11 upscale rooms in Kansas City, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Kansas City — destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Kansas City food.
The Antler Room ★ 4.7
longfellow · 2506 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64108
The Antler Room in Kansas City's Longfellow is Nick and Leslie Goellner's husband-and-wife room. Persian, Mediterranean and East Asian flavours sit side by side.
Tip: Chef Nick Goellner has been a James Beard Best Chef Midwest semifinalist three times. Reservations open online and fill weeks out.
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.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable; the bar takes walk-ins from 17:00. Five metro locations including the Plaza and Martin City original.
Novel ★ 4.6
crossroads · 1927 McGee Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Novel in Kansas City's East Crossroads is Ryan Brazeal and Jessica Armstrong's tasting-menu room, opened on the Westside in 2013 and relocated to McGee in 2018.
Tip: Reservations via Tock open 30 days out; the bar serves a shorter menu without booking. Pastry is Jessica's domain.
Le Fou Frog ★ 4.5
river-market · 400 E 5th St, Kansas City, MO 64106
Le Fou Frog in Kansas City's River Market is Mano and Barbara Rafael's French bistro on the corner of 5th and Oak, with Provencal classics since 1996.
Tip: Open Tue to Sun for dinner; reservations recommended. Bring cash for the tip cup. Mano makes the rounds nightly.
Rye Plaza ★ 4.5
plaza · 4646 Mill Creek Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64112
Colby and Megan Garrelts opened Rye Plaza in 2017 as the Country Club Plaza outpost of their Midwestern cooking; fried chicken and biscuits headline.
Tip: The Plaza room takes Tock reservations and runs a busy weekend brunch. Sister room in Leawood is the original.
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.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable open weeks out. Sunday Suppers and a holiday menu calendar are the moves.
The Restaurant at 1900 ★ 4.4
mission-woods · 1900 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Mission Woods, KS 66205
The Restaurant at 1900 in Mission Woods runs out of a renovated 1967 Modernist building on the Kansas side, with chef-led seasonal menus and a quiet polished room.
Tip: Reservations via Tock; the bar takes walk-ins. Quietest fine-dining seat in the metro on a weeknight.
Anton's Taproom ★ 4.4
crossroads · 1610 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Anton's Taproom in the Kansas City Crossroads is a butcher shop plus steakhouse with grass-fed beef from regional farms and a long natural-wine list.
Tip: The butcher case sells cuts to take home. Reservations via OpenTable; the bar takes walk-ins.
Extra Virgin ★ 4.3
crossroads · 1900 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64108
James Beard winner Michael Smith's Extra Virgin in the Crossroads opened in 2007 as Kansas City's Mediterranean tapas room, with a wood grill and a deep wine list.
Tip: Big Night Italian Thursdays run family-style. Mon to Thu until 22:00, Fri until 23:00, Sat 17:00 to 23:00.
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.
Tip: Reservations recommended on weekends. The Overland Park outpost serves the same menu in the suburbs.
Golden Ox ★ 4.2
west-bottoms · 1600 Genessee Street, Kansas City, MO 64102
Golden Ox in Kansas City's West Bottoms opened in 1949 inside the Live Stock Exchange as the birthplace of the KC strip steak, reopened in 2018.
Tip: Reservations via Tock. The stockyards-era room is a destination unto itself.