Restaurant Suggestions w/Toddler

My husband and I will be going to Boston next month, with our 18 month old son. We%26#39;re staying at Nine Zero and need restaurant suggestions for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We love all types of cuisines and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TIA!

Restaurant Suggestions w/Toddler

You%26#39;ll be in a great location to explore Boston and check out different neighborhoods.

North End: Mostly Italian restaurants -- Mamma Maria is my favorite, but it%26#39;s a little too formal to bring a baby. For more casual places, Antico Forno (Salem Street), where meals are finished in a wood-fired brick oven, is a good choice especially on a chilly day. Pizzeria Regina (Thatcher St.) has great pizza, but you often have to wait outside for a table. In this area, you really can just walk around and find one you like.

Chinatown: Again, there are many places and you can walk around till you see something you like, but I like East Ocean City (Beach St.). China Pearl (Tyler St.) is also good for old-fashioned dim sum, with the dishes coming to you on wheeled steam carts.

Beacon Hill: Panificio (Charles St.) has great sandwiches and breakfasts. People also rave about the Paramount, but I%26#39;ve never been there. Cafe Vanille is one of the few places I%26#39;ve encountered with no high chairs, but the pastries are great.

If you like fish, I have found that Legal Seafoods is a good bet -- good food and service, and they always seem happy to greet children. There are several locations around the city.

If you make it over to Harvard Square in Cambridge, you could try one of the pubs like Grafton Street (on Bow St.) or John Harvard%26#39;s Brewhouse (Dunster St.)

On a sunny day, you might also enjoy getting sandwiches from Darwin%26#39;s (Mt. Auburn St.) and walking down to the park on the banks of the Charles River -- if your son is old enough to enjoy a picnic.

For Indian food, Central Square in Cambridge has a nice concentration of Indian restaurants with weekend lunch buffets for $7-12.

Restaurant Suggestions w/Toddler

Thank you for the great suggestions! We%26#39;ll definitely be trying out a couple of these. Thanks!

Summer Shack is pretty loud and very casual, so that might be a good option for you. I think lunch is a better value than dinner, but the menus aren%26#39;t that dissimilar.

For lunch, get sandwiches at Chacarero on Province St and find some outdoor space to eat them. Don%26#39;t fear the lunchtime crowds--the line moves very quickly. Also, you probably want to hold the hot sauce for your child.

for a casual breakfast, right near the Nine Zero is school street. School street runs only 1 block from from tremont to washington. On the Washington St end you%26#39;ll find Breugger%26#39;s Bagels. It%26#39;s a great place for people-watching and grabbing breakfast or lunch ... and in the morning, the majority of hte business is take-out, so getting a table shouldn%26#39;t be too difficult.

A fun place for breakfast/ lunch is the Paramount on Charles St.

I%26#39;m not a big fan of the Summer Shack...totally touristy.

A tourist destination where the food is better; Union Oyster house.

Dim Sum on Sundays in Chinatown is also fun.

The Union Oyster House is worth a visit for it%26#39;s historic interest, but I don%26#39;t think you will find that a majority of people would rate the food better than Summer Shack. Summer Shack is OK, maybe priced a little higher than it should be.

The Summer Shack can be seen as a little bit touristy, and it is not the best in town, but it is 1000 times better than Union Oyster House.

';The Summer Shack can be seen as a little bit touristy, and it is not the best in town, but it is 1000 times better than Union Oyster House.';

To each their own...I%26#39;ve eaten at both, but have had a much better meal at the UOH.

I eat at Union Oyster House more than I would like for work-related dinners and even though I%26#39;ve learned to sick with raw items and plain broiled fish, I never walk out of there thinking I had a good meal.

I like the food at Summer Shack (and once went there with a 2 year old who liked it, hence my recommendation--I should probably leave that to the people with kids) but on second thought it%26#39;s another expense account place. It probably wouldn%26#39;t be on my radar if it was on my own dime.

Obviously, I don%26#39;t eat at either much, and I do have kids (ages 12 and 9).

My kids like eating in Chinatown.