Dog Friendly Restaurants in Santa Monica, CA

Salads, pasta, filet mignon, and grilled wild salmon. Courtyard seating is dog friendly.

Blue Plate Taco is a beachy eatery offering salads, tacos, sizzling fajitas, salsas, and other Mexican favorites, plus a dog menu at Santa Monica's Shore Hotel. Bring Fido to join you on the dog-friendly patio to take in ocean views while you enjoy a meal.

True Food delivers a flavorful menu of anti-inflammatory vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free dishes that focus on optimal nutrition. Miso soup, herb hummus, red chili shrimp, and panang curry are just some of the unique offerings available. Outdoor seating area is dog friendly.

Offering classic Mexican dishes as well as prime steak and seafood, RED O is a pet-friendly restaurant "keeping true to the flavors of Mexico." Dog owners wanting to dig into a plate of Mary's Duck Taquitos can do so alongside their furry friend at one of RED O's many outdoor tables. RED O's menu includes starters, salads, soups, street tacos, specialty sandwiches, seafood, combination plates, enchiladas, steaks, and more. Diners with room for dessert can order a glass of Dolce Late Harvest 2009 wine and a plate of Passion Fruit Butter Cake or Just-Made Churros. This location of RED O is open for lunch Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 3pm, for dinner, Sunday through Wednesday from 5pm to 10pm and Thursday through Saturday from 5pm to 11pm, and for brunch, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 3pm

Organic and locally sourced ingredients and proteins are used in all of Pono's handcrafted burgers. Add some crispy sweet potato or russet fries, and wash it all down with a frothy craft beer or thick milkshake. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating area.

Burger Lounge is a dog-friendly restaurant centered on 'creating a burger you can feel better about eating.' The restaurant offers fifteen outdoor tables to dog owners wanting to dig into a grass-fed burger alongside Fido. The Lounge's menu includes salads, sandwiches, gluten-free items, and handcrafted burgers with patties made of beef, cage-free turkey, chicken, quinoa veggie, and Alaskan cod. Shakes, floats, lemonades, ice tea, Batch Craft Soda, Mexican Coke, beer, and wine are available to top it all off. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

The Curious Palate, located in Santa Monica, CA, is a unique bar and eatery that serves up a variety of delicious grub prepared using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their ten pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with one of their twenty craft beers and an order of the Squash Blossom Quesadillas - goat cheese-stuffed and fried squash blossoms with red bell peppers, caramelized onions, Havarti and Monterey jack cheeses, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Next, chow down on the Spicy Satay Tacos with your choice of Thai-marinated steak or chicken thighs, harissa, Japanese pickles, cucumbers, pickled peppers, crispy leeks, and carrots. Or go for the Acropolis Burger topped with feta cheese, hickory-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickled peppers and onions, chimichurri aioli, and cilantro yogurt. The Curious Palate is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am to 9pm, and Friday through Saturday from 11am to 10pm.

Cora's Coffee Shoppe in Santa Monica, CA is pet friendly. Your leashed pup can join you on their outdoor patio for a meal. Enjoy a specialty drink served with Mexican-style dishes steps away from the beach. Please note table service isn't available, so Fido must remain outside while you order.

The fresh-baked breads at Il Forno bring in the customers, who stay for the Italian fare. Dine with your pup on the patio.

The Albright has been serving up delicious, fresh seafood on the Santa Monica Pier since 1977. Menu features spicy seafood soup, grilled oysters, dungeness crab, lobster, shrimp po'bpys, poke, beer-battered fish tacos, and paella. Great seafood and plenty of covered outdoor seating for you and your pooch! Spacious outdoor seating area welcomes dogs, and bowls of water are available.

Kreation Kafe offers a menu of tasty Mediterranean food. The outdoor seating is dog friendly.

The Curious Palate in Santa Monica offers delicious teas, snacks and sandwiches as well as a shaded outdoor patio that is dog friendly. Choose from tasty options such as veggie wraps, fried chicken sandwiches, Baja fish tacos, braised short ribs, steak frites, drunken noodles, and fish and chips.

Ye Olde King's Head, located in Santa Monica, CA, is a casual European-style bar and eatery that serves up an array of tasty pub grub. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their twenty pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with a cold beer and an order of the Scotch Eggs - hard-boiled eggs wrapped in seasoned sausage and breaded, served with gravy. Next, chow down on the Steak, Guinness, and Mushroom Pie topped with flaky pastry, served with mixed veggies, fluffy mashed potatoes, and gravy. Or go for the Roast Beef Sandwich with horseradish creme fraiche, arugula, and pickled red onions. Ye Olde King's Head is open Monday through Wednesday from 9am to 10pm, Thursday through Friday from 9am to 11pm, Saturday from 8am to 11pm, and Sunday from 8am to 10pm.

Philz Coffee on Santa Monica Boulevard has three pet-friendly outdoor tables, so you can bring your dog along while you sit and sip on a cup of joe or tea. Philz Coffee makes their own roasts, and serves a large variety of espresso and tea beverages in its cafe. You can try Jacob's Wonderbar, with dark chocolate and smokey notes, the Philtered Soul, a medium blend with hazelnut and chocolate, or the light-bodied New Manhattan. Philz Coffee focuses on coffee rather than espresso and latte based drinks. Please note that table service isn't available, so Fido will need to wait outside when you go in to order.

Visit LouLou, a dog-friendly restaurant in Santa Monica, CA serving up delicious French-inspired meals. You and your pup are welcome to dine on their rooftop patio, which provides beautiful ocean and sunset views. On the menu, you'll find brunch, lunch and dinner items such as eggs Benedict, lobster rolls, salmon tacos, beet and goat cheese salads and pesto spaghetti. Don't leave without browsing their cocktail menu and wine list.

Mel's Drive-In is an iconic '50s-themed, dog-friendly restaurant in Santa Monica offering breakfast, lunch and dinner items, as well as famous malts, shakes and desserts. Fido can join you at an outdoor table or dine from the comfort of your car together!

Urth Caffe serves a plethora of healthy offerings, such as organic coffee, fine teas, kale salad, fresh fruit plates, grilled veggie with pesto sandwiches, butternut squash and ricotta pizza, and roasted turkey paninis. Outdoor seating area welcomes dogs.

Santa Monica Whaler is a coastal eatery in Santa Monica, CA. With its prime location near the beach, this pet-friendly spot offers a vibrant and laid-back atmosphere, where Fido is welcome to dine with you at a table on their covered patio. Indulge in their delicious seafood dishes, craft cocktails and an extensive wine selection.

The Cha Cha Chicken shack serves up cheap Caribbean fare and has outdoor seating that's dog-friendly.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is a charming down-home restaurant with a dog-friendly patio. Visitors to Santa Monica wanting to dig into a plate of seafood can do so alongside Fido at one of Bubba Gump's twenty outdoor tables. The Shrimp Company's menu is made up of appetizers such as Seafood Hush Pups and Shrimp Shack Mac and Cheese, soups, salads, sandwiches, plates such as Dixie Style Baby Back Ribs, Jambalaya, '...Of Course We Have Scampi,' Steamed Crab Legs, Accidental Fish and Shrimp, and Jenny's Catch with Lobster Butter Sauce. Diners with room for dessert can indulge in an Alabama Brownie or Mama's Best Strawberry Shortcake.