Best Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara that can please both big and little diners.

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California Pizza Kitchen

Pizza

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Paseo Nuevo Mall
719 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-962-4648 |

Pizzas with cross-cultural toppings are the main draw at this casual chain restaurant. More...

East Beach Grill

American

Quick Bite

1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
805-965-8805

Burgers, burritos and breakfast fronting the sands of East Beach. More...

Esau's Cafe

California

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721 Chapala St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-965-4416 |

Heaping portions of quality food keep locals happy at this surf-themed California café. More...

The Habit Burger Grill

Burgers

Quick Bite

216 S. Milpas St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-962-7472 |

Smoke from the charbroiler beckons crowds to this Santa Barbara original. More...

Paula's Pancake House

Coffee Shop

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1531 Mission Dr.
Solvang, CA 93463
805-688-2867 |

Pancakes thick and thin attract a well-deserved breakfast crowd to Paula’s each morning. More...

Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch

Barbecue

Quick Bite

2618 De La Vina St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-569-1872 |

The Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch is a casual dining spot popular for its home-style approach to quality barbecue and Mexican specialties. More...

Taffy's Pizza

Pizza

Quick Bite

2026 De La Vina St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-687-3083 |

A classic California version of the family-style pizzeria. More...

Woody's Bodacious Barbecue

Barbecue

Quick Bite

Magnolia Shopping Center
5112 Hollister Ave.
Goleta, CA 93111
805-967-3775 |

Woody's big, tasty servings of classic barbecue dishes and its very causal environment make it a popular watering hole for locals. More...

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