Kid-friendly cafés in San Francisco (24)

Bernal café by the park with a changing table, stroller room, and outdoor seating.

Lively Wharf sundae stop with outdoor seating and room for strollers; every age gets a scoop.

Mission Bay food-truck park with lawn games and room for strollers; every age finds something.

Laurel Heights café with a calm play room for babies through preschoolers.

Ice cream churned to order; a treat stop for babies through school-age kids.

Boba shop older kids ask to go back to; an easy treat stop after school.

Calm Noe Valley bakery where a cookie keeps babies through school-age kids happy.

Calm bakery with cupcakes that work for babies through school-age kids.

Mission bakery with room for strollers; a morning bun makes the line worth it.

Richmond District deli-café that parents lean on for easy sandwiches with toddlers through school age in tow.

Sourdough landmark at the Wharf with a kids' menu and bread animals to look at while you wait.

An ice cream shop a block from Dolores Park, popular with locals.

Outer Sunset coffee stop with room for strollers and a quick pastry before the beach.

Neighborhood coffee roaster with space for strollers and a relaxed morning crowd.

A coffee shop on Fillmore Street near Alta Plaza Playground.

A donut shop near Lafayette Playground known for large donuts.

Valencia Street pastry shop where a cake or a cookie buys a quiet few minutes.

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

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

A North Beach bakery a few blocks from the playground known for authentic Italian focaccia, cash only.

A coffee shop on 4th Street good for warming up with hot cocoa.

Tea shop with room for strollers and a quick treat for older kids.

Japantown dessert shop with fish-shaped cones that kids love.

A toy store where staff help pick out and even wrap the perfect gift.