Kid-friendly restaurants in San Francisco (88)

Union Square chain with a kids' menu, high chairs, boosters, and a lively patio.

Ocean Beach restaurant with a kids' menu, a lawn out front, and room for strollers; lively and easy.

Nob Hill crepes with a kids' menu, high chairs, a changing table, and crayons.

Loud, cheerful Bernal spaghetti house with a kids' menu and crayons; a toddler favorite.

Mission Bay food-truck yard with open turf, so younger kids can run about while you eat.

Cole Valley brunch with high chairs, crayons, and a back patio for toddlers and up.

Calm Presidio restaurant with outdoor seating, best with preschool and school-age kids who can sit a while.

Lively Richmond dim sum and hot pot with room for strollers; small plates keep every age fed.

Clement Street breakfast spot with outdoor seating and a lively room that forgives toddler noise.

Excelsior dessert cafe with air hockey to hold off a meltdown while they pick from the ice cream case.

Inner Richmond pizza with crayons and a lively room where babies and big kids both fit in.

Outer Sunset fish shack with outdoor tables and a play area, so kids move while the tacos come.

Presidio Italian next door to the Tunnel Tops, so the park is right there when they are done eating.

Presidio Heights Italian with a garden patio that welcomes babies through school-age kids.

Classic diner with high chairs, jukebox booths, and milkshakes for every age.

Bernal pizza with outdoor tables and a lively vibe for toddlers and up.

West Portal crepes with a kids' menu, high chairs, and a changing table.

Outer Sunset brewery with a big patio; loud and welcoming to every age.

Burgers and shakes with high chairs; quick and lively for any age.

Wharf classic with a kids' menu; lively enough for toddlers and up.

Dim sum carts that keep babies through school-age kids busy; room for strollers.

Noe Valley Italian that takes babies through school-age kids in stride.

Bernal barbecue joint with a kids' menu, crayons, and a corner for kids to play while the ribs arrive.

Ocean-edge dining with a kids' menu and outdoor space; the view keeps even restless kids busy.

Mission Thai with big shareable plates that work for preschoolers and older kids.

Neighborhood Italian with a kids' menu and crayons; pasta for everyone at the table.

Mission institution with a kids' menu at brunch, crayons, and films projected on the courtyard wall.

Ferry Building burgers and shakes with a kids' menu and outdoor tables by the bay.

Conveyor-belt sushi that keeps toddlers through school-age kids watching the plates go by.

West Portal Italian-American with a lively room where toddlers and up blend right in.

Japantown ramen with a moderate room; toddlers and up slurp along.

Ghirardelli Square dim sum with a moderate room; small plates for babies through school age.

Richmond Korean with a moderate room; toddlers and up share the banchan.

Union Square beer hall with a kids' menu and outdoor tables.

Outer Richmond pizza with a lively patio where kids can be loud.

Embarcadero seafood with a kids' menu, crayons, and floor-to-ceiling fish tanks.

An organic farm-to-table restaurant with kids' meals and an on-site bakery.

Bernal Heights brewery where nobody blinks at stroller traffic, with arcade games and foosball for the bigger ones.

Japantown teppanyaki where the chef cooks at the table with knife tricks and an onion volcano. Big tables seat a whole family and the show keeps the kids in their seats until the food comes. Kids' menu.

Grab-and-go pizza collective with a lively, noisy atmosphere and flexible toppings.

Kids typically eat free Tuesday evenings from 4-10pm with an adult entree purchase.

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

Potrero Hill pizza with a kids' menu and a family crowd on weeknights.

Clement Street diner where burgers and pancakes suit toddlers through school-age kids.

A sushi restaurant in Alameda with heated outdoor seating.

Lower Nob Hill Indian with a kids' menu; mild curries and rice make it easy.

Sunset Indian kitchen with a changing table and room for strollers.

Sunset District Vietnamese with kids' portions and pho that soothes everyone.

Bernal Iranian small plates with outdoor seating; bring kids who like to share.

Sunset Mediterranean spot with high chairs and room for strollers.

Inner Sunset comfort food with crayons on the table.

Six lanes in the Mission with a proper kitchen. Book ahead, go early, and bumpers are there if you ask.

Mexican with outdoor seating and a menu that suits sharing with kids.

North Beach Italian-American with high chairs and big plates to share.

Market Street sushi with a TV and quick service for a low-stress dinner with kids.

Sunset Chinese known for dry-fried chicken wings; loud enough that a meltdown goes unnoticed.

Wharf seafood house with a kids' menu and boats to watch from the window.

Outer Sunset Mexican with a changing table and room for strollers.

Taqueria with high chairs and room for strollers.

Inner Sunset Tartine with a changing table and stroller room.

Big, bright Mission bakery-restaurant with stroller room and plenty of space.

Fairmont tiki bar with indoor rainstorms that delight kids at the early seating.

Sunset brewery with outdoor tables and a relaxed family crowd.

Belgian bakery with a changing table and room for strollers.

A vegan Japanese restaurant serving sushi, miso soup, and tempura soba; cash only.

New York-style pizza by the slice for takeout, a family favorite per one parent.

Worker-owned bakery serving a different pizza flavor daily, for takeout or dine-in.

Divisadero seafood bar that welcomes strollers; better for calm eaters than for wigglers.

Burmese restaurant where kids happily eat coconut rice and mango slices.

A pizza chain restaurant at the Bay Street shopping center.

Taqueria focused on fresh ingredients with a big salsa selection.

A former farmers' market stand now a restaurant serving Peruvian-flavored dishes.

Casual Bernal pizza spot with a changing table, a rarity around here.

A shop at Pier 39 selling edible raw cookie dough.

Dumpling spot offering small dumpling and gyoza portions suited to little appetites.

A cafe known for its distinctive egg waffles.

Sunset District Italian with room for strollers and a family crowd most evenings.

A virtual flight ride at Pier 39 that simulates a tour of San Francisco from above.

A Fillmore Street breakfast spot known for photogenic dishes, a block from Alta Plaza Playground.

A bakery across the street from Raymond Kimbell playground, good for pastries and coffee during a park outing.

Mission burrito landmark; counter service and quick food make it easy with kids.

There is a real kids menu with kebab, gyro or nuggets plus rice, fries, hummus or falafel, which makes ordering painless.

Divisadero favorite with a changing table; go early with kids and the room is yours.

A tumbling gym offering drop-in playtime on weekday mornings.

An ice cream shop on Fillmore Street the author rates five stars, near Alta Plaza Playground.

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

A go-to taqueria known for tiny burritos and great prices when you don't want to cook.

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