Kansas City: Wraiths & Whiskey Ghost Tour
Embark on an evening walking tour in downtown historic Kansas City. Visit spooky spots from your favorite shows and hear chilling tales of real hauntings. Join us for ...
Tip: Walk between Messenger, Blip Roasters and Cafe Ca Phe; all are close on a Crossroads coffee crawl.
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Kansas City's Sweet Escape Chocolate & Wine: A Private Tour
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Kansas City Downtown Food Tour with 5 Tastings & Secret Dish
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Address: 1624 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
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Ibis Bakery ★ 4.7
Ibis Bakery shares the Messenger Coffee flagship on Grand Boulevard in Kansas City's Crossroads, baking sourdough miche and laminated pastries 7:00 to 17:00.
Tip: Bread is best by 09:00; the laminated pastries sell out by lunch. Wholesale to Black Dog and several KC cafes.
Worth the queue: Sourdough miche
More bakeries in Kansas City
Carollo's Italian Grocery Deli ★ 4.4
Carollo's Italian Grocery and Deli on 3rd Street in Kansas City's City Market has run since 1989, with Mike Carollo's imports plus a daily run of cannoli.
Tip: Pick up imported tomatoes and olive oil; the deli builds sandwiches on the same bread out front.
Worth the queue: Filled cannoli
Ibis Bakery Leawood ★ 4.5
Ibis Bakery's Leawood outpost on Roe Avenue in suburban Kansas City sells the same breads as the Crossroads flagship, with parking and a quieter pace.
Tip: The Leawood store opens earlier than the flagship; pain de campagne sells out by mid-morning.
Worth the queue: Pain de campagne
McLain's Market Overland Park ★ 4.2
McLain's Market in Leawood is the suburban Kansas City spin-off of the 1945 Waldo bakery, with a wider cafe menu and a full case of cakes, doughnuts.
Tip: Cinnamon rolls hot from the oven at 09:00. The cafe runs daily breakfast and lunch.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll
Ibis Bakery ★ 4.7
Ibis Bakery shares the Messenger Coffee flagship on Grand Boulevard in Kansas City's Crossroads, baking sourdough miche and laminated pastries 7:00 to 17:00.
Tip: Bread is best by 09:00; the laminated pastries sell out by lunch. Wholesale to Black Dog and several KC cafes.
Worth the queue: Sourdough miche
Banksia Bakehouse ★ 4.5
Banksia Bakehouse on Main Street in downtown Kansas City is the city's first Australian-style bakehouse and cafe. At 1183 Main St. Booking recommended.
Tip: The pork and fennel sausage roll is the Diners Drive-Ins and Dives pick. Pavlova and ANZAC cookies anchor the Australian side of the case.
Worth the queue: Pork and fennel sausage roll
Heirloom Bakery and Hearth ★ 4.6
Scott and Kate Meinke's Heirloom Bakery on 63rd in Kansas City's Brookside is the destination bakery. Cheddar-herb biscuits and Pop-Tarts are signatures.
Tip: Bakers arrive at 03:00; the breakfast burrito and Pop-Tart combo is the move at 09:00.
Worth the queue: Cheddar-herb biscuit sandwich