Seattle Small Businesses Where You Can Take Young Kids

Here are some Seattle businesses that are great places for kids to hang out!

Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill

🍺 This massive brewery seemingly hosts a million events (it has the space for it), but over in one corner is a fenced-in play area where young kids can safely play. By brewery standards, Stoup also serves a lot of kid-friendly NA drinks, including root beer and sparkling lemonade.

Know before you go: Stoup is also low-key a great place to work remotely if your child is chill enough to let you get some laptop time in.

Elliott Bay Book Company

📚 Obviously, book-loving kids love to go to the bookstore. But Elliott Bay’s kids’ section has more than just books — there’s a pretty big wooden boat where kids can explore and play even when they aren’t in the mood to sit down and read.

Know before you go: The bookstore may be kid-friendly, but it’s in the heart of Capitol Hill, which is not parking-friendly.

Fremont Social

☕ This recently opened distillery and event venue over near the old Theo Chocolate factory (RIP) operates a cafe with a major perk for families: there’s a whole room filled with toys and games ideal for preschool-aged kids.

Know before you go: If you pair a trip to Fremont Social with a walk along the Cut, you’ve got yourself a nice little pre-nap morning.

Outsider BBQ

🍖 One of Seattle’s most acclaimed barbecue spots is also one of its most child-friendly, with a barbecue-themed play area where kids can pretend to be smoking up some brisket. Maybe when they grow up, their brisket will be as good as Outsider’s? But I doubt it.

Know before you go: Expect a line on evenings and weekends.

Limber Yoga

🧘 Kids yoga is officially “A Thing”, but Limber, in Delridge, goes above and beyond with its family-friendly offerings. Four days a week, there are classes for babies or children, with a family yoga class on Sunday, toddler yoga play on Wednesdays, and classes for caregivers and babies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. View the schedule here.

Know before you go: Limber also offers prenatal yoga.