Huisdiervriendelijke restaurants in Braga

A celebrated bookshop-café set in an 18th-century palacete with an enclosed garden, one of Braga's most beloved gathering spots. The garden tables under the trees are dog-welcoming, locals routinely arrive with their dogs for brunch or afternoon tea. The menu is light: salads, quiches, sandwiches, regional pastries and a strong list of Vinho Verde and Portuguese wines by the glass.

A Braga institution since 1796, famous for its eponymous frigideiras (small puff-pastry pies filled with veal) and bola de carne. The covered outdoor terrace on Largo de São João do Souto faces the Sé cathedral and welcomes dogs at lead. A practical breakfast and lunch stop after a morning in the historic centre.

A modern Minho-cuisine restaurant on the cobbled street running below the cathedral. The pavement terrace under awnings is set up for dogs (water bowls on request) and the kitchen serves contemporary takes on bacalhau, posta à mirandesa and rojões. Reservation recommended in summer.