Cafe Green Bean

Cafe Green Bean is a long-running wholefood cafe on Edith Street in the middle of Wynnum, a few minutes from the foreshore, and it has built a loyal local following on hearty breakfasts, organic-leaning cooking and a genuinely easy attitude towards dogs at the outdoor tables.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the alfresco seating out the front, which sits off the street and is partly covered, so it works in most weather. Under Queensland food rules dogs stay in the outdoor zone rather than inside, and this is an outdoor-dining suburb where that suits most dogs fine. Staff will usually bring out a water bowl if you ask, though packing your own is the safe bet. It suits dogs that settle quietly near other diners; the tables sit close to a footpath that gets its share of passing dogs.

The vibe

The kitchen leans wholefood: eggs benedict, acai bowls, gluten-free options and house-made cakes, with Merlo coffee pouring. Breakfasts are the drawcard, and the welcome is the reason locals come back. Weekday mornings open from 6:15am, weekends from 7am, and the kitchen winds down mid-afternoon.

Getting there and parking

The cafe is about a five-minute walk from Wynnum Central station. Street parking runs along Edith Street and the side streets, with more public parking behind the shops on Florence Street.

Make a day of it

The Wynnum foreshore is a short walk away for an on-leash stroll along the water, and Elanora Park fenced dog park is close by for an off-leash run first. The Manly off-leash dog beach is one suburb south, and Frenchies Cafe is another dog friendly option in Wynnum if you are cafe-hopping.

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