Eat & Run: 14 Playgrounds with Kid-Friendly Lunch Spots Nearby

With this handy guide, a visit to a new playground comes complete with a great bite to eat because after all of that running, swinging, sliding and climbing, your kid is sure to work up an appetite.

By Anna Knoebel August 27, 2014

New York City parents need playgrounds as much as they need air: to stave off the tedium of our apartments and give kids a chance to roam. But when your closest playground starts to feel like your backyard and your neighborhood starts to feel like your living room, its time to cross some borders. With this handy guide, a visit to a new playground comes complete with a great bite to eat because after all of that running, swinging, sliding and climbing, your kid is sure to work up an appetite.

Play at Pier 51, Eat at Bubby's To Go

It's always a treat to spend a morning at one of Manhattan's pier playgrounds, and Pier 51 is especially stunning with its views of both the Freedom Tower and the Statue of Liberty. The best way to plan for lunch is to bring it along, and lucky for you, Bubby's Highline takes to-go orders. Call ahead and pick up an all-American lunch on your way. Bubby's opens at 8 a.m.

Go: Pier 51, cross into Hudson River Park at Horatio St.; Bubby's To-Go, on Gansevoort St. at Washington St., West Village