Feeding a family in Nashville is its own kind of road trip. One kid wants plain cheese, one wants “nothing green,” a teenager wants something worth a photo, and somebody at the table just went vegan last month. If you’re searching for a family friendly restaurant Nashville families can actually agree on, here’s our pitch: Two Boots at 1925 Broadway, in Midtown near Music Row and Vanderbilt, is a New York pizza shop where every age finds something on the same menu, and nobody has to settle.
A family-friendly restaurant isn’t about a gimmick. It’s a menu that flexes, food in shareable shapes, flavors from very mild to adventurous, and an easy way to order for a crowd. A neighborhood pizza shop does all of that by design. And since Nashville is the only Two Boots outside New York and New Jersey, this guide doubles as a field manual for ordering New York pizza in Music City.
Key Takeaways
- Two Boots Nashville (1925 Broadway, Midtown) works as a family restaurant because one menu covers toddlers, picky eaters, plant-based eaters and adventurous parents.
- Pizza Face, a kid-friendly face pie in a small size only, is the go-to pick for little ones, and Create Your Pizza starts from a plain cheese pizza.
- White pies like The Meg and Larry Tate skip the red sauce for kids who are “sauce skeptics,” and a deep vegan lineup uses Daiya non-dairy cheese.
- For birthdays, team parties and school events, the Nashville catering page handles drop-off orders with 24 to 48 hours’ notice.
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The Parent’s Checklist: What Makes a Restaurant Work for Families
Ask ten Nashville parents what “family friendly” means and you’ll hear a pretty consistent list. Here’s ours, and how a pizza shop stacks up against it.
A safe harbor. One dish a hesitant kid will eat without negotiation. Here that’s cheese pizza on a crisp cornmeal crust that’s easy to hold.
Range without a second menu. Two Boots was founded in 1987 by Phil Hartman on Avenue A in the East Village, named for the two boot-shaped places on the map, Italy and Louisiana. So parents get Cajun-Italian adventure while kids stick with the basics.
Food that shares well. Whole pies, garlic knots and sliders all land in the middle of the table, so everybody grabs what they like and nobody waits on a separate plate.
Room for dietary needs. Plant-based siblings get a full vegan lineup, not a single sad salad. If anyone has an allergy, ask the staff about ingredients before you order.
Easy scaling. Whole pies come in 10″, 14″ and 18″ sizes on our menu, so a party of three and a soccer team can order from the same page.
A little fun. Our pies are named after pop-culture icons, so parents get to explain who Larry Tate was.
Why Two Boots Fits the Family Friendly Restaurant Nashville Search
Most results for this search are long lists of restaurants. Useful for browsing, but when you’re standing on Broadway with hungry kids, you need a place where the order is simple.
Pizza is the rare food that toddlers, teenagers and grandparents all treat as a fair compromise, and our menu is wide enough that pizza night never feels repetitive. Then there’s location: 1925 Broadway sits in Midtown, between Lower Broadway and the quieter streets around Vanderbilt and Centennial Park, so it’s an easy stop on a campus visit, a park afternoon or a drive past Music Row.
And for visiting families who’ve spent a few days on hot chicken and barbecue, a New York slice is a welcome change of pace. Nobody’s saying skip the local classics. The kids might just want a break.
Ordering for a Mixed Table: Who Gets What
Here’s a practical ordering cheat sheet for the classic Nashville family table, from the toddler on your lap to the parent who wants something with a little attitude. Everything below comes straight from our menu.
| Who’s at the table | Pie to order | Add-on |
|---|---|---|
| Toddler or preschooler | Pizza Face (small only) | Garlic Knots (3) with marinara |
| Picky kid who wants “just cheese” | Create Your Pizza, starting from a cheese pizza | House-baked chocolate chip cookie |
| Kid who “doesn’t like sauce” | The Meg (provolone, parmigiano, ricotta, mozzarella, roasted garlic, oregano) | Basil Pesto dipper |
| Teen with a big appetite | The Dude (ground beef and andouille, tasso ham, cheddar, mozzarella) | Meatball Parm sliders (andouille meatballs) |
| Plant-based sibling | V for Vegan or Vegan Larry Tate | House Salad (vegan) |
| Parent who wants vegetables | Larry Tate (spinach, plum tomatoes, fresh garlic, white pie) | Caesar Salad |
| Adventurous parent | The Bayou Beast (spiced shrimp, crawfish, andouille, jalapeños), marked spicy | Cajun Ranch dipper |
| Grandparent who likes it classic | Grandma Bess (San Marzano tomatoes, garlic, basil, Parmigiano, mozzarella on a thin Sicilian crust) | Eggplant Parm sliders |
Order the kid pies first, then the grown-up pies. Sliders suit the in-between kid who’s too old for Pizza Face: Chicken Parm, Meatball Parm and Eggplant Parm all come on house-made garlic knots with marinara and fresh mozzarella.
Sauce Skeptics, Picky Eaters and the Pizza Face Fan Club
Every family has one. The kid who inspects a slice like a customs officer. Here’s how to win them over without a standoff.
Start with Pizza Face. It’s our kid-friendly face pie, it comes in a small size only, and it’s made for small hands and short attention spans. For a lot of younger kids, it’s the reason they ask to come back.
Try a white pie. Plenty of kids who refuse “red sauce” will happily eat a white pie. The Meg is our very white pie, four cheeses with roasted garlic and oregano. Larry Tate keeps it gentle with spinach, plum tomatoes and fresh garlic on a white base. Mel Cooley adds sun-dried tomatoes, roasted peppers and basil pesto for kids ready for a bit more flavor.
Build it yourself. Create Your Pizza starts from a cheese pizza, and kids can choose their own toppings. Letting a picky eater design their pie is a classic parenting move, and it works more often than it should.
Use the dippers. A side of marinara, Basil Pesto or Sweet Red Pepper Pesto turns leftover crust into a snack.
Know what to skip for little ones. A handful of items are marked spicy on our menu, so they may not be the right pick for younger kids: The Bayou Beast, The Bird, Night Tripper, The Divine, Meat the Mets, Hot Knots and the Jalapeño Pesto dipper. Parents with a taste for heat can order those for themselves and keep the kid side of the table mild.
Plant-Based Kids and Vegan Siblings
Plenty of Nashville families have a plant-based eater at the table. Our vegan lineup is one of the deepest parts of the menu, built mostly on Daiya non-dairy cheese.
- V for Vegan: artichokes, red onions and wild mushrooms, with sweet red pepper pesto, basil pesto and Daiya.
- Vegan Larry Tate: spinach, plum tomatoes and garlic with vegan ricotta and Daiya, a good match if the rest of the family orders regular Larry Tate.
- Earth Mother: spinach, roasted garlic, roasted peppers, wild mushrooms, red onion and marinara, with no cheese at all.
- Super Vegan, Vegan Cleo, Vegan Mr. Pink, Vegan Tony Clifton and The VCBGB give vegan teens plenty to try over repeat visits.
On the side, the Vegan Calzone comes with marinara, and the House Salad is vegan. If gluten is the concern rather than dairy, know that our menu doesn’t list a gluten-free crust. The Gluten-Free Brownie is the gluten-free item on the menu, so ask the staff about ingredients for anything else.
A practical move for mixed families: order one regular pie and its vegan twin, like Larry Tate and Vegan Larry Tate, so the plant-based kid gets the same pizza as everyone else, just with Daiya.
A Midtown Family Day Out, Then Pizza on Broadway
Families end up in Midtown for all kinds of reasons, and most of them end with a lot of walking and a hungry crew.
Centennial Park and the Parthenon. A short trip west up West End Avenue brings you to Centennial Park, Nashville’s central park. Its centerpiece is the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the ancient Greek temple that now serves as an art museum, with a 42-foot statue of Athena inside. Kids who’ve just studied Greek myths tend to lose their minds over it. The park traces back to the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition, a fun bit of history to share over a slice.
Vanderbilt visits. Move-in weekends, campus tours and parent visits bring families to the Vanderbilt University area. Taking your student out? Pizza feeds a roommate or two, and leftovers go back to the dorm.
Music Row. Just off Midtown, Music Row is where much of the country music business has made its home for decades. A walk past the studios and label offices is a quiet, relaxed outing for music-loving families, and it ends close to our door.
| Nashville family outing | What to order after | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoon at Centennial Park and the Parthenon | Pizza Face plus a Grandma Bess to share | A mild kid pick and a classic square pie for the adults |
| Vanderbilt campus visit with your student | Two 18″ pies, like The Meg and Cleopatra Jones | Feeds the family and sends leftovers back to the dorm |
| Stroll past Music Row studios | Chicken Parm sliders and Garlic Knots | Shareable, quick, and easy to eat on the go |
| Visiting family needing a break from hot chicken | Larry Tate and Mr. Pink (Creole chicken, plum tomatoes, garlic) | Familiar New York style with a gentle Cajun nod |
| Plant-based family member along for the day | Earth Mother or V for Vegan | A full vegan pie, not an afterthought |
| Rainy day, takeout back to the hotel | A mix of whole pies and a few cookies | Easy to carry, easy to split |
If your family likes low-key spots, our earlier post on casual restaurants near me in Nashville covers the everyday side of eating at Two Boots on Broadway.
Feeding the Team: Birthdays, School Events and Big Family Gatherings
Some family meals don’t fit around one table: birthday parties, a youth sports team after a game, a school event, the cousins in from out of state.
Our Nashville catering page is the place to start. Catering is a drop-off delivery service, it needs 24 to 48 hours’ notice, and packages are organized by group size, with vegetarian and vegan options. Our FAQ even mentions regular Two Boots pizza parties for offices, and the team can plan for events of 500 or more.
For a family-style group order, try this simple mix:
- Kid-safe base: a cheese pie or a couple of Pizza Faces.
- Sauce-free pie: The Meg or Larry Tate.
- Classic red pie: Grandma Bess or Cleopatra Jones.
- Vegan pie: V for Vegan or Vegan Cleo.
- Grown-up pie: The Bayou Beast or The Dude.
- Sides and sweets: Garlic Knots, sliders, a House Salad, and cookies or the Gluten-Free Brownie.
For drinks, the menu has Spindrift, Sweet Leaf teas, Boylan sodas, Hal’s seltzer, Coke or Pepsi cans and bottled water. For a smaller family night in, use the Order Online button on our location page.
Conclusion
A family restaurant doesn’t need a gimmick. It needs a menu that works for the toddler, the picky eater, the plant-based teen and the parent who wants crawfish on a pie, all at once. At Two Boots on Broadway, that’s Pizza Face, white pies, a full vegan lineup, knots and sliders for sharing, and catering when the whole extended family shows up.
Find us at 1925 Broadway in Midtown, and plan your visit or order from our Nashville location page.
FAQs
Is Two Boots Nashville a good spot for kids?
Yes. The menu runs from Pizza Face, a kid-friendly face pie, to plain cheese through Create Your Pizza, to milder white pies like The Meg. Garlic Knots and sliders are easy shareable sides.
What should I order for a toddler or a picky eater?
Pizza Face, which comes in a small size only, is the toddler pick. For picky eaters, Create Your Pizza starts from a cheese pizza, and a white pie like The Meg suits kids who don’t like red sauce. Add Garlic Knots with marinara.
Are there vegan options for kids at Two Boots Nashville?
Yes. Vegan pies include V for Vegan, Vegan Larry Tate, Earth Mother and Super Vegan, mostly made with Daiya non-dairy cheese (Earth Mother has no cheese). The Vegan Calzone and House Salad are vegan too.
Is there a separate menu for children?
No separate children’s menu is listed on our menu. Pizza Face is the kid pick, and Create Your Pizza, the white pies and the sliders give families plenty of mild options from the main menu.
Is there anything gluten-free?
The Gluten-Free Brownie is the gluten-free item listed on our menu. There’s no gluten-free crust on the menu, so if anyone in your family needs to avoid gluten or has an allergy, ask the staff about ingredients before ordering.
Can we order for a kids’ party or a school event?
Yes. Our Nashville catering page handles drop-off orders, with 24 to 48 hours’ notice, packages by group size and vegetarian and vegan options. For smaller family orders, use the Order Online button on our Nashville location page.
