Dog Friendly Restaurants in Sugar Mountain, NC

Sugar Cream Ice Cream Parlor in Sugar Mountain, NC, is a dog-friendly store with outside seating for Fido. Sugar Cream churn 20 flavors of soft serve hand dipped ice creams, sundaes and milkshakes.

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables on the pet-friendly covered porch at The Local in Boone, NC. Serving wood-fired flatbread pizzas, salads, burgers, seafood, pasta dishes, steaks, and tacos, The Local offers a variety of options for lunch, brunch, or dinner. The patio is weather permitting, so owners are encouraged to call ahead and confirm availability.

The Banner Elk Cafe in North Carolina has a spacious outdoor seating area that is very dog friendly. You and your pup can enjoying dining, rain or shine, at an umbrella-covered table or under their covered, heated patio. There are two entrances to the outdoor area, and they allow dogs of any size. Menu favorites include shrimp po boy and blueberry pancakes.

Lost Province Brewing Co. in Boone, NC, offers a variety of craft brews on tap. Fido can join you at a table on their open-air deck on the second floor. Their outdoor seating is pet friendly on a seasonal basis, so it's best to call ahead if you plan to stop by with your pup. Enjoy tasty apps like Belgian beer mussels and fire-roasted Spanish olives, delicious entrees featuring wood-fired pizza, and fried chicken sandwiches.

Six Pence Pub in Blowing Rock, NC, serves traditional British dishes along with classic American fare. Choose from Scotch eggs, ploughman's lunch, deli style sandwiches, bangers and mash, pork chops, crab cakes, and tender pot roast. Their fenced patio is dog friendly.

The Speckled Trout is a dog-friendly restaurant in Blowing Rock, NC, where Fido can join you on the covered, outdoor porch. This popular eatery serves regional fare like fresh mountain trout, soup beans and hoecakes, along with local farm beer or fresh rosé. Reservations are strongly recommended.

Located in downtown Boone, Melanie's has been serving delicious food in a warm atmosphere since 1991. The breakfast, lunch, and dinner options include eggs Florentine, western omelets, stuffed French toast, bacon chipotle chicken melts, Caribbean tempeh sandwiches, and butter burgers. Dogs are welcome on the patio, but during peak hours they must remain tied to the outside of the patio in a grassy area to ensure their safety.

Come Back Shack in Boone, NC, serves tasty burgers in styles like Carolina, Hula, Cajun and California. For the full experience, pair your meal with chili cheese fries and a milkshake. The covered deck with heaters is dog friendly, making it a great spot to dine with your pup.

Booneshine Brewing Company is a dog-friendly brewery in Boone, NC, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table in their covered beer garden with fire pits. They're passionate about brewing high-quality beer and equally focused on connecting with people and tapping into what makes the community of Boone, NC, and The High Country shine. Pair one of their craft brews with menu items like soft pretzels, roasted pickled beets, smashburgers, grilled cheese, BBQ and more.

Mellow Mushroom in Blowing Rock, NC, is a dog-friendly national pizza chain with a hip atmosphere. They put a unique spin on the traditional pizza place, employing a carefree attitude in all of their culinary creations. Sip on a craft beer while relaxing with Fido on the outdoor patio, featuring heaters. They offer salads, subs, calzones, specialty pizza, jerk chicken, tofu hoagies and more.

Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables at Coyote Kitchen, a pet-friendly restaurant in Boone, NC. The restaurant serves Caribbean soul food dishes like chips and dip, Caribbean burgers, tacos, bowls, and burritos. They have a fully separate vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free kitchen and bakery to accommodate dietary needs without worry of cross-contamination.

Switzerland Cafe, located in Little Switzerland, NC, serves up American style cafe fare prepared with fresh, local, seasonal ingredients. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their four pet-friendly outdoor picnic tables on their heated patio while you enjoy your meal, and they even offer a dog menu! Pet parents can choose from menu options including starters, soups, salads, quiche, sandwiches, barbecue, and more.

Go back in time at City Drive-In located in Spruce Pine, NC. Fido is welcome to sit with you in your vehicle under the blue awning. A curb-hop will drop by to serve you hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken sandwiches, fish sandwiches, wings, or BBQ. Sides include fries, tots, and pork rinds. Milkshakes offer the perfect complement to your meal.

Blowing Rock Brewing Company is a dog-friendly brewpub in Blowing Rock, NC, where Fido can join you on the outdoor deck. Pair one of their craft beers with menu items like baked soft pretzels, Ale House chips, a bison burger or grilled tuna sandwich.

The Town Tavern, located in Blowing Rock, NC, is a casual bar and eatery that serves up a variety of delicious fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly umbrella-shaded outdoor tables. Try their chicken wings in your choice of flavor (Thai red chili, smoked honey mustard, sweet jalapeno, mango habanero, Jamaican jerk and more), the Philly cheesesteak sandwich, or a fresh veggie wrap.

Wild Craft Eatery is a New American restaurant located in Boone, NC. Fido is welcome to join you on the outside patio. This dog-friendly eatery offers lunch and dinner options, as well as local beer, fine wine and craft cocktails. You can fill up on Bonnie's Pot Pie or keep it light with the Veganista Salad.

Dogs are welcome at several outdoor tables on the lower patio at this cafe in downtown Banner Elk. Banner Elk Cafe serves pizza, pasta dishes, salads, coffee, fresh baked muffins, and smoothies. Stop in for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Alcoholic beverages are also served. Banner Elk Cafe is open Sunday - Thursday 7am - 9pm, Friday - Saturday 7am - 10pm.

Since 1975, Pepper's Restaurant & Bar has been a staple of the Boone, NC community. This local eatery welcomes dogs to sit with their owners at one of the pet-friendly tables outside while chowing down on a bite from the dog menu! Pups can nibble on diced chicken or a hamburger patty while owners treat themselves to flatbread pizzas, sandwiches, steaks and more.

Dogs are welcome at six outdoor tables at this Japanese steak house. Makato's serves teppanyaki meals and sushi. Menu items include seaweed salad, tempura dishes, and teppanyaki steak, shrimp, chicken, lobster, or scallops. Makato's Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar is open daily for lunch from 11am - 2pm, dinner Sunday - Friday 5pm - 9:30pm, Saturday 4:30pm - 9:30pm.

Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables on the sidewalk at this Italian restaurant located in the Food Lion shopping center in Banner Elk. Bella's serves Italian food like pizzas, salad, calamari, chicken wings, minestrone soup, and pasta dishes. Bella's is open Monday - Saturday 11am - 2:30pm, 4pm - 9pm, Sunday noon - 9pm, and closed on Wednesdays in the winter months.