# Kid-friendly restaurants in Columbus

Restaurants in Columbus that work with kids in tow. See which ones have high chairs, a changing table or a kids' menu before you go. 7 listed.

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

## The list

1. [Cap City Fine Diner and Bar](https://ourplayday.com/places/cap-city-fine-diner-and-bar-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). A comfort-food diner whose kids' menu has the house meatloaf with mashed potatoes and fish and chips, and baby food is on the house.
2. [Akai Hana](https://ourplayday.com/places/akai-hana-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). A Japanese restaurant running since 1986, with sushi, rolls and cooked dishes from the kitchen, part of a small Japanese market and bakery.
3. [Budd Dairy Food Hall](https://ourplayday.com/places/budd-dairy-food-hall-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). Food hall with lots of restaurants across its floors, and games in some of them.
4. [Dewey's Pizza - Grandview](https://ourplayday.com/places/dewey-s-pizza-grandview-columbus) (pizzeria, Columbus). Pizza with dough made fresh every day, and a glass-walled kitchen where kids can watch it tossed high in the air.
5. [Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace](https://ourplayday.com/places/dirty-frank-s-hot-dog-palace-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). Hot dogs from plain to piled high, in beef, vegan and vegetarian, plus the Octodog, a hot dog octopus on mac and cheese.
6. [High Bank Distillery Co.](https://ourplayday.com/places/high-bank-distillery-co-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). Distillery pub with a kids menu at brunch and dinner, extra-big high chairs and picnic tables out back.
7. [Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern](https://ourplayday.com/places/rusty-bucket-restaurant-tavern-columbus) (restaurant, Columbus). Lively tavern where the french bread pizza on the kids' menu is a favorite, and nobody minds a little noise.

## Other lists for Columbus

- [Playgrounds and things to do](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/ohio/columbus/playgrounds) (157)

## 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/ohio/columbus/restaurants. All of Columbus: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/ohio/columbus