This Little Kitchen

This Little Kitchen is a busy neighbourhood cafe at Shop 2/170-172 Warrandyte Road, Ringwood North, with a strong local following and a genuinely dog-welcoming outdoor area. With well over 500 reviews it is one of the busier brunch spots in the pocket, so it is a proper sit-down rather than a grab-and-go.

The dog setup. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating. The setting is comfortable and social, which makes it a good landing spot after a walk. Staff are known to be accommodating and water bowls are generally around, though it is worth bringing your own on a hot day.

Good to know. The kitchen does a full brunch and lunch menu, with the chilli scrambled eggs, focaccias and eggs benedict coming up often in reviews. It gets warm reviews for friendly service and outdoor seating, so expect a wait at weekend peak.

Getting there and parking. The cafe sits in the Ringwood North shopping village on Warrandyte Road, with free parking in the plaza lot right outside. Buses run along Warrandyte Road if you are not driving.

Nearby with the dogs. Quinton Reserve is close by with walking tracks for a pre or post-cafe leg-stretch. Being in the shopping village, it also folds neatly into a round of local errands.

Best mid-week or early on a weekend, before the brunch rush fills the outdoor tables. Note that the kitchen is closed Tuesdays. Good for a longer sit with a well-behaved dog.

Sources

• Dog friendly cafe, Ringwood North · instagram.com

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