Kilgour St Grocer

Kilgour St Grocer is a cafe and grocer combined at 164 Kilgour Street in South Geelong, just outside the busy centre, with a sunny seating area out the back that is set up for you and the dog to stay a while. Water bowls are provided and doggy treats are usually on hand.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor back seating, which is where the comfortable tables sit anyway. Keep them on leash through the indoor grocer section if you duck in for provisions, and settle them under a table out the back. Staff are openly fond of dogs, which shows in how little fuss the arrangement takes.

Worth knowing

The draw is good coffee and a solid run of sandwiches, waffles and sweet treats, with the tuna melt and egg and bacon roll getting regular calls, plus vegetarian and vegan options. It reads as a quiet local favourite rather than a scene. Hours run 7am to 3pm weekdays, 8am to 2pm weekends, so it is strictly daytime.

Getting there and parking

Street parking is usually available on Kilgour Street and the surrounding residential streets, and its position outside the CBD makes it an easier pull-up than the waterfront strip.

Pair it with

The Barwon River trail is within reach for a proper leg-stretch after breakfast, and the botanic gardens are a short drive for an on-lead loop. For other coffee nearby, Orchid Co Coffee Shop and The Baltic are both close.

More options are on the Victoria dog friendly cafes guide and the Geelong destination page.

Pepsi: grab a back table mid-week, order the tuna melt, and let the dog settle under the table while the strip does its quiet thing.