Golden Gate Bakery

About this place

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

How kid-friendly is it?

A Chinatown alley the width of a hallway where two women fold cookies off a hot press by hand. Two minutes, a sample, and worth the detour.

Chinatown alley shop where kids watch fortune cookies being folded by hand.

Sunset Vietnamese where pho and rice plates suit kids of any age.

The North Beach bookshop with creaky stairs and a children's shelf upstairs. Narrow aisles, so easier in a carrier than a stroller.

A popular breakfast and brunch spot that's family friendly but fills up fast, so go early.

Two floors of Beat-era manuscripts and photographs above a North Beach shop. Reading-heavy, so it suits teenagers rather than small children.