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Going out on the town with the kids in Palm Beach, Florida? Here are some favorite family-friendly restaurants in the area.

Drive your car or tie your boat to the somewhat touristy, but enjoyable Panama Hattie's Seafood House (11511 Ellison Wilson Road, North Palm Beach, Florida 33408; 561/627-1545) in North Palm Beach.  You'll find large portions of decent food, waterfront dining, a kid's menu and Jimmy Buffett on the sound system when the live reggae band isn't playing.  Our kids enjoyed tossing bread to the multi-colored fish in the Intra-coastal Waterway from our patio table.  It's one of the stops on the public launch.

Toojay's (561/659-7232; 561/659-9011) is a great option when those resort breakfast tabs start giving you heartburn.  A cross between a deli and diner, there are seven Toojay's throughout Palm Beach County.  Toojay's was an important and inexpensive breakfast stop for us en route to sightseeing - good quality coffee, bagels, lox, eggs.  They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner daily and offer carryout, as well. 

A few doors down from the Cucina Dell' Arte, Sprinkles (279 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, Florida 33480; 561/659-1140) bills itself as a Palm Beach institution.  One wall of the shop is devoted to newspaper clippings of celebrities (local and not) who have indulged at Sprinkles.  If you have no room for a cone after dining at Cucina, it's worth a return trip.  But allow yourself enough time to deliberate - there's a huge selection of offbeat ice-cream flavor, fancy cones, milkshakes, and smoothies.  The restaurant also serves basic sandwiches and salads.