Pet-Friendly Restaurants in Geneva

An independent literary café-bookshop near the Plaine de Plainpalais with a calm, neighbourhood feel. Dogs are welcome at outside tables and inside on cooler days; the staff routinely bring a water bowl. Light meals, pastries, and a strong coffee programme make it ideal for a long morning with your dog before walking to the Old Town up the hill.

A 17th-century Geneva institution famous for its cheese fondue and its huge plane-tree-shaded terrace on the Place du Petit-Saconnex. Dogs are welcomed on the terrace year-round and in the wood-panelled interior in winter. A short bus ride from the centre, this is where Genevans bring visiting friends — and visiting dogs — for a properly traditional Swiss meal.

The legendary lakeside canteen of the Bains des Pâquis, with wooden tables on the pier facing the Jet d'Eau and the Mont-Blanc on a clear day. Dogs on leash are welcome on the outdoor decking year-round. The menu is famously simple — a daily plat du jour, fondue in winter, salads in summer — and the atmosphere is the most democratic in Geneva: bankers, students, families and dogs share the same long benches.