Have you ever imagined walking into a room and having dozens of pugs run up to you? That will soon become a reality in Frisco with CuppaPug, a café where you can enjoy drinks while cuddling and playing with the little dogs.
CuppaPug is expected to open along Stonebrook Parkway on Sept. 5, 2025, and promises to be a unique experience for dog lovers, especially pug fans.
“When people come, they can expect fun,” Jay Taylor, owner of CuppaPug in Frisco, told The Dallas Morning News. “People will get to sit down and then the song ‘Who Let the Pugs Out’ will start playing, and then the pugs bust into the room.”
From there, it’s 50 to 55 minutes of playing, petting, cuddling, or kissing all the dogs available on site, which can be up to 20. Everything will work by reservation.
And that’s not all. CuppaPug will be working with DFW Pug Rescue to have ongoing dog adoptions in the location.
The CuppaPug concept originated in London and later expanded to Manchester. Its first location in the United States opened in Escondido, Calif., and the Frisco location will be its first in Texas and second in the country. A third will open in Las Vegas.
The Texas location is owned by the Taylors, a family who got their first pug, Bernadette, 11 years ago, when one of the family’s sons Grayson insisted he wanted a pug and saved up for a year to buy one.
“We actually didn’t want pugs, because you always hear all this, ‘Oh, pugs have health problems and they’re ugly,’ and all the horrible stories you hear about them,’” Taylor said. “But we got her and brought her home, and she just stole our hearts very quickly.”
After that, they became fans of pugs, buying and rescuing several. They discovered DFW Pug Rescue and got involved with the organization.
Years later, when Grayson graduated from high school, the family took a vacation to Europe as a gift. While in London, they decided to visit CuppaPug and fell in love with the concept.
“We walked out there and it was 10 times better than we ever thought,” said Taylor. “And they had been for less than two years. We were joking with the owners and saying, ‘We’re going to open one of these in Frisco, where we live.’ It was back in 2023.”
Now, CuppaPug Texas is very close to its opening day, if all the permits are granted on time.
CuppaPug will be located at 8100 Stonebrook Parkway in Frisco. The building was the former Sunny Days Christian Preschool. Now the place is being remodeled to accommodate pugs and their fans, as well as to host events, such as yoga classes with puppies or even human or pug weddings.
Initially, CuppaPug will serve bottled beverages from Evergreen Coffee and Energy, a local beverage company. Food and cocktails will be offered as permits to operate the kitchen progress.
The Taylor family’s six dogs will be at CuppaPug every day and will be joined by at least 15 other dogs whose rescue is in the hands of DFW Pug Rescue and live in foster homes.
The cost to enter CuppaPug will be $25.
CuppaPug is located at 8100 Stonebrook Parkway, Frisco. cuppapug.com.