The Beat Museum

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

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

A popular breakfast and brunch spot that's family friendly but fills up fast, so go early.

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

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.