✦ Family Friendly · Highland Park

Best Family Friendly Restaurants in Highland Park

5 ranked family friendly restaurants in Highland Park, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

5 picks

These are the 5 best Highland Park restaurants for a family dinner, ranked. Moo's Craft Barbecue is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.7 stars across 947 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the brisket at Moo's Craft Barbecue. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.

Highland Park's restaurant scene is defined by independent passion projects, diverse cuisines, and some of the city's best value dining.

Moo's Craft Barbecue

BBQ · Texas Style  ·  Highland Park  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

LA's Michelin-cited Texas-style BBQ — brisket that smoke pilgrims drive across town for

Must-try: Brisket, St. Louis ribs, House-made sausage

📍 2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Goldburger

Burgers  ·  Highland Park  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.6

substantial smashburgers under grilled onions and garlic-mustard aioli

Must-try: Goldburger, LA Special with pastrami, Curly fries

📍 5623 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042

El Huarache Azteca

El Huarache Azteca

Mexican  ·  Highland Park  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.4

a decades-old specialist in sandal-sized strips of fried masa

Must-try: Huaraches, Smooth refried beans, Crumbly cheese

📍 5225 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Casa Bianca Pizza Pie

Italian · Pizza  ·  Highland Park  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.3

Eagle Rock's thin-crust legend since 1955 — no reservations, long lines, and worth every minute

Must-try: Classic pepperoni pizza, Antipasto, Garlic bread

📍 1650 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041

La Fuente

La Fuente

Mexican  ·  Highland Park  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.2

a Highland Park classic dealing in enormous portions of comfort food

Must-try: Burritos, Combo plates, Chips and salsa

📍 5552 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best family friendly restaurant in Highland Park?

Moo's Craft Barbecue — 4.7 stars across 947 reviews, the highest on this list. LA's Michelin-cited Texas-style BBQ — brisket that smoke pilgrims drive across town for.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

None of the 5 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.

What should I order?

The brisket at Moo's Craft Barbecue, the goldburger at Goldburger and the huaraches at El Huarache Azteca. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.