Honey and Sol Café

Honey and Sol is a small cafe on Point Nepean Road in Rye that doubles as a curated shop of local produce, crafts and vintage bits, and dogs are part of the picture at the footpath tables out front. It is a browse-while-you-wait kind of place, which suits a slow Mornington Peninsula morning with a dog.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor seating on the front footpath, where you get the coastal air and passing foot traffic, and the team is known for putting down a water bowl. The indoor half works as a gift shop, so it is best kept for humans while your dog settles at the footpath tables.

Worth knowing

The coffee is Five Senses, and the food runs to local sourdough, sausage rolls, chocolate chip cookies and a small, well-chosen list of sweets and sandwiches, with local goods on the shelves to take home. Hours run 7:30am to 3pm daily, with an earlier 1pm finish on Sundays. Reviewers consistently single out the fit-out and the warm service, so expect a friendly, unhurried stop rather than a fast turnover.

Getting there and parking

Honey and Sol sits around Shop 8, 2185 Point Nepean Road, with free street parking on the main road and nearby side streets. Central Rye parking tightens up in peak summer, so arrive earlier in the morning. The dog off-lead area at Rye Beach is across the road for a walk before or after coffee, with seasonal rules signposted on the foreshore. For the next sit-down, Hapi Cafe & Restaurant is the other dog-friendly pick, and Bluetopia is a local base if you are staying over.

More of the peninsula bay side is on the Rye destination page and the VIC cafes list.