These businesses were voted the Best Family Restaurants in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2023 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza. Baked in wood-fired ovens, pizzas have authentic thin crust and fresh local ingredients. Los Gatos and Willow Glen. willowstreet.com.
Silver: Red Robin. Multiple locations. redrobin.com.
Bronze: Pizza My Heart. Multiple locations. Pizzamyheart.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Jack’s Prime Burgers & Shakes. A modern-day diner that serves classic favorites, such as flame-grilled burgers and hand-spun shakes, using local ingredients. San Mateo. jacksprime.com.
Silver: Sarah’s Latin Taste. San Carlos. sarahslatintaste.com.
Bronze: Town. San Carlos. Townsc.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers. Offers gourmet burgers, salads, hot dogs, sandwiches and more. Multiple locations. barneyshamburgers.com.
Silver: Amy’s Drive Thru. Multiple locations. amysdrivethru.com.
Bronze: Goat Hill Pizza. Multiple locations in San Francisco. Goathillpizza.com.
East Bay
Gold: Zachary’s Chicago Pizza. Come for its famed Chicago-style stuffed pizzas, or try the thin crust, gluten-free and half-baked styles, plus salads, beer and wine. Multiple locations. zacharys.com.
Silver: Jack’s. Newark and Pleasant Hill. ilovejacks.com.
Bronze: Digger’s Diner. Concord and Brentwood. facebook.com/diggersdinerCO.