Noe Valley Bakery

Mickey Mouse-shaped pizzas and gnocchi on the kids' menu, and a heated patio for dinner outside.

The indoor room at the West Portal playground with drop-in play and a gym.

A neighborhood playground attached to fields, tennis, picnic space and a rec clubhouse, easy to turn into a longer outing.

Sushi rolls past on carts, and kids point at what they want.

A quiet play area with a big lawn, basketball and tennis, but it is private for neighborhood residents and their guests.

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