Most city restaurants have limited space, but Deer Park Café (tel. 021/462-6311) opens onto a children's park in Vredehoek, Cape Town, and is open for breakfast, lunch, and early dinners. Besides the park, the menu is a big drawing card: lots of healthful organic vegetables and free-range meat dishes; great cappuccinos, too. The outdoor seating at Cafe Paradiso, 110 Kloof St. (tel. 021/423-8653), makes this a popular, good-value venue for parents in the know. If the kids are clamoring for pizzas, check out nearby Bacini's (tel. 021/423-6668) or head into town to Col'Cacchio (tel. 021/419-4848) -- ask for a bit of dough to make 'n' bake in the pizza oven. At 75 Kloof Street, Ocean Basket (tel. 021/422-0322) has a lovely terraced back garden and kiddy portions of perfectly cooked fish in minipans. Another child-friendly venue is right on the beach: Head out to Dunes Bar & Restaurant (tel. 021/790-1876), in Hout Bay: Relax at a table with your feet in the sand and watch junior check out the swings and climbing frame -- don't forget the sunblock. Jonkershuis on the Groot Constantia Estate doesn't have a play area but it's a wonderfully child-friendly venue, with a children's menu and an outdoor area in which to run around. Similar is Bread & Wine in Franschhoek .
