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 Cobble Hill Playground, Eat at Vekslers

When you need to meet friends for lunch in Cobble Hill, there are plenty of choices near the playground, but none with as much room (and tolerance) for kids as at Vekslers, the low-key gastropub on Hicks St. Cobble Hill playground is small with a an itty-bitty sandbox and slide, but its spider jungle gym is unique and challenging, even for older kids. After some playtime, head south to eat. Vekslers has a kids menu, adult drinks and even space for strollers.

Go: Cobble Hill Playground, Clinton St. at Congress St.; Vekslers, 521 Hicks St., Cobble Hill