Talulah

Talulah holds the corner at 52 Glebe Rd in The Junction, and it has become one of the suburb's reliable morning stops. The kitchen turns out ricotta hotcakes, chilli eggs and potato rosti, the coffee is taken seriously, and dogs settle in along the street-side seating where staff are known to bring water bowls out unasked. It is an easy cafe to build a routine around, with a menu that stretches from first coffee to a late breakfast and the kitchen still running.

The dog setup

The outdoor seating facing the street is partly covered, so there is shade for morning visits and some cover when the weather turns. Visitors across Newcastle dog-friendly venue guides describe the staff as welcoming, and water bowls tend to appear at the table without much prompting. Weekend mornings fill quickly, so arriving early gives you the best chance of a front table.

On the plate

Breakfast is the draw. The ricotta hotcakes and cocoa hotcake come up again and again in visitor write-ups, alongside chilli eggs, smashed avo on charred sourdough and a potato rosti that works as a side or a meal in its own right. The kitchen winds down through the afternoon, so late visits lean on the coffee and the sweets case.

Getting there

Talulah opens 7am to 2:30pm every day of the week. Street parking runs along Glebe Rd and the side streets behind it, and most of The Junction's strip is walkable from the cafe. The suburb's cafes and shops sit between Glebe Rd and the railway line, so a coffee here fits naturally at the start or end of a suburb loop with the dog.

Close by with the dogs

Cafe Ziss is a short stroll away for a second coffee stop in the same block. For bigger outings, Horseshoe Beach is Newcastle's designated dog beach, and the King Edward Park off-leash area gives you harbour views with room to roam.

See what else is happening around The Junction with the dogs.