Memorial Park (Albany)

Swim center offering open recreational swim hours.

British-style pub with a chalkboard-and-toys kid zone where kids can get up and play mid-meal.

Build-your-own Korean rice bowls on Solano that hand out kid chopsticks, kid bowls, and little smoothies - small touches that tell you families are expected, not tolerated.

Neighborhood Chinese restaurant known for welcoming multi-generational families.

A taqueria with outdoor seating and burritos big enough to share with the whole family.

Solano Avenue's deep-dish destination - the Albany outpost of the Little Star family where the deep dish is the headliner but the thin crust holds its own. A consistent first pick for East Bay kids.