Conveyor-belt sushi that keeps toddlers through school-age kids watching the plates go by.
Ocean Beach restaurant with a kids' menu, a lawn out front, and room for strollers; lively and easy.
Calm Presidio restaurant with outdoor seating, best with preschool and school-age kids who can sit a while.
Clement Street breakfast spot with outdoor seating and a lively room that forgives toddler noise.
Loud, cheerful Bernal spaghetti house with a kids' menu and crayons; a toddler favorite.
Outer Sunset fish shack with outdoor tables and a play area, so kids move while the tacos come.
Presidio Italian right next door to the Tunnel Tops park.
Union Square chain with a kids' menu, high chairs, boosters, and a lively patio.
Nob Hill crepes with a kids' menu, high chairs, a changing table, and crayons.
Woodfired pizza on Ocean Avenue, with high chairs, boosters and a kids' menu.
Mission Thai with big shareable plates that work for preschoolers and older kids.
Inner Richmond pizza with crayons and a lively room where babies and big kids both fit in.
Ferry Building burgers and shakes with a kids' menu and outdoor tables by the bay.
Presidio Heights Italian with a garden patio that welcomes babies through school-age kids.
Japantown ramen with a moderate room; toddlers and up slurp along.
Classic diner with high chairs, jukebox booths, and milkshakes for every age.
Old-school diner on Geary with a kids' menu; lively enough for toddlers and up.
Cole Valley brunch with high chairs, crayons, and a back patio for toddlers and up.
Bernal barbecue joint with a kids' menu, crayons, and a corner for kids to play while the ribs arrive.
Lively Richmond dim sum and hot pot with room for strollers; small plates keep every age fed.
Mission institution with a kids' menu at brunch, crayons, and films projected on the courtyard wall.
Potrero Hill pizza with a kids' menu and a family crowd on weeknights.
West Portal Italian-American with a lively room where toddlers and up blend right in.
Ghirardelli Square dim sum with a moderate room; small plates for babies through school age.
Bernal pizza with outdoor tables and a lively feel, for toddlers and up.
Richmond Korean with a moderate room; toddlers and up share the banchan.
Outer Sunset Mexican with a changing table and room for strollers.
Dim sum carts that keep babies through school-age kids busy; room for strollers.
Japantown teppanyaki where the chef cooks at the table with knife tricks and an onion volcano. Big tables seat a whole family and the show keeps the kids in their seats until the food comes. Kids' menu.
The pizza chain's inventive pies, like the Thai chicken and the tostada pizza, with butter cake for dessert.
Neighborhood Italian with a kids' menu and crayons; pasta for everyone at the table.
North Beach pizzeria with crayons on the table and slices kids finish.
Clement Street diner where burgers and pancakes suit toddlers through school-age kids.
Lower Nob Hill Indian with a kids' menu, mild curries and rice.
Indian kitchen on Clement Street in the Inner Richmond with a changing table and room for strollers.
Inner Sunset comfort food with crayons on the table.
Mexican with outdoor seating and a menu that suits sharing with kids.
Food-truck yard with open turf for younger kids to run about while you eat, and a mini golf course for older ones.
Market Street sushi with a TV and quick service for a low-stress dinner with kids.
Wharf seafood house with a kids' menu and boats to watch from the window.
Embarcadero seafood with a kids' menu, crayons, and floor-to-ceiling fish tanks.
Noe Valley Italian that takes babies through school-age kids in stride.
New York-style pizza by the slice, house-made meatballs, chicken parm sandwiches and cannoli.
Burmese homestyle cooking, from the noodle-and-tofu rainbow salad to coconut chicken noodle soup, with coconut rice and mango on the side.
Georgian acharuli khachapuri, the bread boat full of melted cheese the place is named for, plus khinkali dumplings.
Latin American plates, all made from scratch: fish tacos, Cubanos, and crispy chicken with rice, beans and plantains.
Excelsior dessert cafe with air hockey to hold off a meltdown while they pick from the ice cream case.
Sunset District Vietnamese with kids' portions and pho that soothes everyone.
Mission burrito landmark, with counter service and quick food that's easy with kids.
There is a real kids menu with kebab, gyro or nuggets plus rice, fries, hummus or falafel, which makes ordering painless.
One of San Francisco's most popular restaurants, a Divisadero favorite with a changing table.
North Beach Italian-American with high chairs and big plates to share.
Sunset Chinese known for dry-fried chicken wings; loud enough that a meltdown goes unnoticed.
Burgers and shakes with high chairs; quick and lively for any age.
Taqueria with high chairs and room for strollers.
Inner Sunset Tartine with a changing table and stroller room.
Union Square beer hall with a kids' menu and outdoor tables.
Belgian bakery with a changing table and room for strollers.
Bernal Heights brewery where nobody blinks at stroller traffic, with arcade games and foosball for the bigger ones.
All-vegan Japanese cooking inspired by Zen temple food: vegan sushi, stuffed eggplant tempura, sukiyaki, and soba and udon soups.
An organic farm-to-table restaurant with kids' meals and an on-site bakery.
A kids' menu of spaghetti and meatballs, fish and chips and grilled cheese, and clam chowder in a bread bowl for everyone else.
Casual pizza on Judah Street in the Outer Sunset with a changing table, a rarity around here.
Dumplings made fresh where you can watch, plus crispy gyoza and hand-cut noodles.
Sunset District Italian with room for strollers and a family crowd most evenings.
Bernal Iranian small plates with outdoor seating.
Mediterranean on Clement Street in the Inner Richmond with high chairs and room for strollers.
A popular breakfast and brunch spot.
A vegan sushi bar and izakaya in the Mission. No kids' menu, but there are avocado rolls and rice, and high chairs.
House-made bread and sausages from an open kitchen, and a menu that changes daily. Better for a kid who'll try things.
Big, bright Mission bakery-restaurant with stroller room and plenty of space.
Outer Richmond pizza with a lively patio where kids can be loud.
Fairmont tiki bar with indoor rainstorms.
Pasta made by hand in house, and a breakfast menu too.
Sunset Vietnamese where pho and rice plates suit kids of any age.
Burgers, curly fries and plant-based soft serve from the counter, with parklet tables out front.
A worker-owned co-op bakery with pizza by the slice, a different one each day, plus morning pastries and bread.
A neighborhood café with a play kitchen in the back that keeps kids busy while you finish your coffee.
Divisadero seafood bar that welcomes strollers; better for calm eaters than for wigglers.
Order on the iPad at your table and the sushi rides up on a bullet train. The kids' bento arrives on a robot.
All-day breakfast, avocado toast and sandwiches on house-baked sourdough, with Big Jane cookies, near Alta Plaza Park.
Sushi rolls past on carts, and kids point at what they want.
A Turkish breakfast spread of eggs, fruit, feta and warm pita, and grilled kofte meatballs later in the day.
An open-air back patio with a cabana, brunch and dinner, and mochiko chicken bites to share.
Six lanes in the Mission with a proper kitchen and bumpers available.
Fish tacos, ahi poke and fish and chips, with a choice of regular or sweet potato fries.
Jamaican patties baked from scratch: a flaky hand pie your kid can eat on the go, plus jerk chicken plates for you.
Breakfast pizza, pastries and lattes, with bistro tables out on the patio.
Rotisserie chicken by the half or whole, umami fries and soft serve to finish.
A casual pizza-by-the-slice spot near Calicraft Upstairs.
A ramen shop known for tsukemen, thick noodles you dip into a rich, hot broth, a fun one for kids to eat.
A small special-occasion restaurant famous for its smoked duck, for adventurous young eaters and a celebration dinner.
Mickey Mouse-shaped pizzas and gnocchi on the kids' menu, and a heated patio for dinner outside.
Huge bowls of pho and crisp imperial rolls in a small, no-frills room.
Sunset brewery with outdoor tables and a relaxed family crowd.
Comfort food as share plates, easy to pass around a table with kids, and two parklets out front.
A bookstore café with a big children's section, a train set kids play with while you have your coffee, storytime and a garden to sit in.
One of a small family of taquerias going since 1991, known for the O.M.G. burrito mojado, chorizo breakfast burritos and a vegetarian burrito.
A small neighborhood sushi bar with Japanese small plates to share and simple rolls kids can pick at.
A shop at Pier 39 selling edible raw cookie dough.
A cafe known for its distinctive egg waffles.
A coffee shop that makes kids a birthday latte out of just steamed milk.
Several dozen breads baked daily, plus kouign amann and morning buns, across the street from Raymond Kimbell Playground and the library.
A tiny old-fashioned ice cream shop with dozens of flavors and shelves of candy, a neighborhood favorite since the early '90s.
A small corner café that keeps fresh fruit on hand for kids.
Thick hoagies made to order in a bright wine shop with seats inside and out. Wrap one up and take it for a picnic.
Ice cream from Portland with a monthly flavor menu, near the Alta Plaza playground.
Burritos built to order since 1991, with chips and salsa on the table.
Casual sushi from an omakase team. Inari and rice bowls are the easy wins for a kid new to raw fish.
