Cheeseboat

A popular breakfast and brunch spot.

Two floors of Beat-era manuscripts and photographs above a North Beach shop, reading-heavy and suited to teenagers.

The North Beach bookshop with creaky stairs and a children's shelf upstairs.

Chinatown bakery famous for egg tarts; the line moves and the tarts are worth it with kids.

North Beach theater where Dear San Francisco's acrobats perform feet from the tables. Ninety minutes, with tumbling that holds a seven-year-old and a grandparent.

North Beach pizzeria with crayons on the table and slices kids finish.