Haus Of Pizza Cafe

Haus Of Pizza Cafe is a small Lebanese pizza and manoush shop at Shop G08/32 Kitchener Parade in Bankstown, a short walk from the train station and pulling a 4.8 rating from reviewers who rave about the generous toppings. This is a footpath-table proposition for dog owners: dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating out the front, not inside the small shopfront, and with two trading sessions a day there are plenty of chances to time it right. It is a quick, casual stop rather than a sit-down destination, which suits a dog on a city-stride day.

The dog setup

Dogs sit at the outdoor tables on a lead, settled clear of the footpath traffic, because Kitchener Parade gets genuinely busy around meal times. Water bowls are not guaranteed at a counter-service shop like this, so carry a collapsible one. The stop is short by design: order, pay, take the pide to the table or away, and the dog never waits long.

The food

The oven turns out thin, crispy Lebanese-style pizzas, pide and manoush, with zaatar the classic pick and a good range of vegetarian and vegan toppings. The topics reviewers keep repeating are generous toppings, food presentation and late opening hours, plus fresh coffee and wraps for the morning shift. Most days run two sessions, 7:30am to 2pm and 5:30pm to 9:30pm, so dinner with the dog on the footpath is realistic; Sunday hours are shorter, so check before an evening run.

Close by with the dogs

A leashed stroll around the Kitchener Parade strip pairs naturally with the stop, and for real off-leash time the Salt Pan Lake Dog Park is the suburb's dedicated dog space, with Craig Street Reserve Fenced Dog Park one suburb over in Punchbowl. If you want a second sit-down with the dog, Manoush & Co Bankstown does the same style of thing with outdoor seating.

Max: Counter service means the waiting happens at nose height beside the pastry case. Strategic positioning.

More dog-friendly eating around the state is on the NSW restaurants list, and the local picks are on the Bankstown destination page.