BOCOCA Eats

Apartment 138
138 Smith St 718-858-0556 $10 complete brunch Sat & Sun from 11am. Open Dinner M-Th:5pm-1am, F-Sa:5pm-2am, Su:5pm-1am
Renovated apartment offering up modern fare. Vintage games in the basement and an oversized garden.

Boerum Hill Food Company
  134 Smith St between Bergen and Dean Sts,
Boerum Hill
(718-222-0140).
Subway: F, G to Bergen St. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch. Average main course: $9.
When 3 o’clock rolls around, neighborhood kids gather here for after-school snacks like oatmeal-chocolate cookies. Earlier in the day, when the café is popular with the stroller set, toddlers tuck into PB&J muffins. After 5pm, the cozy, brightly colored space shifts gears yet again, offering entrées like mac and cheese, enchiladas and burgers.- Time Out Kids

Cafe Luluc
http://www.cubanacafeelchulo.com/pages/menu%20luluc%201.htm
14 Smith Street 718-625-3815 Open Su-Th:8am-Mid, F-Sa:8am-1am, brunch daily: 8am-4 pm Continental-French bistro offering brunch & dinner everyday. Enjoy patio seating as well.

Cubana Cafe
http://www.cubanacafeelchulo.com/
272 Smith Street 718-858-3980 Open M-F:11am-11pm, Sa-Su:10am-11pm.
Fun, brightly colored cafe serving delicious Cuban cuisine with modern touches of Mexico.

Dizzy’s
511 9th St at Eighth Ave,
Park Slope
(718-499-1966).
Subway: F to Seventh Ave.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch (Sat, Sun). Average main course: $11. Average kids’ meal: $6. Kids’ menu, high chairs. Cash only. 
Founders Ben Hoen and Matt Pisciotta have updated the kids’ menu at their lively, family-packed diner: Little ones will clamor for new Mini Mees (tiny versions of sirloin, turkey or veggie burgers), Peter au Pain (French toast stuffed with Nutella) and Rice Krispies–topped mac and cheese. The popular weekend brunch commands a wait, but deservedly so: The Eggs Ben-a-Dizz (eggs Benedict with a kicky lime Hollandaise) and a stellar huevos rancheros ensure that parents are as sated as their tots.- Time Out Kids

La Lunetta
116 Smith St (near Dean St)
Boerum Hill
718-488-6269
$3-$16 small-plates to entrees. Red tufted-leather banquettes and antiqued scones. The garden seats 30. The staff is exceedingly friendly and understanding about children.

Lobo

218 Court Street
718-858-7739
Serving dinner, lunch & brunch
(Sa-Su:10-3). Open Su-W:10am-11pm F-Su:10-Midnight.
Authentic Tex-Mex restaurant. Special margarita's made with fresh juices & a selection of over 50 different tequilas.

The Moxie Spot
81-83 Atlantic Ave  at Hicks Street   Brooklyn, NY 11201   Phone: (718) 923-9710    2, 3; 4, 5; M; R at Borough HallHours:Daily 8am-9:30pm

Our family has gone only on Saturday and Sunday mornings and all three times it has been very quiet. You enter through the front door which is Wonka-like with three sized openings: one of adults, one for children and one for tiny tiny chickens or teacup dogs.  (SEE PHOTO) The kids get a complete kick out of it. Upon entering, you encounter a series of handles, knobs, cranks and slots- your first clue that this was a former hardware store. The kids love all the hardware and pipes that they can twist and feel.  The rest of the decor is equally unusual: maps, globes, trunks, exotic prints, animal images and flat screens with BBC's "Blue Planet" and old Bugs Bunny cartoons playing. Everything about this place harkens back to times where exploration was full of wonder and travel was an adventure, not an annoyance. It is equally fun for adults and children to examine the pictures and foreign objects.You order your food downstairs at a cafeteria-type area that I'm not crazy about. It is in discordance with the considered downstairs decor.  However, the breakfast fare is fine: I have ordered both oatmeal, pancakes and eggs and have been satisfied with it all.  They give you a number and you walk upstairs to even more seating. Upstairs is the best.It is warm with yellow painted walls, wooden floors and colorful lamps suspended from the ceiling. There is a separate activity room in the back that has a nice-sized table with paper, crayons and markers. There are dollhouses, trunks full of paper bricks and tubs of sea animals, trucks and legos. It is all neatly kept and organized. Upstairs the adults can eat and keep an eye on their children playing. It makes for one of the most restful eating experiences I have had with children and other families. Part of it is due to the fact that the environment is calm and the children don't seem to grab each other's toys since there are so many available. Most of it is due to the helpers who are stationed in the activity room. They play with your child, help them turn on the computers and find appropriate material for them, locate books of interest for your child and just be a sitter for a bit. Yesterday the owner, Nate, spent a lot of time playing with me and Birch. It was nice to have a foil to play with and he was genuinely interested in helping the kids find the right toys to furnish their imagination.
-Karen

 

Naidre's
502 Henry Street
718-596-3400
Open M-F:7am-9pm, Sa-Su:8am-9pm.Carroll Gardens location. In a casual setting, we are offering breakfast, lunch and dinner, beer and wine, locally roasted coffees, yummy desserts & free wi-fi access.

Sweet Melissa Patisserie
276 Court Street
718-855-3410
Open M-Th:7:30am-10pm, F:7:30am-Mid, Sa:8am-Mid., Su:8am-10pm.
We use the highest quality ingredients in all of Melissa's original recipes. Afternoon tea daily 1-5pm. Savory menu offers light choices for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Cozy tea parlor, warm weather garden. Custom wedding & specialty.

One Girl Cookies
http://www.onegirlcookies.com/
68 Dean Street 212-675-4996 Open M-Th:11-7, F-Sa:11-8, Su:11-5.
A charming cookie boutique specializing in gift boxes and event favors. Enjoy petite cookies, coffee, cupcakes & other sweet treats, here or to go.