Fold & Rise Cafe

Fold & Rise is a sourdough bakery and cafe on Atlantic Drive in Loganholme, open from 5:30am to 2:30pm every day, which makes it one of the earliest reliable starts in the area. The bread is baked on site, the breakfast plates are serious, and the venue is explicit about where dogs fit: deck and takeaway breezeway, yes; inside the restaurant and the lawns, no.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome on the deck and in the takeaway breezeway. The smart move is to book online for a deck table and flag that your dog is coming, so you get seated in the right spot the first time. Bring your own water bowl to be safe. The breezeway works well as the grab-and-go option if you are folding the stop into a morning walk rather than making an event of it.

Worth knowing

The sourdough is the headline, sold alongside breakfast plates like the Benedict Royale and the avo and feta smash, plus pies, sausage rolls, cakes and a vanilla slice from the bakery counter. Coffee is well rated and the whole operation moves quickly at that 5:30am start. It sits in a commercial pocket, so the crowd is locals and bread pilgrims rather than tourists.

Getting there and parking

The cafe is in the commercial strip off Atlantic Drive, with a free on-site car park and street parking nearby, so it is an easy stop by car. On foot it pairs naturally with the river-side parks along Loganholme's eastern edge.

Close by with the dogs

Alexander Clark Park Fenced Dog Park is a short drive away for a proper off-lead run before breakfast. If you are doing a Loganholme cafe circuit, The Foxy Coffee is the other dog-friendly stop in the suburb.

More options are on the Queensland dog friendly cafes guide and the Loganholme destination page.

Max: book the deck and mention me by name. A dog who arrives unannounced to a restaurant row is a dog taking his chances.