# Kid-friendly places in Salt Lake City

14 listed places in Salt Lake City: 5 playgrounds and things to do, 5 restaurants, 3 hotels and 1 café. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-10-06, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Salt Lake City](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/salt-lake-city/restaurants) (5)
- [Family-friendly hotels in Salt Lake City](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/salt-lake-city/hotels) (3)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Salt Lake City](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/salt-lake-city/playgrounds) (5)

## Places

1. [Little America Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-america-hotel-salt-lake-city) (hotel, Salt Lake City). An indoor-outdoor pool open all year, a mini fridge in every room and connecting rooms on request.
2. [The Grand America Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-grand-america-hotel-salt-lake-city) (hotel, Salt Lake City). Indoor pool open all year and a summer outdoor pool, and kids pick a stuffed animal from a toy box at check-in.
3. [Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City](https://ourplayday.com/places/kimpton-hotel-monaco-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city) (hotel, Salt Lake City). Suites with a sleeper sofa in a separate sitting area, a short walk from the children's museum and planetarium.
4. [Red Rock Brewing Company](https://ourplayday.com/places/red-rock-brewing-company-salt-lake-city) (restaurant, Salt Lake City). Brewpub with wood-fired pizza, a big patio and a full kids menu.
5. [The Dodo Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-dodo-restaurant-salt-lake-city) (restaurant, Salt Lake City). American bistro known for its daily desserts like Toll House pie, with a kids menu and a separate kids brunch menu.
6. [Clark Planetarium](https://ourplayday.com/places/clark-planetarium-salt-lake-city) (attraction, Salt Lake City). Three floors of free space exhibits, plus shows in a domed theater.
7. [Discovery Gateway Children's Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/discovery-gateway-children-s-museum-salt-lake-city) (museum, Salt Lake City). Hands-on museum built for kids under 10, with a fossil dig pit, a kid-sized helicopter and water and construction zones.
8. [Hogle Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/hogle-zoo-salt-lake-city) (zoo, Salt Lake City). Polar bears and sea lions seen underwater at Rocky Shores, a replica steam train around the savanna and a carousel.
9. [Natural History Museum of Utah](https://ourplayday.com/places/natural-history-museum-of-utah-salt-lake-city) (museum, Salt Lake City). A wall of real dinosaur bones and hundreds of fossils, in a museum set into the foothills.
10. [Penny Ann's Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/penny-ann-s-cafe-salt-lake-city) (café, Salt Lake City). Breakfast cafe known for its sour cream hotcakes.
11. [Ruth's Diner](https://ourplayday.com/places/ruth-s-diner-salt-lake-city) (restaurant, Salt Lake City). Diner in an old trolley car up the canyon, with mile-high biscuits and a patio beside the creek.
12. [Siegfried's Delicatessen](https://ourplayday.com/places/siegfried-s-delicatessen-salt-lake-city) (restaurant, Salt Lake City). German deli since 1971, with sausages made fresh every day, schnitzel, apple strudel and a small German market.
13. [The Park Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-park-cafe-salt-lake-city) (restaurant, Salt Lake City). Neighborhood breakfast spot across from a big park since 1982, so kids can go play outside after eating.
14. [Tracy Aviary](https://ourplayday.com/places/tracy-aviary-salt-lake-city) (attraction, Salt Lake City). An eight-acre bird park inside a city park, small enough for a toddler to see all of it.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

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