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Maria's Greek Café

Restaurant · Cape Town, Western Cape

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  • Dogs allowed indoors
  • Water bowls provided
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    Google rating4.6/ 5
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    About

    One of Cape Town's longest-running restaurants, Maria's has served Greek taverna food on Dunkley Square in Gardens since the 1950s. Tables spill out under the trees on the square, which is where most dog owners settle in for meze, lamb meatballs, halloumi and slow-cooked lamb with ouzo and artichokes. The owners keep their own dogs on site and the welcome for visitors' dogs is famously generous: a water bowl waits at the entrance and well-behaved dogs are sometimes handed a free-range lamb bone.

    Good to know

    Dog water bowlDog treatsOutdoor seatingSquare-side tablesGreek cuisineBreakfastLicensedCity centre

    Pet policy

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    Note from SitnStay: Dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables on Dunkley Square, with a communal water bowl at the door and the occasional lamb bone for good behaviour; sociable dogs are reported to be allowed inside too. Sources disagree on leashes: one guide says leashes are required, others say well-behaved dogs may be off leash, so keep a lead handy.

    Opening hours

    Open now
    • Monday11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
    • Tuesday8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
    • Wednesday8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
    • Thursday8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
    • Friday8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
    • Saturday8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
    • Sunday10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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    31 Barnet St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
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    Cape Town, Western Cape
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