The Antler Room
- ★ 4.8
- Mediterranean
- $$$$
- Longfellow
Nick and Leslie Goellner's Longfellow room in Kansas City is the chef's-counter pick of the city: Persian, Mediterranean and East Asian small plates.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Kansas City.
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Novel
- ★ 4.6
- Tasting menu
- $$$$
- Crossroads Arts District
Ryan Brazeal and Jessica Armstrong's East Crossroads tasting menu in Kansas City pairs chef-driven small plates with Jessica Armstrong's pastry.
The Restaurant at 1900
- ★ 4.5
- New American
- $$$$
- Mission Woods
The Restaurant at 1900 in Mission Woods, on the Kansas side of Kansas City, runs a tasting-menu programme inside a renovated 1967 Modernist building.
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The Capital Grille
- ★ 4.4
- Steakhouse
- $$$$
- Country Club Plaza
The Capital Grille on Kansas City's Country Club Plaza dry-ages its beef in-house for 18 to 24 days and hand-cuts to order, paired with a 3,500-bottle wine.
Rye Plaza
- ★ 4.5
- Fried chicken
- $$$$
- Country Club Plaza
Colby and Megan Garrelts' Rye Plaza on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City refined the Midwestern restaurant template. Fried chicken, biscuits.
Le Fou Frog
- ★ 4.5
- French fine dining
- $$$$
- River Market
Mano and Barbara Rafael's French bistro in Kansas City's River Market has run Provencal classics on the corner of 5th and Oak since 1996. Book 2 weeks ahead.
Anton's Taproom
- ★ 4.4
- Steakhouse
- $$$$
- Crossroads Arts District
Anton's Taproom in the Kansas City Crossroads is a butcher shop plus steakhouse with grass-fed regional beef, in-house aging and a natural-wine programme.
Lidia's Kansas City
- ★ 4.4
- Tasting menu
- $$$$
- Crossroads Arts District
Lidia Bastianich's Kansas City room opened in 1998 with son Joe, set in a converted railroad house. Located in Crossroads. Tasting menu $55 pasta tasting.
Golden Ox
- ★ 4.2
- Wine bar
- $$$$
- West Bottoms
Golden Ox in Kansas City's West Bottoms opened in 1949 inside the Live Stock Exchange as the birthplace of the KC strip. Led by chef Wes Gartner.
Extra Virgin
Michael Smith won a James Beard Award before Extra Virgin and runs a Mediterranean tapas concept in the Kansas City Crossroads with wood-fired plates.
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Where to stay in Kansas City
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Super 8 by Wyndham Kansas City at Barry Road/Airport
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Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Kansas City Airport
When you stay at Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Kansas City Airport in Kansas City, you'll be near the ai...
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Econo Lodge Kansas City Downtown North
A stay at Econo Lodge Kansas City Downtown North places you in the heart of North Kansas City, within a 5-m...
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American Motel Kansas City, Kansas
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Editor picks in Kansas City include The Antler Room, Novel, The Restaurant at 1900, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.