Family Friendly Restaurants

While it’s always smart to call ahead to make sure a restaurant has kids’ menus and highchairs, you can count on the following to be especially accommodating. And what kid doesn’t love pizza?

Here are some other options for the entire family:

Big Nick’s Burger and Pizza Joint -- In the unlikely event that your kids can’t find anything they like on the 27-page menu, they can just tune in to the nonstop Three Stooges marathon playing on the restaurant’s TVs.

Bubby’s Brooklyn -- Larger than the TriBeCa branch, this Bubby’s has a tremendous view of Manhattan and is across the street from a playground. In Manhattan, check out Bubby’s Pie for sweet treats for the kids (and yourself) as well.

Carmine’s -- This rollicking family-style Italian restaurant was created with kids in mind. You won’t have to worry about them making too much noise here.

City Bakery -- What child wouldn’t be taken with the chocolate spinning wheel and homemade marshmallows? As a bonus, the organic fare is nutritious and delicious.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que -- Kids come away from this loud and casual space with dinosaur tattoos to go with the barbecue-sauce stains that they will undoubtedly wear on their clothes.

Good Enough to Eat -- This spot offers comfort food for kids, such as macaroni and cheese, pizza, and great desserts.

Landmarc -- With a kids' menu featuring pigs in a blanket, PB and Nutella, and green eggs and ham pesto, not to mention cotton candy for dessert, Landmarc will keep the kiddies entertained while the old folks enjoy the restaurant’s extensive wine list and first-rate steaks and seafood.

Mickey Mantle’s -- 42 Central Park South (btw. Fifth and Sixth aves.; tel. 212/688-7777; www.mickeymantles.com). As a player, the Mick had a reputation for being testy with autograph hounds and children, but he more than made up for it in retirement when he opened his extremely kid-friendly restaurant located just across the street from Central Park.

Nick’s Family-Style Restaurant and Pizzeria -- With locations in both Queens and Manhattan, Nick’s has been wowing families for over a decade with its praiseworthy pizza and Italian specialties.

Serendipity 3 --  Kids will love this whimsical restaurant and ice-cream shop, which serves up a huge menu of American favorites, followed up by colossal ice-cream treats.

Virgil’s Real BBQ -- This pleasing Times Square barbecue joint welcomes kids with open arms—and Junior will be more than happy, I’m sure, to be expected to eat with his hands.