Having a dog in Shanghai can be difficult—It’s brunch time and you have to leave doggo at home?! Say it isn’t so. Well, here’s a big list of dog-friendly restaurants, bars, and cafes in Shanghai to help you out.
Please note that your furry friends have to be well behaved, especially if its a family-friendly venue. We don’t want them getting over excited and nipping a child. That would mean hell for the venues…and who knows what people who don’t like doggos will do. *Yes, I’m judging you.*

If you have a big dog, do call ahead and ask if its OK. Some places aren’t big enough or equipped to handle large pooches. So please be considerate!
To find the addresses, there are plenty of resources out there:
Dianping or SmartShanghai.
Restaurants, Bars & Cafes in Shanghai That Allow Dogs INSIDE
- Alimentari (All locations: Anfu Lu, Jiaozhou Lu, Donghu Lu, Shankang Li, Panyu Lu)
- Barbarian (Northbund)
- Bar Centrale
- Beer Barrel (outdoor as well)
- Bites & Brews (Jing’an)
- Blarney Stone
- Boom Boom Bagels
- Brut Cake (Zhaojiabang Lu, Yuyuan Lu, Thumb Plaza)
- Bubba’s
- Cactus
- Cafe del Volcan (Small dogs only! It’s a tiny cafe.)
- The Cannery (Seats by the windows, call first! Plus, they have a huge lawn out front.)
- Charlie’s (All Charlie’s locations: Changshu Lu, Maoming Bei Lu, Tianyaoqiao, Greenland Center – and they have menus for dogs.)
- Chihuahua (Small-ish dogs)
- Co Cheese (Nanchang Lu)
- Curfew (Allowed inside unless it’s really busy, outdoor OK)
- Doe Coffee (Infinitus Mall, next to Hubindao)
- Egg
- Heritage by Madison
- Hop Project (Water bowls available, terrace)
- Hugo Husky House (Bring a husky and get 10% off!)
- Inferno (Located in United Valley—dog-friendly compound for outdoor.)
- La Baracca
- Little Catch (If they’re well behaved!)
- Love Concept Cafe
- Lucky You Cafe
- Masse (Plus, there’s a huge outdoor area!)
- Mikkeller Tasting Room
- Moka Bros (Inside, but not on the sofas! Outside too—large covered outdoor terrace. They have burners and provide blankets during winter.)
- Nene
- Pass Residence
- Perch (terrace too!)
- Pho To Shop
- Pierogi Ladies (special dog menu by Pawsome)
- Red Cactus (Everyday from 6pm pets allowed inside, plus they share the terrace with Specters!)
- Salute
- Shanghailander Cafe
- Solana
- Sip
- Specters (When it’s not too busy! plus, there’s an outdoor area too.)
- Sumerian
- The Rooster
- The Shed Jing’an (Inside and outside)
- Tres Perros
- UMAAMI (Outdoor and indoor terrace)
- Union Trading Co.
- UP (Inside & outside until 10:30pm)
- Uptown Records n Beer
- WeWork (All locations of WeWork)
- Yuyintang (Back door leads to the park, though, dogs are not allowed into the park.)
- Yuyintang Park (There’s also an enclosed outdoor patio.)
- Zeitgeist (Outdoor seating available)
- Zozzo (Outdoor seating available)
Venues with Outdoor Seating / Terraces That Are Dog-Friendly
- Abbey Road
- Al’s Diner
- Anarkia
- Azul
- Baker & Spice (Anfu Lu)
- BANDIT
- Basdban
- Beef and Liberty (all locations)
- Bitter
- Blaz
- Boxing Cat (Fuxing Xi Lu & Sinan Mansions)
- Bread ETC (Xiangyang Lu & Nanjing Xi Lu)
- Cactus
- Cantina Agave
- Cellar To Table
- CHARCOHOL
- Chez Jojo
- Cinnaswirl/Spread The Bagel
- Colca North Bund
- Commune Social
- Commune Reserve
- Cotton’s (both locations)
- DOC
- Dodu
- el Bodegon (Panyu Lu)
- Funkadeli
- Ginger
- Gin & Juice
- Green & Safe (Dongping Lu)
- Head in the Clouds
- Host
- Kommune
- La Maison
- Mandarin Oriental (huge lawn connected to Fifty 8 Grill, plus, they have a dog treats menu—peanut butter cookies with fish oil ¥38, chicken jerky ¥38, beef stew with rice ¥48, subject to 15% service charge)
- Mayita (terrace on a leash, depending if there are small children around)
- Mercado 505
- Must Grill
- O’Mills (First floor only on the outside)
- Peet’s Coffee (Donghu Lu, Wukang Lu)
- Pie Society (Panyu Lu)
- Pistacchio
- Pistolera (Hengshan, Jinqiao, Shanghai Centre)
- Popot (Jianguo Xi Lu)
- RAC (Anfu Lu) – large outdoor area
- Real Shanghai Cafe & Bar
- Shanghai Slim’s
- Tacolicious (Jing’an)
- The Bull & Claw (Spacious patio, and second floor, and they have water bowls.)
- The Plump Oyster
- Together
- Villa Le Bec
If you’re looking for a park to let your dog off the leash, head to West Bund. There are multiple designated areas for dogs to be off the leash. Address: 3398 Longteng Avenue, near Fenglin Lu 龙腾大道3398号, 近枫林路.
Unfortunately both Found 158 and Yong Ping Li do not allow dogs inside. 🙁
W Shanghai allows dogs if you’re staying there, ¥1,000 surcharge for cleaning. However, no dogs allowed at the F&B venues.
TacoLaoban
Pie Society on Shaanxi Road North allows dogs inside as well.
Pie Society on Shaanxi Bei Lu will not turn away customers with pets! (They love pets.) But they don’t want to advertise that they are pet-friendly, as there are customers who dislike pets inside the shop.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’ve been looking for an up to date list like this for ages 🙂
Most welcome! I’m sure there are a couple more places that I might have missed out. If you know of others, feel free to drop a comment! Thanks for reading <3
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Real Shanghai Bar & Cafe is animal friendly
I went to Shanghai Brewery and they would not allow my dog in including outdoor patio seating.
Heyo! Don’t think I had Shanghai Brewery on the list! But will add Real Shanghai~
This is really helpful! Thank you so much 😊
Please keep update those restaurants that you went. Love all of your Instagram posts xx
Ps. I really want to try Polux in Xintiandi so I called twice to make sure if I can take my dog and they said yes but unfortunately when we arrived they don’t allow pets outdoor seating. So disappointed 😔
Thank you so much! Just trying to help other pet owners in town!
Aww, sucks about Polux not letting dogs. Though, I’d imagine it a very high traffic place like Xintiandi wouldn’t really allow pets through.
I just called and Masse Gastro Lounge won’t allow pets inside, only outside.
awww that’s a real pity. Sometimes venues change their policy due to complaints from other guests 🙁
Good job there Rachel. This was well needed. Thank you!
Thank you! <3
Chilis allow dogs outside.
Battery new York eatery also allow dogs outside.
Thank you so much for this list!
Oh cool! And you’re most welcome!!
Chihuahua. Authentic Mexican food on Xinzha Lu.
Thank you for this list. So helpful.
You’re most welcome!
非常素(Simply Vegan) near Tianzifang in a food court basement allows small dogs inside! Call to confirm.
Really! that’s great.
Paulaner Expo also have big back lawn and you can bring dogs
Excellent!
La baracca is no longer accepting dogs :/
nuuuu heartbreak.