• For families, Chicago offers numerous attractions, including the ferris wheel and Imax Theatre at Navy Pier, the Chicago Children's Museum, the Adler Planetarium, the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Shedd Aquarium. Chicago offers a variety of eating places intended for families. Among these are upscale establishments that cater to parents as well as kids, cafes with indoor playgrounds and restaurants dedicated to beloved children's toys.
  
  

Feast

• Feast offers families two locations to choose from: the Gold Coast restaurant two blocks from Washington Square Park and the Bucktown restaurant three blocks from Wicker Park. The restaurant held Zagat ratings of "good to very good" for its food, decor and service as of September 2010. Parents can enjoy the restaurant's eclectic, international menu with entrees like the teriyaki-glazed, seared tuna; the goat-cheese-stuffed chicken breast with gnocchi, and the barbecue salmon with avocado salsa. The children's menu features favorite fare like fish sticks, a turkey hot dog and honey chicken fingers. The wine list consists of more than 50 selections from around the world. Feast serves breakfast and lunch Mondays through Fridays, brunch on Saturdays and Sundays and dinner nightly. Reservations are highly recommended. Families with small children may wish to visit the Gold Coast restaurant for weekend brunch because the Bucktown location does not accept reservations on Saturday or Sunday mornings and the wait for a table can be very long. Outdoor dining is available at both locations. Gluten-free menu options are available.
  
  Feast Gold Coast
  
  25 East Delaware Place
  
  Chicago, IL 60611
  
  312-337-4001
  
  Feast Bucktown
  
  1616 North Damen Ave.
  
  Chicago, IL 60647
  
  773-772-7100
  
  feastrestaurant.com
  
  

American Girl Place Cafe

• The American Girl Place Cafe is inside of American Girl Place, a store devoted to the American Girl series of dolls, in Water Tower Place Mall in Streeterville. The restaurant held Zagat dining guide ratings of "good to very good" for its food and "very good to excellent" for its decor and service as of September 2010. Ideal for a mother and daughter outing, the restaurant offers a daily three-course brunch, lunch and high tea. At dinner it features a four-course meal. The menu changes frequently but includes kid-friendly fare like apple French toast for breakfast; baked chicken fingers for lunch; boat-shaped finger sandwiches for tea-time; and heart-shaped pasta or turkey pot pie for dinner. The American Girl Place Cafe is open every day. Reservations are highly recommended and taken months in advance online or by phone. Casual attire is appropriate.
  
  American Girl Place Cafe
  
  835 North Michigan Ave.
  
  Chicago, IL 60611
  
  312-943-9400
  
  americangirl.com
  
  

Family Grounds Cafe

• Family Grounds Cafe is on North Lincoln Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago. For children, the restaurant's highlight is its 1,500-square-foot indoor play space. Adults can enjoy the restaurant's featured sandwiches of the day at lunch or one of its house-made pastries to begin the day. Children's sandwiches are also available. The restaurant brews Intelligentsia coffee, which is a local Chicago favorite. Family Grounds Cafe is open Mondays through Saturdays for breakfast and lunch and closes Sundays. Reservations are sometimes needed for the playroom, so call before visiting. Casual attire is appropriate, and children must wear socks to use the playground. The restaurant offers free parking in its private lot. Free wireless Internet is accessible.
  
  Family Grounds Cafe
  
  3652 North Lincoln Ave.
  
  Chicago, IL 60613
  
  773-281-0785
  
  familygroundscafe.com