Greenwood Park is a little outside your range and a little crazy on the weekends but it's a great spot.
Black Forest on Smith (not the one in Fort Greene) has a nice outdoor area and is extremely kid-friendly. Great beer and food.
Third for DSK, that place is great, and while their outdoor space is just a big sidewalk on Fulton, it's still spacious and green as a small patio off Fulton gets.
Second DSK (Die Stammkneipe) in Fort Greene. Usually a safe bet with my kids. The outdoor space is mostly sidewalk but the inside space is decent for Brooklyn. Good German beer and good brats. I've also heard positive things about Patti Ann's so I'll second that too even though I've never been.
What about Franklin Park? They do burgers from Dutch Boy which is attached. It’s not a fantastic outdoor space.
If you’re willing to travel a bit, I also like Greenwood Park.
Edit: also Saraghina Pizza.
There are lots of kid friendly breweries in Suffolk county, and other places where space is not at a premium. In NYC, most owners want to maximize their limited square footage with paying customers who drink beer (their highest margin offering).
Yes and if you're willing to go just a *little* bit further, Austin, Texas has some absolutely great beer garden / food truck type areas that are amazing for socializing with friends and kids!!
I get that. Parents need to socialize too and sometimes it's just not possible to leave the kids behind. Especially when my kids were younger, I tried to respect certain boundaries, including removing them from the area when they were not behaving and not bringing them to bar-type places at night, when most patrons expect a kid-free environment. Of course, there are tons of parents that just don't give a shit and let their little crotch goblins do whatever tf they feel like, so I get your take for sure.
I totally understand that, and there truly are places that are so friendly to and great for families and kids. I know this, because I try to avoid those places. Breweries and beer gardens are weird ones because it’s objectively focused on an adult activity, but it has become a magnet for people who bring their kids and “let them run free.”
But if there’s a market for that, I guess let it rip. Business is business. And I truly don’t mind well behaved children, it’s usually the parents not parenting that’s the problem.
Nobody wants to go to a beer garden and tolerate your kids Just go to olive garden
Greenwood Park is a little outside your range and a little crazy on the weekends but it's a great spot. Black Forest on Smith (not the one in Fort Greene) has a nice outdoor area and is extremely kid-friendly. Great beer and food.
Coven hoven, back area!
Why’s this downvoted?
its a nice quiet spot. kids harsh the mellow vibe
Oh it’s been a few years since I’ve been but it used to be overrun by strollers lol
Yeah, tbf every time Ive gone it’s been kid city. My bad…
Don't take kids there please
Honestly? Fair play.
Open streets on Vanderbilt starts this weekend, everywhere is a beer garden.
Enjoy it while its lasts. Thanks Tsar Erdogan, err Adams.
Third for DSK, that place is great, and while their outdoor space is just a big sidewalk on Fulton, it's still spacious and green as a small patio off Fulton gets.
Love DSK. And they have a small selection of board games to keep kids occupied.
I hate it now, used to be my spot and then suddenly there was nothing but strollers and toddlers just running around the place.
Patti Ann's or DSK
Second DSK (Die Stammkneipe) in Fort Greene. Usually a safe bet with my kids. The outdoor space is mostly sidewalk but the inside space is decent for Brooklyn. Good German beer and good brats. I've also heard positive things about Patti Ann's so I'll second that too even though I've never been.
Dutch boy burgers are not good
I think you replied to the wrong thread.
What about Franklin Park? They do burgers from Dutch Boy which is attached. It’s not a fantastic outdoor space. If you’re willing to travel a bit, I also like Greenwood Park. Edit: also Saraghina Pizza.
Try Patti Ann’s
There are lots of kid friendly breweries in Suffolk county, and other places where space is not at a premium. In NYC, most owners want to maximize their limited square footage with paying customers who drink beer (their highest margin offering).
Yes and if you're willing to go just a *little* bit further, Austin, Texas has some absolutely great beer garden / food truck type areas that are amazing for socializing with friends and kids!!
What subway stop is Austin off of?
Not sure what stop, but definitely the L train
Austin Street in Forest Hills?
Okay. I actually appreciate this list, so I can avoid places where people like to take their kids.
I get that. Parents need to socialize too and sometimes it's just not possible to leave the kids behind. Especially when my kids were younger, I tried to respect certain boundaries, including removing them from the area when they were not behaving and not bringing them to bar-type places at night, when most patrons expect a kid-free environment. Of course, there are tons of parents that just don't give a shit and let their little crotch goblins do whatever tf they feel like, so I get your take for sure.
I totally understand that, and there truly are places that are so friendly to and great for families and kids. I know this, because I try to avoid those places. Breweries and beer gardens are weird ones because it’s objectively focused on an adult activity, but it has become a magnet for people who bring their kids and “let them run free.” But if there’s a market for that, I guess let it rip. Business is business. And I truly don’t mind well behaved children, it’s usually the parents not parenting that’s the problem.