Rome

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Rome is not really a place for haute cuisine, making it all the more suitable for children. Trattorias on the street (relatively traffic free in the centre) provide entertainment while waiting for the food to arrive. All but the smartest places should be fine with children and if they don't have high chairs generally will supply cushions, phone directories etc to boost them.
Pizzas are of course good as sit down or takeaway snacks, notably round Campo dei Fiori and Trastevere around Santa Maria.

Look out also for suppli al telefono - deep fried rice croquettes with mozarella centres which makes 'telephone wires' when you eat them. Pasta is of course ubiquitous but children might also enjoy the classic cured ham (prosciutto crudo) with a slice of melon.

For afters the ideal option is a gelato. For the best look for someone offering 'artigianale' - homemade. The most famous, and the most entertaining are where everyone can spend an age deciding which of the multiple flavours to pick. Giolitti on Via Montecitorio has around 70 to choose from. Currently considered better though is Doppia Coppia, Via della Scala 51 in Trastevere with flavours like sour cherry or cinnamon for the grown ups. Also much admired is Il Gelato di San Crispino, Via della Panetteria 42, usefully convenient to the Trevi Fountain, or close to the Pantheon is Della Palma in Via della Maddalena.

If you want to picnic the markets are good places to pick up food, and drinking fountains safe for washing fruit and veg plus hands and faces afterwards.