40 mid-range places in Kansas City, editor-picked. The comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Kansas City, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Kansas City food.
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Order The Z-Man sandwich, slow-smoked brisket with provolone, onion rings and barbecue sauce on a kaiser roll.
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.
Order Cheddar-herb biscuit sandwich with bacon and the Pop-Tart for the table.
Heirloom Bakery and Hearth on 63rd in Kansas City's Brookside is Scott and Kate Meinke's destination breakfast. Open tue to sun 7:00-14:00 or 15:00.
Order Burnt ends sandwich on Wonder Bread with the rust-coloured original sauce.
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.
Order Burnt ends and pork ribs at the counter; grab them before the kitchen sells out.
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.
Messenger Coffee's three-story Grand Boulevard flagship in Kansas City is roastery, cafe and Ibis Bakery in one. Located in Crossroads. At 1624 Grand Blvd.
The Antler Room on Holmes Street in Kansas City Longfellow runs Persian, Mediterranean and East Asian small plates from Nick Goellner, Beard semifinalist.
Order Fried chicken plate with biscuits and the butterscotch pie to share.
Rye Plaza in Kansas City's Country Club Plaza runs a Midwestern weekend brunch with the Garrelts' fried chicken, biscuits and butterscotch pie as the anchors.
Order Beef on bun with extra sauce and a side of beans, plus burnt ends if you can get them.
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.
Order Pan-fried chicken with mashed potatoes, pan gravy and the legendary cinnamon rolls.
Stroud's Oak Ridge Manor is the Kansas City pan-fried chicken anchor, set inside a restored 1840s log-cabin homestead that became the second Stroud's in 1983.
Bo Nelson's Thou Mayest has been the Kansas City small-batch roaster since 2012, with the River Quay flagship on Delaware and a wholesale programme.
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Jackie Nguyen's Cafe Ca Phe in Kansas City's Columbus Park is the city's first Vietnamese coffee roaster, importing Vietnamese beans and brewing them.
Order Chicken hash or brioche French toast with the complimentary brunch cocktail.
Westport Cafe in Kansas City runs a French-bistro weekend brunch from 10:30-16:00, with chicken hash, brioche French toast and a complimentary signature.
Order Pit Master Brisket sandwich on a brioche bun and the burnt-ends plate to share.
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.
Order Brisket sliced fat and lean, plus a side of burnt ends if they have any.
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.
Oddly Correct on Troost Avenue in Kansas City is the small-batch roaster pouring on its own counter. Located in Midtown. Open daily 7:00-17:00.
Boulevard Brewing on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City has been the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest since John McDonald founded it in 1989.
KC Bier Co. on 79th and Wornall in Kansas City's Waldo has brewed authentic German-style bier since 2014, with imported hops, barley and yeast and a Bavarian.
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.
Banksia Bakehouse in Kansas City: modern australian room. Kansas City's only Australian-style bakehouse, tucked into a downtown Main Street storefront..
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.
Oddly Correct Coffee on Troost Avenue in midtown Kansas City is a small-batch roastery with precise espresso and house-made buttermilk biscuits, daily.
Order Egg-and-biscuit sandwich for breakfast or the daily quiche.
The Russell on Main in Kansas City's Midtown is Amanda Lopez's all-day cafe with house-baked biscuits and brunch specials. Open tue-sun 7:00-14:00.
Order Burnt ends platter and the charred cauliflower, on the patio with a Boulevard draft.
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.
Order Egg-and-biscuit sandwich for breakfast, or the daily quiche with salad.
The Russell on Main Street in Kansas City's Midtown is Amanda Lopez's all-day cafe and lunch counter, with house-baked biscuits and a strong veg programme.
Order Burnt ends on the patio, with a Boulevard draft.
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.
PT's Coffee Roasting Company is a Topeka-rooted direct-trade roaster with two Kansas City cafes. The Crossroads shop on Southwest Boulevard is the urban hub.
Brewery Emperial on Oak Street in Kansas City's East Crossroads has the city's largest brewery patio, with picnic tables, cornhole and a wood-fired food.
Try Burnt ends, beef on bun
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.
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.
Order The beer burger stuffed with burnt ends, plus a flight from the rotating draft list.
Beer Kitchen in Westport is Kansas City's original gastropub, with a 100% American beer burger stuffed with burnt ends and lathered in house-made BBQ sauce.
Order Stuffed French toast and a side of breakfast hash with eggs.
Succotash near the Kansas City Longfellow neighbourhood serves a long-running breakfast and brunch menu with local and organic ingredients, vegan.
Order Chicken spiedini, the city's defining red-sauce dish, with a side of pasta.
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.
Order The Standard Breakfast Sandwich: egg, cheddar, bacon on a butter-toasted brioche.
Mildred's in Kansas City has run breakfast, brunch and lunch since 1994, with the Standard Breakfast Sandwich the city's most-ordered counter item.
Cinder Block Brewery on East 18th in North Kansas City has been the North KC brewery anchor since 2013. At 110 E 18th Ave. Booking recommended.
Try Burnt ends, charred cauliflower
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.
Order Hot chicken and waffles with a Boulevard mimosa.
Char Bar in Kansas City's Westport runs a barbecue brunch from 10:00-14:00 on weekends, with hot chicken and waffles, smoked breakfast plates.
Order Dim sum on a Sunday morning from the rolling carts; cheung fun and shumai are anchors.
Bo Lings on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City has run dim sum and pan-regional Chinese cooking since 1981, with weekend cart service citywide.
Order Dim sum on a Sunday morning from the rolling carts; cheung fun and shumai are the anchors.
Bo Lings on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City has run dim sum and pan-regional Chinese cooking since 1981, with weekend cart service and four metro.
Monarch Coffee in Kansas City closed both retail locations in late 2024 but keeps the roasting programme alive, supplying cafes and selling beans.
Border Brewing Company on East 18th in Kansas City's Crossroads has poured small-batch beer since 2014, with a tiny taproom and a calendar of seasonal.
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