The waiters sing Broadway songs between orders, and your kid will stop eating to watch.
Spanish food hall of counters where kids can graze on empanadas and small plates, with churros and chocolate to finish.
Western memorabilia on the walls and a small toy shop inside, so kids have plenty to look at while the food comes.
Burgers and milkshakes in a room that looks straight out of a 1950s diner.
Casual red-sauce spot where kids build their own pasta or sandwich, with an ice cream s'mores cake for dessert.
Known for its towering frozen hot chocolate, big enough to share, in a candy-colored room with Tiffany chandeliers and a neon Pegasus.
Scones and pots of tea in a fairy-tale room, a small menu of PB&J and cookies and milk, and butterfly wings kids can borrow.
Comfort food known for pancakes, with a flight of three to share and mac and cheese and grilled cheese for kids.
Italian platters made for sharing, plus a kids' menu.
Small dining room with simple, seasonal food.
All-day restaurant near the theaters with mac and cheese, chicken and waffles and blueberry pancakes, almost all of it available gluten-free.
Farmhouse-style comfort food near the museums, with mini burgers on the kids' menu, homemade pies and thick shakes.
Tavern with a beer garden and a menu of familiar food.
Cuban comfort food in a lively room, with chicken and rice, empanadas, and a kids' menu of mac and cheese and chicken fingers.
Dessert restaurant known for its frozen hot chocolate, with a kids' menu.
Smashed burgers, shakes and kids' meals at a quick counter.
Burger counter for smashed patties, shakes and kids' meals, by the trains.
Vegetarian diner with fries, desserts and walls covered in things to look at.
Revolving dining room high above Times Square.
Southern barbecue platters with sides for the whole table.
Burgers, plant-based patties and shakes near Central Park.
Hibachi chefs cook at the table, flaming onion volcano and flying zucchini included, with a Kabuki Kids menu.
Mexican spot with a kids' menu of chicken fingers, cheese quesadillas and fries.
Barbecue hall with smoked meats, a long list of sides and plenty of room.
Neighborhood diner for breakfast and simple lunches.
Pancakes all day, with a kids' menu.
Coal-oven pizza eaten in wooden booths under murals of Naples.
Bar and grill with a kids' menu, close to the theaters.
Retro diner with breakfast plates, comfort food and old-fashioned ice cream sundaes.