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Best Northern New Jersey Kid-Friendly Restaurants


For restaurants' pint-size patrons, chicken fingers dipped in marinara can't taste any better than when there's butcher paper lining the table and a glass of crayons to color with. When the dough and toppings are put directly in your child's hands, pizza becomes an interactive sport. Okay, not all restaurants have to offer entertainment in this form or the extreme---television, clowns and video games---to keep the youngsters happy. A warm waitstaff, a kitchen open to the flexible whims of a child's palate and a room of diners tolerable of tantrums all add up to a winning formula for feeding your children outside of the home. Take a look at our kid-friendly restaurants in Northern New Jersey that can please both big and little diners.


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Bella La Pizzeria Pizza
Quick Bite
337 Hwy. 18
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732-254-6665 | Menu
No matter how you slice it, pizza-lovers will adore Bella. More...

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza
12/20
The Mall at Short Hills
1200 Morris Turnpike
Short Hills, NJ 07078
973-379-3700 | Menu
While pizza with cross-cultural toppings is the main draw, the other dishes also merit attention at this Short Hills location. More...

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza
12/20
Garden State Plaza
1 Garden State Plaza, #1160
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-587-0005 | Menu
While pizza with cross-cultural toppings is the main draw, the other dishes also merit attention at this Paramus location. More...

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza
12/20
Willowbrook Mall
1400 Willowbrook Mall, Sp. 1415
Wayne, NJ 07470
973-837-9501 | Menu
While pizza with cross-cultural toppings is the main draw, the other dishes also merit attention at this Wayne location. More...

Cubby’s BBQ Restaurant Barbecue
Quick Bite
249 S. River St.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-488-9389 | Menu
Big barbecue eaters will like this little place. More...

Frank's Trattoria Italian
Quick Bite
Sayrebrook Towne Center
2909 Washington Rd.
Parlin, NJ 08859
732-316-1630 | Menu
Neighborhood pizzeria offers so much more. More...

Maggiano's Little Italy Italian
11/20
Shops at Riverside
70 Riverside Sq.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-221-2030 | Menu
You don’t have to be Italian to enjoy the family-style fare. More...

On The Border Tex-Mex
10/20
Sears Shopping Center
51 U.S. Hwy. 1
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-214-9400 | Menu
Come for the freshly fried chips and tableside-made guacamole. More...

Papa Razzi Italian
13/20
The Mall at Short Hills
1200 Morris Turnpike
Short Hills, NJ 07078
973-467-5544 | Menu
A winning combination of good food, service and atmosphere from a chain restaurant. More...

Park & Orchard International
12/20
240 Hackensack St.
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
201-939-9292 | Menu
Innovative food served with a generous hand; complement your meal with a selection from the extensive wine list. More...

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