Must-see restaurants in Kansas City

  • Q39

    Kansas City

    This slick joint has fab service, great microbrews and some of the best meats to come off a grill in the region. The spare ribs are the best we've had and…

  • Golden Ox

    Kansas City

    In 1949, when this riverfront strip was the site of the KC stockyards, the Golden Ox served its first steak. Over the years it became a local legend for…

  • Bluestem

    Kansas City

    Multiple-award-winning Bluestem has a casual elegance that extends from the bar to the dining room. Many stop into this Westport star just for a fine…

  • Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que

    Kansas City

    This legendary joint is housed in a brightly lit old gas station and is the best reason to cross the state border (it's actually not far from the Country…

  • Betty Rae's Ice Cream

    Kansas City

    The best ice cream in the Great Plains? Could be. Choose from 25 flavors of sensationally creamy ice cream, including the remarkable lavender honey. After…

  • Arthur Bryant's

    Kansas City

    Not far from the Jazz District (18th and Vine Sts), this famous institution serves up piles of superb BBQ. The sauce is silky and fiery, the staff…

  • City Market

    Kansas City

    City Market is a haven for small local businesses selling an idiosyncratic range of foods and other items. Ethnic groceries exude enticing smells and…

  • Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange

    Kansas City

    One of Kansas City's most innovative restaurants is housed in what was once a humdrum 1915 vintage hotel in the Crossroads Arts District. Today it's been…

  • Winstead's Steakburger

    Kansas City

    Cheery servers sling plates of top-notch burgers to families, hungover hipsters and more at this Country Club Plaza institution, which dates to 1940. Don…

  • LC's Bar-B-Q

    Kansas City

    Just 4 miles east of the Country Club Plaza, the unadorned interior of this eatery does nothing to distract from Kansas City's best burnt ends.

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