These Are the 50 Most Kid-Friendly Restaurants in America, According to OpenTable

Bridget Hallinan

Dining out with the whole family isn’t always easy—you might have a picky eater on your hands, and if you have young children, it’s also easy for them to get bored. Enter the 2019 roundup of OpenTable’s most kid-friendly restaurants in America, recognizing 50 restaurants across 16 states (plus Washington, D.C.) Florida and New York tied in first place for the most kid friendly-restaurants (seven), while Hawaii came in second with six restaurants, and California and South Carolina took home third with four restaurants each. Several big-name restaurants ended up making the cut, including Tavern on the Green and Little Goat, alongside chain restaurants Benihana, Max Brenner, Rainforest Cafe, and Carmine’s. (If you grew up in the 90s, you’ll remember the Rainforest Cafe as a huge birthday party hit.)

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To create the list, OpenTable collected over 12 million verified diner reviews of over 30,000 restaurants between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. In order to qualify, restaurants had to meet a minimum “overall rating” and have a certain number of qualifying reviews. Then, said restaurants were scored and sorted based on how many times the “kid-friendly” or “child-friendly” tag was selected in their reviews. Check out the full list below (organized alphabetically) to see if your favorite made the list.

  1. Aquarium Restaurant - Multiple Locations

  2. Becco - New York, New York

  3. Benihana - Multiple Locations

  4. Bill's Bar and Burger - New York, New York

  5. The Boathouse - Lake Buena Vista, Florida

  6. Buddy V's at The Venetian - Las Vegas, Nevada

  7. Cap City Fine Diner & Bar - Grandview - Columbus, Ohio

  8. Carmine's - Multiple Locations

  9. Cattle Company Steakhouse - Pearl City - Pearl City, Hawaii

  10. Columbia Restaurant - Multiple Locations

  11. The Dead Fish - Crockett, California

  12. Farmers & Distillers, Washington, D.C.

  13. Farmers Fishers Bakers, Washington, D.C.

  14. Fire + Ice Boston - Boston, Massachusetts

  15. Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar - Charleston, South Carolina

  16. Founding Farmers - Multiple Locations

  17. Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Restaurant - Frankenmuth, Michigan

  18. Hard Rock Cafe - Multiple Locations

  19. Hell's Kitchen - Caesars Palace Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada

  20. Henry's Louisiana Grill - Acworth, Georgia

  21. House of Blues Restaurant & Bar - Orlando - Lake Buena Vista, Florida

  22. Keoki's Paradise - Koloa, Hawaii

  23. Kobe Japanese Steakhouse - Multiple Locations

  24. L. Woods Tap and Pine Lodge - Lincolnwood, Illinois

  25. Little Goat - Chicago, Illinois

  26. Loveless Cafe - Nashville, Tennessee

  27. Maggiano's - Multiple Locations

  28. Mama's Fish House - Paia, Hawaii

  29. Max Brenner - Multiple Locations

  30. The Mill House - Waikapu, Hawaii

  31. Monkeypod Kitchen - Multiple Locations

  32. Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner - Buena Park, California

  33. NINJA NEW YORK - New York, New York

  34. Old Lady Gang - Atlanta, Georgia

  35. Old Oyster Factory - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

  36. The Pirates' House - Savannah, Georgia

  37. Raglan Road Irish Pub - Lake Buena Vista, Florida

  38. Rainforest Cafe - Multiple Locations

  39. Sea Captain's House - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

  40. Skull Creek Dockside Restaurant - Hilton Head, South Carolina

  41. The Smith- Lincoln Square - New York, New York

  42. Sugar Factory - Multiple Locations

  43. Tavern on the Green - New York, New York

  44. Tony's Di Napoli - Midtown - New York, New York

  45. True Food Kitchen - Palo Alto - Palo Alto, California

  46. Ulele - Tampa, Florida

  47. Uncle Julio's - Multiple Locations

  48. Virgil's Real BBQ - New York City - New York, New York

  49. Wolfgang's Steak House - Waikiki Beach - Honolulu, Hawaii

  50. Zehnder's of Frankenmuth - Frankenmuth, Michigan