Guidebook for Kansas City
Food scene
The Fix!
600 E 31st StLiterally right next door breakfast/ brunch place featured on diners, drive ins, and dives.
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Succotash
2601 Holmes StLiterally right next door breakfast/ brunch place featured on diners, drive ins, and dives.
Just 2 blocks away and excellent Mexican food. Locally owned and operated by folks who still live in the neighborhood. Check out the roof top bar!
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Teocali
2512 Holmes StJust 2 blocks away and excellent Mexican food. Locally owned and operated by folks who still live in the neighborhood. Check out the roof top bar!
Make reservations, it’s fancy but delicious and creative. Totally walkable- just 2 blocks away.
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The Antler Room
2506 Holmes StMake reservations, it’s fancy but delicious and creative. Totally walkable- just 2 blocks away.
Great spot for coffee and a sweet treat.
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Filling Station Coffee - Midtown
2980 McGee TrafficwayGreat spot for coffee and a sweet treat.
Artego Pizza
900 W 39th StThe BEST pizza in KC
If you are in KC for the Q, you gotta check this place out.
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Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
1727 Brooklyn AveIf you are in KC for the Q, you gotta check this place out.
Gates Bar-B-Q
3205 Main StOld school BBQ that KC is famous for.
Off the beaten path but the locals know all about it.
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LC's Bar-B-Q
5800 Blue PkwyOff the beaten path but the locals know all about it.
Great place for a drink and some bar food. Nice patio, great service, and good food.
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Cliff's Taphouse
3044 Gillham RoadGreat place for a drink and some bar food. Nice patio, great service, and good food.
Please everyone in your group with a variety of food options in one place. Great place to grab a drink too!
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Parlor
1707 Locust StPlease everyone in your group with a variety of food options in one place. Great place to grab a drink too!
Lazia
2101 Central StreetBeautiful place for a fancy night out. Try the table side mozzarella and beet salad
Vietnam Cafe
522 Campbell StThe best pho in the city… not far from river market
Novel
1927 McGee StFarina
1901 Baltimore AvenueLocal food with a rotating menu in a beautiful space.
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blue bird bistro
1700 Summit StLocal food with a rotating menu in a beautiful space.
Neighborhood gastropub focusing on local and seasonal fare, intriguing original cocktails, excellent beers and wines, and a wonderful covered outdoor patio to enjoy it in when the weather is favorable.
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The Westside Local
1663 Summit StNeighborhood gastropub focusing on local and seasonal fare, intriguing original cocktails, excellent beers and wines, and a wonderful covered outdoor patio to enjoy it in when the weather is favorable.
Open early, with a charming tree-shaded patio overlooking the garden across 17th street. Coffee, pastries, and Eastern Mediterranean fare.
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Clay & Fire
815 W 17 StOpen early, with a charming tree-shaded patio overlooking the garden across 17th street. Coffee, pastries, and Eastern Mediterranean fare.
Excellent Thai cuisine, extensive menu and friendly service just a few short blocks from the studio in the Crossroads.
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Baramee Thai Bistro
1810 Baltimore AveExcellent Thai cuisine, extensive menu and friendly service just a few short blocks from the studio in the Crossroads.
Wunderbar! Upscale Austrian fare in a beautifully repurposed freight house, which is shared by Lidia's and Fiorella's Jack Stack.
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Grünauer
101 W 22nd StWunderbar! Upscale Austrian fare in a beautifully repurposed freight house, which is shared by Lidia's and Fiorella's Jack Stack.
Celeb Chef Lidia Bastianach’s local branch of her Northern Italian empire
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Lidia’s
101 W 22nd StCeleb Chef Lidia Bastianach’s local branch of her Northern Italian empire
A local chain of fine dining barbecue. Their BBQ smoked salmon is outstanding!
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Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House
101 W 22nd StA local chain of fine dining barbecue. Their BBQ smoked salmon is outstanding!
An elegant menu in a romantic setting. Chef-driven classics, and creative riffs on same, in a hotel that is also a modern art museum! Arrive early and wander the public spaces throughout this hotel for a modern cultural experience.
The Savoy at 21c
An elegant menu in a romantic setting. Chef-driven classics, and creative riffs on same, in a hotel that is also a modern art museum! Arrive early and wander the public spaces throughout this hotel for a modern cultural experience.
Airy and modern restaurant, coffee and juice bar, and bakery oriented toward well-being, inside a local architectural heirloom. Super creative and flavorful menu, an absolute gem in Kansas City.
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Billie's Grocery
3216 Gillham PlazaAiry and modern restaurant, coffee and juice bar, and bakery oriented toward well-being, inside a local architectural heirloom. Super creative and flavorful menu, an absolute gem in Kansas City.
Buffet lunch and sit-down dinners at this Ethiopian restaurant are flavorful and filling. Served with Ethiopian flatware: injera, a soft, spongey flatbread used to pick up delicious bits of spiced meats and vegetables. Meat or Veggie combo is a home run. Accompany with gingebel: pineapple ginger juice to assist with the digestion of this tasty adventure. A personal favorite!
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Blue Nile Cafe
20 E 5th StBuffet lunch and sit-down dinners at this Ethiopian restaurant are flavorful and filling. Served with Ethiopian flatware: injera, a soft, spongey flatbread used to pick up delicious bits of spiced meats and vegetables. Meat or Veggie combo is a home run. Accompany with gingebel: pineapple ginger juice to assist with the digestion of this tasty adventure. A personal favorite!
Locally made ice cream with a wonderful rotating menu of flavors created with the adventurous in mind. A local favorite. In the River Market, corner of 5th & Delaware.
Betty Rae's Ice Cream
Locally made ice cream with a wonderful rotating menu of flavors created with the adventurous in mind. A local favorite. In the River Market, corner of 5th & Delaware.
More delicious home-style Vietnamese food at this busy and casual Columbus Park neighborhood eatery.
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Vietnam Cafe
522 Campbell StMore delicious home-style Vietnamese food at this busy and casual Columbus Park neighborhood eatery.
Drinks & Nightlife
18th And Vine And Downtown East
Excellent live piano jazz and good cocktails off the beaten path.
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The Phoenix
302 W 8th StExcellent live piano jazz and good cocktails off the beaten path.
If you are looking for a dark, swanky jazz hall, this is the place.
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Green Lady Lounge
1809 Grand BlvdIf you are looking for a dark, swanky jazz hall, this is the place.
Lots of nightlife and restaurants in this area.
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Power and Light District
Lots of nightlife and restaurants in this area.
Knuckleheads Saloon
2715 Rochester AveGreat live music off the beaten path
Lemonade Park
1628 Wyoming StreetVoltaire
1617 Genessee StJ. Rieger & Co.
2700 Guinotte AveBoulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest BlvdBrick House KC
400 E 31st StGreat patio and not too far away
Legendary Kansas City Late Night jazz club for die hard fans of the scene
Mutual Musicians' Foundation Building
Legendary Kansas City Late Night jazz club for die hard fans of the scene
Arts & Culture
National WWI Museum and Memorial
2 Memorial DrHistory in the heartland
FREE Art Museum... Outdoor sculpture garden and indoor static and revolving displays
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I-Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak StFREE Art Museum... Outdoor sculpture garden and indoor static and revolving displays
Tons of history about Baseball AND America.
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
1616 E 18th StTons of history about Baseball AND America.
The Money Museum
1 Memorial DrVery educational and interesting!
Fun and active way to learn about college basketball. Come dressed to play ball
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The College Basketball Experience
1401 Grand BlvdFun and active way to learn about college basketball. Come dressed to play ball
Entertainment & Activities
Street Car stop, 3-D Extreme Screen, Science City
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I-Union Station Kansas City
30 W Pershing RdStreet Car stop, 3-D Extreme Screen, Science City
Coterie Theater, SeaLife Aquarium, Lego Land, Shops, Restaurants, ice skating, live music events, and more!
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Crown Center
2450 Grand BlvdCoterie Theater, SeaLife Aquarium, Lego Land, Shops, Restaurants, ice skating, live music events, and more!
Chicken N Pickle - Kansas City
1761 Burlington StCheck out Lego Land, Sea Life Aquarium, Coeterie Theater, and shopping and food.
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Crown Center
2450 Grand BlvdCheck out Lego Land, Sea Life Aquarium, Coeterie Theater, and shopping and food.
Sightseeing
Go to the top of the memorial for the best view of the city or take a walk around the beautiful park.
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Liberty Memorial
2 Memorial DriveGo to the top of the memorial for the best view of the city or take a walk around the beautiful park.
Parks & Nature
Jacob L. Loose Park
5200 Wornall RdBeautiful free garden right next to the Nelson Museum of Art
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I-Ewing neMuriel Kauffman Memorial Garden
4800 Rockhill RdBeautiful free garden right next to the Nelson Museum of Art
Hiking, golf, zoo, ropes course... this place is awesome!
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Swope Park
3999 E Meyer BlvdHiking, golf, zoo, ropes course... this place is awesome!
Penn Valley Park
Broadway BoulevardShopping
Interesting local shops, art, and Made in KC store. Plus, there are plenty of unique places to grab a bite to eat, a beer, or a cocktail
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Crossroads
Interesting local shops, art, and Made in KC store. Plus, there are plenty of unique places to grab a bite to eat, a beer, or a cocktail
BOB or SHOP
2603 Holmes StCute little place right next door. Pop in while you wait for your table at Succotash!
Plaza Area
Shopping, food, drinks, this little gem has it all.
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Country Club Plaza
4706 Broadway BlvdShopping, food, drinks, this little gem has it all.
Great shopping! Unique furniture, art, household items. You can spend an entire day in this place. Be sure to check out the two other places on the same block and grab a bite to eat at one of the restaurants.
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Urban Mining Homewares
3111 Gillham RdGreat shopping! Unique furniture, art, household items. You can spend an entire day in this place. Be sure to check out the two other places on the same block and grab a bite to eat at one of the restaurants.
Virgil's Plant Shop
2763 Cherry StMade in KC
325 East 31st Street