Guidebook for Kansas City

Rebecca Bowman
Rebecca Bowman
Guidebook for Kansas City

Food Scene

Great fish restaurant and bar
29 locals recommend
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
4814 Roanoke Pkwy
29 locals recommend
Great fish restaurant and bar
coffee!
27 locals recommend
Kaldi's Coffee
318 W 47th St
27 locals recommend
coffee!
The best coffee in KC!
32 locals recommend
Quay Coffee
412 Delaware St
32 locals recommend
The best coffee in KC!
The best BBQ in the world, right up the street!! One of Anthony Bourdain's places to eat before you die. Located in an old gas station. Lines can be long, especially on the weekends.
344 locals recommend
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
3002 W 47th Ave
344 locals recommend
The best BBQ in the world, right up the street!! One of Anthony Bourdain's places to eat before you die. Located in an old gas station. Lines can be long, especially on the weekends.
Another famous BBQ joint, hasn't changed in 50 years! Try the burnt ends.
85 locals recommend
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
1727 Brooklyn Ave
85 locals recommend
Another famous BBQ joint, hasn't changed in 50 years! Try the burnt ends.
Another great coffee place in the neighborhood, in an old photo express shop.
17 locals recommend
Filling Station Coffee - Westport
1010 Westport Rd
17 locals recommend
Another great coffee place in the neighborhood, in an old photo express shop.
Great informal Indian food.
12 locals recommend
Chai Shai
651 E 59th St
12 locals recommend
Great informal Indian food.
Great Indian food, especially the lunch buffet.
12 locals recommend
Moti Mahal II
4113 Pennsylvania Ave
12 locals recommend
Great Indian food, especially the lunch buffet.
Excellent vegan food from this West Coast restaurant company, but a bit pricey
61 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude Kansas City
333 Southwest Blvd
61 locals recommend
Excellent vegan food from this West Coast restaurant company, but a bit pricey
Healthy restaurant on the Plaza
15 locals recommend
Eden Alley Vegetarià
707 West 47th Street
15 locals recommend
Healthy restaurant on the Plaza
Excellent pizza chain with several locations
6 locals recommend
SPIN! Pizza
4950 Main St
6 locals recommend
Excellent pizza chain with several locations
A fun dive hangout with good burgers, loud music, and a few arcade games. Open late.
21 locals recommend
Fric & Frac
1700 W 39th St
21 locals recommend
A fun dive hangout with good burgers, loud music, and a few arcade games. Open late.
Authentic Brazilian food in the River Market
11 locals recommend
Taste of Brazil Market
21 E 3rd St
11 locals recommend
Authentic Brazilian food in the River Market

Drinks & Nightlife

A KC classic
Plaza III The Steakhouse
A KC classic
Good burgers and open late.
85 locals recommend
Beer Kitchen
435 Westport Rd
85 locals recommend
Good burgers and open late.
A very cool old bar with great atmosphere. Open late.
29 locals recommend
Harry's Bar and Tables
501 Westport Rd
29 locals recommend
A very cool old bar with great atmosphere. Open late.
Good food on the Plaza.
28 locals recommend
The Classic Cup Cafe
301 W 47th St
28 locals recommend
Good food on the Plaza.
A beautiful German restaurant by Union Station.
42 locals recommend
Grünauer
101 W 22nd St
42 locals recommend
A beautiful German restaurant by Union Station.
Beautiful atmosphere and great food, owned by Food Network star, Lidia Bastiach.
38 locals recommend
Lidia’s
101 W 22nd St
38 locals recommend
Beautiful atmosphere and great food, owned by Food Network star, Lidia Bastiach.
High scale restaurant with top-notch food!
Michael Smith Restaurant
1900 Main St
High scale restaurant with top-notch food!
Huge space with a see-and-be-seen atmosphere and nice outdoor seating.
72 locals recommend
Gram & Dun
600 Ward Pkwy
72 locals recommend
Huge space with a see-and-be-seen atmosphere and nice outdoor seating.
Another KC classic, known for their fried chicken and cinnamon rolls. Not for the diet-concious.
12 locals recommend
Stroud's Oak Ridge Manor
5410 NE Oak Ridge Dr
12 locals recommend
Another KC classic, known for their fried chicken and cinnamon rolls. Not for the diet-concious.
The best pizza in the city!
11 locals recommend
Pizzabella
1810 Baltimore Ave
11 locals recommend
The best pizza in the city!

Everything Else

The most beautiful restaurant in KC, located in an old school house. Don't miss it!
18 locals recommend
Webster House
1644 Wyandotte St
18 locals recommend
The most beautiful restaurant in KC, located in an old school house. Don't miss it!
Great vegan food!
20 locals recommend
FuD
20 locals recommend
Great vegan food!
a-mazing bread, but they close when they sell out, so go early. My favorite is the Orchard.
15 locals recommend
Fervere
1702 Summit St
15 locals recommend
a-mazing bread, but they close when they sell out, so go early. My favorite is the Orchard.
Excellent sandwiches and a very cool butcher shop next door called the Local Pig.
15 locals recommend
Pigwich
20 E 5th St
15 locals recommend
Excellent sandwiches and a very cool butcher shop next door called the Local Pig.
A cute retro cafe with good breakfast and great coffee.
45 locals recommend
Happy Gillis
549 Gillis St
45 locals recommend
A cute retro cafe with good breakfast and great coffee.
Voted the #1 restaurant in KC for many years in a row. Excellent for brunch!
22 locals recommend
Bluestem
900 Westport Rd
22 locals recommend
Voted the #1 restaurant in KC for many years in a row. Excellent for brunch!
A fun old-school greasy spoon burger joint, fun for late night.
41 locals recommend
Town Topic Hamburgers Broadway
2021 Broadway Blvd
41 locals recommend
A fun old-school greasy spoon burger joint, fun for late night.
Great bakery at the River Market
9 locals recommend
Bloom Baking Company
15 E 3rd St
9 locals recommend
Great bakery at the River Market
The closest supermarket, open 24hrs.
Marsh's Sunfresh Pharmacy
4001 Mill St
The closest supermarket, open 24hrs.
Another small market nearby
35 locals recommend
Walmart Neighborhood Market
10303 Metcalf Ave
35 locals recommend
Another small market nearby
The closest Trader Joe's
40 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
8600 Ward Pkwy
40 locals recommend
The closest Trader Joe's
The closest Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market
7401 West 91st Street
The closest Whole Foods

Shopping

Very good Pizza
28 locals recommend
d'Bronx
3904 Bell St
28 locals recommend
Very good Pizza
Excellent artisan ice cream from famed chocolatier Christopher Elbow.
19 locals recommend
Glacé Artisan Ice Cream
4960 Main St
19 locals recommend
Excellent artisan ice cream from famed chocolatier Christopher Elbow.
Wonderful handmade chocolates. Their other location is San Francisco.
23 locals recommend
Christopher Elbow Chocolates
1819 McGee St
23 locals recommend
Wonderful handmade chocolates. Their other location is San Francisco.

Sightseeing

Great Museum
674 locals recommend
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St
674 locals recommend
Great Museum
Fun beer tours
174 locals recommend
Boulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest Blvd
174 locals recommend
Fun beer tours