Charlie's Corner is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

1. Charlie's Corner

8.8
4102 24th St (Castro), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Noe Valley · 7 tips and reviews

Josh E.Josh Estelle: Very cute kids bookstore. Story time 4x a day!

Jess L.Jess L: Daily story time is a win!

Garry T.Garry Tan: The best bookstore for kids in a 20 mile radius, hands down. Charlotte is the best and loves kids so much. Story time is a huge treat for the whole community.

Exploratorium is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

2. Exploratorium

9.1
Pier 15 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Northern Waterfront · 334 tips and reviews

Stephanie L.Stephanie L: Fun for kids and parents alike. Hands on science in a beautiful new building.

Bart D.Bart Denny: Super fun for kids

Renato C.Renato Cairo: Good for kids actually. But fun overall.

Lafayette Park is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

3. Lafayette Park

9.5
2000 Sacramento St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Pacific Heights · 69 tips and reviews

BrendanBrendan: Great place for young kids birthday parties. Enclosed kid only area. Nice playground. Picnic benches. And restrooms.

toddtodd: Dog friendly, kid friendly, sun friendly.

Curt O.Curt O'Brien: Great place to hang out on a sunny day. Closest thing to the beach in SF.

Precita Park Café is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

4. Precita Park Café

8.4
500 Precita Ave (at Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Café · 81 tips and reviews

Scott E.Scott Eaton: The board on the right is no longer the specials board, it's the kids menu.

Missy K.Missy Kelley: Love this place. Good food. Excellent staff. Love.

Scott E.Scott Eaton: Check the specials board before ordering (it's on the right side wall, rather hidden). I missed it and then saw what I wanted instead too late!

Smitten Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

5. Smitten Ice Cream

8.7
2404 California St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower Pacific Heights · 43 tips and reviews

KimKim: They had my dream combo of Cookie Dough w/ Pretzels & Chocolate Chips! So good! My gf got salted caramel, but it tasted more salty than anything; grossest ice cream I've tasted.

Laura S.Laura Shum: Maple pumpkin ice cream was good!

Anton G.Anton Gaddi: Excellent freshly made ice cream.

Emmy's Spaghetti Shack is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

6. Emmy's Spaghetti Shack

8.3
3230 Mission St (between Valencia and 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 126 tips and reviews

Rebecca M.Rebecca Morehiser: Reminds me a little bit of the Supper / Frank / Little Frankie's family restaurants in the East Village, NYC. Food was delicious... albeit, the booth seating was a little slanty Read more.

Veronica B.Veronica Belmont: Everything is good! Very kid friendly.

Scott H.Scott H: Yum, yum, and yum. Great for families of you go early enough.

Trattoria Contadina is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

7. Trattoria Contadina

8.8
1800 Mason St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Trattoria · Russian Hill · 68 tips and reviews

andraandra: Stroller accessible but you have to fold it once inside the restaurant. They have high chairs and crayons. The food is very good! The service is very friendly. Great spot for dinner. A little noisy.

Arnoldo C.Arnoldo Cortés: Il Diavolo was amazing! Spicy and abundant.

Victoria G.Victoria G: I would fly across the country again just for that gnocchi.

Green Apple Books is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

8. Green Apple Books

9.5
506 Clement St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Inner Richmond · 69 tips and reviews

Jess L.Jess L: Another bookstore favorite. Tons of stock packed in a tiny space. And, great kids books selection.

JonesJones: Good selection and recommendations. Lots of comics

MazdaMazda: The shop covers about 10 times its original 750 sq feet and is perennially voted the best used/independent bookstore in the Bay Area by readers of the San Francisco Bay Guardian & the SF Weekly.

Long Bridge Pizza Co. is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

9. Long Bridge Pizza Co.

9.1
2347 3rd St (btwn 22nd St & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Dogpatch · 48 tips and reviews

Ashley B.Ashley Bowles: Great pizza. Love the addition - more than doubled the number of seats. Too bad none of those seats are high chairs! Not exactly kid friendly in that sense.

AlexeyAlexey: Pepperoni and pesto were amazing!

EaterEater: Nothing goes together like beer & pizza, and Long Bridge Pizza finally has both elements in place with the addition of a wine & beer license. They've now added brews on tap and a simple wine selection Read more.

Terra Cotta Warrior is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

10. Terra Cotta Warrior

9.0
2555 Judah St (at 31st Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 48 tips and reviews

Elva F.Elva Fan: Authentic mid-west Chinese food. Try the cumin lamb burgers.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Fresh, hand pulled noodles are the star of the show, and the atmosphere is worthy of date night. Don't miss the Qishan Minced Pork Noodles. 

Jeff W.Jeff Weinstein: Hand pulled noodles, smashed garlic cucumber, the monster chicken dish, dumplings, lamb burger, cumin lamb noodles. If you wink the right way, you might be able to turn this place BYOB.

California Academy of Sciences is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

11. California Academy of Sciences

9.3
55 Music Concourse Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Golden Gate Park · 511 tips and reviews

Chamin M.Chamin Mills: Pacific catch restaurant is walking distance for healthy, reasonably priced, kid friendly lunch and dinner. Full bar also available. Www. Pacificcatch.com

Darlene A.Darlene Ash: For more challenging puzzles in the kids area, just ask. There's a closet full they keep hidden.

Mario S.Mario Sobacchi: Always something new, and so much fun for kids

Crab House at Pier 39 is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

12. Crab House at Pier 39

8.5
203 C Pier 39 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 137 tips and reviews

Angela W.Angela Wangela: The fish of fish n chips is beautiful! Flaky white, moist, with light delicate crispy seasoned batter. Good choice from the kids menu because if they don't finish it you won't mind helping them.

Vinh N.Vinh Nguyen: BEST CRABS EVER!! Crab feast on the menu for sure!!

Kristen W.Kristen Wong: Get any portion size of their Killer Crab. You won't be disappointed!

b. on the go is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

13. b. on the go

8.6
2794 California St, San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Pacific Heights · 17 tips and reviews

Brian S.Brian Schrader: Some of the best cookies in the city. The oatmeal cherry is amazing and only here not at the bakery

Chinarut R.Chinarut Ruangchotvit: Veggie banh mi!!

T Z.T Z: chicken sandwiches without red onions are great, especially the sauce

Lou's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

14. Lou's Cafe

9.1
1508 Taraval St (at 25th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Parkside · 4 tips and reviews

juan-juanjuan-juan: I love all their sandwiches! I always ask for extra Lou's special sauce and no jalapeño spread. Ask for their sandwich stamp card

Angelica W.Angelica W: A solid place to get sandwiches. Subway can kick rocks

David J.David Jaramillo: The risky business is super good! Also for breakfast the sammies are a go! Hash Browns eggs and corn beef or pastrami!

Za Pizza is one of The 15 Best Family-Friendly Places in San Francisco.

15. Za Pizza

8.6
1919 Hyde St (btwn Green St & Delgado Pl), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Russian Hill · 70 tips and reviews

cansu u.cansu ugurlu: Slices are huge. The one with spinach is sooo good

Michael G.Michael Gargas: the Salvador Dali pizza is amazing. must try!

Sabina B.Sabina B.: If you're from the east coast, this is the pizza you've been looking for. Sweet Frank's and the Da Vinci pizzas are the way to go