Family Friendly Jacksonville: Starter List

Two beach taquerias big enough that nobody notices a toddler, and a Springfield Italian room that has watched the neighborhood change around it.

A kids menu is not the same thing as a room that welcomes your kids. These three are on this list for the room.

TacoLu off Beach Boulevard is loud and sprawling, which is exactly what you want when a four-year-old decides to narrate dinner. Flying Iguana in Beaches Town Center takes a stroller without blinking and keeps a serious tequila list for whoever is not driving.

In Springfield, Crispy's Springfield Gallery serves Italian-American food in a historic building on North Main, with the neighborhood's art on the walls. It is one of the anchors that stayed while the district turned over around it.

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Venues in this guide

TacoLu

Jacksonville Beach · $$ · mexican, tacos

Baja tacos in a loud, sprawling room off Beach Boulevard. Big enough and loose enough that nobody notices a toddler, which is the actual reason families keep picking it.

Flying Iguana Taqueria and Tequila Bar

Neptune Beach · $$ · latin, mexican

Beaches Town Center taqueria with a tequila list in the hundreds, one block back from the ocean. The bar is serious and the room still takes a stroller.

Crispy's Springfield Gallery

Springfield · $$ · italian

Italian-American on North Main in a historic Springfield building, with the neighborhood's art on the walls. One of the anchors that stayed while the district turned over around it.