The Lovely Food Company
Life at Lovely

Dog and Family Friendly Café in Drumcondra

The Lovely Food Company is a dog friendly café in Drumcondra. Dogs are welcome inside and outside, and families have baby chairs, baby changing and room for buggies. Lovely Little Club meets every Wednesday morning, and The Lovely Book Club meets at our wine bar about once a month. Find us at 94 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, a short walk from Croke Park.

A Dog Friendly Café, Inside and Outside

Dogs are welcome at our café, at the tables outside and inside. Inside, we just ask that your dog stays on the floor.

We have indoor and outdoor seating, so on a nice day you can sit outside together. Our sister café, Bread & Butter, two doors away, is a dog friendly café too, with puppuccinos and free treats for dogs.

Dogs Welcome at The Lovely Wine Bar

Your dog is welcome at The Lovely Wine Bar too. Our special offer: a free puppuccino for your dog with every glass of wine.

Our dog friendly café becomes the wine bar from 6pm, Thursday to Saturday, with small plates, sharing boards and wines by the glass.

Good wine. Good company. Wagging tails.

Dogs welcome poster for The Lovely Wine Bar at our dog friendly café in Drumcondra: free puppachino with every glass of wine, open from 6pm Thursday to Saturday
Little ones
Baby Chairs
For families
Baby Changing
Room for
1 or 2 Buggies

Family Friendly Brunch in Dublin 9

Our dog friendly café is family friendly too. Breakfast is served until 12.30 on weekdays and 1pm at the weekend, then our all day menu has tartines, toasties, bowls and soup. Have a look at the full menu.

If you’re bringing a buggy, it helps to mention it when you book, as there’s room for 1 or 2 at a time. Please tell us about any allergies or dietary needs when you book.

Every Wednesday
  • 10:30am to 12pm
  • Coffee and pastry special
  • Pram friendly
  • Babies welcome
  • No booking needed
For Mums and Little Ones

Lovely Little Club

Lovely Little Club is a warm weekly meet-up for local mums and little ones, every Wednesday from 10:30am to 12pm.

There is a coffee and pastry special, the café is pram friendly and babies are very welcome. No booking is needed, so whether you are popping in for ten minutes or staying for a chat, we’d love to welcome you.

Words & Wine

The Lovely Book Club

The Lovely Book Club meets at The Lovely Wine Bar about once a month, usually on a Thursday at 7:30pm. Each month there are two or three books to choose from, and you can read one, two or all three. Then we get together to talk about them over a glass of wine.

Authors have joined us too, including Eithne Shortall and Fiona McPhillips.

New faces are always welcome. To join, or to find out the date of the next meeting, call us on (01) 830 9549, email info@lovelyfood.ie or send us a message on Instagram. Our guide to the book club in Drumcondra has more about how it works.

This Year’s Reads
  • Meeting Mae by Karen O’Connor
  • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
  • The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
  • Such a Nice Girl by Andrea Mara
  • Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell
  • The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
  • The Death of Us by Abigail Dean
  • The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

Life at Lovely FAQs

Yes. We’re a dog friendly café inside and outside. Inside, we just ask that your dog stays on the floor.

Yes. Our dog friendly café has tables outside as well as inside, so on a nice day you and your dog can sit outside together.

Yes. A puppuccino is €1 on our café menu, the same as a babyccino. At The Lovely Wine Bar, your dog gets a free puppuccino with every glass of wine.

Yes. Dogs are welcome at The Lovely Wine Bar, open from 6pm Thursday to Saturday. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can book a table.

Yes. Our dog friendly café is a family friendly one too: we have baby chairs for little ones, baby changing and room for 1 or 2 buggies. If you’re bringing a buggy, it helps to mention it when you book.

Breakfast is served until 12.30 on weekdays and 1pm at the weekend. After that, our all day menu has tartines, toasties, bowls and soup.

Yes. Lovely Little Club is a warm weekly meet-up for local mums and little ones, every Wednesday from 10:30am to 12pm. There is a coffee and pastry special, the café is pram friendly and no booking is needed.

Yes. The Lovely Book Club (Words & Wine) meets at The Lovely Wine Bar about once a month, usually on a Thursday at 7:30pm. There are two or three books each month, and you can read one, two or all three. New faces are always welcome: call us on (01) 830 9549 or email info@lovelyfood.ie.

We’re at 94 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, D09 Y43A, a short walk from Croke Park. There’s on-street parking near the café. Our sister café, Bread & Butter, two doors away, is a dog friendly café too, with puppuccinos and free treats for dogs.

What Our Guests Say

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“It was delicious, healthy, satisfying, and packed with flavour.”
ponchoreal · Tripadvisor · May 2026
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“The wine was lovely and the food was very tasty.”
jmckfsb · Tripadvisor · April 2026
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“If you are in the Dublin Area and fancy a great Brunch... don't look past this little gem!”
Liam N · Tripadvisor · June 2025

Plan Your Visit

We open at 10am from Monday to Friday, 9am on Saturday and 10am on Sunday. Book a table at our dog friendly café online or call us on (01) 830 9549.
The Lovely Food Company
Serving up quality brunch, lunch, and wine bar experiences, alongside top-notch catering, all with a warm, community-focused touch.
Visit our sister café, Bread & Butter
Opening Hours
Restaurant

Monday - Wednesday: 10am - 4pm

Thursday - Friday: 10am - 11pm

Saturday: 9am - 11pm

Sunday: 10am - 4pm

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