New Neighbour Coffee

New Neighbour Coffee is a small, family-run specialty coffee spot on Grand Boulevard in Montmorency's south, and it actively encourages you to bring the dog on the coffee run. The cafe itself is compact, so the outdoor footpath tables are where owners with dogs settle, and the frontage is well shaded through the morning. It has become a genuine neighbourhood fixture, with a 4.8 rating built largely on the coffee and the friendly service.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor seating out front, and the cafe's own social media makes a point of welcoming four-legged regulars. Because the interior is tiny, footpath tables are the natural spot for anyone with a dog, and staff are noted for greeting them and putting water out. The trade-off is space: there is no big courtyard to spread into, so it is a coffee-and-go kind of stop for larger dogs. Bring a bowl on hot days just in case the water jug is stretched.

The coffee and the menu

Coffee is the headline, poured with Zest Specialty beans, and the kitchen's brunch plates travel well on social feeds: hashbrown benedict, smashed avo, corn fritters and French toast, with vegan options and muffins alongside. Hours are 7am to 3:30pm weekdays and 7:30am to 1:30pm weekends, so weekend service wraps up early. Expect it to hum on Saturday mornings when the local dog-walking circuit converges.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits on Grand Boulevard in southern Montmorency, in Melbourne's north-east, with street parking along the surrounding residential blocks. It is an easy stop on foot if you live nearby, and the local on-lead park keeps the area handy for a pre-coffee stroll.

Close by with the dogs

Montmorency's strip punches above its weight for dog-friendly options: Manx Cafe, The Monty Pantry & Cafe and The Were Street Food Store are all local alternatives if the footpath tables here are full.

More of the area's dog-friendly venues are on the Montmorency destination page, with the state list in the VIC cafes index.