Forge Rockridge

Family-run since 1973, with ricotta pancakes and challah French toast at breakfast and cheeseburgers with shakes.

A volunteer-built Temescal classic: a sprawling wooden fortress structure, a big sand pit, and a shallow creek kids wade in on warm days. The Temescal strip's coffee and food are a block away for the grown-ups.

A Chinese restaurant in Elmwood, across from Jin Ling, friendly toward families with young kids.

Poke bowls built the way you want with sushi-grade fish, plus vegetarian and gluten-free choices.

Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking since 1982, with meza plates, hummus, kebabs and fillo made from scratch every day and outdoor tables.

Cultural center founded in 1975 behind a big painted mural, with Puerto Rican bomba and plena drum and dance workshops open to all ages.