Best Family Friendly Restaurants in Brooklyn Heights
11 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Iron Chef House
Big-portion neighborhood sushi with generous combos and better-than-expected quality for the price.
Notable Picks
8.3
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Family Friendly Favorites
Group Dining Gatherings
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Comfort Food Classics
Iron Chef House is a longtime Brooklyn Heights Japanese spot known for big portions, broad menus, and sushi that over-delivers for the price. Regulars treat it as an everyday sushi house where you can mix classic rolls, hot appetizers, and combo boxes without breaking the bank.
Must-Try Dishes:
Monkey roll, Dinner bento box with sushi and tempura, Salmon avocado roll
What Makes it Special: Big-portion neighborhood sushi with generous combos and better-than-expected quality for the price.
In Brooklyn Heights, Dellarocco's specializes in Neapolitan-style pies with a well-regarded gluten-free crust baked in a wood-fired oven. Locals lean on it for classic margheritas and white pies that feel like proper restaurant pizza rather than an afterthought for gluten-free diners.
Must-Try Dishes:
Gluten-free Margherita Pizza, Broccoli Rabe and Sausage Pizza on GF crust, Quattro Formaggi Pizza on GF crust
What Makes it Special: Serious Neapolitan pizza with one of the neighborhood’s most reliable gluten-free crusts.
8.3
Grand Canyon Restaurant on Montague Street is a full-scale diner where Mexican breakfast plates, pancakes, and challah French toast land on oversized platters. Families and longtime locals treat it as a default brunch choice when they want big portions, familiar plates, and friendly service from open to mid-afternoon.
Must-Try Dishes:
Challah French toast, Mexican breakfast platter, Giant Breakfast with eggs and pancakes
What Makes it Special: Always-on diner for huge breakfast plates, from Challah French toast to Mexican combos.
#4
Lichee Nut
8.2
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Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Comfort Food Classics
Quick Bites Champions
Family Friendly Favorites
Lichee Nut is a long-running Montague Street Chinese restaurant known for fast service, generous lunch specials, and a broad, old-school menu that has kept neighborhood regulars coming back for years. It leans classic American-Chinese more than regional deep dives, with reliability and value as its core appeal.
Must-Try Dishes:
General Tso's Chicken, Little Juicy Buns (Soup Dumplings), Dried Sauteed String Beans
What Makes it Special: Classic American-Chinese comfort food with fast, dependable service and big portions.
8
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Comfort Food Classics
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
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Group Dining Gatherings
Open since 2007, Curry Heights is a Brooklyn Heights standby serving a long menu of North Indian and Bengali staples, from smoky tandoori to rich gravies. Counter-style lunch service and sit-down dinners make it a flexible option for both quick workday meals and relaxed family spreads.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Biryani, Saag Paneer
What Makes it Special: Long-running neighborhood favorite for classic curries and combos.
8
Fortune House is a Brooklyn Heights stalwart that has been serving Chinese standards for decades in a narrow, lightly updated dining room. It’s the sit-down choice locals use for family dinners and casual gatherings when they want familiar dishes, warm service, and portions that comfortably fill the table.
Must-Try Dishes:
Shrimp Egg Roll, Beef Chow Fun in Soup, Hunan Beef
What Makes it Special: Long-running neighborhood Chinese spot where table-service dinners and takeout coexist comfortably.
Worthy Picks
7.9
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Comfort Food Classics
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Quick Bites Champions
Family Friendly Favorites
Family-owned since 1949, Lassen & Hennigs is a Montague Street deli-bakery known for red velvet cake, black-and-white cookies and a sprawling case of everyday desserts. It doubles as a neighborhood commissary for cakes, pies and platters that end up at birthdays, office gatherings and holiday tables across Brooklyn Heights.
Must-Try Dishes:
Red velvet cake slice, Black-and-white cookie, Pumpkin or classic cheesecake slice
What Makes it Special: Decades-old deli-bakery turning out classic New York cakes, cookies and party platters.
7.8
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Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Comfort Food Classics
Brunch Bliss Spots
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Clark’s is a classic Brooklyn Heights diner where burgers, club sandwiches, and breakfast plates almost always arrive with a mound of fries. The regular fries lean toward crisp and salty, while sweet potato fries show up frequently in online orders and reviews. It’s the kind of all-day spot where fries are less a specialty item and more a constant backdrop to neighborhood life.
Must-Try Dishes:
Cheeseburger with fries, Turkey club with fries, Sweet potato fries
What Makes it Special: Neighborhood diner where fries come with nearly everything on the menu.
Perched at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Fornino serves wood-fired pies and salads on a multi-level deck with umbrellas and harbor views. It’s a casual choice for families and groups who want pizza, pitchers, and outdoor tables steps from the playgrounds and lawns.
Must-Try Dishes:
Margherita Pizza, Seasonal Vegetable Pie (e.g., Corn or Squash), Arancini
What Makes it Special: Wood-fired pizzas served on a tiered deck overlooking the harbor and park.
7.8
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Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Quick Bites Champions
Family Friendly Favorites
Comfort Food Classics
La Bagel Delight at Court St is a busy bagel shop that fuels Borough Hall commuters with egg sandwiches, omelette platters, and lox on still-warm bagels. It’s more about speed and sheer volume than seating, but the bagels and breakfast platters keep regulars circling back.
Must-Try Dishes:
La Bagel Omelette Platter, Nova Lox Spectacular on everything bagel, Egg and cheese breakfast sandwich
What Makes it Special: High-volume bagel counter turning out classic New York breakfast builds.
#11
Fascati Pizza
7.7
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Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Comfort Food Classics
Late Night Legends
Family Friendly Favorites
Fascati Pizza is a longtime Brooklyn Heights counter spot where locals grab foldable Napolitana slices and pan pies before heading home or back to the promenade. The room is basic and narrow, but the focus is on consistent slices with light char and a slightly sweet sauce. It’s a late-evening neighborhood standby when you want classic Heights pizza without fanfare.
Must-Try Dishes:
Napolitana slice, Sicilian square slice, Mini pan pie with extra cheese
What Makes it Special: Old-school Brooklyn Heights counter serving thin, foldable slices until late evening.