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Kid Friendly Restaurants

Below is a fairly extensive list of family friendly eateries in the downtown Minneapolis area. The restaurants are grouped in four categories: Restaurants, Fast Food, Pizza and Coffehouses, Breakfast & Lunch. The Minneapolis lists are followed by a selective lists of restaurants in the Calhoun Square/Uptown area, St. Paul and the Mall of America. Links to restaurant home pages and/or reviews are provided where available. Restaurants with high chairs and children's menus are indicated by the abbreviations HC and CM. More information on restaurants in the Twin Cities area can be found at these web sites: CitySearch, CityPages and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

Restaurants

  • Bigsby's Cafe
    701 4th Ave So. 338-0023
  • Buca di Beppo HC
    11 So. 12th St. 341-9178
  • Cafe di Napoli HC & CM
    816 Hennepin Ave So. 333-9019
  • Champps Americana HC & CM
    100 No. 6th St. 335-5050
  • Chevys Fresh Mex HC & CM
    701 Hennepin Ave. (612) 333-3355
  • D'Amico & Sons
    900 2nd Ave. So. Ste. 220 (International Centre - Skyway Deli) 338-7535
    555 Nicollet Mall (Gaviidae Commons) 342-2700 HC
  • Harmony's HC & CM
    Minneapolis Hilton & Towers 376-1000
  • La Cucaracha HC & CM
    533 Hennepin Ave. 339-1161
  • Leeann Chin
    900 2nd Ave So. (International Centre) 338-8488 (Lunch buffet & deli only)
    700 Nicollet Mall (Dayton's Market Place) 375-2763 (walk-up take-out, seating available)
  • Market Bar-B-Que HC & CM
    1414 Nicollet Ave. 872-1111
  • Old Chicago HC & CM
    508 1st Ave. No. (Warehouse Dist.\Target Center) 338-8686
  • Old Spaghetti Factory HC & CM
    233 Park Ave. (Washington ave. near Metrodome) 341-0949
  • Pickled Parrot HC
    26 No. 5th St. 332-0673
  • Pizza Luce HC
    119 No. 4th St. (Warehouse District) 333-7359
  • Sawatdee HC
    118 No. 4th St. 373-0840
    1005 Nicollet Mall 341-2838
    607 Washington Ave So. 338-6451
  • TGI Friday's HC & CM
    615 Hennepin Ave. (City Center) 305-1915
Fast Food
  • Arby's HC & CM
    110 S. 7th St. at Marquette Ave. (Northstar Bldg.) 339-6848
  • Big City Bagels HC
    825 E. Hennepin Ave. 305-4880
  • Blimpie Subs & Salads
    40 S 7th St. (City Center) 332-0414
  • Brothers Delicatessen
    607 Marquette Ave. (Skyway near Norwest Center) 341-8007
  • Bruegger's Bagels HC
    1100 Nicollet Mall, 6th & Nicollet (Gaviidae Commons) 339-3311
  • Burger King HC & CM
    200 S. 6th St. (Pillsbury Center) 332-8107
    128 S. 7th St. at 2nd ave. 338-8727
  • Chicago Steak & Fry
    121 S. Eighth St. 376-7874
    555 Nicollet Mall Fl 4 672-0505
  • Chow Time
    607 Marquette Ave. #6 (Northstar Center) 339-1267
  • Cousins Subs
    109 S. 7th St. Ste. 257 (Baker Center) 339-1588
  • D.Brian's deli & catering HC
    Mpls. Radisson Skyway 349-9233
    Mpls. Piper Skyway 333-0841
    Mpls. One Financial Plaza Skyway 335-9095
  • Dairy Queen
    109 S. 7th St. Ste. 249,(Baker Center) 204-0830
    40 S. 7th St. Ste. 331,(City Center) 332-1522
  • Dayton's Marketplace Foods (gourmet deli selections, coffee and more)
    700 Nicollet Mall (basement of Dayton's dept. store)
  • El Burrito
    121 So. 8th St. (TCF Tower) 339-0711
    618 2nd Ave. So., 339-8620
  • Franks a Million
    330 2nd Ave. So. Ste 218 338-0877
  • Frullati Cafe subs & smoothies
    40 S. 7th St. #24 (City Center) 672-9300
  • German Hot Dog Co.
    121 S. 8th St. 332-8240
  • Great Steak & Potato Company
    40 So. 7th St. Ste. 323 (City Center) 333-3990
    555 Nicollet Mall, Suite FC5 (Gaviidae Commons)
  • Haagen Dazs
    200 So. 6th St (Pillsbury Center) 330-4966
  • McDonald's HC & CM
    40 So. 7th St., 333-3627
    555 Nicollet Mall (Gaviidae Commons) 341-9475
  • Nectary
    40 S. 7th St. Ste 317 (City Center) 332-8593
  • Orange Julius
    109 S. 7th St. Ste. 249 (Baker Center) 204-0830
  • Orient Express of Minnesota
    331 2nd Ave. So. Ste 206 343-0909
  • Sbarro
    40 S. 7th Street (City Center) 370-9707
  • Subway Sandwiches & Salads
    330 2nd Ave. S. (Towle Bldg) 332-7525
    121 S 8th St Ste 242 (TCF Skyway) 333-1956
    555 Nicollet Mall (Gaviidae Commons) 338-4254 HC
    521 Hennepin Ave., 339-3830 HC
  • Taco Bell
    40 S. 7th St., (City Center) 340-0279
    109 S. 7th St., (Baker Center) 359-9527
Pizza
  • Davanni's Pizza & Hot Hoagies
    1138 Hennepin Ave (between 11th & 12 st.) 338-0000
  • Domino's Pizza
    1113 Hennepin Ave. 338-3030
  • Ginelli's Pizza
    200 S. 6th St. Ste 270, (Pillsbury Center) 332-0344
  • New York Pizza INC.
    900 2nd Ave. S. 333-4355
  • Old Chicago (Warehouse District/Target Center)
    508 1st Ave No. 338-8686
  • Pizza Luce
    119 No. 4th St. 333-7359
  • Sbarro
    40 S. 7th St. (City Center) 370-9707
Coffeehouses, Breakfast & Lunch
  • AU Bon Pain
    601 2nd Ave. S. (IBM Bldg./U.S. Bank Tower) 341-4420
    IDS Ctr., 80 So. 8th St.
  • Bagelman's HC
    825 Hennepin Ave So. 305-4880
  • Caribou Coffee
    222 S 9th St. (Piper Jaffray Bldg.) 338-0424
    651 Nicollet Ave, (Gaviidae Commons) 338-3814
    527 Marquette Ave, (Rand Tower) 341-9936
    555 Nicollet Ave, (Dain Tower) 349-9360
    1104 Nicollet Mall 338-0767
    733 Marquette Ave. S, #223, (Baker Center) 332-4849
    601 Second Ave. S., (U.S. Bank Bldg) 333-5003
  • Du Jour's Casual Cafe HC & CM
    89 S. 10th St. (near Marquette ave.) 333-1855
  • Dunn Bros. Coffee (Coffee, sandwiches & baked goods)
    201 3rd Ave So. (near Milwaukee Depot) 692-8530 HC
    329 W 15th St. (Loring Park) 871-9070
    925 10th St. (Nicollet Mall) 332-7545 HC
  • Eddington's (Cafeteria style soups, sandwiches, salads)
    200 S 6th St 338-5747
    40 S 7th St, 332-4062
  • Grandma Gebhard (bakery, coffee, frozen yogurt)
    200 S. 6th St., 333-3993
    110 S. 7th St. #118, 338-2252
    80 S. 8th St., 332-7222
    121 S. 8th St., 338-3588
    800 Marquette Ave., 338-7666
  • Hamlin's Coffee Shop
    512 Nicollet Ave 333-3876
  • Keys Cafe (lunch & dinner too)
    1007 Nicollet Mall (between 10th & 11th st.) 339-6399
  • Metro Cafe Metro (Breakfast & Lunch)
    108 So. 7th St. 375-0668
  • Skyroom (lunch only buffet, all you can eat.)
    Dayton's/Marshall Fields, 700 Nicollet Mall 375-6936
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