Fun Restaurants for Kids in New York
Eating in New York with kids can be a daunting experience. While many people think of New York dining as upscale, trendy and not geared toward children, finding kid-friendly places with a fun atmosphere, a great menu for kids and adults and good food is not impossible. In a city with endless food options, restaurants that provide a fun dining experience for kids may just end up being a favorite of adults as well.
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Peanut Butter &Co.
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Peanut Butter & Co. is a restaurant in Greenwich Village that offers a menu sure to please kids and adults alike. Menu selections include variations on classic peanut butter sandwiches, like a grilled peanut butter sandwich with bananas and honey; flavored peanut butter sandwiches like white-chocolate peanut butter and orange marmalade; and other sandwiches like a tuna melt or grilled cheese. The sandwiches all come with potato chips and carrot sticks, and eating with your hands is a must. Wash it all down with milk, a milkshake, soda, juice or coffee. If the kids are still hungry for dessert, there are selections like Peanut Butter Tiramisu and Death by Peanut Butter. To bring the whimsy of this neighborhood store home, they sell jars of their peanut butter, cookie mixes and other assorted PB&Co-branded items in their store.
Peanut Butter & Co.
240 Sullivan Street
NY, NY 10012-4857
212-677-3995
ilovepeanutbutter.com
Two Boots of Brooklyn
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This Cajun-Italian restaurant is a place for the whole family that will keep the adults happy with the imaginative menu and drinks, and keep the kids entertained with the balls of pizza dough given to each child and the window that looks into the kitchen, where the chefs often answer the kids' questions. Pizza from the children's menu comes out with a smiley face on it, adding a bit of surprise to the meal. The menu is jam-packed with po'boys and sandwiches, burgers, pizza, pasta and entrees, as well as desserts and a separate brunch menu, making it a place parents and children will want to frequent often.
Two Boots of Brooklyn
514 2nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215-2608
718-499-3253
twobootsbrooklyn.com
Serendipity 3
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While Serendipity 3 is best known for its frozen hot chocolates, it also boasts a menu full of imaginative food for parents and children, including a $1,000 ice cream sundae. Kids can browse through the general store, which is full of interesting knick-knacks, in the restaurant while waiting for a table, or simply look around the restaurant that is jam-packed with memorabilia. With a list of frozen drinks and sundaes rivaling the other dishes on the menu, the main problem kids will have is choosing which sweet to order. For the adults wanting something other than dessert, the menu has soups and salads, burgers, casseroles, seafood dishes, pasta, sandwiches and more. With the high-energy waitstaff and lively atmosphere, Serendipity 3 provides an entertaining dining experience.
Serendipity 3
225 East 60th Street
NY, NY 10022
212-838-3531
serendipity3.com
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