Room 10

Room 10 tucks onto Llankelly Place, the pedestrian laneway that runs off the Macleay Street strip in Potts Point, and keeps a tight, confident operation going from 7am to 3pm every day of the week. The short menu leans on good bread: a beef brisket sandwich with real weight to it, a mushroom sandwich for the vegetarians, soft boiled egg on toast and a sweet potato salad for lighter orders. The flat white is the house calling card, and the laneway seats make the most of it.

The dog setup

Dogs join their people at the outdoor tables along the laneway, a practice reported in dog friendly cafe listings and on the venue's Google listing. Because Llankelly Place is closed to cars, the alfresco side is a calm one, and the 7am opening means you can beat the brunch crowd with a dog on the lead. Weekday mornings are the quietest window; Saturday late morning fills the laneway quickly.

The laneway position puts you seconds from the heart of Potts Point, so a dog-friendly morning here pairs naturally with a walk. Fitzroy Gardens and the galleries are a few minutes off, and the terrace streets behind Macleay Street give the lead some gentle hills to work with before you circle back for a second coffee.

Make a day of it

When the laneway fills, Tuyo Potts Point and RayRay Cafe both keep dog-friendly outdoor tables nearby. The lawn at Embarkation Park is an easy leg stretch uphill, and if you are staying over, the Holiday Inn Sydney Potts Point takes dogs. The Potts Point guide pulls the suburb together, and the wider list lives at dog friendly cafes in NSW.