Dog Friendly Restaurants in Michigan

No need to leave Fido in the hotel room when you want to grab a bite! No matter where you’re headed, we can point you towards great restaurants in Michigan that will welcome Fido to join you at an outdoor table. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly The Deck
The Deck
The Deck, located in Muskegon, MI, is a casual, dog-friendly BBQ eatery where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table. They offer a full menu of specialty smoked foods made in house from scratch, including pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked chicken, and sausage, as well as nachos, fresh salads, and burritos. And for those who prefer it, they also offer gluten- and allergy-free food choices.
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Pet Friendly Sidetrack Bar & Grill
Sidetrack Bar & Grill
Sidetrack Bar & Grill is a historic restaurant located in Ypsilanti, MI. Fido is welcome to join you at one of the two dog-friendly outside seating areas, and they even have a dog menu for him to enjoy! Sidetrack offers an extensive menu of comfort food including burgers, sandwiches, fish & chips and more. You can also sip on more than 30 beers on tap.
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Pet Friendly Petoskey Brewing
Petoskey Brewing
Petoskey Brewing is a dog-friendly brewery located in Petoskey, MI. Fido is welcome to accompany you to an umbrella-shaded table in the beer garden. Alongside a wide selection of beer, they have three flavors of hard seltzer. Pair your beverage of choice with a burger, sandwich, chicken wings or soft pretzel. Visit on a Friday to sample their shrimp basket special.
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Pet Friendly The Filling Station Microbrewery
The Filling Station Microbrewery
The Filling Station Microbrewery is a dog-friendly brewpub in Traverse City, MI, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. Their covered patio features heaters to keep you and your furry friends comfortable during cooler months. They serve pizza and salads to complement a wide selection of craft beer.
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Pet Friendly The Little Fleet
The Little Fleet
The Little Fleet is an open-air bar in that serves local, domestic, and international craft beers, curated cocktails, spirits, and wines all in the shadow of Traverse City's only food truck lot. Food trucks can be found throughout the afternoon and evening offering a variety of tasty eats. Dogs are welcome in the spacious canopied, pet-friendly seating area.
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Pet Friendly Portside Inn
Portside Inn
Portside Inn is a dog-friendly restaurant in Marquette, MI, where Fido can join you at a table on their seasonal outdoor porch. The menu features salads, sandwiches, burgers, Southwest favorites, steak, chicken and seafood dinners, and a Friday fish fry. While they don't have a full dog menu, they do have a doggy burger you can order for your pup as well as a fresh bowl of water.
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Pet Friendly Silver Harbor Brewing Company
Silver Harbor Brewing Company
Silver Harbor Brewing Company is a brewpub located in Saint Joseph, MI. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their seasonal, pet-friendly outdoor tables. Please note that the outdoor area is only open during the summer. The menu features elevated pub fare such as burnt ends melt, fish and chips, cheese curds, burgers, and mac and cheese egg rolls, alongside house-brewed craft beers, cocktails, and rotating seasonal specials.
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Pet Friendly The Mitten Brewing Company Saugatuck
The Mitten Brewing Company Saugatuck
The Mitten Brewing Company in Saugatuck, MI, is a dog-friendly brewery and eatery where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table on the seasonal patio. This vintage baseball-themed microbrewery offers specialty brews and pub favorites like wings, baked pretzels, roasted peanuts, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, and more. Try their Pizza Flight - a sample any six specialty pizzas, served on a wooden paddle.
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Pet Friendly Dark Horse Brewing Company
Dark Horse Brewing Company
Dark Horse Brewing Co. is a dog-friendly brewpub in Marshall, MI, where Fido is welcome in the outdoor beer garden. The brewery offers a rotating selection of house-made beers, including the popular Crooked Tree IPA and Boffo Brown Ale. The taproom features a diverse menu with hearty options like Detroit-style square pizza and oven-fried whole chicken wings available in flavors like Plead the 5th BBQ and garlic parmesan.
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Pet Friendly The Mitten Brewing Company
The Mitten Brewing Company
The Mitten Brewing Company, located in Grand Rapids, MI, is a vintage baseball-themed microbrewery that expertly pairs handcrafted beers with gourmet pizzas. Fido is welcome to join you on the spacious pet-friendly patio. Please note that table service isn't available. The menu features gourmet pizzas such as Da Meat Hook, Margherita, pesto chicken, and the Pizza Flight, along with giant soft pretzels, cheesy breadsticks, Impossible burgers, salads, and a rotating selection of house-brewed craft beers.
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Pet Friendly Mercury Burger & Bar
Mercury Burger & Bar
Mercury Burger & Bar is a dog-friendly spot to grab American fare for locals and tourists alike in Detroit, MI. Fido is welcome on the shaded outdoor patio. This menu includes a variety of burgers with an array of extra toppings available, as well as sandwiches, hot dogs, salads, hand-cut fry and tater tot dishes, shakes, and more. Favorites include the fried bologna sandwich with poutine tots, and the Hummer, a sweet treat with Kahlua, dark rum, and vanilla ice cream.
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Pet Friendly The Workshop Brewing Company
The Workshop Brewing Company
The Workshop Brewing Company is a dog friendly brewery in Traverse City, MI. They sustain nature, build community, and honor craft by creating honest, traditional beers and wholesome, delicious food using ingredients sourced as locally/organically as possible, served with genuine warmth and enthusiasm, in a setting that is welcoming and fun. Empanadas, chips and house-made salsa, scratch-made soups, various snacks, and occasional specials round out the menu. Their spacious, dog friendly patio is covered by a large tent.
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Pet Friendly Ice House BBQ
Ice House BBQ
Ice House BBQ is a dog-friendly restaurant in Mackinac Island, MI, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. Open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, weather permitting, the eatery is known for classic home-style smoked barbecue favorites and hand-tossed stone-fired pizza.
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Pet Friendly Stormcloud Brewing Company
Stormcloud Brewing Company
Stormcloud Brewing Company is a craft brewery and restaurant in Frankfort, MI, just a few blocks from Lake Michigan. Fido is welcome in the dog-friendly beer garden and patio! The menu features favorites such as KC's Stormsticks, hot pretzels, brat bites, stormchos, baked brie, artisan pizzas, sandwiches, and rotating pub specials, all paired with a wide selection of house-brewed Belgian-inspired craft beers.
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Pet Friendly Paddle Hard Brewing
Paddle Hard Brewing
Paddle Hard Brewing is a dog-friendly brewery in Grayling, MI. Dog owners wanting to kick back and enjoy an item from its ever changing menu can do so at one of the breweries four outdoor tables. The menu includes starters, artisan flatbread pizzas, a wide range of paninis, tacos, salads, subs, and desserts. With 20 beers on tap, there's something to suit every beer lovers fancy.
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Pet Friendly Watercolor Cafe
Watercolor Cafe
Dogs are welcome to join you for coffee, smoothies and sandwiches at Watercolor Cafe in Mackinac Island, MI. They have pet-friendly tables on a shaded patio near the waterfront, where they offer pup cups from the partial dog menu. Please note you must go in to order while your four-legged companion waits outside.
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Pet Friendly Alpine Tavern and Eatery
Alpine Tavern and Eatery
Alpine Tavern and Eatery is a dog-friendly restaurant serving award-winning dishes to locals and tourists alike in Gaylord, MI. Fido can enjoy a puppy patty from their partial dog menu while you dig into a plate of blue cheese and onion housemade chips at one of its nineteen outdoor tables. Dogs must be walked around the building to access the patio. Their menu includes shareables, salads, sandwiches, specialty burgers, pizzas, and steak and seafood entrees.
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Pet Friendly Pictured Rocks Pizza
Pictured Rocks Pizza
Pictured Rocks Pizza in Munising, MI, is a seasonal pizzeria specializing in handcrafted wood-fired pizzas made with fresh ingredients. Fido is welcome on their large dog-friendly patio outside. The menu features build-your-own pizzas, margherita pizza, barbecue chicken pizza, Philly cheesesteak pizza, buffalo chicken pizza, cheesy breadsticks, and gluten-free options.
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Pet Friendly Grizzly Peak Brewing Company
Grizzly Peak Brewing Company
Grizzly Peak Brewing Company is a pet-friendly brewery and restaurant in Ann Arbor, MI, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. This establishment has a dog menu that offers burgers, chicken or salmon with rice, kielbasa with peanut butter, and ice cream. For pet parents, there are specialty burgers, hot sandwiches, artisan pizza, BBQ baby back ribs and shrimp tacos.
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Pet Friendly Round Island Kitchen
Round Island Kitchen
Round Island Kitchen is a pet-friendly tavern in Mackinac Island, MI. They offer cocktails, beer on tap, and a wide selection of wine to complement a food menu that includes chicken quesadillas, Michigan perch sandwiches and stout braised pot roast. Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables with views of the water.
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