ART MONKEY EMPORIUM – Restaurant

Park Square in FishHawk, late afternoon: children run the splash pad outside while families paint pottery and eat ice cream inside. Art Monkey Emporium is an art studio and scoop shop in one, serving Yoder's ice cream, gourmet popcorn, baked treats, lemonade, coffee, and wine and beer for the grown-ups. The creative side runs paint-your-own ceramics, canvas painting, candle and sign making, pottery-wheel courses, birthday parties and summer camps. Board games and karaoke fill the evenings. Parents consistently mention the hands-on owners and how smoothly celebrations are handled. Open afternoons into the night, later weekends. Paint something, then order dessert.

Cuisine: Restaurant