YOU'RE A NEW PARENT, AND YOU WANT TO START VENTURING OUT TO RESTAURANTS WITH YOUR NEWBORN. BUT WHERE DO YOU GO? HOW DO YOU MAKE IT WORK?


I REMEMBER BEING IN YOUR SHOES. I WAS NERVOUS TO GO OUT. I WANTED TO START PRACTICING, BUT I WAS OVERWHELMED AT WHERE TO START. SUCH A SEEMINGLY SIMPLE TASK FELT DAUNTING FROM EVERY ANGLE.


THIS BLOG POST IS MEANT TO GIVE YOU SOME GUIDANCE ON THIS TOPIC! I'LL BE DISCUSSING DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS TO GO TO, WHEN, WHY AND MY FAVORITE TRAVEL BOOSTER SEAT.

WHAT INDIANAPOLIS RESTAURANTS SHOULD YOU TAKE YOUR NEWBORN TO?

LOUD BREAKFAST AND LUNCH RESTAURANTS IN INDIANAPOLIS


WHEN YOU'RE FIRST STARTING - YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO THINK ALONG THE LINES OF LOUDER PLACES. PLACES THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN NOTICE IF YOU GOT UP TO CONSOLE YOUR CRYING BABY, BECAUSE ITS LOUD ENOUGH AND/OR THEY'RE TOO BUSY MANAGING THEIR OWN CRYING CHILDREN.

WHICH INDIANAPOLIS RESTAURANTS DO I RECOMMEND?


MID-TOWN RESTAURANTS:


317BBQ LOCATED AT 6320 GUILFORD AVE. OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER MONDAY-SATURDAY FROM 11AM - 8/9PM


GOOD MORNING MAMA'S LOCATED AT 1001 E 54TH ST. OPEN FOR BREAKFAST & LUNCH TUESDAY - SUNDAY FROM 8AM - 2PM


KEYSTONE AT THE CROSSING RESTAURANTS:


ARNI'S LOCATED AT 4705 E 96TH ST. OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER MONDAY-SUNDAY FROM 11AM - 9/10PM


METRO DINER LOCATED AT 3954 E 82ND ST. HOURS VARY BY DAY - MONDAY - THURSDAY FROM 7AM-3PM, FRIDAY & SATURDAY FROM 7AM TO 8PM. SUNDAY 7AM TO 5PM


NORTHSIDE & DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS:


PORTILLO'S LOCATED AT 9201 3 116TH ST. OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER MONDAY-SUNDAY FROM 10:30AM - 10:30/11PM


THE GARAGE DINING HALL LOCATED AT 906 CARROLLTON AVE. OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER MONDAY TO SUNDAY FROM 11AM - 8/9PM




WHAT NEXT?


WHEN YOU GET TO THE RESTAURANT YOUR BABY WILL LIKELY BE IN AN INFANT CARRIER. THESE USUALLY SLIDE INTO A BOOTH OR SIT COMFORTABLY NEXT TO YOU ON A CHAIR/THE FLOOR.


ONCE YOUR BABY IS SITTING, MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO GET A TRAVEL BOOSTER SEAT! I HAVE THIS ONE AND I COULD NOT RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH! IT HAS A TRAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PUT FOOD FROM HOME ON, AND THEN WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS OLD ENOUGH TO SIT DIRECTLY UP AT THE TABLE AND EAT, THE BOOSTER HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THAT AS WELL!


BEST PART IS, IT LIVES IN MY CAR. I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT PACKING IT EVERY TIME I LEAVE THE HOUSE, AND YET IT IS ALWAYS ON HAND WHENEVER WE ARE OUT! I MEAN WHAT IF YOU'D LIKE A PICNIC? OR WNAT TO EAT AT A FRIENDS HOUSE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HIGHCHAIR, OR A SPARE?


NOT TO MENTION, DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HOW DIRTY RESTAURANT HIGH CHAIRS CAN BE! THERE IS JUST NO SUCH THING AS A CLEAN ONE.

BUT WHAT ABOUT DINNER RESTAURANTS IN INDIANAPOLIS?


DON'T WORRY - I'LL BE DOING A FOLLOW UP TO THIS WITH MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SURPRISINGLY KID FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS TO BRING YOUR KIDDOS TO (EARLY IN THE EVENING, OF COURSE!). THESE RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE A KIDS MENU, BUT STILL ALLOW YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE OUT TO AN ADULT DINNER!

DO YOU HAVE ANY LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN INDIANAPOLIS THAT YOU WOULD ADD TO THIS LIST?


I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR INPUT!