https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:50:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1626163 Sat, 10 May 2014 08:40:14 +0000 luckypenny 1626163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: yay! Let's meet up for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1625934 Sat, 10 May 2014 00:24:01 +0000 shopaholic 1625934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: @luckypenny: Sept. 16-17!<br /> @locavore_mama: Thanks for the tips! What is triple d?<br /> @plantains: Ooh! Then I must make it back to Ippudo if possible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1625699 Fri, 09 May 2014 20:36:17 +0000 plantains 1625699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: looooooove Brooklyn Bridge Park, we should revisit the meet up idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1625696 Fri, 09 May 2014 20:35:31 +0000 plantains 1625696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Landmarc is fantastic for brunch. NYC is very baby friendly. I take DD everywhere with me. I took her to Ippudo and Hakkasaan last week. I think as long as you use and umbrella stroller you will be fine. Have a blast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1625657 Fri, 09 May 2014 20:16:17 +0000 regberadaisy 1625657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I don't have specific recommendations since I don't venture into Manhatten a ton. But when LO was younger we brought our strollers into all the restaurants! Haha no matter how tight. We make it work. Some smaller ones would just ask us to fold up the strollers and set them elsewhere if LO wasn't asleep. We have always taken LO to eat with us everywhere we went when we visit home!</p> <p>P.S. check triple d!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1625648 Fri, 09 May 2014 20:12:51 +0000 luckypenny 1625648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: wait when are you going? We are moving there in July! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1625608 Fri, 09 May 2014 19:44:05 +0000 QueensBee 1625608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Yes, yes! When are you in town? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1623267 Fri, 09 May 2014 00:35:52 +0000 shopaholic 1623267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>THANKS for ALL the great info ladies! Oh man, I hope we can even manage to eat 2-3 of these places in our 2 days! NYC seriously has TOO much yummy food!!! So excited!</p> <p>@Trailmix: @QueensBee: @SAHM0811: Thanks! We should do a group meet up! :D</p> <p>@fancyfunction: Thanks for that site! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1621177 Thu, 08 May 2014 10:48:13 +0000 tororojo 1621177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Shut. Up. I'm so jealous! DH and I have talked about planning our next vacation around a place where we can eat SS every day. If In and Out can make its way over to TX, surely Shake Shack can do the same...maybe we will get one in a few years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1621157 Thu, 08 May 2014 10:36:44 +0000 Smurfette 1621157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: so I heard we are getting one soon in ATL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1621066 Thu, 08 May 2014 09:57:57 +0000 tororojo 1621066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to say mmmm, Shake Shack... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1620536 Wed, 07 May 2014 23:21:56 +0000 SAHM0811 1620536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived in the same neighborhood as Taza and moved out when our DDs were 4 and 1 yo. Taking a stroller around to restos and the subway, single or double, wasn't ever really a problem, but we lived there and maybe were more used to things than tourists. Taking an umbrella stroller and packing lightly is your best bet though. With two kids, we still didn't stray from going to some of the restos you mentioned in your original post... We've been to Ippudo and Momofuku with the kids... Also some other places like Asiate and ABC Kitchen...We just had to plan to eat early before the crowds :) </p> <p>Momofuku Milk Bar is also more casual and most of their locations have savory items as well as sweet items.</p> <p>If you go to CMOM, you can also go across the street to Cafe Lalo which was in the movie You've Got Mail. They don't allow strollers at all though, so just leave it at the check-in at CMOM and go back for it after you've had your coffee and dessert.</p> <p>Another place not mentioned yet is a resto in the Time Warner Center called Landmarc. It's a big resto that's great for adults and kids... Gorgeous views of Central Park and good food too, that's not too pricey. They have a kids menu, high chairs, boosters, crayons... Desserts are yummy also (we usually got the "one of each" option). During weekend brunch, you'll see all the strollers parked outside. It's right next to Bouchon Bakery as well, which has a casual sit-down area that's more kid-friendly than their slightly more formal dining area.</p> <p>Lastly, pretty much any pizza place is pretty kid friendly! Of course there are some better than others. I usually recommend John's Pizza in the Theater District to families/tourists. It's in a big, gorgeous space that used to be a church. You can see them make your pizza in coal ovens, and it's yummy! Walkable to Times Square and their big Toys R Us too... You can go in the Ferris wheel, visit their ice cream shop downstairs, play/look at all the toys, and also stock up on any baby items you might need at BRU.</p> <p>Have fun! We are planning a visit back later this year too and can't wait! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1620452 Wed, 07 May 2014 21:19:43 +0000 QueensBee 1620452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay, so excited you'll be in NYC! I also think you would love Brooklyn Bridge Park and Shmorgasburg. It's such a lively scene, the food is delicious, and it's very baby friendly.</p> <p>Central Park is also tons of fun in the nice weather. If you wander around the park in the afternoon, you'll come across some fun street acts for kids, like a guy blowing enormous bubbles that they can chase. And of course, from Central Park you can easily walk to Madison Avenue which has fancy shopping. :wink: </p> <p>Aside from the previously mentioned Children's Museums, the NYC Transit Museum is in Brooklyn and its great for kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1620209 Wed, 07 May 2014 19:13:10 +0000 fancyfunction 1620209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check out mommynearest.com too - they have a list of all the changing tables in the city and lots of kid-friendly restaurants, shops, activities, etc :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1620202 Wed, 07 May 2014 19:07:53 +0000 Pepper 1620202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnylove08: Chiming in to say that Alice's tea cup is so cute and delicious! Went there on my last trip to the city, the one on the UES near Bloomingdales. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1620170 Wed, 07 May 2014 18:40:48 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1620170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know about restaurants, but my husband and I took our toddler with us a few months ago when we visited his sister in manhattan. NYC felt VERY kid friendly. The Children's Museum in Brooklyn was seriously amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1620150 Wed, 07 May 2014 18:20:24 +0000 Trailmix 1620150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're going to be on the UWS, the Children's Museum is amazing (and you can see our apartment building from there so stop by and say hi, haha)! </p> <p>Almost any restaurant will accommodate a stroller, whether they have a place to put them or have you leave it outside.</p> <p>I thought that list of restaurants looked good, although I would not do The Smith, personally, but I do like Jacobs Pickles, Luke's Lobster and Sarabeths (all these places are within two blocks of us, haha).</p> <p>I also like Ditch Plains, Spring Natural Kitchen and Cotta.</p> <p>I think the UWS is a great place to come to with kids, there's so many great kids shops, cafés, playgrounds and just children everywhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1620104 Wed, 07 May 2014 17:56:10 +0000 hilsy85 1620104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnylove08: yes! I was just going to post those things. </p> <p>Brooklyn Bridge park is AMAZING. There are like 5 different playground, and a water lab (basically a mini water park). It's also awesome to walk down--it's kind of like a really really big spread out version of the highline, IMO--you have some of the same industrial garden feel but it's bigger and an actual park, so you don't feel like you're walking on a moving sidewalk (which is how I feel at the highline because it's always so crowded!). Smorgasburg on Sundays is great, as is Jane's carousel and the promenade. Tons to do in Brooklyn alone, although I"m sure you'll spend most of your time in Manhattan :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619987 Wed, 07 May 2014 17:10:51 +0000 bunnylove08 1619987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try to go to Brooklyn bridge park nd catch smorgasburg </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619952 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:56:03 +0000 MamaJ 1619952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Shake shack was amazing for sure! We also went to A.G. Kitchen and it was really good. It was by central park. We walked back to our hotel from the park and ran into it. DH and I both got burgers but they were HUGE. We should have split one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619932 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:40:33 +0000 hilsy85 1619932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: would love to meet up! I"ll wall you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619925 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:38:44 +0000 shopaholic 1619925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaJ: Thanks. Anywhere you really enjoyed?</p> <p>@bunnylove08: Thanks! I'll look both up!</p> <p>@hilsy85: Yay! I was hoping you'd respond! We haven't booked a hotel yet. I'd love to stay in the UWS, but not sure if we can swing it. But maybe a meet up? ;) Thanks for the link!</p> <p>@snowjewelz: Ooh! That looks fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619915 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:34:28 +0000 snowjewelz 1619915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the weather is nice, hang out on the high line! I think the food vendors are now open! </p> <p><a href="http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-food" rel="nofollow">http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-food</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619902 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:32:01 +0000 hilsy85 1619902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: where are you guys staying? Most places either have stroller parking out front/on the side, or you fold up your stroller when you go in. If they're empty they might let you keep it open inside!</p> <p>Honestly, most of the UWS and UES are baby friendly because there are sooo many babies around there! so you're pretty safe where ever you go there. My faves from the UWS are the cafe at fairway (random but the food is really good; there are stairs going up so not stroller friendly); levain; cafe frida; atlantic grill, and sushi of gari. </p> <p>This list might have some good ideas too!<br /> <a href="http://mommypoppins.com/family/nyc-kid-friendly-restaurant-guide" rel="nofollow">http://mommypoppins.com/family/nyc-kid-friendly-restaurant-guide</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619882 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:26:26 +0000 bunnylove08 1619882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jacob's Pickle is amazing. The restaurant is fairly large but most NYC restaurants will make you fold up your strollers and they will put it off to the side. </p> <p>Sarabeth - I thought it was okay. There was a really long wait for brunch during the weekend and I didn't feel it was worth the wait. If you want to go some where really cute for brunch you should go to Alice's tea cup. The place gets packed but they have three locations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619875 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:23:19 +0000 MamaJ 1619875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went when DS was 10 months. We had no issues finding highchairs or anything. We did use our smaller umbrella stroller and would fold it up and put it in a corner or something of the restaurants. The biggest issue was finding a changing table. There weren't many in restaurants but I had luck finding them in bigger stores. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619873 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:22:40 +0000 Kimberlybee 1619873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Yes, I've been letting H wear bigger shirts too. Happy and safe travels! We'll be following along via your blog and Instagram. :grin: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619862 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:19:25 +0000 shopaholic 1619862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: Aww! Thanks sweetie! I can't help it. I always, always want to be traveling. So I just have to convince myself I can make it work with a LO (or two!) Yeah, a lot of places only start tees at 2T, so I've just been letting her wear them very big. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619858 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:17:17 +0000 Kimberlybee 1619858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea since I've only been to NYC during my single days but wanted to reach out and say I love how fun and adventurous you are! I saw the cutest shirt at Zara Baby today that reminded me of your K....(I edited my question, I will wall you instead) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/manhattan-baby-friendly#post-1619838 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:11:30 +0000 shopaholic 1619838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know there are quite a few NYC bees here, so I thought I'd ask for some baby &amp; toddler-friendly places to eat? My sister, niece, LO, and I, will be staying in the city for a couple of days before our husbands join us to travel to a New Jersey wedding. </p> <p>I was a total foodie before, and last trip loved dining at Ippudo, Eataly, ABC Kitchen, Freeman's, and Momofuku. This trip, I imagine it will be harder toting around a toddler and a 9 month old? </p> <p>Any recommendations? I know we'll do Shake Shack. Do restaurants let you bring in the strollers (and where would they even fit?!) Any other tips greatly appreciated!</p> <p>ETA: I saw Taza's recent post: <a href="http://lovetaza.com/2014/05/tazas-new-york-city-guide-upper-west-side-morningside-heights/" rel="nofollow">http://lovetaza.com/2014/05/tazas-new-york-city-guide-upper-west-side-morningside-heights/</a> - Any insights on these places? I always see her posts pushing around a Bugaboo Donkey, so they should be able to fit strollers? </p>