# Kid-friendly restaurants in Chicago

Restaurants in Chicago that work with kids in tow. See which ones have high chairs, a changing table or a kids' menu before you go. 81 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-20, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Antique Taco](https://ourplayday.com/places/antique-taco-bridgeport) (restaurant, Chicago). Tacos and quesadillas for kids, a horchata milkshake they love, and a big heated patio that works all year.
2. [Janson's Drive-In](https://ourplayday.com/places/jansons-drive-in) (restaurant, Chicago). A walk-up drive-in serving the neighborhood since 1960, with a long shake menu, pizza puffs, hot dogs and burgers.
3. [Lincoln Park Corner Kitchen](https://ourplayday.com/places/lincoln-park-corner-kitchen) (restaurant, Chicago). A casual, family-owned all-day breakfast-lunch-dinner spot with its own published kids' menu.
4. [Stay & Play Game Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/stay-and-play-game-cafe) (restaurant, Chicago). A Puerto Rican restaurant and board-game cafe in Irving Park with 600-plus games, a kids' menu, high chairs and a changing room.
5. [Cocula Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/cocula-restaurant) (restaurant, Chicago). A South Chicago location of a small regional Mexican restaurant chain.
6. [Doreen's Pizzeria](https://ourplayday.com/places/doreens-pizzeria) (pizzeria, Chicago). A family-owned Hegewisch pizzeria since 1986, with a full kitchen beyond pizza.
7. [Honey Butter Fried Chicken](https://ourplayday.com/places/honey-butter-fried-chicken) (restaurant, Chicago). An Avondale fried-chicken counter with a kids' meal that comes with stickers, and a patio for overflow energy.
8. [Huck Finn Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/huck-finn-restaurant) (restaurant, Chicago). A classic Archer Avenue diner known for donuts and generous, affordable breakfast plates.
9. [Little Goat Diner](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-goat-diner-southport) (restaurant, Chicago). Chef Stephanie Izard's all-day diner on the Southport Corridor, with a dedicated kids' menu and a kids-eat-free Tuesday promotion.
10. [Lou Malnati's Pizzeria](https://ourplayday.com/places/lou-malnatis-pizzeria-river-north) (pizzeria, Chicago). Classic deep-dish pizzeria with a kids' menu and a chocolate chip cookie pizza a la mode for dessert.
11. [Masters Pancake House](https://ourplayday.com/places/masters-pancake-house) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-owned Archer Heights breakfast-and-lunch diner open since 1981.
12. [Mi Tierra](https://ourplayday.com/places/mi-tierra-la-villita) (restaurant, Chicago). A long-running, family-owned Mexican restaurant in Little Village with a kids' menu and lively weekend entertainment, open over 30 years.
13. [Pearl's Place](https://ourplayday.com/places/pearls-place) (restaurant, Chicago). A South Side soul-food institution serving daily breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets of comfort food, in a casual sit-down setting.
14. [Superdawg Drive-In](https://ourplayday.com/places/superdawg-drive-in) (restaurant, Chicago). A hot-dog drive-in with giant winking hot dogs on the roof, trays clipped to your car window, and a kids' meal with a toy.
15. [Tata's Tacos](https://ourplayday.com/places/tatas-tacos-six-corners) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-owned Six Corners taco spot on the Belmont Cragin/Portage Park line, known for smoked brisket and housemade tortillas.
16. [Wonderburger](https://ourplayday.com/places/wonderburger) (restaurant, Chicago). A Mount Greenwood burger grill revived by a local family at its current location since 2019.
17. [Bar Sol](https://ourplayday.com/places/bar-sol-navy-pier) (restaurant, Chicago). A Latin-inspired seafood spot at the far end of Navy Pier with lakefront patio seating and a dedicated kids' menu.
18. [Billy Goat Tavern](https://ourplayday.com/places/billy-goat-tavern-michigan-ave) (restaurant, Chicago). The below-street-level original Billy Goat Tavern near the Wrigley Building, famous for its counter-service cheezborgers, reached only by a flight of stairs.
19. [Chef Daddy's](https://ourplayday.com/places/chef-daddys) (restaurant, Chicago). An Austin soul food and BBQ restaurant, open since 2015 and one of the first West Side spots approved for EBT hot meals.
20. [Daley's Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/daleys-restaurant-woodlawn) (restaurant, Chicago). A Woodlawn diner tracing its history to 1892, Chicago's oldest restaurant, now across the street from its original spot.
21. [El Charro de San Francisco](https://ourplayday.com/places/el-charro-de-san-francisco) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-owned East Side Mexican restaurant since 1982.
22. [Eleven City Diner](https://ourplayday.com/places/eleven-city-diner) (restaurant, Chicago). An old-school Jewish-style diner with deli classics, pancakes, hand-dipped milkshakes and a kids' menu.
23. [Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.](https://ourplayday.com/places/horse-thief-hollow-brewing) (restaurant, Chicago). A Beverly brewpub with a published kids' menu.
24. [Joy Yee Noodles](https://ourplayday.com/places/joy-yee-noodles-chinatown) (restaurant, Chicago). A big, casual pan-Asian noodle house in Chinatown that is easygoing with young kids, with quick seating even at busy times.
25. [Mon Ami Gabi](https://ourplayday.com/places/mon-ami-gabi) (restaurant, Chicago). A longtime French bistro on Lincoln Park West with a dedicated kids' menu and a lively, loud dining room that tends to absorb toddler noise well.
26. [Nellie's Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/nellies-restaurant) (restaurant, Chicago). A roughly 20-year Humboldt Park institution with a multi-generational, family-heavy dining room.
27. [Paisans Pizza](https://ourplayday.com/places/paisans-pizza-cragin) (pizzeria, Chicago). The Belmont Cragin location of a Chicago-style pizza chain.
28. [Pequod's Pizza](https://ourplayday.com/places/pequods-pizza) (pizzeria, Chicago). A longtime Lincoln Park deep-dish pizzeria known for a pan crust caramelized against the edge of the pan, with a kids' menu and casual sit-down service.
29. [Pete's Pizza & Bakehouse](https://ourplayday.com/places/petes-pizza-bakehouse) (bakery, Chicago). A neighborhood pizzeria and bakery in Edgewater with a casual, walk-in dining room.
30. [Portillo's Hot Dogs](https://ourplayday.com/places/portillos-hot-dogs-river-north) (restaurant, Chicago). A Prohibition-themed spot for hot dogs, Italian beef, shakes and the famous chocolate cake, with a kids' menu and counter service.
31. [Staropolska](https://ourplayday.com/places/staropolska) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-style Polish restaurant in Avondale with a dedicated kids' meal section, popular for large group dinners.
32. [Sun Wah BBQ](https://ourplayday.com/places/sun-wah-bbq) (restaurant, Chicago). An Uptown Cantonese BBQ institution since 1987, known for Peking duck, with high chairs and a restroom on site.
33. [Sunrise Breakfast & Lunch Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/sunrise-breakfast-lunch) (restaurant, Chicago). A Mount Greenwood breakfast spot with its own themed kids' pancakes in Mickey Mouse, Pac-Man, superhero and ladybug shapes.
34. [The Duck Inn](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-duck-inn) (restaurant, Chicago). A Bridgeport gastropub with a published kids' menu and a casual patio.
35. [Tryzub Ukrainian Kitchen](https://ourplayday.com/places/tryzub-ukrainian-kitchen) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-owned Ukrainian Village restaurant decorated with Ukrainian heritage displays, a way to share the neighborhood's culture with kids over a meal.
36. [Ann Sather](https://ourplayday.com/places/ann-sather-edgewater) (restaurant, Chicago). A Swedish-American diner known for cinnamon rolls and a kids' menu, at the Edgewater location (distinct from the longtime Belmont Ave flagship, which closed in mid-2026).
37. [Beggars Pizza](https://ourplayday.com/places/beggars-pizza-kenwood) (pizzeria, Chicago). The Kenwood location of a Chicago deep-dish and stuffed-pizza chain.
38. [Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!](https://ourplayday.com/places/cafe-ba-ba-reeba) (restaurant, Chicago). Chicago's original tapas spot serves small, shareable plates quickly, which works well for feeding restless kids fast.
39. [Calumet Fisheries](https://ourplayday.com/places/calumet-fisheries) (restaurant, Chicago). A cash-only South Deering seafood takeout shack by the 95th Street bridge, family-owned since 1948, smoking its own fish and shrimp on site.
40. [Candlelite Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/candlelite-chicago) (restaurant, Chicago). A long-running Rogers Park pizza tavern known for thin-crust pies, casual and welcoming to families.
41. [Club 81 Too](https://ourplayday.com/places/club-81-too) (restaurant, Chicago). A Hegewisch neighborhood bar and grill open since 1945, with fried-chicken and walleye nights where kids get a Hot Wheels toy for finishing their plate.
42. [Coda di Volpe](https://ourplayday.com/places/coda-di-volpe) (restaurant, Chicago). A Southern Italian spot in the Southport Corridor known for handmade pasta and Neapolitan pizza.
43. [Franconello](https://ourplayday.com/places/franconello) (restaurant, Chicago). A long-running, family-owned Beverly Italian restaurant with a new rooftop deck, serving pasta, steaks and chops.
44. [Gino's East](https://ourplayday.com/places/ginos-east-magnificent-mile) (restaurant, Chicago). Chicago's other famous deep-dish spot near Michigan Avenue, rebuilt on its original site after a 2000 demolition.
45. [Green Street Smoked Meats](https://ourplayday.com/places/green-street-smoked-meats) (restaurant, Chicago). A Texas-style West Loop BBQ hall with communal tables, generally rated good for kids.
46. [Hienie's Shrimp House](https://ourplayday.com/places/hienies-shrimp-house) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-owned South Deering seafood and fried-chicken counter since 1947.
47. [Josephine's Southern Cooking](https://ourplayday.com/places/josephines-southern-cooking) (restaurant, Chicago). A 30-plus-year Chatham soul-food staple for fried chicken and Sunday brunch, now open weekends only after a rocky few years that included a car crashing into the building.
48. [Los Tacos & Desserts](https://ourplayday.com/places/los-tacos-desserts) (restaurant, Chicago). A South Chicago counter-service taco and dessert spot.
49. [Luella's Southern Kitchen](https://ourplayday.com/places/luellas-southern-kitchen) (restaurant, Chicago). A breakfast-and-brunch Southern kitchen, relocated to Albany Park from a decade-long Lincoln Square run in August 2025.
50. [M. Henry](https://ourplayday.com/places/m-henry) (restaurant, Chicago). An Andersonville breakfast-and-brunch spot known for creative takes on American comfort food, closed Mondays.
51. [MingHin Cuisine](https://ourplayday.com/places/minghin-cuisine-chinatown) (restaurant, Chicago). A spacious, self-described family-style dim sum restaurant with picture-menu ordering that makes unfamiliar dishes easy to navigate with kids.
52. [Open Outcry Brewing Company](https://ourplayday.com/places/open-outcry-brewing) (restaurant, Chicago). A Beverly brewpub with Neapolitan pizza and a rooftop patio families use for casual dinners.
53. [Parson's Chicken & Fish](https://ourplayday.com/places/parsons-chicken-and-fish-logan-square) (restaurant, Chicago). A lively Logan Square fried-chicken-and-fish spot with a big indoor and outdoor patio, high chairs, and kids' menu items like nuggets and mac and cheese.
54. [Pizzeria Uno](https://ourplayday.com/places/pizzeria-uno) (pizzeria, Chicago). The original 1943 home of deep-dish pizza, where kids get a lump of dough to play with while the pie bakes.
55. [Sabri Nihari](https://ourplayday.com/places/sabri-nihari) (restaurant, Chicago). A well-loved, no-frills Pakistani restaurant on Devon Avenue with a dedicated kids' menu and big portions, popular for family dinners.
56. [The Bad Apple](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-bad-apple) (restaurant, Chicago). A neighborhood burger bar with a dedicated kids' menu alongside its craft-burger and beer selection.
57. [The Capital Grille](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-capital-grille-streeterville) (restaurant, Chicago). An upscale downtown steakhouse that keeps a kids' menu and high chairs on hand, with staff attentive to family celebrations.
58. [Tom's Place Pancake House](https://ourplayday.com/places/toms-place-pancake-house) (restaurant, Chicago). A small, community-facing Back of the Yards breakfast spot with generous portions and outdoor seating.
59. [Triple Crown Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/triple-crown-restaurant-chinatown) (restaurant, Chicago). An all-day Chinatown dim sum hall on Wentworth Avenue built for family-style dining.
60. [Crosby's Kitchen](https://ourplayday.com/places/crosby-s-kitchen-chicago) (restaurant, Chicago). Comfort food with grilled cheese, buttered noodles and chicken fingers for kids, plus vanilla ice cream with the kids' meal and skillet cookies.
61. [Little Goat Diner](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-goat-diner) (restaurant, Chicago). Stephanie Izard's all-day West Loop diner with a dedicated kids' menu and kids-eat-free Tuesday evenings.
62. [Rosebud on Taylor Street](https://ourplayday.com/places/rosebud-taylor) (restaurant, Chicago). A 50-plus-year Little Italy Italian restaurant known for attentive service with multi-generational family groups.
63. [Salaam Restaurant and Bakery](https://ourplayday.com/places/salaam-restaurant-bakery) (bakery, Chicago). An Auburn Gresham halal restaurant and bakery.
64. [Taqueria El Mezquite](https://ourplayday.com/places/taqueria-el-mezquite) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-run Pilsen taqueria on 18th Street with both indoor and outdoor seating.
65. [Twin Anchors](https://ourplayday.com/places/twin-anchors) (restaurant, Chicago). A 90-plus-year-old Old Town rib house, famous for baby-back ribs, with a kids' portion of ribs and fries on the menu.
66. [Valois](https://ourplayday.com/places/valois-hyde-park) (restaurant, Chicago). A cash-only, cafeteria-style Hyde Park institution since 1921, where you carry your own tray through a self-serve line for cheap, filling breakfast plates.
67. [Wentworth Seafood House](https://ourplayday.com/places/wentworth-seafood-house) (restaurant, Chicago). A Chinatown dim-sum-and-boba spot known for Cantonese breakfast items and budget lunch specials.
68. [Birrieria Ocotlan](https://ourplayday.com/places/birrieria-ocotlan) (restaurant, Chicago). An East Side birria restaurant open since 1973.
69. [Cafe Robey](https://ourplayday.com/places/cafe-robey) (restaurant, Chicago). An all-day brunch restaurant on the ground floor of the Robey hotel in Wicker Park, near the Damen Blue Line and the 606 Trail.
70. [Giordano's](https://ourplayday.com/places/giordanos-loop) (restaurant, Chicago). Home of Giordano's stuffed deep-dish pizza a block from Millennium Park, with a kids' menu of pizza, pasta, chicken bites and ice cream.
71. [Majani Soulful Vegan Cuisine](https://ourplayday.com/places/majani-soulful-vegan-cuisine) (restaurant, Chicago). A South Shore plant-based soul food restaurant, open since 2017.
72. [Old Lviv](https://ourplayday.com/places/old-lviv) (restaurant, Chicago). A small, decades-old Ukrainian Village restaurant built around a daily buffet of borscht, stuffed cabbage and pierogi.
73. [Ranalli's Pizza Bar](https://ourplayday.com/places/ranallis-lincoln-park) (pizzeria, Chicago). A 40-plus-year Lincoln Park pizza tavern with a dog-friendly patio, casual and walk-in friendly for families.
74. [Riccardo Trattoria](https://ourplayday.com/places/riccardo-trattoria) (restaurant, Chicago). A well-regarded Tuscan trattoria with a small dining room.
75. [Bari Foods](https://ourplayday.com/places/bari-foods) (restaurant, Chicago). A family-run Noble Square Italian sub shop and deli open since 1973, counter-service and casual.
76. [Ed Debevic's](https://ourplayday.com/places/ed-debevic-s-chicago) (restaurant, Chicago). Retro diner where the servers sass the guests and dance on the counters, and the tiny hot fudge sundae comes in a glass kids keep.
77. [JoJo's Shake Bar](https://ourplayday.com/places/jojo-s-shake-bar-chicago) (restaurant, Chicago). Towering milkshakes topped with donuts and candy, plus colorful diner classics.
78. [Lou Malnati's Pizzeria](https://ourplayday.com/places/lou-malnatis-pizzeria-michigan-ave-chicago) (pizzeria, Chicago). Deep-dish pizza and a dessert kids remember: a warm chocolate chip cookie pizza topped with ice cream.
79. [MacArthur's Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/macarthurs-restaurant) (restaurant, Chicago). A cafeteria-style Austin soul food restaurant, reviewed as good for family gatherings.
80. [R.J. Grunts](https://ourplayday.com/places/r-j-grunts-chicago) (restaurant, Chicago). Old-school burger and shake joint with a relaxed feel, across the street from the zoo.
81. [The Globe Pub](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-globe-pub) (restaurant, Chicago). A North Center British pub serving fish and chips, Scotch eggs and burgers in a casual, family-manageable room.

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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.

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