✦ Family Friendly · Crown Heights

Best Family Friendly Restaurants in Crown Heights

5 ranked family friendly restaurants in Crown Heights, New York City — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

5 picks

These are the 5 best Crown Heights restaurants for a family dinner, ranked. La Flor is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.9 stars across 1,900 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the spicy pepperoni with ranch at La Flor. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.

Crown Heights combines long-standing Caribbean cooking with a newer wave of small rooms along Franklin Avenue.

La Flor

Pizza  ·  Crown Heights  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.9

A new-school slice shop by the park executing every pie with real precision

Must-try: Spicy pepperoni with ranch, White pie with ricotta and honey, Plain slice

📍 766 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Trinidad Golden Place

Caribbean  ·  Crown Heights  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.3

A popular Trinidadian bakery with a fast-moving line and a cash-only rule

Must-try: Goat roti, Coconut rolls, Raisin buns

📍 788 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216

95 South Soul Food

Soul Food  ·  Crown Heights  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.1

a DJ, a happy hour, and some of the best soul food in Brooklyn

Must-try: Jerk chicken, Fried catfish, Candied yams

📍 778 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Joe and Sal's Pizza

Joe and Sal's Pizza

Pizza  ·  Crown Heights  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.0

Serious pedigree behind a slice shop that swings between classic and experimental

Must-try: Grandma slice, Burrata pie, Jalapeno popper pie

📍 842 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Tamaleria La Madrina

Mexican  ·  Crown Heights  ·  $

★★★½☆ 3.9

A tiny shop from the Taqueria Milear team running a very tight antojitos menu

Must-try: Oaxaqueno tamales, Taquitos, Red and green salsa

📍 735 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best family friendly restaurant in Crown Heights?

La Flor — 4.9 stars across 1,900 reviews, the highest on this list. A new-school slice shop by the park executing every pie with real precision.

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 spicy pepperoni with ranch at La Flor, the goat roti at Trinidad Golden Place and the jerk chicken at 95 South Soul Food. 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 — 4 of the 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.