Best family restaurants in Dubai 2025: 10 family-friendly spots to try next
Looking for where to dine with your kids? Once you've tried our top family restaurant picks, you won't need to look elsewhere.
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These are officially the best family restaurants in Dubai, as recognised by the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2025.
The best family restaurant in Dubai 2025
WINNER
Reform Social & Grill
10 best family restaurants in Dubai (Credit: Reform Social & Grill)
Officially the best family-friendly restaurant in Dubai for 2025, Reform is always buzzing, not least because of the number of activities and deals it runs. From parent and baby sessions to happy hours and family brunches, there's always a good reason to return.
The food is tasty – especially the belly-busting breakfasts – and kids will be happy with their choice. The pub garden is also excellent.
Expect an upgraded play area with slides and a climbing frame and plenty of green space to kick a ball or run around. It's dog-friendly too, so the entire family can come along for an afternoon out, truly making it one of the best family restaurants in Dubai.
Licensed. The Lakes Club, The Lakes, reformsocialgrill.ae (04 454 2638).
Check out our full Reform Social & Grill review here
Highly commended
The Byron Bathers Club
10 best family restaurants in Dubai (Credit: The Byron Bathers Club)
Coming from the team behind Common Grounds and Tom & Serg, this place knows how to cater to families.
With a swimming pool to dip into (with a minimum spend you can get a lounger and pool access) as well as the beach to play on and a beach playground area with swings and a climbing frame, the kids will be occupied for hours.
Food ranges from grills and seafood selections to pizzas, burgers and fish and chips so all bases are covered there. It's chic too – all blues, whites and neutral tones – as well as being licensed, so parents will be as happy as the kids.
Licensed. Shoreline 4, Palm Jumeirah, byronbathers.com (04323 7378).
Check out our full The Byron Bathers Club review here
Twiggy Family
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The younger sister of Twiggy Dubai, this second lagoon pool at Park Hyatt Dubai is about as chic as they come when it comes to family-friendly beach clubs.
With views over the Creek, yachts and Dubai skyline beyond, it's a picture-perfect spot and the lagoon pool itself is stunning too. With sugar-soft sand and comfy loungers, plus a splash pad for the kids and plenty of pool toys, it has all the holiday feels.
The cover charge is non-redeemable, but there's an a la carte menu of salads, pasta, pizza and more for when you and the gang get peckish – and as you'd expect from Twiggy the food quality is high.
Licensed. Park Hyatt Dubai, Deira, twiggy.ae (04 602 1105).
Check out our full Twiggy Family review here
Shortlisted
Bread Street Kitchen
Gordon Ramsay's family-friendly restaurant at Atlantis The Palm focuses on modern British cuisine. Crowd pleasers like prawn cocktail, Caesar salad, sirloin steak, fish & chips, butter chicken curry and a classic burger satisfy people of all ages, while there is a dedicated kids' menu too – the mac 'n cheese being an absolute belter.
Bread Street Kitchen weaves the perfect line between being casual enough for a weekday supper or Sunday roast, to being impressive enough for a special birthday celebration or family gathering. Take the whole gang and bag a table on the outdoor terrace while it's cool enough.
Licensed. Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah, atlantis.com (04 426 2626).
Check out our full Bread Street Kitchen review here
Limonata
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Limonata can be found at the end of Club Vista Mare and is a cute spot for a day out on the sand with the family.
With bright yellow and white striped sunloungers, including mini ones for the little ones, a petite kids' play area and plenty of beach to run around on, it's our top choice for a relaxed meal.
Expect classic Italian dishes – pizza, pasta, calzone, salad, etc – as well as gelato and traditional desserts, so order a bunch of dishes and share.
There are also kids' activities and a live singer at the weekends and it's full of happy families getting stuck into homely dishes on a sunny day out.
Licensed. Club Vista Mare, Palm Jumeirah, @limonatadubai (058 140 5777).
Check out our full Limonata review here
Maison Mathis
10 best family restaurants in Dubai (Credit: Maison Mathis)
A stalwart when it comes to dining out with the kids, especially for those who live in Arabian Ranches and the surrounding area, Maison Mathis is a community-style hangout that is consistently good.
There's a small outdoor play area with a slide and climbing frame, while a variety of deals, including roasts and happy hours, keep families coming back time and again.
The menu covers the full gamut from tacos to croquettes, sliders to escargot, burgers, pizzas, grills, salads and beyond, so even the fussiest of eaters are well catered for here, which is why it's one of the best family restaurants in Dubai for 2025.
Licensed. Arabian Ranches, mm-argc.com (04 450 1313).
Check out our full Maison Mathis review here
Peaches & Cream
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One of several family-friendly beach clubs along the Shoreline on Palm Jumeirah, Peaches & Cream caters to families very well. There's a swimming pool and beach area, which are accessible with a minimum spend on food and drink, making it one of the best family-friendly restaurants in the city.
It's casual and relaxed, so you won't feel uncomfortable if your offspring isn't showing their best side, although they'll soon be distracted by splashing around and digging into burgers, chips, pizza et al.
Licensed. Clubhouse Al Nafura by the Shoreline Apartments, Palm Jumeirah, peachesandcream.ae (052 947 4552).
Check out our full Peaches & Cream review here
The Duck Hook
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When the weekend rolls round you'll find this pub garden in Dubai Hills absolutely heaving. With picnic benches dotted around the expansive lawn, it's a popular place for families in the area – and further afield. There's plenty of grassy space for kids (and dogs) to run around and work up an appetite, while if you have visitors in town it ticks all the boxes for Burj Khalifa views.
The menu is a proper pub grub situation and the roasts are the major draw, with ginormous Yorkshire puds and lashings of gravy, while kids' meals include the usual pizza, chicken tenders and bangers and mash.
Licensed. Dubai Hills Golf Club, (800 323 232).
Check out our full The Duck Hook review here
The Irish Village
10 best family restaurants in Dubai (Credit: The Irish Village, Garhoud)
The Irish Village may be best known for its pints of the black stuff, live music and proper pub grub, but it's also one of the best family restaurants in Dubai. The OG branch in Garhoud is much loved by families all over town and at the weekends you'll see groups flocking here to enjoy the brilliant pub garden and hearty portions.
When it comes to food, everyone will be happy, with sandwiches, burgers, curries, fish and chips and more, while the duck pond and grassy lawn make for a taste of Ireland. At weekends there are often activities for the kids, too, so it's a hit with all ages.
Licensed. Garhoud, theirishvillage.com (04 282 4750).
Check out our full The Irish Village review here
Wavehouse
10 best family restaurants in Dubai Credit: Wavehouse
Split into several sections Wavehouse is many things to many people. But ultimately it's a place where families with kids of all ages can get stuck into the fun.
Whether you have teens that want to bowl, tweens that want to get competitive on the arcades or little ones ready to explore the soft play there's heaps to entertain you (and parents too).
The food is solid family-friendly fare – think sliders, pizzas, salads and more, with a decent choice for kids, too. By night the outside terrace hosts live music and there's a definite holiday feel with plenty of kids around, so you won't feel out of place heading here as a fam after dark.
Licensed. Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah, @wavehousedubai (04 426 2626).
Check out our full Wavehouse review here
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