Luca Joondalup

Luca Joondalup sits on Shenton Avenue in the middle of the CBD strip, and it has built a following on plates that go past the usual cafe lines. Visitor reports and local listings consistently record the alfresco tables as dog friendly, which is the basis for its listing here rather than any published policy on the venue's own pages. Treat it as a reported practice: bring the dog, keep it leashed at an outdoor table and order from a menu people drive across the northern beaches for.

The dog setup

The outdoor tables along the shopfront are the spot with a dog in tow. Shenton Avenue carries some traffic but the footpath edge gives your dog a spot out of the flow, and the awnings keep the morning sun off through summer. Doors open at 7am on weekdays and 8am on weekends, and with a 2pm close every day this is strictly a breakfast and brunch play. Earlier is calmer: by 9am on weekends the queue for the pistachio latte is part of the furniture.

The menu is why people come. Turkish eggs and a chilli scram head the savoury side, french toast carries the sweet end, and the pistachio latte and matcha chai are the drinks people photograph. Coffee service runs through to close, so a second takeaway round for the walk back is easy.

Close by with the dogs

Joondalup stacks up well for a dog day out. Elcar Park fenced dog park is a short drive south for an off lead run before breakfast, and the Yaberoo Budjara Heritage Trail starts nearby for a longer on lead walk. If Luca's alfresco is full, Paper Avenue Cafe and Dome Cafe Joondalup are reported dog friendly backups in the same strip.

Parking is straightforward: the Shenton Avenue bays out front and the Civic Centre car park behind cover the morning rush. Street parking is free on Sundays nearby. The Joondalup destination page collects the area's dog friendly venues, and the Western Australia cafes guide covers the rest of the state.