Shake Shack Gaien

A calmer central-Tokyo base with apartment-style rooms that work much better for families than a standard tiny hotel room.

A relaxed place to eat after browsing children's books and toys, with vegetable heavy dishes and plenty of families around.

A whole store built around children's books and toys, good when you want something more thoughtful than souvenir shopping.

The game built into plate returns gives kids a reason to stay at the table, even if they mostly eat noodles and fries.

Several floors of character goods make this dangerous in the best way, especially for kids into Sanrio, Snoopy or Pokémon.

The light yuzu ramen is an approachable first ramen stop, though you will want to go outside the busiest lunch rush with kids.