Good Neighbour Cafe

Good Neighbour Cafe is a brunch spot on Wentworth Avenue in inner-south Kingston, opened by the team behind Gus' Place, and it has quickly built a following for serious coffee, matcha and generous brunch plates. For dog owners, the draw is the footpath seating out front: dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables, and the cafe is a standard stop for locals doing the morning walk loop around the Kingston precinct.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables along Wentworth Avenue, with the standard ACT arrangement of outside-only access. Staff are used to dogs and put out water bowls for visiting pups, which is more than most footpath setups manage. Wentworth Avenue carries traffic, so pick a table toward the shopfront end, keep the lead short and your dog settled while the brunch crowd moves past.

The vibe

The menu leans hearty: a big breakfast, chilli crab eggs, shakshuka, rosti and chicken burgers, with a basque cheesecake and a strawberry matcha for the sweet end. Coffee is a genuine strong point and the matcha list is broad by Canberra standards. Weekend mornings are busy and seating is quick to fill; a weekday mid-morning is the easiest time to land a footpath table with a dog.

Getting there and parking

The cafe is at 1/55 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. Street parking runs along Wentworth Avenue with more on Eyre and Giles Streets a short walk away, and it tightens during the weekend brunch rush. The Kingston Foreshore and Lake Burley Griffin paths are close enough to make a walk-and-brunch loop the obvious format for the visit.

Close by with the dogs

Within the same precinct, Dockside Cafe Kingston and Coffee Collective are other dog-friendly options, and Kita at Narrabundah is one suburb over. The full set is in the ACT dog friendly cafes guide.