Here's where to dine outside around St. Cloud this Labor Day weekend - including dog-friendly patios
ST. CLOUD — The weather forecast for the holiday weekend is expected to be just about perfect - which means folks will be getting outside. Here are some area restaurants, breweries and coffee shops with setups of outdoor tables and chairs − a great way to spend the weekend before the cold weather sets in.
So where can you go and bring your pup, too?
We made a list of local places that allow well-behaved dogs to dine with you outside this summer.
More: Plenty of St. Cloud restaurants and bars opened and closed in 2021. What's coming in 2022?
St. Cloud-area restaurants and coffee shops that allow dogs on their patios
7 West Taphouse, St. Cloud
Anejos Restaurant, Sartell
Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill, St. Cloud and Sartell
Caribou Coffee, St. Cloud (both 4135 W Division St. and 2423 Division St. West locations)
Cloud 9 Energy Bowls, Waite Park
Cold Stone Creamery, St. Cloud
Culver's, both in St. Cloud and Waite Park
Dairy Queen, both St. Cloud locations and Sauk Rapids
G-Allen's Restaurant and Sports Bar, Sartell
Grilled Cravings & Quality Ice Cream, St. Joseph
Grizzly's Restaurant & Bar, Waite Park
Jules' Bistro, St. Cloud
Jupiter Moon Ice Cream, St. Joseph
Korppi Coffee + Bakeshop
Krewe, St. Joseph
Lincoln Depot, St. Cloud
The Local Blend, St. Joseph
Molitor's Quarry Grill & Bar, Sauk Rapids
Old Capital Tavern, Sauk Rapids
Panera Bread, St. Cloud
The Pickled Loon, St. Cloud
Searles on Fifth, St. Cloud
Second Street Coffeehouse, Sartell (they also serve whipped cream "bark-a-lattes")
Starbucks, St. Cloud
The White Horse, St. Cloud
Veranda Lounge/Pioneer Place Theater
These breweries also allow dogs on their patios
Bad Habit Brewing Company, St. Joseph
Back Shed Brewing, Waite Park
Beaver Island Brewing, St. Cloud (also allows dogs inside on a case-by-case basis)
Milk and Honey Ciders, St. Joseph
Third Street Brewhouse, Cold Spring
More: Bad Habit Brewing Company adding to building to provide event space, keep beer flowing
Bonus! Looking for places your dog can play off-leash? Here's a list of area dog parks
Wilson Park, 625 Riverside Drive NE, St. Cloud
Whitney Park, Forest Drive in St. Cloud
Jaycees Park, 1111-37th Ave. N, St. Cloud
St. Joseph Millstream Dog Park, 101 Fifth Ave. NW, St. Joseph
Pinecone Central Dog Park, 1105 Central Park Blvd., Sartell
An important note: This list applies to regular dogs, not service dogs, which are allowed in any business that serves the public like restaurants, hotels, taxis, retail stores and medical facilities, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Did we forget a dog-friendly patio? Let reporter Becca Most know at bmost@stcloudtimes.com.
Becca Most is a cities reporter with the St. Cloud Times. Reach her at 320-241-8213 or bmost@stcloudtimes.com. Follow her on Twitter at @becca_most.
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