Bar Doppio

Bar Doppio is a small Italian-leaning cafe in the heart of Rose Bay village, doing coffee, breakfast and lunch with a menu that leans Mediterranean: eggs benedict and shakshuka at breakfast, salads, creamed spinach and schnitzel through the day, all in generous portions. Dogs are welcome at the footpath tables out front, which makes it an easy stop before or after a walk on the harbour foreshore.

The dog setup

Seating for dogs is on the front footpath; the interior is off limits. Keep your dog leashed and settled under the table, as the footpath is a working street edge with passing foot traffic. Water-bowl availability varies, so bring your own collapsible bowl to be safe. Weekday mornings are the quieter window for the footpath seats, and groups planning to sit out front with dogs should confirm current arrangements with the venue first.

Worth knowing

The cafe opens from 6am daily, with dinner service Monday to Saturday and a 3pm close on Sundays, so it covers a longer day than most village cafes. It reads as a local all-rounder: caring staff and large plates are the recurring notes from visitors.

Getting there

The cafe sits in the Rose Bay village on New South Head Road. Street parking runs along the road and nearby side streets such as Wilberforce Avenue, though it fills on weekends. Buses run along New South Head Road and the Rose Bay Ferry Wharf is a short walk away, which makes arriving by ferry a genuine option.

Close by with the dogs

Lyne Park and the Rose Bay foreshore are a few minutes' walk for a post-coffee stretch along the water. Sugar+Spoon and Collins Lane Cafe are other local stops on the same dog-friendly circuit.

More options are on the NSW dog friendly cafes guide and the Rose Bay destination page.

Max: footpath table by the village, a big breakfast plate, and the foreshore path around the corner for the walk home.