Pet-Friendly Attractions in Gothenburg

Gothenburg's best-preserved 19th-century wooden district — a grid of colourful low wooden houses, cobbled streets, and an unbroken line of café terraces on Haga Nygata. The neighbourhood is alive with dogs at all hours, and the café culture here is among the most dog-welcoming in Scandinavia. Café Husaren, with its enormous cinnamon buns, is the anchor, but the whole street is essentially one long dog-welcoming terrace. Walking from Järntorget through Haga to Slottsskogen is the classic Gothenburg dog circuit.

Gothenburg's main boulevard — a 700-metre tree-lined promenade running from Kungsportsplatsen to the Götaplatsen with its famous Poseidon fountain. The Avenyn is lined with restaurant and café terraces that collectively represent the most concentrated dog-welcoming dining strip in Gothenburg. Dogs on leads are ubiquitous here, particularly on weekend evenings. The Kungsparken alongside provides a green walking alternative to the busier boulevard.

Gothenburg's famous fish market — a neo-Gothic building on the Rosenlund canal that resembles a church (hence the name: 'fish church' in the local dialect). The market is an indoor institution, but the surrounding canal quaysides and the Rosenlund park nearby are fully dog-accessible and make for an excellent 20-minute walk. The fish stalls sell fresh West Coast fish, shellfish, and smoked fish. Dogs must wait outside the market building but the exterior is very pleasant.