16 american bbq rooms in Kansas City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kansas City | American Bbq across every city.
Barbecue is the dish Kansas City is built on: slow-smoked meats finished with a thick, sweet-and-tangy tomato sauce, and burnt ends that the city claims as its own invention. The form's roots run through 18th and Vine, where Arthur Bryant's Barbeque and Gates Bar-B-Q anchor the tradition. Across the state line in Kansas City, Kansas, Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que and Slap's BBQ draw long lines, while Q39 in Midtown and Fiorella's Jack Stack in the Crossroads carry the competition-circuit polish.
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque ★ 4.7
18th-and-vine · 1727 Brooklyn Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64127
Arthur Bryant's on Brooklyn Avenue in Kansas City is the canonical BBQ address, with roots back to Henry Perry's 1908 pit and the Bryant family's takeover.
Gates Bar-B-Q ★ 4.6
18th-and-vine · 1325 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64110
Gates Bar-B-Q's Emanuel Cleaver II flagship in Kansas City has run the city's tomato-sweet sauce style since 1946, with the famous greeting at the door.
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que ★ 4.8
kck · 3002 West 47th Ave, Kansas City, KS 66103
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que runs out of a working Shamrock gas station at 47th and Mission in Kansas City, Kansas, where the Stehneys opened in 1996.
Q39 Midtown ★ 4.5
midtown · 1000 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Rob Magee's Q39 on 39th Street in Kansas City applies a competition-circuit pitmaster's discipline to weeknight barbecue, with a full bar and table service.
Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House ★ 4.6
crossroads · 101 W 22nd St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Jack Stack's Freight House in Kansas City's Crossroads serves Russ Fiorella's family barbecue under 25-foot ceilings inside a converted railroad warehouse.
Slap's BBQ ★ 4.7
kck · 553 Central Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101
Slap's BBQ on Central Avenue in Kansas City Kansas runs a competition-pitmaster operation since 2014 and sells out daily by mid-afternoon, ribs first.
L.C.'s Bar-B-Q ★ 4.5
east-kc · 5800 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64129
L.C.'s Bar-B-Q on Blue Parkway in Kansas City is the East Side dive that pitmasters cite quietly, with heavy smoke and heavier sauce since 1986.
Char Bar Smoked Meats and Amusements ★ 4.4
westport · 4050 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111
Char Bar in Westport, Kansas City pairs Mitch Benjamin's award-winning smoke programme with the city's largest dog-friendly patio plus games and a fire pit.
Wolfepack BBQ ★ 4.5
columbus-park · 910 East 5th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
Wolfepack BBQ in Columbus Park Kansas City, an all-wood smoker pit using Creekstone Farms brisket and Duroc ribs in a tin-ceiling brick-walled vintage room.
Char Bar Smoked Meats ★ 4.4
westport · 4050 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111
Char Bar in Kansas City's Westport pairs Mitch Benjamin's award-winning smoke programme with the city's largest dog-friendly patio plus cornhole.
Gates Bar-B-Q Emanuel Cleaver ★ 4.4
18th-and-vine · 1325 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64110
Gates Bar-B-Q's Emanuel Cleaver II flagship in Kansas City stays open to 23:00 weeknights and 24:00 weekends, with burnt ends and beef on bun after the jazz.
Char Bar Beer Garden ★ 4.3
westport · 4050 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111
Char Bar in Kansas City's Westport keeps the bar open until midnight on Fri and Sat with smoked-meat snacks and Boulevard drafts. At 4050 Pennsylvania Ave.
L.C.'s Bar-B-Q ★ 4.5
east-kc · 5800 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64129
L.C.'s Bar-B-Q on Blue Parkway in East Kansas City is an East Side dive that pitmasters quietly cite as the city's best smoke for the dollar, cash only.
Wolfepack BBQ ★ 4.5
columbus-park · 910 East 5th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
Wolfepack BBQ is a american bbq room in Columbus Park. Arrive at opening; brisket and burnt ends sell out by mid-afternoon. Cash and card both fine.
L.C.'s Bar-B-Q ★ 4.5
east-kc · 5800 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64129
L.C.'s Bar-B-Q on Blue Parkway in Kansas City is the East Side dive that pitmasters cite quietly, with heavy smoke and heavier sauce since 1986.
Joe's Kansas City Z-Man ★ 4.7
kck · 3002 West 47th Ave, Kansas City, KS 66103
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que in the working Shamrock gas station at 47th and Mission in Kansas City, Kansas serves the Z-Man sandwich, brisket and provolone.