12 Great Family/Children Friendly Restaurants in Singapore (Updated!)

This is an updated list of our favourite child-friendly restaurants in Singapore. All 12 restaurants are great child-friendly venues for family outings where you will (hopefully) be able to enjoy your meals and conversations without being constantly distracted by your kids. I have also listed the respective child-friendly features and price range of the restaurants. Have a fun family outing!

1. A for Arbite (CLOSED)
A for Arbite is a fusion restaurant located at Aliwal Street in Kampong Glam. The menu offers Western fusion dishes, desserts, and a variety of drinks such as gourmet tea, coffee, Belgian craft beers and other specialty drinks. A for Arbite is a child-friendly joint with a spacious design. The restaurant interior is classroom-inspired and there are toys for children to play with. Overall, A for Arbite offers great food and service along with a convivial ambience. Read our full review here.

Kids Friendly Features: Spacious Interior, Kids Menu, Toys
Price: $30 to $50 per person

A for Arbite
Address: 28 Aliwal St, #01-01, Singapore 199918
Phone Number: +65 8321 2252
Email: mail@arbite.com.sg
Opening Hours: Closed on Mon | Tue to Fri: 11.30am – 3pm, 6pm to 10.30pm | Sat & Sun: 11am to 10.30pm |
Website: www.arbite.com.sg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AForArbite

2. Food For Thought (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Located at the tranquil Singapore Botanic Gardens, Food for Thought is the perfect place to dine if you want your family to be close to nature. The restaurant also offers delicious food at very reasonable prices! Popular choices include pastas, burgers and pancakes, among others. The spacious interior makes it a conducive place for large family gatherings, and there is also an outdoor playground with slide. We highly recommend this restaurant!

Kids Friendly Features: Spacious Interior, Outdoor Playground
Price: $20 to $35 per person

Food For Thought (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
1 Cluny Road, Tanglin Gate, #B1-00, Singapore 259569
Opening Hours: Daily 8am – 9pm

3. Brussels Sprouts (Sentosa Cove) – CLOSED
Tired of dining at typical Singaporean restaurants? Seeking to dine somewhere with a different vibe? Check out Brussel Sprouts at Sentosa Cove. For mussel connoisseurs, this food joint offers diners a choice of over twenty varieties of mussels. There is also a huge selection of Belgian beer (180 labels!), including the famous Leffe beer. Children can play on the outdoor lawn, where there is a variety of toys, play sets, and coloring sheets. Brussel Sprouts has a kids menu as well.

Kids Friendly Features: Spacious Interior, Outdoor Lawn with Toys, Kids Menu
Price: $30 to $50 per person

Brussels Sprouts (Sentosa Cove)
Sentosa Cove 31 Ocean Way, #1-01 Quayside Isle, Singapore 098375
Tel: +65 6684 4344
Opening Hours: Mon: Closed | Tue to Thu: 5pm – 12am | Fri: 5pm – 1am | Sat: 12pm – 1am | Sun: 10am – 12am

4. The Bank Bar + Bistro
The Bank Bar + Bistro is located in the bustling Central Business District of Singapore. The restaurant offers a relaxed environment where diners get to enjoy their meals on dark wood furnishings and brown leather seats. The restaurant offers a menu selection of premium steak, seafood, pasta, among others. Most importantly, The Bank Bar + Bistro has a separate playroom for your kids! The playroom has lots of toys and there is even a large television set. The restaurant observes good hygiene too because footwear needs to be removed before entering the playroom.

Kids Friendly Features: Coloring Sheets, Large Playroom
Price: $40 to $50 per person

The Bank Bar + Bistro
Address: #01-01, 1 Shenton Way, Singapore 068803
Phone Number: 6636 2188
Opening Hours: | Mon to Fri 11am to 12am | Weekends & PH 9am to 12am |

5. Buffet Town
If you love international buffets but do not wish to break the bank, Buffet Town is the place for you. Buffet Town is located at the basement level of Raffles City, and it offers diners a sumptuous buffet spread of Fresh Seafood, Japanese Sushi and Sashimi, Italian Pasta and Pizza, local delights (Chilli Crab!), and many other varieties of foods. There is also a large play area in the restaurant where children can have fun and expend their endless energy (if that’s possible!).

Kids Friendly Features: Large Indoor Play Area
Price: Lunch (Weekends, PH and PH eve) – Adult : $31.80++ Child (6 to 12) :$18.80++

Buffet Town
#B1-44E, Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road
Tel: +65 68373793
Opening Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 3pm | Dinner: 6pm – 10pm

6. Peperoni Pizzeria at Greenwood Avenue (Bukit Timah)
Tried once and I’m hooked – these five words aptly describe my sentiments about this place that serves awesome pasta and wood fired pizzas. Apart from great food, there are also coloring sheets and crayons on the tables to keep children occupied. The restaurant interior is almost like a children art museum, as the walls are lined with lots of children paintings. The staff here are very helpful and friendly too, and they are used to helping families with children settle down comfortably.

Kids Friendly Features: Coloring Sheets, Helpful Staff.
Price: $30 to $50 per person

Peperoni Pizzeria at Greenwood Avenue (Bukit Timah)
6 Greenwood Avenue, Hillcrest Park, Singapore 289195
Tel: +65 6465 6556
Opening Hours: Mon to Sat: 12pm – 10.30pm | Sundays: 11am – 10.30pm

Full Review and Photos:
http://www.eatandtravelwithus.com/2014/04/peperoni-pizzeria-at-greenwood-avenue-bukit-timah/

7. Ju Shin Jung (West Coast)
Living in the West part of Singapore? Don’t mind the strong BBQ smell? Love to indulge in Korean BBQ meat? If that’s the case, make your way to Ju Shin Jung at West Coast. This Korean restaurant is relatively out of the way as it’s located in the faraway West area. However, it serves delicious Korean BBQ food, and the staff is polite and helpful. More importantly, there is a large play area for children so you can indulge in sinful Korean BBQ without being distracted.

Kids Friendly Features: Large Indoor Play Area, Helpful Staff
Price: $30 to $50 per person

Ju Shin Jung (West Coast)
YESS Centre,27 West Coast Highway, #01-18/19 Singapore 117867
Tel: +65 6464 0872
Opening hours: Mon: 6pm – 10pm | Tue to Sun: 12pm – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10pm

8. Timbre @ Gillman (Alexandra)
Timbre @ Gillman is located at Lock Road, near Alexandra Road. The menu offers a large variety of food including Pastas, Tapas, Thin Crust Pizzas, among others. There is also an expansive drinks menu. Families get to enjoy their meals at this child-friendly restaurant overlooking the large green field and vivid foliage. Timbre @ Gillman offers crayons and toys for children, and the surrounding large field is a great place for children to run amok and have fun! (note: one side of the field slopes quite steeply downwards.)

Kids Friendly Features: Spacious Interior, Coloring Sheets, Large Outdoor Field, Kids Menu
Price: $30 to $50 per person

Timbre@Gillman
9A Lock Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108926
Tel: +65 6694 4201
Opening Hours: Mon to Thur: 4pm – 11.30pm | Fri to Sat: 5pm – 12.30am

9. Modesto’s Vivo (Vivocity)
Modesto’s Vivo is situated on the rooftop level of Vivocity. The restaurant exudes an old world charm with its wood furnishings and leather chairs, complete with Greek/Renaissance bronze statues placed at various spots. The menu offers a variety of delicious Italian food (Wood-Fired Pizza, Pasta, Seafood, Premium Steaks), and you get to enjoy your meal with a scenic view of the sea and Sentosa island. And yes, Modesto’s Vivo is child-friendly too! There is a kids menu and the restaurant provides coloring sheets to keep children occupied. There are many toddler high chairs in the restaurant as well, and the staffs are keen to help accommodate big families.

Kids Friendly Features: Spacious Interior, Coloring Sheets, Helpful Staff
Price: $30 to $50 per person

Modesto’s Vivo
1 HarbourFront Walk #03-11 Vivo City Singapore 098585
Tel: +65 6376 9808
Opening hours: Daily 12pm – 10pm

10. SandBank @ East Coast
SandBank is a newly open restaurant at East Coast Park that serves pizzas, pastas, salads, seafood, liquors, and a variety of other Western foods. There is also a breakfast menu, which offers perennial favourites such as Egg Benedicts, Bacon and Ham, Scrambled eggs, Omelettes, French Toast, etc. The restaurant has a spacious interior along with with a wonderful 15m plunge pool for children, making it a great family-friendly joint. SandBank is located on the beachfront so we got to enjoy the scenic view of the sea along with the sounds of the waves lapping against the shores in the background. With its delicious breakfast menu, scenic sea view, and children plunge pool, Sandbank is definitely the perfect place to start a tranquil weekend morning with your family. And to top it off, there is free parking too. This is now definitely one of our favourite family-friendly restaurants in Singapore! Read our full review at: http://www.eatandtravelwithus.com/2015/05/sandbank-east-coast-park/

Kids Friendly Features: Spacious Interior, 15m Shallow Plunge Pool, The Beach
Price: $30 to $50 per person

SandBank
Address: 920 East Coast Parkway, #01-28/32, Singapore 449875
Opening Hours: | Tue to Fri 4pm to 12am | Sat & Sun 9am to 12am |
Phone Number: +65 6247 7988
Email: events@sandbank.com.sg
Website: www.sandbank.com.sg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sandbanksingapore

11. PS.Cafe at Harding Road (Dempsey Hill)
As I stepped into PS Cafe at Harding Road (Dempsey Hill), I was immediately captivated by the restaurant’s charming ambience. The soft lighting, relaxing music and unimpeded view of the lush greenery and vivid foliage makes this a great place for family gatherings and special occasions. The staff are quite helpful in helping to accommodate big families. There is also a small outdoor lawn outside the restaurant where children can play and be closer to nature!

Kids Friendly Features: Outdoor Lawn, Helpful Staff
Price: $30 to $50 per person

PS.Cafe at Dempsey Hill
28B Harding Rd, Singapore 249549
Tel: +65 6479 3343
Opening Hours:
Mon to Thu, Sun & Public Holiday Eve: 6.30pm – 12.00am | Fri, Sat & Public Holiday Eve: 6.30pm – 2.00am

Full Review and Photos:
http://www.eatandtravelwithus.com/2014/03/ps-cafe-at-dempsey-hill/

12. Seb’s Bistro and The Playhouse
Seb’s Bistro (previously La Viva) at Rochester Park offers classy alfresco dining in a relaxed environment. The restaurant offers a tranquil setting along with delicious food. Next to the restaurant is the famous Playhouse, housed in a separate colonial bungalow. The Playhouse interior was refurbished recently and just re-opened three weeks ago. The bungalow houses two floors of play area which are filled with loads of toys, and the best thing of all is that there are child minders looking after your kids here! Therefore, adults can enjoy their dinner and drinks in peace knowing that their kids are playing under the watchful eye of the Playhouse staff. There is also an outdoor playground just outside the bungalow.

Kids Friendly Features: Spacious Interior, Bungalow Playhouse, Staff Supervision of Children, Kids Menu
Price: $30 to $50 per person
Playhouse Rate: 1 hour = $8 / 2 hour = $10 / Unlimited = $15

Seb’s Bistro and The Playhouse
7 Rochester Park, Singapore 139218
Tel: +65 6773 1312 (Seb’s Bistro) | +65 6776 6683 (The Playhouse)
Opening hours: Tues to Sun: 10am – 8pm