2026 edition · 100% organic ranking
The 50 best pet-friendly places in California
Of 3,298 places with verified PetScore data, only fifty made it here. Five categories, a podium in each, and an order decided by the score and nothing else.
3,298
Places evaluated
9.2
Average PetScore
19
Cities in the top
Within each category the PetScore rules, highest to lowest; ties go to review count, then name. No spot on this list is for sale.
Top 10: Restaurants
1,990 places competed. These ten earned their spot.
FeaturedPetScore 9.5Rank 1: Tamarindo Del Mar
San Diego
PetScore 9.3Rank 2: Blue Mermaid
San Francisco
PetScore 9.3Rank 3: Fior d'Italia
San Francisco
- Rank 4
Pizza e Birra San DiegoSan DiegoPetScore 9.3 - Rank 5
Sun DeckSan DiegoPetScore 9 - Rank 6
Santos Coffee HouseSan DiegoPetScore 9 - Rank 7
Mustangs & BurrosSan DiegoPetScore 9 - Rank 8
TacoliciousSan FranciscoPetScore 8.8 - Rank 9
En Fuego Cantina & GrillSan DiegoPetScore 8.8 - Rank 10
Malibu Farm San DiegoSan DiegoPetScore 8.8
Top 10: Coffee Shops
275 places competed. These ten earned their spot.
FeaturedPetScore 10Rank 1: PJ's Pet Cafe
Long Beach
PetScore 9Rank 2: CONTRA COFFEE and TEA
Orange
PetScore 9Rank 3: Muddy Paw Coffee Silverlake
Los Angeles
- Rank 4
Long Dog Coffee and TreatsOrangePetScore 9 - Rank 5
Farley's CoffeehouseSan FranciscoPetScore 8.8 - Rank 6
3THYME COFFEELos AngelesPetScore 8.8 - Rank 7
SteelCraft Long BeachLong BeachPetScore 8.5 - Rank 8
Park Bench CafeHuntington BeachPetScore 8.5 - Rank 9
Local Krave Midway / Point LomaSan DiegoPetScore 8.5 - Rank 10
Jurassic MagicLos AngelesPetScore 8.5
Top 10: Hotels
655 places competed. These ten earned their spot.
FeaturedPetScore 10Rank 1: Kimpton Shorebreak Huntington Beach Resort
Long Beach
FeaturedPetScore 9.5Rank 2: Paradise Point Resort & Spa
San Diego
FeaturedPetScore 9.5Rank 3: Hotel Indigo San Diego-Gaslamp Quarter, an IHG Hotel
San Diego
- Rank 4
Rosewood Sand HillMenlo ParkPetScore 9.5 - Rank 5
Claremont Resort & ClubSan FranciscoPetScore 9.5 - Rank 6
The Marker Union Square San FranciscoSan FranciscoPetScore 9.5 - Rank 7
Kimpton AlmaSan DiegoPetScore 9.5 - Rank 8
Hotel Zelos San FranciscoSan FranciscoPetScore 9.5 - Rank 9
Marines' Memorial Club & HotelSan FranciscoPetScore 9.5 - Rank 10
San Francisco Proper HotelSan FranciscoPetScore 9.5
Top 10: Parks
269 places competed. These ten earned their spot.
FeaturedPetScore 10Rank 1: Garden Grove Park
Garden Grove
FeaturedPetScore 9.5Rank 2: Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
FeaturedPetScore 9.5Rank 3: Gloria Molina Grand Park
Los Angeles
- Rank 4
El Dorado East Regional ParkLong BeachPetScore 9.5 - Rank 5
Marina ParkSan LeandroPetScore 9.5 - Rank 6
Hermon Park (Arroyo Seco Park)Los AngelesPetScore 9.5 - Rank 7
Peter F. Schabarum Regional ParkRowland HeightsPetScore 9.5 - Rank 8
Huntington Beach Central Park EastHuntington BeachPetScore 9.5 - Rank 9
Great ParkIrvinePetScore 9.5 - Rank 10
Polliwog ParkManhattan BeachPetScore 9.5
Top 10: Shopping
109 places competed. These ten earned their spot.
FeaturedPetScore 9.5Rank 1: Seaport Village
San Diego
FeaturedPetScore 9.5Rank 2: Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica
PetScore 9Rank 3: Santana Row Plaza
San Jose
- Rank 4
Westfield UTCSan DiegoPetScore 9 - Rank 5
Jack London SquareOaklandPetScore 9 - Rank 6
Montclair PlaceMontclairPetScore 9 - Rank 7
The Outlets at San ClementeSan ClementePetScore 9 - Rank 8
Broadway PlazaWalnut CreekPetScore 9 - Rank 9
Pacific CityHuntington BeachPetScore 9 - Rank 10
The Forum CarlsbadCarlsbadPetScore 9
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