Sam's

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

The North Beach bookshop with creaky stairs and a children's shelf upstairs. Narrow aisles, so easier in a carrier than a stroller.

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

Two floors of Beat-era manuscripts and photographs above a North Beach shop. Reading-heavy, so it suits teenagers rather than small children.

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.