Best Dog-Friendly Patios in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida — updated August 21, 2026
Outdoor tables along South Dixie Highway and Clematis Street, ranked by how settled their ratings are, with hours, happy hours and what the menus actually list.
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West Palm Beach eats outside most of the year, and the open-air seating clusters in two places: the South Dixie Highway stretch below downtown, and the Clematis Street blocks near the waterfront. The list below is ordered by how well each spot suits a long, unhurried outdoor sit, using review volume to separate proven ratings from promising ones. Pet policies change and can vary by section of the patio, so confirm with the restaurant before you bring the dog.
1. Dixie Grill & Brewery
The strongest combination of rating and evidence on this list: 4.6 across more than 1,800 reviews, which is a settled number rather than a lucky streak. It also has the widest happy hour window in the group, running Monday through Thursday from 3 to 7 PM and again from 9 PM to close, Friday 3 to 7 PM, and all day Saturday and Sunday, with $3 domestic bottles and well cocktails, half off certain wines and $1 off craft beers. Yelp lists an 11:30 AM open Monday and Tuesday with an 11 PM close, so an afternoon that turns into an evening is easy here. It sits at 5101 S Dixie Hwy.
2. Howley's Restaurant
The most-reviewed spot here by a wide margin, 4.5 from 4,465 reviews, and the one with the longest day: 7 AM to 10 PM Sunday through Thursday, 7 AM to midnight Friday and Saturday. That makes it the practical choice for early coffee with the dog or a late plate after everything else on South Dixie has shut. Breakfast runs all day, with a three-egg omelette and a Belgian waffle each listed at $8.95 and an acai bowl at $14.95. On the burger side the Angus is $18.95 and up, the bean burger $17.95 and up. Address is 4700 S Dixie Hwy.
3. Darbster
A 4.6 rating backed by more than 1,100 reviews, and the schedule is the thing to plan around: closed Monday and Tuesday, dinner Wednesday through Sunday from 5 to 9 PM, brunch Saturday and Sunday 10:30 AM to 3 PM. Happy hour runs 5 to 7 PM, and the restaurant notes a special menu available all evening. Weekend brunch is the calmest stretch for a table outside, before the dinner service turns over at five. It is at 8020 S Dixie Hwy, at the southern end of the corridor.
4. The Catch Seafood & Sushi
Worth the trip north to 25th Street for the weekend hours alone: noon to 11 PM Saturday and noon to 10 PM Sunday, versus a 4 PM open Monday through Friday. That midday weekend start is rare among the seafood spots downtown. The rating is 4.5 from more than 1,200 reviews, a solid sample. The restaurant flags $3 tacos, and its own site calls out the happy hour. Note that road work has been running overnight on the block from 7 PM to 7 AM, with the restaurant staying open through it.
5. Leila Restaurant
Middle Eastern cooking on South Dixie at the downtown end, rated 4.5 from 534 reviews. That is a smaller sample than the places above it, so treat the score as well supported rather than settled. The hours are the constraint: closed Sunday, lunch Monday through Friday from 11 AM to 2:30 PM, dinner 5 to 9 PM Monday through Thursday and until 9:30 PM Friday, with Saturday dinner only from 5 to 9:30 PM. Yelp lists shish kebab and Greek salad among the dishes people order. Find it at 120 S Dixie Hwy.
6. Pistache French Bistro
The Clematis Street corner spot, at 101 N Clematis Ave near the waterfront, with a 4.3 rating from more than 1,200 reviews: a lower score than others here, but a large enough sample to trust it. Happy hour runs daily from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Doors open at 11:30 AM Monday through Friday and 11 AM Saturday and Sunday. The kitchen has posted summer hours with a Sunday through Thursday last order at 6:30 PM and last reservation at 6:15 PM, so check before planning a late dinner. Small plates include Burgundy escargot at $18 and smoked salmon at $24.
7. Proper Grit
Inside The Ben in downtown West Palm Beach, with Chef Daniel Pundik running an American menu. The rating is 4.1 from 336 reviews, the thinnest evidence on this list, so it lands last. What it offers that the others do not is a 7 AM breakfast service every day, running to 11 AM on weekdays and 11:30 AM on weekends, followed by lunch until 5 PM. The happy hour menu is $10, Monday through Friday from 1 to 6 PM and weekends from noon to 5 PM. Address is 251 N Narcissus Ave.
What we left off
Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar on Clematis Street was dropped despite a 4.5 rating from more than 5,900 reviews, because it operates multiple locations across the region and this guide sticks to independents.