Metropolis Japan

May 23, 2014

All Dawgs Allowed

Tokyo's pet-friendly cafés and restaurants

Petit Leon

A popular lunch place, Petit Leon’s menu boasts reasonably priced meals and snacks for dogs, ranging from chicken jerky to banana cakes.

59-3 Nishimachi, Oyama, Itabashi-ku. Nearest stn: Oyama. Tel: 03-5926-6630. www.petitleon.com

Saudade

Okonomiyaki restaurant with a selection of dog-friendly foods, including boiled pork cartilage and boiled chicken breast with cabbage. No salt is added to these dishes.

2F, 3-13-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku. Nearest stn: Akasaka. www.sau-dade.com/menu.htm

Café Russ-Kich

The stylish interior is welcoming to both four-legged friends and two-legged ones without them. Dog menu changes regularly. Conveniently located about 10 minutes’ walk from the Komazawa Park dog run.

1F Player Fukasawa, 6-24-11 Fukasawa. Nearest stn: Sakura-Shinmachi. Tel: 03-6411-6657. http://russ-kich.wix.com/russ-kich

Poket Café

For the brand loyal, this is the place to be. Not only is there a café, but also a grooming salon, pet hotel and accessory shop by the same group in the area (Poket BarBar and Poket Up, respectively). Dog menu items include doughnuts, risotto or chicken with sweet potato among other things.

1-37-9 Higashi-Nakano, Nakano-ku. Nearest stn: Nakano. Tel: 03-3227-2999. www.poket-cafe.com

Café + Bar A+

A+ is a retro-American space that offers diner-style food and alcohol for the humans, while dogs can lounge on couches and enjoy little treats like beef tongue jerky and pig ears.

3-4-10 Asakusa, Taito-ku. Nearest stn: Asakusa. Tel: 03-6458-1795. http://cafebar-a-plus.com

Café Wan Love

This cozy corner cafe is located close to Tokyo SkyTree, and beyond its selection of human and doggie dishes, also gives pups the chance to mingle with others of their kind. Big dogs very welcome!

1-10-1 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku. Nearest stn: Tawamachi. Tel: 03-3841-4886. http://homepage3.nifty.com/cafewanlove