Guidebook for Kansas City

Rebecca Bowman
Rebecca Bowman
Guidebook for Kansas City

Food Scene

Great fish restaurant and bar
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Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
4814 Roanoke Pkwy
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Great fish restaurant and bar
coffee!
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Kaldi's Coffee
318 W 47th St
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coffee!
The best coffee in KC!
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Quay Coffee
412 Delaware St
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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.
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Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
3002 W 47th Ave
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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.
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Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
1727 Brooklyn Ave
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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.
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Filling Station Coffee - Westport
1010 Westport Rd
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Another great coffee place in the neighborhood, in an old photo express shop.
Great informal Indian food.
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Chai Shai
651 E 59th St
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Great informal Indian food.
Great Indian food, especially the lunch buffet.
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Moti Mahal II
4113 Pennsylvania Ave
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Great Indian food, especially the lunch buffet.
Excellent vegan food from this West Coast restaurant company, but a bit pricey
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Cafe Gratitude Kansas City
333 Southwest Blvd
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Excellent vegan food from this West Coast restaurant company, but a bit pricey
Healthy restaurant on the Plaza
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Eden Alley Vegetarià
707 West 47th Street
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Healthy restaurant on the Plaza
Excellent pizza chain with several locations
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SPIN! Pizza
4950 Main St
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Excellent pizza chain with several locations
A fun dive hangout with good burgers, loud music, and a few arcade games. Open late.
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Fric & Frac
1700 W 39th St
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A fun dive hangout with good burgers, loud music, and a few arcade games. Open late.
Authentic Brazilian food in the River Market
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Taste of Brazil Market
21 E 3rd St
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Authentic Brazilian food in the River Market

Drinks & Nightlife

Plaza III The Steakhouse
A KC classic
Good burgers and open late.
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Beer Kitchen
435 Westport Rd
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Good burgers and open late.
A very cool old bar with great atmosphere. Open late.
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Harry's Bar and Tables
501 Westport Rd
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A very cool old bar with great atmosphere. Open late.
Good food on the Plaza.
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The Classic Cup Cafe
301 W 47th St
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Good food on the Plaza.
A beautiful German restaurant by Union Station.
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Grünauer
101 W 22nd St
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A beautiful German restaurant by Union Station.
Beautiful atmosphere and great food, owned by Food Network star, Lidia Bastiach.
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Lidia’s
101 W 22nd St
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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.
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Gram & Dun
600 Ward Pkwy
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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.
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Stroud's Oak Ridge Manor
5410 NE Oak Ridge Dr
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Another KC classic, known for their fried chicken and cinnamon rolls. Not for the diet-concious.
The best pizza in the city!
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Pizzabella
1810 Baltimore Ave
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The best pizza in the city!

Everything Else

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

Shopping

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

Sightseeing

Great Museum
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Makumbusho ya Sanaa ya Nelson-Atkins
4525 Oak St
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Great Museum
Fun beer tours
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Boulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest Blvd
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Fun beer tours