15 Manhattan Restaurants With Backyards and Patios for Kid-Friendly Dining

This week's picks for NYC parents from Mommy Poppins. [LATEST]( | [CALENDAR]( Sponsored Itchy, dry hands from over-washing and sanitizing? Try a free bottle of [Gloves In A Bottle](. Just enter the code MOMMY at checkout. RECENT ARTICLES [15 Manhattan Restaurants With Backyards and Patios for Kid-Friendly Dining]( Great outdoor dining is a lovely way to savor those first [sun-filled days of spring]( and it makes the dog days of [summer in the city]( tolerable, at least in my book. An hour sitting on a shady patio, sipping a cold drink, steels me for the rest of the week. Even as the pandemic eases, outdoor dining is still the safest way to go when you want to eat out. Of course, eating out with kids is never as simple as that, so we’ve selected not just sublime outdoor dining spots but ones with enough room to roam. Hopefully, these family-friendly Manhattan restaurants, from the southernmost tip at the Battery all the way up to the Find more kid-friendly restaurant suggestions in our [Kid-Friendly Restaurant Guide](. [Read more.]( [Movie Premieres and New Series To Stream in May: What To Watch on Netflix, Disney+, PBS, & More]( As we begin to emerge from pandemic hibernation, and movies start to return to movie theaters, one thing that may be hard to let go of is watching new releases from home. This month still has a few treats for home viewing, though, so let's catch them while we can! First and fourthmost, Disney is not missing a chance to say May the 4th be with you, releasing its much anticipated animated series [Star Wars: the Bad Batch]( on Star Wars Day. If anyone at your house is really hyped up for this intergalactic release, try a few of these [Star Wars Day activities]( to make the premiere more of an event. Speaking of big Disney releases, we have to wait for the end of the month for the other big Mouse House streaming premiere, [Cruella]( when we finally find out what that whole Dalmatian obsession is about. In the meantime, there are still new episodes rolling out of [Big Shot]( and the premiere of [The Mitchells vs. The Machines]( is the last Netflix release in April. We can also look forward to a new series for preschoolers on PBS in May, new adorable nature films from NatGeo and Discovery+, some treats from Pixar, and the star-studded [Vax Live concert]( support of getting vaccines to everyone around the world—definitely something to sing about. Looking for more fun ways to entertain a family at home? Check out our [Virtual Entertainment Guide](. Read on for our top streaming picks in May! [Read more.]( [Kid-Friendly Spring Day Trips]( [NYC Summer Camp Guide]( [Spring Staycation With NYC Kids]( [Best Things To Do in April]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( Copyright © 2021 Mommy Poppins, All rights reserved. You are getting this email because you subscribed to our newsletters on MommyPoppins.com Our mailing address is: Mommy Poppins 511 Avenue of the Americas #504New York, New York 10011 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.