Cafe 77 Bakery and Restaurant

Cafe 77 Bakery and Restaurant is the Smithfield local doing proper Iraqi and Middle Eastern breakfast: manoush straight from the oven, the 77 Special Manoosh, oregano and cheese pizza, fatteh, falafel and mezza plates, all with Campos coffee and bread baked on site. It is casual, family-friendly and popular, and the outdoor footpath tables welcome dogs, which makes it an easy weekend breakfast stop in Sydney's south-west.

The dog setup

Dogs join you at the outdoor footpath seating; the dining room inside stays people only, as standard for NSW food premises. Keep your dog leashed and settled, because the outdoor tables fill at peak breakfast and lunch and the walkway is tight when they do. No water bowl is confirmed, so pack your own on warm days. Staff have a reputation for being welcoming, so a well-mannered dog fits right in.

Pepsi: fresh bread smells from the oven do not respect the footpath line. Bring a chew or accept the staring.

Worth knowing

The Iraqi breakfast spread is the thing locals rate: fresh bread, labneh, eggs and Iraqi tea. There is an attached hookah lounge for later in the day, but for dog purposes it is a breakfast-and-lunch venue. The Google listing has hours from 8am on weekdays and 7:30am on weekends, running to 3pm, which is tighter than some older listings suggest, so aim mid-morning rather than dawn.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits at 60 Dublin Street in Smithfield, with free street parking nearby and flat, easy access to the outdoor tables. The surrounding residential streets are quiet enough for a short on-lead stroll before you eat.

Close by with the dogs

For an off-lead run first, Bamford Close Fenced Dog Park is the nearest fenced option, with Fairfield Showground Fenced Dog Park at Prairiewood a short drive on. Other local stops include Little Corner Cafe in Smithfield and the Park Boathouse and Tea Gardens at Fairfield.

More options are on the New South Wales dog friendly restaurants guide and the Smithfield destination page.