Downtown Pizzeria

Downtown Pizzeria is a busy wood-fired pizza house at 472 Dean Street in the middle of Albury's dining strip, and the Visit Albury Wodonga dog-friendly guide lists it for the footpath tables out front. It is a solid dinner pick with the dog along, provided your dog is settled in a street-side setting, because Dean Street stays lively through the evening.

The dog setup

Dogs join you at the outdoor footpath tables on Dean Street, on leash; the indoor dining room is not open to pets. Staff are accommodating and have been known to bring water out, but pack your own bowl. The footpath tables fill quickly on weekend evenings, so booking an outdoor spot is worth the phone call.

Worth knowing

The draw is wood-fired pizza with generous toppings, from the classics to a house tandoori pizza, plus a build-your-own pasta approach: choose spaghetti, gnocchi, fettuccine, penne or risotto and pair it with one of the house sauces. Chargrill platters, lamb and seafood round out the mains, and the drinks list runs to cocktails, regional wines and tap beer. Vegetarian options are on the menu and some gluten-free bases are available. The room inside is loud and energetic, so the footpath seats suit a dog that tunes out foot traffic.

Getting there and parking

The pizzeria sits at 472 Dean Street, central Albury. Free street parking is usually findable on Dean Street and the surrounding blocks, though it tightens through the dinner rush. It is a short walk from the Murray River foreshore end of the CBD.

Close by with the dogs

Noreuil Park foreshore on the Murray is a short drive for an on-leash riverside walk, and AlburyCity designates Oddies Creek Park in South Albury as an off-leash exercise space if the dog needs a proper run before dinner. For other dog-friendly tables nearby, Public House and Canvas Eatery are both in the CBD, and Green Zebra covers daytime coffee.

More options are in the dog-friendly restaurants across NSW list and the Albury dog-friendly guide.

Pepsi: supervised the wood-fired oven output from the footpath table and rated the crust edges an acceptable wage.