Conveyor-belt sushi that keeps toddlers through school-age kids watching the plates go by.
Café across from the park's playground and butterfly garden, with patio tables in sight of the play and room for strollers.
Rainforest dome, planetarium, aquarium and a penguin colony under one Golden Gate Park roof. The one to spend a whole wet day in.
Nob Hill crepes with a kids' menu, high chairs, a changing table, and crayons.
A pier full of things to pull, spin and stand inside. Nothing is behind glass, nobody minds the noise, and a five-year-old can lead the whole visit. Closed Mondays; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday noon-5pm, with members and donors admitted from 10am; Thursday evenings 6-10pm are for adults 18 and up only.
Two decks of shops and food built out over the water, with a carousel at the end and the sea lions barking off the far side. Loud, flat and easy to push a stroller round.
Wide, quiet galleries near Civic Center. Doable as one floor and out again, and there is room to push a stroller through every room.
Free, and fun for machine-obsessed kids: you can watch the giant wheels pulling the real cables under the streets.
Mission institution with a kids' menu at brunch, crayons, and films projected on the courtyard wall.
Lively Wharf sundae stop with outdoor seating and room for strollers; every age gets a scoop.
A hundred acres at the ocean end of the city, with a kids' zoo, a carousel and a little steam train.
Outer Sunset Mexican with a changing table and room for strollers.
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.
Three floors of art and history off Yerba Buena Gardens. Compact, calm, and stronger with school-age kids than with toddlers.
Burmese homestyle cooking, from the noodle-and-tofu rainbow salad to coconut chicken noodle soup, with coconut rice and mango on the side.
Golden Gate Park art museum with a free observation tower at the top and a lift up for the view.
Colonnaded art museum on the cliffs at Lands End. The courtyard, the view and the Rodin outside are half the visit and cost nothing.
One of San Francisco's most popular restaurants, a Divisadero favorite with a changing table.
Inner Sunset Tartine with a changing table and stroller room.
Belgian bakery with a changing table and room for strollers.
Casual pizza on Judah Street in the Outer Sunset with a changing table, a rarity around here.
