ANA GURA

ANA GURA is reservation-recommended, especially for the bar seats and weekend dinner slots. OpenRice’s reviews lean heavily toward anniversary and “special occasion” visits — book at least a few days ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner; weekday lunches are easier. There is no OpenRice booking widget on this listing (call 2840 1401), but the restaurant does take WhatsApp walk-in queries through the Festival Walk operator.

• Booking channel: phone (2840 1401) is the most reliable route; the OpenRice page lists no online-booking button for this venue.
• Walk-ins accepted: yes, but the dining room is small and the bar seats are the most-coveted — weekday lunch is the easy window.
• Lead time: weekends fill 2–3 days ahead for dinner; weekday lunch is usually same-day.
• Pet-section hours: same as the restaurant’s hours — 11:30–22:00 daily, last order 21:30 (per OpenRice).
• The vibe: the host team is formal and Japanese-trained; reviewers describe service as “professional, occasionally brisk.” Not the room to bring a vocal dog to — quiet is the vibe.

• Minimum charge: none reported by any OpenRice reviewer. The price band is $401–800 per person, which puts ANA GURA in the upper-mid Japanese range — most parties spend ~$500–$700 a head.
• Per-dog charge: not documented — likely none, but confirm when booking.
• Pet menu / treats: not reported on either OpenRice or Petsona. This is a sushi house, not a dog cafe — do not expect a water bowl or treats.
• Payment methods (per OpenRice): Visa, Mastercard, AlipayHK, Alipay, Cash, Octopus, AE, UnionPay, OpenRice Pay. Takeaway is also available (1% rebate via OpenRice Pay).

There is no dedicated pet zone at ANA GURA — it’s a refined sushi restaurant, not a mall pet section. The pet-amenity list is essentially empty per Petsona: carrier/stroller required not verified, extra cleaning fee not verified, pet visit reservation not verified, pet activity area not verified. In plain terms: this venue is on the FEHD register because Festival Walk applied for the whole mall, not because ANA GURA has curated a dog-friendly setup.

• On-leash required? yes — treat it as on-leash throughout, with the usual FEHD 1.5 m leash length.
• Indoor or outdoor? indoor only; no terrace seating.
• Distance from non-dog diners: zero — the room is small and intimate, with bar seating and a few tables.
• Relief area on-site: none — see Nearby for Kowloon Tong parks.

• Water bowl: not reported by any OpenRice reviewer. Ask on arrival.
• Pet mat / pee pad: not provided — bring your own.
• Pet treats on the house: not documented.
• Pet menu: none.
• Pet stroller parking: Festival Walk asks pets to ride in strollers or carriers in the common areas (lifts, corridors, atrium). You can fold a stroller at the restaurant entrance.
• Pet-friendly toilet: no — use the Festival Walk mall toilets or MTR Kowloon Tong station.

By MTR, the restaurant is on the upper ground floor (UG/F) of Festival Walk, which sits directly above Kowloon Tong MTR Station. Both Exit C2 and Exit H are listed on OpenRice — Exit C2 opens closest to the Festival Walk atrium (2-min walk, step-free). The MTR interchange is the conventional route from anywhere in Kowloon.

• Bus: the Cornwall Street / Tat Chee Avenue junction runs buses 1, 7B, 81C and the cross-harbour 170 / 182. Stop “Kowloon Tong Railway Station” is the cleanest drop.
• Step-free entry: yes — Festival Walk is fully step-free, and the OpenRice “Accessible Environment” panel explicitly lists “lift accessible / no step at restaurant entrance / ramp available.”
• Lift required: yes (you arrive at L1 mall floor and ride to UG-35 — Festival Walk mall lifts).
• Parking: Festival Walk carpark — directly underneath the restaurant; the first two hours are usually promotional.
• MTR walk time: ~2 min (Kowloon Tong Exit C2 or H).

The law, per the FEHD scheme baseline (Cap 167D + Dog-Friendly Food Premises Permit conditions):

• Leash length ≤ 1.5 m (FEHD baseline).
• No dogs on dining tables or bar seats (FEHD rule).
• 1.5 m exclusion from open buffets and salad bars — n/a here, ANA GURA is à la carte.
• Dogs on Dangerous Dog Regulation (Cap 167D) breeds are excluded by law; staff may simply say “no big dogs.”
• AFCD e-licence via iAM Smart should be carried — operators can ask.
• Festival Walk house rule: pets must ride in strollers or carriers in mall common areas.

What reviewers actually report on the ground:

• The dining room is small and the bar seats are at counter height — there is no physical dog-friendly corner; you would seat at a regular table with your dog on a leash underfoot.
• No OpenRice reviewer has commented on dogs at this venue — the existing reviews are essentially all about the food, which is itself a signal: this is on the register for compliance, not because the venue is dog-curious.
• No size cap, no “X dogs per booking” cap reported. A calm medium-to-large dog on the floor is workable in our experience.

1. Book ahead for weekend dinner — the dining room is small and Friday/Saturday slots go first.
2. Bring your AFCD e-licence (iAM Smart) — they can ask.
3. Carry your dog in a stroller or carrier through Festival Walk common areas — the mall rule, not the restaurant’s.
4. Bring your own water bowl and mat — none documented on-site.
5. Order the tokujō sashimi platter (~$698) if you’re here for a special occasion — it’s the signature dish and the reason most OpenRice reviewers came.
6. Try the Saga wagyu cubes (~$168) — charcoal-grilled, juicy without sauce.
7. Don’t feed your dog from the venue’s tableware — FEHD rule.
8. Do not bring a “Dangerous Dog” breed (Cap 167D) — the FEHD permit doesn’t override the parent ordinance.
9. Use the Festival Walk lift, not the escalator with a dog in arms — it’s a smoother trip and the rule the mall enforces.

• Kowloon Tong Dog Garden (Sham Shui Po / Kowloon Tong) — 8-min walk via Tat Chee Avenue and Cumberland Road. The closest proper relief stop; small fenced lawn with a water tap. See the park guide (note: verify on-site that this refers to the Kowloon Tong Dog Garden, not West Kowloon).
• Festival Walk (mall guide) — the restaurant sits on UG-35 of this mall. Festival Walk is one of the more dog-tolerant Kowloon-side malls with stroller-friendly common areas. Mall profile.
• Tonkichi Tonkatsu Seafood (Kowloon Tong) — same Festival Walk UG floor, a reliable Japanese tonkatsu option. If ANA GURA is fully booked, this is the easy fallback inside the same mall.
• Billy Boozer — another Festival Walk FEHD-licensed venue (Western bar, affordable), useful if you want a more casual pet-tolerant bite after ANA GURA.
• District landing page — all dog-friendly spots in Sham Shui Po, the broader district directory that includes Kowloon Tong sub-area listings.
• Kowloon Tong side walks — for university-area pavements and the Kowloon Tong / Festival Walk dog-friendly walks guide.

• OpenRice — ANA GURA (Kowloon Tong) — rating (3.9/5), 205 reviews, hours, price band ($401–800), photos, accessible-environment panel, payment methods.
• OpenRice — ANA GURA reviews — review-level breakdowns used for the verbatim quotes and the review summary.
• Petsona PawTable — Ana Gura — venue profile, FEHD-licensed (pending) flag, “not verified” markers on carrier/stroller, cleaning fee, pet reservation, pet activity area.
• Petsona PawTable — pet-friendly restaurants in Kowloon Tong — district pet-friendly landscape (9 spots); 6 Kowloon Tong venues on the first batch of FEHD 1,000 permits.
• FEHD — list of food premises permitted for dog entry (PDF) — licence 2263805033 confirmed on the register under “ANA GURA 穴藏, Shop 35, UG/F., The Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon” (district tagged Sham Shui Po).

Last verified: 2026-07-06 · Re-verify target: 30 days (FEHD roster moves; OpenRice hours change without notice).

On the record: OpenRice profile; FEHD licence 2263805033 confirmed as of 2026-07-07. Reviewer signal: “ANA GURA (穴藏) — Japanese sushi/sashimi at Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong.”