Cafe Journey

Cafe Journey opens at 6am on weekdays, which makes it one of the earlier stops on the Scarborough Beach Rd strip in North Perth. The room is small and the rhythm is local: regulars collecting their orders, trays of eggs benny going out, a queue that moves quickly. Visitors report that dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating areas, so a table out the front is the spot to aim for.

The dog setup is the footpath side of the cafe. There is no dedicated dog menu, and reviewers more often praise the coffee and kitchen than the pet kit, so bring your own water bowl and settle in. The welcome for dogs is reported by visitors rather than stated by the venue, so a quick check with staff on a busy morning is sensible before you clip the lead to the chair.

The vibe

This is a breakfast-and-coffee operation through and through. The kimchi shakshuka gets name-checked often, the dirty chai has its fans, and the homemade soda is a cooler-weather anomaly that keeps selling anyway. Portion sizes lean generous, the brekky wrap is a reliable grab for people walking to work, and the unlimited bread that lands on tables has become something of a running theme in reviews. Hours run to 1pm on weekdays, 2pm on Saturdays, and the kitchen closes on Sundays entirely, so plan the dog walk accordingly.

Scarborough Beach Rd carries steady traffic, but the shopfront tables sit back enough from the kerb that a well settled dog can relax. Street parking turns over quickly in the morning rush, so arriving before 7am gives you the best pick of both parks and tables.

Make a day of it

North Perth has enough dog friendly coffee to build a whole morning around. Satchmo Cafe and Hank's Corner are both short drives away, and Milkd & Co covers the later brunch shift if you arrive after Cafe Journey winds down. More options across the suburbs are listed on the WA dog friendly cafes page.