Yugen Art & Coffee

Yugen Art and Coffee is a small Japanese-inspired specialty cafe and art workshop space on King William Road in Goodwood, and it lists itself as dog-friendly. It is a calm, boutique room rather than a big open cafe, so it suits a smaller, settled dog best.

The dog setup

The compact interior makes the outdoor seating on King William Road the natural place to sit with a dog. The cafe describes itself as dog-welcoming and staff are warm to visiting dogs, but inside is intimate, so a small, well-behaved dog on a short lead is the realistic fit. Bring your own water bowl to be safe.

Weekday mornings give you the quietest run at the small space and the easiest time managing a dog around the door. Weekend foot traffic on King William Road picks up through the middle of the day.

Worth knowing

The focus is specialty coffee and Japanese drinks: matcha, ube lattes and tea, served in a quiet wabi-sabi interior with latte art that gets photographed a lot. It also runs art workshops such as water marbling and origami, so it leans more lingering spot than quick in-and-out, which suits owners whose dogs are happy to settle for a while.

Getting there

The cafe sits on King William Road at Goodwood, with free street parking on the road and nearby side streets, and buses running along King William Road.

Pair it with

Trouble and Strife and Hey George Community both do dog-friendly pavement and outdoor seating nearby for a full brunch, and the Currie Road Dog Park at Forestville is a short drive west for a run beforehand.

More options are on the South Australia cafe guide and the Goodwood destination page.