The HOT List: Top 12 Family Friendly Cafes in Melbourne

Family friendly cafes Melbourne

Today’s HOT List represents the 5+ years of eating out with my kids and the creme de la creme – my recommendations for the VERY BEST child friendly cafes and restaurants in Melbourne. The kind of place with noteworthy food, great facilities and a welcoming attitude towards kids. Somewhere so good that you’d go even if you didn’t have children!


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You’ll find the full list over at Planning With Kids, one of my favourite go-to parenting websites. Nicole Avery is my hero – she’s a Melbourne mum with five children and has built her blog into a successful business that she manages around her family commitments. Her blog has inspired me to do a weekly prep of family meals, meditate and find time to exercise in the mornings.

I hope you enjoy exploring these amazing cafes with your family. It was really hard to cull the list so I’m sure I’ve left off some well-deserved contenders – so I’d love to hear your favourites!

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About Joyce Watts

Joyce Watts is a former intellectual property, IT and media lawyer turned serial entrepreneur.

As well as being the founder of TOT: HOT OR NOT she helps businesses with their SEO, email marketing & social media as BrightSmart.com.au; she owns an online bike store CycleStyle.com.au and develops and produces creative experiences for families via WheelieGoodFun.com. She used to publish another popular lifestyle and food blog called MEL: HOT OR NOT The decisive guide to Melbourne.

She lives in inner-city Melbourne with her husband, two children and seven bikes.

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