FOUR Knots Cafe

FOUR Knots Cafe sits right on the beachfront at the North Narrabeen Surf Life Saving Club, at 2 Malcolm Street, with outdoor seating looking straight over Narrabeen Beach. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor areas, and the combination of ocean views and early opening makes it a fixture for Northern Beaches dog walkers.

The dog setup

Dogs settle with you in the outdoor seating, on lead, with the sand and surf just beyond the deck. Staff are welcoming and used to dogs passing through on coastal walks. There is no advertised water station, so bring a bowl, especially on summer mornings when the deck fills. The setting suits well-settled dogs; it is a popular spot and foot traffic is steady.

The vibe and the menu

The kitchen covers barista coffee and all-day breakfast with wraps and fresh seafood in the mix, and the view is the real draw: uninterrupted across the waves and shoreline. It opens at 6am, which lines up neatly with a sunrise walk, and service runs to mid afternoon. Expect it to be busy on fine weekend mornings; weekday mornings are the quiet window for a dog visit.

Getting there and parking

Find it at the surf club end of Narrabeen Beach, with parking in the Malcolm Street area and along the beachfront carparks. The cafe sits at the northern end of the beach, close to the lagoon entrance and the start of the coastal walking routes south towards Collaroy.

Close by with the dogs

The Narrabeen Lagoon Loop is the obvious walk to pair with breakfast, and the Griffith Park dog park at Collaroy adds an off-lead option nearby. The Lakehouse Cafe is the other dog-friendly coffee stop on this stretch.

More of the area's dog-friendly venues are on the Narrabeen destination page, with the wider list in the NSW cafes index.