Maverick Jack's

A board-game café with a shelf of easy games by the tables to play while the food comes.

Big airport hotel on the bay with a heated outdoor pool, whirlpool and cabanas, a bayside jogging path, and plane-spotting from the room.

Small neighborhood park that's a go-to for the preschool-and-under crowd: playground, picnic tables, basketball court and an on-site preschool program.

Teppanyaki chefs put on a full show at the table, and jumbo jets land at SFO outside the waterfront windows.

All-suite waterfront hotel with an indoor pool and free full breakfast, and a separate living room for after the kids' bedtime.

Peninsula breakfast institution (self-billed 'voted best breakfast/brunch') with a real kids' menu for the 10-and-under set. Expect a weekend wait, but it moves.