Framed Espressobar

Framed Espressobar is a specialty coffee bar in central Toowoomba with a community feel and a steady stream of regular dogs. The venue shares its space with a framing studio, the beans come from Queensland's Slide Coffee Roasters, and the outdoor tables out the front are where a dog fits while you drink.

The dog setup

Dogs settle at the street-side seating out front, an accessible spot where a leash loops easily around the furniture. Staff are friendly toward canine visitors. Keep the dog at the outdoor tables; indoors is for people. No water bowl is guaranteed, so bring one in and settle in.

Worth knowing

The coffee is the reason to come: Slide beans poured well, with a cabinet of doughnuts, cronuts, danishes, protein balls and savoury muffins alongside. Reviewers single out the staff as much as the coffee, and the space is comfortable enough for a slower catch-up rather than a grab-and-go. Cold coffee gets a look-in too, with cold brew and iced lattes through the warmer months. Hours run weekdays from 6:30am to 2pm with a Saturday morning service to midday, and Sunday closed.

Getting there and parking

The bar sits in the Toowoomba CBD grid, with street parking on the surrounding blocks. Mornings fill first, so arrive a touch early for a quiet outdoor table before the regulars roll in.

Close by with the dogs

Park House Cafe and Ortem are the other Toowoomba City stops on the list, both walkable from here, and Queens Park is a short hop for a longer on-lead walk after coffee.

More Darling Downs options sit under the QLD cafes listing, and the Toowoomba City destination page rounds up the city's dog-friendly stops.