Summer is quickly approaching, and that means it’s patio season here in Murfreesboro.
Patio sitting and sipping has long been a love language in the South. And one thing for dog owners that tops the blissful feeling of sharing a meal—and maybe a beer or three—in the open air with the people you love, is sharing it with your pup, too!
The team at Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken enthusiastically welcomes canine customers.
“We want everyone to come sit, stay and have a good time with their pups on our back porch all summer long,” says Rachael Goonan, owner of Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken.
Kirsten Wojo, a waitress at Champy’s, says that “When I get to serve a table that has their dog, it makes my entire shift 10 times better!”
Here’s a list of local restaurants with dog-friendly patios
(for well-behaved pups, of course):
Ahart’s Pizza Garden
The Alley on Main
Applebee’s
Bar-B-Cutie
Bar Louie
Blaze Pizza
Blue Coast Burrito
BoomBazz Craft Pizza & Taphouse
The Boro Bar & Grill
Boro Bowls
The Boulevard
Burger Republic
Buster’s Place
Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken
French bulldogs from OMG Frenchie Mundo at Champy’s
Cinco de Mayo
Culver’s (provides pup cups)
Dairy Queen (pup cups available in drive-thru only)
Firehouse Subs
First Watch
Five Guys
Float Alchemy (kombucha taproom only)
The Goat
Hattie Jane’s Creamery
The Hangout Nutrition & Energy (provides pup cups)
Hop Springs (dog park and walking trails onsite)
Jason’s Deli
Jefferson’s
Jim N’ Nick’s BBQ
Jonathan’s Grille
Karin’s Kustard & Hamburgers
Liquid Smoke (welcome inside since they do not serve food; ask the server for a dog water bowl!)
Maple Street Biscuit Company
Mayday Brewery
McAllister’s
Miller’s Ale House
Mimi’s Cafe
Mission BBQ
Moe’s
Nacho’s Mexican Restaurant
Newk’s
Party Fowl
On the Puckett’s Grocery patio; photo courtesy Lianne Swanson
Puckett’s Murfreesboro
Red Bicycle
Salvo’s Pizza
Sam’s Sports Grill
Simply Pure Sweets
Slick Pig BBQ
Slim Chickens
All Sonic locations
All Starbucks locations with outdoor seating (pup cups available, dine-in or drive-thru)
Spooky’s Pizza & Grill
Uncle Maddio’s Pizza
