Top 10 Fun Restaurants for Kids Around Atlanta
We're collecting a list of fun restaurants for kids around Atlanta, with parent reviews! Check the map to find kid-friendly restaurants near you with crowd-pleasing food, a welcoming atmosphere, and sometimes even cool themes, decor and entertainment.
Like and review your favorite fun places to eat in Atlanta for families, or suggest another spot that's missing from the list!
Medieval Times
Kristy Pepping: Medieval Times is a castle-themed restaurant. Kids will get to cheer their knight on to victory in a jousting ceremony. As the knights battle it out on horses, kids and adults will feast on a four-course meal.
Imperial Fez
Kristy Pepping: The Imperial Fez is a Morrocan-themed restaurant. The menu focuses on traditional North African food like baked chicken fig and date and saffron vegetables with rice. Although there is no kid's menu, there are tapas that are great portions for kids. Once inside the restaurant, everyone will leave their shoes at the door and dine on traditional pillows and eat with their hands. There is also nightly entertainment of belly dancers and an authentic dance troupe.
57th Fighter Group Restaurant
Kristy Pepping: The 57th Fighter Group Restaurant is a World War II aviation-themed restaurant. While you dine, enjoy staring out the window at the runways and watching planes taking off and landing since it is next to the Peachtree-Dekalb Airport. Plus, the restaurant walls are adorned with WWII memorabilia including a heroes' wall.
Orient Express
Enjoy a train-themed restaurant experience aboard the Orient Express. The restaurant is inside an old train car and atop train tracks for a unique setting. They feature Chinese, sushi and hibachi, and even have a special hibachi kids menu.
The Varsity
Kristy Pepping: The Varsity is located downtown Atlanta and is the world-famous location of this multiple location restaurant. This fun restaurant for kids sits on two city blocks and can seat up to 800 people! It has gained the reputation as the world's largest drive-in and has been in operation since 1928.
Atlanta Breakfast Club
Vanessa M.: If you want to treat your family to a real Southern breakfast, look no further than the Atlanta Breakfast Club. Laid back and kid-friendly, this modern diner offers Southern breakfast favorites like Fried Chicken and Waffles, Crispy Chicken Biscuits, Peach Cobbler French Toast, Shrimp Grits, and more. Lunch options include burgers, Shrimp Po' Boy, and Salmon Croquette Salad, while the kid's menu keeps little ones happy with chicken fingers, grilled cheese, and other kid-friendly choices.
Trader Vics
Kristy Pepping: Trader Vics is a Pacific Islands-themed restaurant. It's located at the Hilton Atlanta hotel so it's super convenient whether you live in the area or are visiting from out of town. Families can enjoy international cuisine, tropical cocktails and an unforgettable ambiance featuring hand-carved tikis, palm-thatched ceilings, and south pacific décor.
Hard Rock Café
Kristy Pepping: The Hard Rock Café in Alanta is located downtown and within walking distance to hotels, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Philips Arena, GWCC and The Mart. This fun themed restaurant offers plenty to look at with memorabilia from rock-n-roll musicians that began their careers in the Atlanta area.
Der Biergarten
There's a large outside patio to enjoy the traditional German food and beer, but families will want to sit inside so the kids can ogle the toy train that runs on a track suspended from the ceiling.
The Depot
Your family can enjoy a casual meal in this fun restaurant for kids, a former freight depot constructed by the Atlanta & West Point Rail Road. The railroad was used in the 1800s and the kids will experience history with features such as the original ticket window. Indoor and outdoor seating is available with a patio that overlooks the Belt Line.
Primary photo: Hard Rock Café
Upparent collects community-submitted recommendations and reviews, and any ideas that are shared reflect the opinions of individual contributors.