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Dog Friendly Italian Restaurants in Houston, TX

There are 29 pet friendly Italian restaurants in Houston that welcome dogs at their outdoor tables. Need help to decide where to eat? Here’s a detailed description of each restaurant, along with pictures and reviews from other dog owners. Coming from out of town? Get a discounted rate on pet friendly hotels in Houston. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly Giacomo's Cibo e Vino

Giacomo's Cibo e Vino

Giacomo's Cibo e Vino

Giacomo's Cibo e Vino is a dog-friendly restaurant in Houston, TX, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table on one of two large patios. This Italian cafe specializes in small plates of hot and cold antipasti for grazing and sharing. When you order the special seasonal dessert, Giacomo’s donates the profits from its sale to support Rescued Pets Movement.

Pet Friendly D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe

D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe

D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe

D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe is half-grocery, half-Italian cafe, but all delicious. This dog-friendly spot's crab claws are a must.

Empire Cafe

Authentic Italian cuisine such as portabella sandwiches, margarita pizza, chicken parm, and rustica. Outdoor seating is dog friendly.

Collina's Greenway

Collina's Greenway

The BYOB Collina's gourmet pizza is out-of-this-world. You can enjoy any of their traditional Italian fare with your pup. Sit at a perimeter table as pets are only allowed outside the fence.

Prima Pasta

Prima Pasta is a dog-friendly restaurant serving authentic Italian fare. Visitors to Primi Pasta can dig into a plate of pasta alongside their pooch at one of the tables on its large outdoor patio. The Italian restaurant's menu includes antipasti dishes, soups, salads, pizzas, pasta, paninis, vegetarian fare, and a wide range of classic entrees such as New York Strip, Seafood Lasagna, Fettuccini Del Mare, Cheese Ravioli, Chicken Parmesan, and much more. Diners with room for dessert can indulge in Chocolate Mousse Cafe, Spumoni, Italian Cream Cake or Chef Carla's Tiramisu. Prima Pasta is open daily from 10:30am to 10:00pm.

Postino - Heights

Postino - Heights

Postino, located in Houston, TX, is a casual Italian cafe that serves up a variety of delicious fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with a glass of wine and an order of the Bounty with grilled cauliflower, asparagus, assorted veggies, Guindilla peppers, spicy Marcona almonds, herb-cucumber-cream dipping sauce, and smoked almond hummus. Next, chow down on the Autostrada Panini with sopresatta, Italian ham, cappicola, mortadella, provolone, arugula, tomato, and spicy pepper relish.

Carrabba's Original

Carrabba's Original

Carrabba's is a Houston original, and this location on Voss Road offers a covered patio with several dog-friendly tables. The menu highlights classic Italian dining with a diverse selection of plates. You'll find popular dishes like linguine pescatore, spaghetti, and eggplant parmesan. Other menu items include stuffed pasta, steaks, chops, and house specials like the Brick Chicken. Pizza lovers will have their choice of classic options or customized pies. You can round that out with a choice from their extensive wine list or a specialty cocktail. This location is open Monday through Saturday from 11am to 10pm and Sunday from 11am to 9pm.

Prego

Prego, located in Houston, TX, is a romantic eatery that serves up delicious Italian cuisine prepared with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. Choose from menu options including starters, soups, salads, pasta, pizza, risotto, seafood, chicken, veal, lamb, beef, veggies, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at one of the few pet-friendly outdoor tables available on their small patio. Start off with a glass of vino and an order of the Carpaccio with naturally raised Texas beef, arugula, chopped tomato, and truffle oil. Next, chow down on the Pesca Zucca - pumpkin seed-crusted gulf red snapper with oven dried tomato, roasted corn, scallion bianco, spinach, and roasted butternut squash. Or go for the Coniglio - braised Texas rabbit with caramelized root veggies. Prego is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am to 10pm, and Friday through Saturday from 11am to 11pm.

Carrabba's Original

Carrabba's Original

At Carraba's Original, you'll find a dog-friendly patio outside. This Italian restaurant serves up a whole host of Italian favorites. The specialties on the menu include a Pollo Rosa Maria, chicken breast stuffed with prosciutto and fontina with a mushroom basil butter sauce, served with fettuccine alfredo. There are lots of desserts on the menu as well, including the John Cole: Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream drizzled with caramel sauce and cinnamon rum pecans. Carraba's is open Monday through Thursday from 11am to 10pm, Friday from 11am to 11pm, Saturday from 12pm to 11pm, and Sunday from 11am to 9pm.

Laurenzo's Restaurant

Laurenzo's Restaurant

Laurenzo's has been serving the Houston area for over fifty years and has a pet-friendly patio. Laurenzo's has a massive menu, with everything from Fajitas to Lasagna. The restaurant is known for their Prime Rib, which you can get in 8oz, 12oz, and the huge 16oz. You'll find salads, sandwiches, burgers, ribs and much more. Sunday Gravy Pasta, using Grandma Laurenzo's recipe, is available daily and loaded with meat and meatballs. There's even a nod to New Orleans with Po Boys, Etouffee, and Shrimp and Grits. Open Sunday through Tuesday 11:00am to 9:00pm, Wednesday and Thursday 11am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 11:00am to 10:30pm.

Gugliani's

The BYOB Gugliani's welcomes pups in the summer, when you can feats on its down-home Italian fare and great gourmet pizzas.

Paulie's

Nothing beats Paulie's shortbread cookies, though regulars love the Italian entrees, too. Bring your pup along while you try a panini.

Fratelli's Ristorante

Fratelli's Ristorante

Fratelli's Ristorante offers classic Italian dining and several dog-friendly tables in their outdoor seating area. The menu features traditional pasta dishes, house specials, and stone oven pizza. Main dishes include the Beef and Duck dish, roasted lamb, and the Pollo Picatta among others. If you just need a light meal, Fratelli's serves several salads and soups like the Cioppino Seafood stew. You can end the meal with a glass of wine or your favorite mixed drink. Fratelli's is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11am to 2pm. Dinner is served Monday through Thursday from 5pm to 9pm and Friday through Saturday from 5pm to 10pm.

Bombetta

Bombetta is a dog-friendly restaurant in Houston, TX, where Fido can join you at a table on their outdoor patio. The menu features modern takes on classic Italian regional cooking, and changes frequently due to seasonal availability and market prices. Depending on the season, you may find dishes like spinach tagliatelle, lasagna Bolognese, red snapper over risotto, or double-cut lamb chops.

Piatto

The cheery, pet-friendly environment at Piatto is complimented by the hearty Italian dishes, including an asparagus and crabmeat appetizer.

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Carrabba's Italian Grill is a dog-friendly restaurant serving Italian fare to Houston locals and tourists alike. eight tables are available outside of the Grill for dog owners wanting to enjoy a plate of pasta alongside their pooch. Carrabba's menu is made up of appetizers and small plates, soups, salads, gluten-free and lite fare, pasta, wood-fired pizzas, and entrees made up of chicken pork, veal, steaks and chops, and seafood. Those with a sweet tooth can save room for Tiramisu or Brulee Ricotta Cheesecake.

Pizza. Solario

Pizzeria Solario is home to a dog-friendly patio. If you like thin crust pizza prepared using fresh ingredients, then Solario has you covered. In addition to pizza, the chefs showcase a menu of regionally inspired dishes from Italy, including handmade pasta, flatbread, spicy broccolini, soup, and salads. One of the most popular pies on the menu is the wood-fired, quattro formagi, plastered with fior di latte, parmigiano-reggiano, asiago, and vintage provolone. Pizzeria Solario is open Sunday to Monday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm, Tuesday through Thursday from 11:00am to 9:00pm, Friday from 11:00am to 10:00pm, and Saturday from 11:30am to 10:00pm.

George's Pastaria

George's Pastaria

George's Pastaria is home to a pet-friendly patio. This Italian restaurant serves a number of pizzas and house specialties. On George's pizza menu, you'll find the Giorgio, topped with spinach, artichokes, tomatoes, purple onion, fresh garlic, and goat cheese. Alternatively, you could try George's Chicken Body Builder: marinated chicken breast with sauteed vegetables and a little rigatoni pasta. George's Pastaria is open Monday through Thursday from 11am to 9pm and Friday to Saturday from 11am to 10pm.

Collina's Italian Cafe

Collina's Italian Cafe

Collina's Italian Cafe is a dog-friendly restaurant serving fresh made fare to Houston locals and tourists alike. ten outdoor tables are available at Collina's to dog owners wanting to dig into a plate of pasta alongside their pooch. The Italian Cafe's menu is made up of starters such as Garlic Bread and Calamari, soup, salads, pasta, chicken dishes, paninis, and pizzas. Diners with room for dessert can indulge in a Lemon Square, Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cheesecake or Tiramisu.

District 7 Grill - Chinatown

District 7 Grill - Chinatown

District 7 Grill is a dog-friendly restaurant serving casual, urban American cuisine, in Chinatown. Dog owners can bring Fido and head to one of the tables on its "massive outdoor patio, covered by a huge Oak tree" to enjoy their meal alongside their furry friend. The Grill's menu includes breakfast and brunch items, starters such as Wild Boar Sausage Bruschetta, Artichoke Spinach Dip, and Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, salads, Famous District Muffulettas, a wide variety of bowls such as pasta, stew, rice, and salad, Flatbread Tandoori Naan Pizzas, burgers, and more. Diners with room for dessert can indulge in Homemade Banana Bread Pudding, Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee or Tres Leches Cake. This location of District 7 Grill is open Monday for lunch only from 10:30am to 3:30pm, Tuesday through Friday from 10:30am to 10:00pm and Saturday for brunch from 10:00am to 3:30pm and for dinner from 3:30pm to 10:00pm.

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