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Dog Cafe is another one of Kyoto’s “wan-chan” cafes catering to all good dogs and their walkers. A spacious establishment, on the ground floor you can browse among a huge array of dog-related products for your favorite pooch, or dog-themed goods for dog-loving humans. The cafe has a menu that caters for both bipedal customers and their four-legged friends. For dogs the scooby-snacks include: cake, cookies and milk, and for peeps: a full drinks menu (coffees, smoothies, teas, beers etc.) and delicious home-made cakes at ￥500 a pop. Check out the pictures below.

To find Dog Cafe go west from Karasuma on Takoyakushi Dori. Dog Cafe is just past Shinmachi Dori, down a little alleyway on your left. Here is a most convenient map.

Open 11:00~20:00 everyday but Monday. Tel: 075-257-3865.

Related: Nest.

“Wanchan cafes” are cafes for dogs with doggy goods on sale, doggy treats and doggy meals on the menu. Nest is one such dog-friendly cafe, situated in a machiya building more than 100 years old. The atmosphere is antique yet comfortable; a relaxing space built around a Japanese style interior garden. And they have a few tasty items on the menu for humans too: “omurice“, curries, pasta dishes and sandwiches galore. We tried the foccacia sandwich and mentaiko (cod roe) pasta which you can see among the pictures below.

They also have a full cake and drinks menu (it doubles as a wine bar in the evening) so that dog walkers can enjoy a quick snack or beer on their way home. You can take a look at the menu and doggy goods on offer on their estimable website. Nest is situated on Tominokoji Dori. Go north from Sanjo and you will find it on your left before you reach Oike. Here is a most convenient map.

Cafe Open: 11:00 ~ 19:00
Wine Bar Open: 20:00 ~ 3:00
Tel: 075-212-0417

Related: Dog Cafe.