NYC kid-friendly restaurants

@Uraniumfish On the family-centric Upper East Side, Tony di Napoli is an old world, family style restaurant which is a big hit with families who have kids-http://www.tonysnyc.com/. I have never eaten there but have friends who take their kids there regularly.

Also there is actually a supermarket on 84th Street and Second Avenue Kidfresh that sells wholesome prepared kids meals which are perfect for those parents who don't have time to cook for their young ones.http://nymag.com/listings/stores/kidfresh/

I really like the Three Guys chain of diners on Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side. It's not kid-friendly in an advertised way, but they DO have a children's menu and a really family-friend vibe/crowd. The food is pricey for a diner, but it's actually pretty fantastic (I grew up right above one/going there all the time - and I *still* miss it. It's the first place I go when I go back to NYC, and I salivate just thinking about their linguine with chicken and broccoli in a red sauce. Comfort food all the way!)

I really loved fruit and vegetables as a kid, so it's unimaginable to me that children acquire a taste for junk food so early. It actually seems unnatural to me to eat at McDonalds, and during the few times in college when I ate badly because I was studying too much, I would start feeling sick within days. Which is not to say that I don't enjoy my junk food once in a while. It's fun go all out and hit the old burger and fries, but I only do that maybe once or twice a year.