RayRay Cafe

RayRay runs out of a shopfront on Bayswater Road, one street back from the tree-lined part of Potts Point that most visitors never get past. The kitchen covers the brunch standards well, and the details that keep locals coming back are the sourdough crumpets, gluten free toast on request and portions with real generosity to them. The staff get named repeatedly in guest feedback for how they treat people, and that reputation extends to the four legged regulars out front.

The vibe with a dog

Dogs are welcome at the alfresco seating out front, per the Google listing and reviews. The footpath tables face a street that stays calmer than Macleay Road, so there is room for a dog to settle without sitting in a thoroughfare, and the staff's hospitable streak is reported often enough by dog owners that it reads as house policy rather than luck. Doors open at 7am daily, and the kitchen runs to 3pm seven days, which makes the pre-9am sitting the easy one.

Bayswater Road puts you between the cafe strip and the park end of the suburb, so the natural pattern is coffee here, a walk uphill, and a decision about second breakfast. The 3pm close is worth planning around on weekends: arrive late and you will be ordering takeaway for the park bench, and the crumpets deserve better than that. Midweek, the room barely fills before 10am, which is as dog-quiet as Potts Point gets.

Close by with the dogs

Uphill from RayRay, Embarkation Park gives the lead somewhere to go, while RayRay Cafe and Melted Monster cafe cover alternate mornings with outdoor tables of their own. The Potts Point guide collects the suburb, and dog friendly cafes in NSW widens the search.