Flick cafe

Flick Cafe operates from the WOTSO coworking building on Hunter Street in Newcastle West, serving the coworking crowd and anyone walking past. It is an early-start weekday cafe with a relaxed, community feel, and the kind of place where a dog at the outdoor tables fits the informal street-side setting.

The dog setup

This is an outdoor-tables visit: dogs settle beside you at the street-side seating out front, on lead and close to your chair, while the Hunter Street foot traffic rolls by. Staff are friendly and the vibe is casual, but it is a small operation, so bring your own water bowl as a fallback and keep the dog tucked clear of the entrance for coworkers and deliveries.

If you are planning a first visit with the dog specifically, a quick call ahead is worth it to confirm the outdoor setup on the day, since the footprint is modest.

Worth knowing

The menu is reliable coffee and simple, well-made meals rather than a big brunch list, and the crowd skews weekday workers from the building. Hours run early: 6am to 1:30pm Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 11am Saturday, closed Sunday. That makes it a breakfast-and-morning-stop venue rather than a lunchtime linger, and Saturdays finish before the west-end crowds arrive.

Pepsi: get in before the 7am coworking rush, grab the outside table and let the dog watch the light rail go by.

Getting there

The cafe sits on Hunter Street in Newcastle West, with the Newcastle Light Rail's Crown Street stop a short walk away. Street parking on Hunter Street is limited and time restricted, so check signs or use the nearby side streets.

Close by with the dogs

If Flick is closed, the west-end coffee bench is deep: Sherwood Coffee on Parry Street, Floozy Coffee and The Dugout Cafe are all nearby. The harbour foreshore is a short walk for a lead stretch. More picks are on the NSW cafe guide and the Newcastle West destination page.