When I adopted a 5-month-old pit bull puppy from the Fairmont Animal Shelter a couple of months ago, I had no idea how dog friendly this town really was. Jasmine Blue and I have been gallivanting all over the Northside and beyond, checking out some of the best places to dine together. Here are a few of our favorites:

Rose’s Café – Fresh-baked biscuits
2298 Union St. (at Steiner), 415-775-2200, www.rosescafesf.com
Rose’s doesn’t just tolerate your dog on their patio, they love your dog on their patio, and to prove it, the cooks are up every morning at 3 a.m. baking all organic, bone-shaped doggie treats made out of oats, flour, and chicken stock that smell good enough to take away from your dog. If my pizza of fennel salami topped with an egg wasn’t so tasty, Jasmine might have gone hungry that day.

Cafe Pescatore’s “BYOD” (Bring Your Own Dog) happy hour
2455 Mason St. (at North Point), 415-561-111, www.cafepescatore.com
Each Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. this quaint sidewalk cafe near the Wharf features food and drink specials for doggie diners and their humans. The menu includes a Bark Burger (a grilled all-beef patty), Italian Greyhound (beef minimeatballs), and the Bow Wow Wow (three strips of applewood smoked bacon). Jasmine also ordered a Happy Tail Ale, a blend of malted barley and beef flavoring specially formulated for four-legged friends, to wash it all down with.

Calzone’s – People and pooch watching in North Beach
430 Columbus Ave. (at Vallejo), 415-397-3600, www.calzonesf.com
This relaxed bistro on Columbus Avenue has one of the largest and best people-watching patios in San Francisco – and guess what? They love your dog! Jasmine and I kicked back with our friends Zoe, the Tibetan terrier and her human, Brandy, for a leisurely lunch in the Indian Summer sun. And to prove how much Calzone’s loves canines, our waiter brought bowls of water for our four-legged dining companions before he brought our bottle of pinot grigio.

Get Across Town: Zazie Dog Night
941 Cole St. (at Carl), 415-564-5332, www.zaziesf.com
Every Monday, weather permitting, one of my favorite restaurants in Cole Valley hosts a doggie dinner on their charming (and heated) garden patio. Bring your pup to dinner and receive $10 off a bottle of Graeser’s “Ruff Red” zinfandel (named for the winery’s resident German shepherd), and there are treats for your dog, too. Zazie also occasionally hosts doggie wine dinners, which sell out quickly. In September, Jasmine, Brandy, Zoe and I attended the Mutt Lynch Winery and Babies Dog Bakery event – four courses with wine pairings for humans and four courses for dogs (sorry, no wine with the biscuits).

Get Outta Town: Fish. Restaurant’s big old deck and dog bowls
350 Harbor Dr. (at Gate 5 Rd.), Sausalito, 415-331-3474, www.331fish.com
When I’m in the heat of a deadline and can’t lavish Jasmine with the attention she deserves, I take her to the wonderful Sausalito Pet Hotel where proprietor and dog lover, Franck, pampers her silly. When I pick her up on Friday, I always bring a friend and we walk across the street for lunch at Fish., a great spot for sucking down fresh oysters and little neck clams, or digging into a variety of fresh seafood. The gigantic two-tiered deck looks out onto the shimmering water as boats bring in the catch of the day. When you order at the counter, grab a dog bowl from the stack just inside the door and the cool folks at Fish. will fill it full of fresh water for your parched pooch.