L.C.'s Bar-B-Q
- ★ 4.5
- American BBQ
- $$
- East Kc
L.C.'s Bar-B-Q on Blue Parkway in East Kansas City is an East Side dive that pitmasters quietly cite as the city's best smoke for the dollar, cash only.
The places in Kansas City the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
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The Antler Room
- ★ 4.7
- Mediterranean
- $$
- Longfellow
The Antler Room on Holmes Street in Kansas City Longfellow runs Persian, Mediterranean and East Asian small plates from Nick Goellner, Beard semifinalist.
Banksia Bakehouse
- ★ 4.5
- Modern Australian
- $$
- Power and Light District
Banksia Bakehouse in Kansas City: modern australian room. Kansas City's only Australian-style bakehouse, tucked into a downtown Main Street storefront..
Hidden gems: tours, tastings and classes in Kansas City
Vietnam Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- Cafe
- $$
- River Market
Vietnam Cafe in Kansas City: a pint-size pho counter on a quiet columbus park block, with the city's most-praised broth and a steady local lunch crowd.
Wolfepack BBQ
- ★ 4.5
- American BBQ
- $$
- Columbus Park
Wolfepack BBQ is a american bbq room in Columbus Park. Arrive at opening; brisket and burnt ends sell out by mid-afternoon. Cash and card both fine.
You Say Tomato
- ★ 4.2
- Cafe
- $$
- Brookside and Waldo
You Say Tomato on Holmes Street near Brookside in Kansas City is a 25-seat morning cafe open Wed to Sat with daily specials that change constantly.
Oddly Correct Coffee
- ★ 4.5
- Cafe
- $$
- Midtown
Oddly Correct Coffee on Troost Avenue in midtown Kansas City is a small-batch roastery with precise espresso and house-made buttermilk biscuits, daily.
Niecie's Restaurant
- ★ 4.4
- Soul food
- $$
- South Kc
Niecie's Restaurant in Kansas City: soul food room. On Troost Avenue, Kansas City's historical Black main street. Soul food from Denise and Perry Ward.
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