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Kid-Friendly Breweries and Beer Gardens in Nassau County

BrewSA — Freeport

BrewSA is a fun stop on your family's journey along Freeport's Miracle Mile. While the only food served is pretzels, its location makes it convenient to grab some grub elsewhere. BrewSA is all about the beer. As you grab a drink, kids can enjoy playing a life-size game of Connect Four. 

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EGP Oceanside offers plenty of entertainment options for children. 

EGP Oceanside — Oceanside

EGP Oceanside makes it easy to dine with the family while enjoying some brews. It offers a kids menu as well as indoor and outdoor patio seating. It also has seasonal events catered to kids, including an autumn pumpkin patch. As for alcohol, this gastropub offers craft beers on tap, featuring both local and national craft brews. For parents and caretakers who aren't a fan of beer, EGP also offers cocktails and wine. On its food menu, you will find an array of burgers, sandwiches, and salads. Keep an eye out for special events like Swiftie crafting nights, cornhole tourneys, live music, and more. 

Plattdeutsche Park — Franklin Square

Best of Long Island named Plattdeutsche Park its best German restaurant in 2018. While you can visit the restaurant any day of the week, it truly comes alive Fridays through Sundays, when its outdoor beer hall opens. The hall features live music, both German and modern, as well as special events throughout the year. Kids will love its huge 10-inch pretzel. The beer selection, which includes both German and local craft beers, is less expensive than other options, and the atmosphere is well worth a trip. You and your family will feel as if you've been transported to a biergarten in Munich. Be sure to keep the annual Santa and Easter Bunny events on your radar, as well as the Bavarian Festival. 

Prost Grill & Garten — Garden City

German cuisine and beer are the specialties at Prost Grill & Garten. Its food menu includes traditional German dishes such as wiener schnitzel, goulash, and hackbraten. It also offers burgers and grilled cheese for those with less adventurous palates. Its 30-beer selection is a mix of imported German beers on tap and bottled, as well as craft brews. Wine is an option as well. 

Garden Social — East Meadow

Serving up happy hour and regular menus of starters, tacos, burgers, and more, Garden Social has the kiddos covered too. Its two-page craft, cans, bottled, and tap beer menu is quite extensive. Be sure to take a gander at the architecture, as the owners made this mid-Island spot a bit of a marvel. A 40-foot cedar pergola serves as the focal point, surrounded by a bar area, restaurant, and an outdoor pavilion.

Kid-Friendly Breweries and Beer Gardens in Suffolk County

Blue Point Brewing Company — Patchogue

Blue Point Brewery is located in the heart of Patchogue and is known to be kid- and dog-friendly. It is also known for brewing accessible beers. In 2019, Blue Point moved to a new state-of-the-art location on Main Street in Patchogue, just a short walk from the original brewery. It features a gastropub with a full menu, including classic bar food, vegan and vegetarian-friendly options, a foosball table, and more.

Great South Bay Brewery — Lindenhurst & Bay Shore

Great South Bay Brewery has locations in Bay Shore and a newly-opened Lindenhurst outpost with large taprooms. In Bay Shore, the front room features darts and cornhole, while the back is a more intimate space with couches and a smaller bar. Their menu consists of apps, quesadillas, pressed sandwiches, and artisinal pizzas. The brewery also has party rental space; a unique alternative to many other venues for birthdays, baby showers, and more.  Lindenhurst serves up extensive food, brunch, and kids' menus–plus desserts! Pouring both cocktails and year-round drafts, you can also find special cans of brew on rotation here. 

Port Jeff Brewing Company — Port Jefferson 

Port Jeff Brewing Company is tucked off Main Street at the end of a small shopping center. The tasting room is small, featuring 11 taps with draft beer and one cask beer engine. But there is also an outdoor deck area to enjoy your brews. It makes for a great trip during nice weather, with an ice cream shop for little ones just across from the brewery. Adventurous? Consider a ferry trip to Bridgeport. Tasting room hours vary, so check its website or call before heading out. 

Sayville Falls Beer Garden — Sayville

Riverhead Ciderhouse has a welcoming, family-friendly vibe throughout. Photo by the author

Kid-Friendly Breweries and Beer Gardens on LI's East End

Riverhead Ciderhouse — Calverton

Situated at the western end of Long Island Wine Country, Riverhead Ciderhouse boasts 8,000 square feet of warehouse-like space. Indoor entertainment includes board games, local musicians, and two dueling, self-playing pianos. Garage bay doors open to the beer garden out back. Oversized lawn games and other toys are available for some friendly family competition. In the winter it also sets up outdoor igloos. Its cider is brewed from on-farm, orchard-grown apples. The cafe serves up gourmet pizzas, apple cider donuts, sandwiches, and other seasonal fares, using mostly locally sourced ingredients. There's even a swag store on site to score some apple-licious items. 

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Families can rent a private space at Jamesport Farm Brewery. Photo by the author

Jamesport Farm Brewery — Riverhead

Jamesport Farm Brewery is located on a 43-acre farm that grows the hops, barley, and wheat used in its beers. Billed as "a vintage brewery on a pastoral farm setting," this spot boasts activities like table-top Jenga, Connect 4, and cornhole. Snacks are available daily, as are cocktails, beer, wine, and cider, but a food truck with heartier options is available on weekends in the summer and fall.

Long Island Farm Brewery — Manorville & Riverhead

Located in a former potato barn right next to Waterdrinker Farm, LIFB Manorville gets to be part of all of Waterdrinker's summer and fall fun festivities, including sunflower season, pumpkin festivals, and more. The adjacent family farm adventure includes 15 acres of climbing, jumping, bouncing, and riding fun. Plus, you can even play a round of mini-golf. LIFB serves up craft beer, wine, and cider, plus nonalcoholic root beer, kombucha, green tea, and more. The brewery expanded to Riverhead, with Waterdrinker North Fork taking over the former Garden of Eve. LIFB is open on weekends. 

Riverhead Brew House — Riverhead

Previously occupied by Peconic County Brewing, this long, narrow 2,000 2,000-square-foot brew house stretches from Main Street to the Peconic Riverfront in the heart of downtown Riverhead and is a perfect way to end a trip to the Long Island Aquarium. The Island’s only riverfront brewery, it's been updated with a modern, yet cozy vibe that flows throughout with hi-top bar seating indoors and expansive deck seating outdoors, overlooking the picturesque Peconic River. Colorful underwater-themed artwork is sprawled across the walls and an antique diver suit is on display. The kitchen serves up gourmet pub food and small plates.

Unless noted, photos are courtesy of the breweries. A version of this post was published in 2019 and it was updated in June 2024.