Café across from the park's playground and butterfly garden, with patio tables in sight of the play and room for strollers.
Lively Wharf sundae stop with outdoor seating and room for strollers; every age gets a scoop.
Sourdough landmark at the Wharf with a kids' menu and bread animals to look at while you wait.
Mission Bay food-truck park with lawn games and room for strollers; every age finds something.
Ice cream churned to order; a treat stop for babies through school-age kids.
Outer Sunset coffee stop with room for strollers and a quick pastry before the beach.
Richmond District deli-café with easy sandwiches for toddlers through school age.
Boba shop older kids ask to go back to; an easy treat stop after school.
Calm Noe Valley bakery where a cookie keeps babies through school-age kids happy.
Calm bakery with cupcakes that work for babies through school-age kids.
A coffee bar in a converted stable, with its own door around the corner from the pizzeria of the same name.
Mission bakery with room for strollers; a morning bun makes the line worth it.
Neighborhood coffee roaster with space for strollers and a relaxed morning crowd.
A coffee shop on Fillmore Street near Alta Plaza Playground.
A family-run donut shop since 1960 that still makes everything from scratch, home of a giant challenge donut you try to finish in three hours.
A corner café with outdoor tables looking onto the lawns, coffee roasted in-house, and breakfast, sandwiches and bowls.
A corner café at the end of the lawn, a short walk from the fenced playground, for coffee and breakfast.
A coffee shop on 4th Street good for warming up with hot cocoa.
Small-batch ice cream made with Straus organic milk, salted caramel among the classics, plus sundaes, popsicles and soft serve, a block from Dolores Park.
Valencia Street pastry shop where a cake or a cookie buys a quiet few minutes.
Chinatown bakery famous for egg tarts; the line moves and the tarts are worth it with kids.
An Italian bakery known for its focaccia, cash only.
Tea shop with room for strollers and a quick treat for older kids.
A coffee shop hung with anime and game art.
A coffee counter inside the Target, with drinks and cake pops.
Japantown dessert shop with fish-shaped cones that kids love.
