The insider's guide to 277 Eisenhower Pkwy · Livingston — one parking lot, a whole morning, sorted by the hour each spot unlocks.
Find what's open right nowA proper bakery open at 6 — the calm early start.
6:00 AM (Mon–Fri; 6:30 wknd)
Coffee & breakfast
A bright French-style bakery-café open 6am on weekdays (6:30 weekends): pastries, kolaches, coffee, and roomy seating for a calm breakfast before the indoor play opens.
The nearest real indoor playspace for the Oranges.
9:00 AM (open play)
Indoor play
Toddler-through-early-elementary indoor playspace with open play from 9am (booked by time slot — reserve online or call). The nearest dedicated indoor play for the Oranges, all on one level.
Cap the morning with a cone without leaving the lot.
11:00 AM, daily
Coffee & breakfast
Soft-serve, Blizzards, and a big umbrella patio — the reward at the end of a long morning, in the same lot as open play. Opens 11 daily.
The plaza at 277 Eisenhower Pkwy in Livingston is worth the short drive because it stacks a whole morning in one parking lot: Paris Baguette opens at 6 for a proper bakery breakfast, Exceptional Explorers runs toddler open-play from 9 (the closest dedicated indoor playspace for the Oranges), and the Dairy Queen caps it with an 11am cone. Here's the plaza, sorted by opening time.
A morning's worth in one lot: Paris Baguette (bakery breakfast from 6am), Exceptional Explorers (toddler indoor open play from 9am), and a Dairy Queen (cones from 11am).
Open play starts at 9:00am, sold by time slot (9am–12:30 and 1–4:30 on weekdays). Book online or call ahead to confirm your slot, since capacity is limited.