Dining events: Cafe N Play opens in Naperville

Coffee and crawlers

Parents enjoy coffee and kids play at the new Internet cafe in Naperville. Cafe N Play offers 4,000 square feet of enclosed fun for kids to run and play while mom and dad enjoy an adult conversation, surf the net or even sneak in some work. Grab a cup of fair-trade coffee from Colorado-based Kind Coffee or try the organic juices, vegan bakery items, salads and sandwiches. $8.50 per child, $5 for crawlers and no fee for newborns. Cafe N Play, 1767 W. Ogden Ave., Naperville. (630) 995-3101 or cafenplay.com.

Bakersfield opens

Bakersfield Restaurant opens this week with seating to accommodate 175, with room for 48 on the patio and 23 at the bar. Executive chef Brian Wright's signature entrees include the barrel-cut filet with wilted spinach and red bliss smashed potatoes, and the 96-hour marinated Cajun rib-eye with loaded baked potato. Lunch sandwiches include the lobster knuckle and the mustard-honey chicken. Bakersfield Restaurant, 330 E. Ogden Ave., Westmont. (630) 568-3615 or bakersfieldrestaurant.com.

New pizza joint in Lisle

Pizzeria Bombola Burgers and Brews opened recently in Lisle with signature thin-crust pizzas made from scratch. The restaurant boasts a variety of burgers including a turkey burger, Alaskan salmon burger and a “melt in your mouth” burger made with meat from Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors in New York. The menu includes vegetarian and gluten-free options as well as a full selection of craft brews. Pizzeria Bombola Burgers and Brews, 2901 Ogden Ave., Lisle. (630) 922-4100 or pizzeriabombola.com.