Candy Cafe
Free wifi plus specialities including Malaysian coffee and kaya toast, with student discounts.
Chinese · Soho
Dumplings' Legend sits right in the heart of Chinatown on Gerrard Street, and it's the kind of place that does half the entertaining for you — chefs folding dumplings behind glass and towers of bamboo steamers arriving at the table tend to keep curious eyes occupied. The pork xiao long bao and crystal prawn dumplings are the things to order, and staff have a reputation for being genuinely warm with little ones. Highchairs are available and there's room to manoeuvre a buggy, making it a reasonable pick for families with younger children; lunchtime tends to be a quieter, calmer experience than the busy evenings.

The secret to a calmer meal out? Something to do that isn't a phone. Each pack is full of screen-free bits and bobs to keep little hands busy at the table and buy you a proper sit-down. Three printable packs, one for each age (toddler, preschool, primary) — free, straight to your inbox.
Free wifi plus specialities including Malaysian coffee and kaya toast, with student discounts.
Sichuan in London with highchairs — 4.0★ (551 Google reviews).
Traditional, no-frills restaurant for spicy halal Malaysian dishes cooked in a wok, Chinese-style.