# Kid-friendly cafés in Chicago

Cafés, bakeries and ice cream in Chicago where a stroller fits and a toddler is welcome. See which ones have high chairs or a changing table before you go. 24 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-03, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Pick Me Up Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/pick-me-up-cafe) (café, Chicago). A Ravenswood cafe since 1997 serving vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diner food at reasonable prices.
2. [Shokolad Pastry & Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/shokolad-pastry-and-cafe) (bakery, Chicago). A Ukrainian Village bakery and cafe serving traditional and modern Ukrainian dishes alongside European pastries.
3. [AndySunflower Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/andysunflower-cafe) (café, Chicago). A small specialty coffee counter inside a Beverly cafe on Western Avenue, open mornings Tuesday through Saturday.
4. [Berger Park Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/berger-park-cafe) (café, Chicago). A seasonal, open-air lakefront cafe on the patio of Berger Park in Edgewater, next to a marine-themed playground. Open roughly mid-May to mid-October.
5. [Ciao Ciao Gelato & Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/ciao-ciao-gelato-cafe) (ice cream shop, Chicago). A large, family-friendly Portage Park gelateria with dozens of rotating flavors and an outdoor patio, an easy dessert stop after the park.
6. [Margie's Candies](https://ourplayday.com/places/margies-candies-bucktown) (ice cream shop, Chicago). A century-old Chicago ice cream and candy shop known for oversized sundaes served in old-fashioned booths, with both counter takeout and sit-down table service.
7. [Pullman Coffee Club](https://ourplayday.com/places/pullman-coffee-club) (café, Chicago). A small, historic coffee shop inside a preserved 1900s Pullman Company building, good for a quick stop while touring the historic district.
8. [Robust Coffee Lounge](https://ourplayday.com/places/robust-coffee-lounge) (café, Chicago). A Woodlawn coffee shop near the University of Chicago.
9. [Spinning J Bakery and Soda Fountain](https://ourplayday.com/places/spinning-j-bakery-soda-fountain) (bakery, Chicago). A vintage-style Humboldt Park soda fountain and bakery with seasonal pies and housemade sodas.
10. [Bridgeport Coffee Company](https://ourplayday.com/places/bridgeport-coffee-company) (café, Chicago). A neighborhood coffeehouse and roaster on Bridgeport's Morgan Street strip.
11. [La Michoacana Premium](https://ourplayday.com/places/la-michoacana-premium-pilsen) (ice cream shop, Chicago). A Pilsen paleteria serving Mexican ice cream and fruit paletas long hours every day.
12. [Metropolis Coffee Company](https://ourplayday.com/places/metropolis-coffee-company-edgewater) (café, Chicago). Metropolis' Edgewater cafe roasts its own coffee and opens early to late every day.
13. [Original Rainbow Cone](https://ourplayday.com/places/original-rainbow-cone) (ice cream shop, Chicago). The original 1926 stand for the five-flavor Rainbow Cone, chocolate to orange sherbet in stripes, a family stop for generations.
14. [Sugar Shack](https://ourplayday.com/places/sugar-shack-bridgeport) (ice cream shop, Chicago). A walk-up ice cream and funnel-cake window that has been a Bridgeport summer-evening fixture for years.
15. [Teddy's](https://ourplayday.com/places/teddys-ice-cream) (ice cream shop, Chicago). A Lincoln Square soft-serve counter known for its pink signage and rooftop bear.
16. [Alliance Bakery & Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/alliance-bakery-cafe) (bakery, Chicago). A longtime European bakery in Wicker Park known for elaborate custom cakes and pastries, with an espresso bar.
17. [Beverly Bakery & Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/beverly-bakery-and-cafe) (bakery, Chicago). A Western Avenue bakery-cafe in Beverly known for house-roasted coffee and daily-baked pastries.
18. [Conte Di Savoia](https://ourplayday.com/places/conte-di-savoia) (café, Chicago). A family-run Little Italy grocery and deli since 1948, sandwiches and prepared Italian foods at the counter.
19. [Fat Peach Bakery](https://ourplayday.com/places/fat-peach-bakery) (bakery, Chicago). A Bridgeport pastry bakery that opened in 2024 in the former Bridgeport Bakery space, open limited weekend hours or until sellout.
20. [Grand Rising Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/grand-rising-cafe) (café, Chicago). A South Shore no-pork breakfast and diner counter.
21. [Mario's Italian Lemonade](https://ourplayday.com/places/marios-italian-lemonade) (café, Chicago). A Little Italy summer institution since 1954, serving Italian ice from a walk-up stand. Seasonal, open May through September only.
22. [Monterrey Bakery](https://ourplayday.com/places/monterrey-bakery) (bakery, Chicago). A neighborhood Mexican panaderia on Archer Avenue known for conchas and tres leches cake, a good casual treat stop with kids.
23. [Pie Guy's Bakery and Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/pie-guys-bakery-cafe) (bakery, Chicago). A Black-owned Chatham bakery known for key lime, sweet potato and apple pie plus savory bowls.
24. [Shawn Michelle's Homemade Ice Cream](https://ourplayday.com/places/shawn-michelles-homemade-ice-cream) (ice cream shop, Chicago). A longtime Bronzeville ice cream shop known for homemade flavors like butter pecan and black walnut, a simple stop for a family treat.

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## 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/illinois/chicago/cafes. All of Chicago: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago