5 italian places in Kansas City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kansas City | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking in Kansas City traces back to the Columbus Park and River Market neighborhoods where the city's Italian community settled. Garozzo's in Columbus Park is the old-school red-sauce standard, Carollo's in the River Market pairs a grocery and deli, and Lidia's in the Crossroads brings a more regional, contemporary Italian table.
Lidia's Kansas City ★ 4.4
crossroads · 101 W 22nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Lidia Bastianich's Kansas City room sits in a former railroad house just north of Union Station, opened in 1998 with the famous pasta trio service.
Garozzo's Ristorante ★ 4.3
columbus-park · 526 Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
Garozzo's in Columbus Park has run the historically Italian North End of Kansas City since 1989. Mike Garozzo invented chicken spiedini in this room.
Garozzo's Ristorante ★ 4.3
columbus-park · 526 Harrison Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
Garozzo's in Columbus Park has run the historically Italian North End of Kansas City since 1989. Mike Garozzo invented chicken spiedini in this room.
Carollo's Italian Grocery and Deli ★ 4.4
river-market · 9 E 3rd St, Kansas City, MO 64106
Carollo's Italian Grocery and Deli on 3rd Street in Kansas City's City Market has run since 1989, with Mike Carollo serving specialty subs and imported.
Carollo's Italian Deli ★ 4.4
river-market · 9 E 3rd St, Kansas City, MO 64106
Carollo's Italian Grocery and Deli on 3rd Street in Kansas City's City Market has run since 1989 with specialty subs and imports. Located in River Market.