road a short walk away.

Close by with the dogs

Elwood Beach and its dog off leash area are an easy walk down the hill for a post-brunch swim or sniff. If you want to make a cafe crawl of it, Plain Sailing Elwood and Jerrys Milkbar are both dog-friendly stops nearby.

Pepsi: a puppuccino at a footpath table while the humans argue over who gets the lamb salad. This is what mornings are for.