Miami Family Restaurants

Serving up breakfast, lunch, dinner and a late-night menu, Big Pink is a family-oriented diner in a big pink restaurant. Burgers, pizza, fries and shakes will be hit among children of any age.

Owned by Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Gloria Estefan and her husband, this restaurant is a lively yet family-friendly place to sample traditional Cuban cuisine. Of course, Latin music reigns supreme in a setting filled with tropical colors.

Since 1913, Joe's Stone Crab has welcomed decades of seafood-loving diners in an unpretentious setting. Stone crabs are obviously a must, but don't miss the restaurant's signature dessert: key lime pie.

When I was a kid growing up in South Florida, I couldn't make it more than a month without a visit to Swensen's. An old-fashioned ice cream parlour, the family restaurant serves up traditional American fare like burgers and sandwiches, but leave room for its ice cream sundae desserts.