We will be in NYC in June with our 18 month old. Any ideas for what to do with kids in NYC? Are restaurants baby/child friendly?
2007-03-19 23:39:32 · 7 answers · asked by sharanr 2 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ New York City
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Customize your dates, kids option, and area to find events and activities scheduled during your stay:
http://www.nycvisit.com/calendar/index.cfm?pagePkey=9&eventTypeFkey=1
Must do/see with kids:
The Children's Museum (212 W 83rd st twn Broadway & Amsterdam) and
The Museum of Natural History (west 79th st/Central park West)
Inside Central park is the Swiss Chalet puppet theater, the Zoo &, Wolman Skating rink
http://www.centralparknyc.org
This is mostly upper West Side, where you can eat at
Alice's Tea Cup (77th st) or
Popover Cafe (551 Amsterdam/87th)
Times Square has great kid shows.
The Gazillion Bubble (New World Stages 345 W 50th) is perfect for little kids (my kids loved it)
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/129263
or
Be by Mayumana
http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1101596
or
Anything playing at the New Victory Theater (across from Lion King) like Cirkus Inferno
http://www.newvictory.org/
Lion King, Tarzan, Mary Poppins, or Beauty & the Beast (closing soon) are expensive but great for all ages.
Here is a theater listing for kid shows
http://www.theatermania.com/kids
Girls love American Girl (609 5th ave) store but you must book ahead to eat in the restaurant.
http://www.americangirlplace.com/agp_ny_splash.php
Ellen's Stardust Diner (1650 Broadway) has a singing waitstaff and a train that circles the diner.
http://www.ellensstardustdiner.com
Kids love Mars 2112 (1633 Broadway/51st) ride to Mars, but the restaurant is a bit much on adults.
http://www.mars2112.com/
If you find yourself on the Upper East Side,
Serendipity 3 (225 E 60th twn 2nd/3rd) is the best kid restaurant in the area.
http://www.serendipity3.com/
The ME TOO Portable Seat is the lightest, easiest and most portable travel booster ever. Don't depend on restaurants boosters. (I even replaced my high chair and enjoyed the extra kitchen room)
http://shop.nurturecenter.com/metooporhook.html
2007-03-21 15:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by Gina Q 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of the restaurants that aren't fancy are child friendly. The city is full of children. Just stay away from the 3 and 4 star restaurants.
Take a walk in the park and we do have a small zoo, or you can take a bus to the Bronx Zoo and Botanical Gardens. There is also a botanical gardens in Brooklyn that you can get to by subway.
I don't know if the Museum of Natural History is good for a child that young, but there is a great dinasour exhibit and I think they have some children's exhibits there.
Sorry, I don't have kids, but I'm trying to think of what I have done with my friend's kids.
2007-03-20 18:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by lochmessy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The zoo in Central Park is perfect for toddlers. My daughter loves the penguin house, the seals, the polar bears, and the rainforest house.
The Museum of Natural Science has dinosaur skeletons, dioramas of different times in history and ecospheres. All kids love this place.
EJs Luncheonette is great for kids. Bubby's in Tribeca also. Many places in the Upper West Side are kid friendly. The Cowgirl Hall of Fame is good. John's Pizza or Two Boots.
We've raised my daughter here and we take her pretty much everywhere. It is rare to be mistreated because we have a child. Just be yourself and go to the kinds of places you like. They'll like your kids too.
2007-03-21 12:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by chemcook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most restaurants are baby/child friendly. We've found that some restaurants don't have high chairs/boosters so we started carrying our own fold up one (they're like $20 at Toys R Us and Babies R Us) in the diaper bag.
2007-03-21 15:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alice's Tea Cup is so much fun for babies -on the Upper West Side on 77th near Columbus - Central Park is just a few blocks away.
http://www.alicesteacup.com/
Build A Bear Workshop
http://www.buildabear.com/
2007-03-20 01:21:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over here in Florida cabs supply vehicle seats. in case you're vacationing by means of cab you may positioned your toddler in a vehicle seat. I did each and all the time when I lived in enormous apple. I had the stroller with the vehicle seat linked to it. autos in manhattanpersistent loopy so take that into attention. take excitement in and function a secure trip.
2016-12-19 09:32:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him/her to the zoo! Have fun...
2007-03-20 03:54:23 · answer #7 · answered by hcwwur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋