Given Thais great love for children, most restaurants will certainly be much more family- and kid-friendly than you’re used to back home. Still, there are definitely certain restaurants that go out of their way to care for families, especially those with kids looking for more exciting distractions than just food.       

Where are those places with crayons and kids’ menus?Booster seats, high chairs, coloring books, and staff that go crazy over kids? What about climbing frames, rides, and games? These and more can be found in Thailand, primarily in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, and Chiang Mai. 

One hint that a place may be family-friendly is in the name. You probably can’t go wrong with Dr. Frogs, Eat Me, Cabbages and Condoms, and Charl E. Chang’s, for example.See our selections below for a smorgasbord of options.