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Best Restaurants for Family-Friendly in London (2026)
Family-friendly dining · London · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published April 12, 2024 · Updated June 18, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Shamil Thakrar keeps stacks of high chairs at the door of Dishoom, and across town Thomasina Miers builds a Wahaca menu kids can graze through. London does family dining without a kids' corner: the best rooms simply hand over a high chair, a colouring sheet and a plate worth an adult's attention. These six, ranked, are where to take the whole table when the cooking still has to earn it.
1.Dishoom Covent Garden
The Bombay cafe with a proper kids menu and high chairs; book it for a relaxed family weekend breakfast.
Shamil and Kavi Thakrar run Dishoom at 12 Upper St Martin's Lane, WC2H 9FB, the original Covent Garden cafe. The bacon naan roll with chilli-tomato jam runs about £9.90, and the children's menu offers smaller, low-spice plates like paneer tikka and chicken ruby for around £6 to £8.
This is the family room the group built for it: stacks of high chairs, pram space, baby-changing and colouring sheets while the food arrives. Breakfast and an early dinner are the calm windows. Reserve the weekend table, order the kids' naan rolls, and let the grown-ups have a proper meal.
2.Honest Burgers
A dedicated under-12 menu and quick high chairs; take the family to Soho for a fast, easy burger.
Tom Barton and Phil Eeles founded Honest Burgers in 2011, now with branches across Soho, Covent Garden and South Kensington. The kids' menu for under-12s runs about £7 and includes a beef, chicken or vegan burger with the house rosemary-salted chips and a drink; the flagship Honest burger is around £13.50.
The branches keep high chairs on hand and bring children's plates out fast, which is the whole game with a hungry toddler. Most run walk-in only, so arrive before the lunch rush. Take the family to the Soho or South Kensington room, customise the kids' burgers, and split a portion of chips.
3.Sticks'n'Sushi
Kid bento boxes and step-free seating in a bright Japanese room; bring the family to Covent Garden early.
The Danish-Japanese group runs Sticks'n'Sushi at 11 Henrietta Street, WC2E 8PY, off Covent Garden piazza, plus Soho and Shoreditch. The yakitori sticks and sushi sets cross every age, and the children's bento box, around £12, pairs salmon, chicken sticks and rice for younger diners.
The room is calm and bright, with step-free access to the lower floor and family seating away from the bar. Staff are used to children and pace the table well. Bring the family for an early dinner, order the kids' bento, and share the sushi and grilled sticks across the group.
4.Wahaca
Shareable tacos and a play-friendly menu from a MasterChef winner; bring the kids to Covent Garden for street plates.
MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby opened Wahaca in 2007 in a Covent Garden basement at 66 Chandos Place, WC2N 4HG. The Mexican street plates are built to share, with tacos and quesadillas from about £5 to £9 and a kids' menu of quesadillas and rice bowls.
More than half the menu is meat-free, so picky and plant-based kids both find a plate, and the small-plates format lets a child graze. The Covent Garden room is loud and casual, the easy kind of place with children. Bring the family, order a spread of tacos for the table, and let everyone build their own.
5.The Wolseley
A grand cafe that genuinely welcomes children with high chairs; book an early table for a special family lunch.
The Wolseley, the grand Viennese-style cafe at 160 Piccadilly, W1J 9EB, has welcomed families since it opened in 2003. There is no separate children's menu at Piccadilly, but the all-day carte runs child-friendly plates like the breaded chicken schnitzel and soups, with mains broadly £16 to £30 and high chairs on request.
Staff count a child's seat into the table and handle birthdays with quiet polish, so this is the dressed-up end of family dining. An early lunch is the calm window. Book the Piccadilly room ahead, ask for high chairs and a quieter corner, and order the schnitzel for a younger diner.
6.Granger & Co
All-day Australian brunch and famous hotcakes with no booking pressure; bring the family to Westbourne Grove early.
Bill Granger opened his first London room at 175 Westbourne Grove, W11 2SB, in Notting Hill, now one of five branches. The internationally famous ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter run about £18.50, with healthy kids' options and all-day breakfast that suits a slow family morning.
The Notting Hill and King's Cross rooms are bright and walk-in only, so come before noon at weekends to beat the queue. The casual, sunny rooms take a family table in stride. Bring the kids early, order the hotcakes to share, and let the all-day menu cover the fussy eaters.
Not for the kids
Great rooms, wrong room for a family
Core by Clare Smyth. The three-Michelin-star room on Kensington Park Road is a hushed, pacing-driven tasting menu, an adults-only special occasion rather than a family lunch. Save it for a night without the children.
Sketch, the Lecture Room & Library. Pierre Gagnaire's three-star Mayfair dining room runs a £225 tasting at a formal, unhurried pace. It is a remarkable evening, but the wrong room for a restless table.
The Clove Club. The Shoreditch tasting-menu room is a quiet, set-menu evening built for two adults, not a family table. For a kid-friendly Shoreditch meal, head to a Dishoom or Sticks'n'Sushi branch instead.
How to dine out with kids in London
London clusters its family rooms by pocket: Covent Garden holds Dishoom, Sticks'n'Sushi and Wahaca within a short walk, Notting Hill and King's Cross suit Granger and Co, and Soho and South Kensington carry the busiest Honest Burgers branches. The Tube is quicker than a taxi across the centre, but mind the stairs: many older stations are not step-free, so check buggy access before you set out.
Timing matters more than anything. The bookable rooms, Dishoom, Sticks'n'Sushi, Wahaca and The Wolseley, are calmest at an early sitting before the dinner rush, while Granger and Co Notting Hill and most Honest Burgers branches are walk-in only and queue from noon at weekends. High chairs are standard at the casual rooms but worth confirming when you book the grander tables.
Frequently asked
Which London restaurants are best with kids?
Dishoom is the standout, a Bombay-cafe group with a dedicated children's menu, stacks of high chairs, pram space and colouring sheets. Honest Burgers runs an under-12 menu with a drink and chips included, and Sticks'n'Sushi serves kid bento boxes. For a relaxed all-day meal, Granger & Co in Notting Hill is the easiest walk-in.
Do London restaurants have kids menus?
Many of the best family rooms do. Dishoom, Honest Burgers and Sticks'n'Sushi all run dedicated children's menus, and The Wolseley City has a kids' menu with bangers and mash. The Wolseley Piccadilly has no separate children's menu but plenty of a la carte dishes children eat, plus high chairs on request.
Which London areas are easiest for a family meal?
Covent Garden packs Dishoom, Sticks'n'Sushi and Wahaca within a short walk, all step-free or buggy-friendly. Notting Hill and King's Cross suit Granger & Co, while Soho and South Kensington hold the busiest Honest Burgers branches. Pick one pocket and stay in it rather than crossing town with restless kids.
Do you need to book a family table in London?
It depends on the room. Dishoom, Sticks'n'Sushi, Wahaca and The Wolseley take bookings, and an early sitting is easiest with children. Granger & Co Notting Hill and most Honest Burgers branches are walk-in only, so arrive before the noon rush or expect a wait at weekends.
Are high chairs available at London restaurants?
Yes at the family-focused rooms. Dishoom keeps high chairs and baby-changing on hand, Honest Burgers provides high chairs across its branches, and The Wolseley offers high chairs with the child counted in the table number. Sticks'n'Sushi has step-free access to its lower floor and family seating.
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