City: Cambridge, MA

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (617) 354-6699

Address: 344 Huron Ave.

Description: Parents, you need a break today—and we are not talking fast food. If fine dining is one of your all-time favorite activities and you have a baby or toddler in tow, this restaurant (located just a little more than a mile from Harvard Square) is almost too good to be true. There’s a play space with a train table, buckets of toys, and pretend kitchen. Kids dine happily on dishes like cheddar quesadillas, mac and cheese, and “green eggs and ham,” all served with carrot sticks and fruit. Parents can kick back and relax while enjoying sophisticated American bistro fare—including salmon with greens and ginger lime dressing, grilled sirloin with blue cheese butter, arugula salad and french fries, or seafood stew in lemongrass coconut broth with rice noodles. For dessert, order chocolate pudding cake all around. Open daily for dinner, Mon through Fri for lunch and Sat and Sun for brunch.