# Kid-friendly restaurants in San Mateo

Restaurants in San Mateo that work with kids in tow. See which ones have high chairs, a changing table or a kids' menu before you go. 9 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-26, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Rise Woodfire Pizza & Rotisserie](https://ourplayday.com/places/rise-woodfire-pizza-rotisserie-san-mateo) (pizzeria, San Mateo). Downtown San Mateo woodfire spot with kids' pizzas, rotisserie chicken, and a roomy modern space steps from Central Park.
2. [Tomatina](https://ourplayday.com/places/tomatina-san-mateo) (restaurant, San Mateo). Casual Italian with fresh pastas and piadine, a real kids' menu, and a Thursday kids-eat-free night.
3. [Amici's East Coast Pizzeria](https://ourplayday.com/places/amici-s-east-coast-pizzeria-san-mateo) (pizzeria, San Mateo). East Coast-style pizzeria with an official Young Kid's Menu (pizza, pasta) for an easy, casual family dinner downtown.
4. [BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse](https://ourplayday.com/places/bj-s-restaurant-brewhouse-san-mateo) (restaurant, San Mateo). Chain brewhouse at Bridgepointe with a big kids' menu (mini burgers, mac 'n' cheese, mini corn dogs) and a high-energy, family-friendly atmosphere where kid noise blends in.
5. [Jeffrey's Hamburgers](https://ourplayday.com/places/jeffrey-s-hamburgers-san-mateo) (restaurant, San Mateo). 50's-style burger joint in downtown San Mateo that's usually full of families; the enclosed sunroom in back is a pressure valve for kids too squirmy to sit still.
6. [Taishoken](https://ourplayday.com/places/taishoken-san-mateo) (restaurant, San Mateo). Top-tier tsukemen without the line-wait meltdown: join the Yelp waitlist remotely, and kids get their own small bowls of milky ramen or brothless aburasoba with jammy eggs.
7. [Maverick Jack's](https://ourplayday.com/places/maverick-jack-s-san-mateo) (restaurant, San Mateo). Charbroiled burgers and milkshakes, plus a kids' menu of sliders, grilled cheese and chicken fingers with kid-size shakes.
8. [Pausa Bar & Cookery](https://ourplayday.com/places/pausa-bar-cookery-san-mateo) (restaurant, San Mateo). House-made pasta and contemporary Italian cooking, with tables out in the parklet.
9. [Pinstripes San Mateo](https://ourplayday.com/places/pinstripes-san-mateo-san-mateo) (restaurant, San Mateo). Bowling and bocce around the meal, with light balls, a ramp and bumpers available.

## Other lists for San Mateo

- [Playgrounds and things to do](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/san-mateo/playgrounds) (20)

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) A list needs at least three places to exist.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/san-mateo/restaurants. All of San Mateo: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/san-mateo