The pups and I are big fans of Grant Park. You can walk the perimeter for a straight-forward walk with some hills, or you can meander through the park's paved trail system. If you're walking around the outside, on one corner of the path, you have Intown Healthy Hound and City Kitty where you can stop and get a treat for the dog(s), and across from the zoo parking lot, there is a coffee shop with an outdoor patio.

On the weekends, parking in the lot can be madness, but there is also street parking. And, for most of the year, if you go by on a Sunday, you can stop by the excellent Farmer's Market as well.

If you're actually up in Brookhaven, though, that's going to be a bit of a hike for you.