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But if you're bringing along the little ones, it's ideal to find somewhere that offers both great entertainment and a cracking menu.
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If you need a little inspiration, leave the colouring sets at home and dine at one of these incredible Dubai restaurants that come with their very own built-in playground. Enjoy!
Restaurants with built-in playgrounds in Dubai
Café Confetti
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As cute and cosy as the name suggests, this pretty little spot in JLT has plenty to keep toddlers and little kids entertained with tepees, a wooden kitchen, toy cars and more.
Open daily 8am-9pm. Cluster U, JLT, cafeconfettidubai.com (04 554 6206).
Osteria Mario and Shvili
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This restaurant in Dubai Hills Mall has an indoor play area in the centre of the space, boasting a tree house-style hideaway, soft toys, games and more to entertain the kids while you wait for your meal. There are two menus – one Italian and one Georgian, so there's plenty of choice when it comes to food, too.
Open Sun-Thu 8am-noon, Fri-Sat 8am-1am. Dubai Hills Mall, dubaihillsmall.ae (052 929 2088).
Phileas Foggs
The pub and restaurant has a shaded outdoor playground where the little ones can have a good old run around.
Clamber up the frame and take a few turns on the slide before heading inside for a pizza.
Open Mon-Thu noon-1am; Fri-Sun 8am-2am. Emirates Hills, foggs.xyz (04 572 4477).
Reform Social & Grill
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Officially the best family-friendly restaurant in Dubai for 2025, Reform is always buzzing. From parent and baby sessions to happy hours and family brunches, there's always a good reason to return.
Expect an upgraded play area with slides, 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.
Open daily 8am-midnight. The Lakes Club, The Lakes, reformsocialgrill.ae (04 454 2638).
Ribambelle
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This fancy restaurant and play area Bluewaters Dubai opened in June 2024 and promises heaps of fun for all ages. Aimed at everyone from toddlers to grandparents, this licensed venue has arts and crafts, a slide and ball pit, quizzes, games and more to make sure your experience is fun-packed.
There's a menu that ranges from breakfasts to snacks, mains, salads and more, with a kids menu that houses dishes from shrimp dumplings to chicken quesadillas. Plus, there are burgers, pizzas and pastas for the whole fam, too.
From Dhs95 (playground fees and one kid's meal).Open daily 10am-10pm. Bluewaters Dubai, ribambelle.ae (04 581 5555).
The Farm
Lots of tropical greenery, swoon-worthy views, a sun-dappled terrace, a tranquil vibe and a health-focused menu – a trip to The Farm for an outdoorsy brekkie or lunch is always likely to please.
The grassy lawn to the left of the main building and the kid's climbing frames and swings means that it's not only the adults who will relish their time here.
Open daily 7.30am-10.30pm. Al Barari, thefarmdubai.ae (04 886 6223).
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.
Open daily noon-11pm. Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah, @wavehousedubai (04 426 2626).
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