Radici Cafe & Catering

Radici Cafe & Catering is a small Italian cafe on Payneham Road in Stepney, doing homemade pasta, fresh focaccia and arancini with a proper espresso behind the counter. It has quickly become a local favourite, and dogs are part of the picture, with the outdoor seating area suited to a settled dog at your feet.

The dog setup

The outdoor tables are the reliable bet, and Google listings also indicate dogs are tolerated inside, so it is worth asking staff on the day; a young cafe's indoor policy can shift as it finds its feet. Keep your dog leashed and out of the walkway either way, and bring your own water bowl to be safe. The room is small, so a dog that settles matters more here than at a big courtyard cafe.

The vibe

The kitchen leans proper Italian: focaccia built to order, arancini, pasta and generous catering platters for the offices around Stepney, plus vegetarian and gluten-free options. Service runs 9am to 4pm on trading days, with days off having moved around since opening, so check the website or socials before a weekend detour. Weekday mornings are the calm version; the cafe can draw a crowd when word gets out.

Getting there and parking

Radici sits on Payneham Road at the Nelson Street corner, opposite The Avenues shopping centre. Street parking runs along Nelson Street and the surrounding lanes, with parking at The Avenues directly across the road as a fallback.

Pair it with

It works neatly as the coffee leg of a walk through the leafy streets between Stepney and Norwood. The Nourish'd Kitchen Cafe around the corner is another dog-friendly option, and The RUNHÔUSE in Norwood suits a run-first coffee.

For a sit-down pub feed afterwards, The Colonist on The Parade takes dogs at the outdoor tables, and Hannaford Reserve at St Peters adds a park leg. The South Australia dog friendly cafes guide and the Stepney destination page cover the rest.