Guidebook for Kansas City

Brett
Guidebook for Kansas City

Food Scene

(aka: Oklahoma Joe’s) - world famous ribs and brisket. worth it, if you don’t mind potentially waiting in line for an hour.
344 locals recommend
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
3002 W 47th Ave
344 locals recommend
(aka: Oklahoma Joe’s) - world famous ribs and brisket. worth it, if you don’t mind potentially waiting in line for an hour.
a hole-in-the-wall style place with food so good it will put you in a coma. not open sunday.
31 locals recommend
LC's Bar-B-Q
5800 Blue Pkwy
31 locals recommend
a hole-in-the-wall style place with food so good it will put you in a coma. not open sunday.
meat. Perfection. classy and casual. classsual?. anyway, usually crowded after 6:30
257 locals recommend
Q39 - Midtown
1000 W 39th St
257 locals recommend
meat. Perfection. classy and casual. classsual?. anyway, usually crowded after 6:30
decadent, face-melting crepes that I get night fevers craving. my favorite.
56 locals recommend
Chez Elle Crêperie and Coffeehouse
1713 Summit St
56 locals recommend
decadent, face-melting crepes that I get night fevers craving. my favorite.
73 locals recommend
Succotash
2601 Holmes St
73 locals recommend
37 locals recommend
eggtc.
5107 Main St
37 locals recommend
Fantastic and really unique food and drink menu. Best grits in the universe.
49 locals recommend
The Corner Restaurant
49 locals recommend
Fantastic and really unique food and drink menu. Best grits in the universe.
supreme food menu all around. great local craft beer selection. potentially crowded, but worth it. at the center of my favorite bar district
85 locals recommend
Beer Kitchen
435 Westport Rd
85 locals recommend
supreme food menu all around. great local craft beer selection. potentially crowded, but worth it. at the center of my favorite bar district
they know how to make a burger and in the heart of beautiful downtown KC.
25 locals recommend
BRGR Kitchen + Bar
11 E 14th St
25 locals recommend
they know how to make a burger and in the heart of beautiful downtown KC.
Best burger in KC. looks like a dive bar, but it's actually quite inviting and delicious. also has a plethora of beers on draft.
32 locals recommend
Westport Flea Market
817 Westport Rd
32 locals recommend
Best burger in KC. looks like a dive bar, but it's actually quite inviting and delicious. also has a plethora of beers on draft.
artsy, hip and happening. a KC staple in the heart of the art district. also have amazing sandwiches
59 locals recommend
Grinders Pizza
417 E 18th St
59 locals recommend
artsy, hip and happening. a KC staple in the heart of the art district. also have amazing sandwiches
This Pizza/Salad chain started in KC by a bunch of biking enthusiasts offering fresh artisanal pizzas and ahhhhmazing salads. I eat here about once a week
6 locals recommend
SPIN! Pizza
4950 Main St
6 locals recommend
This Pizza/Salad chain started in KC by a bunch of biking enthusiasts offering fresh artisanal pizzas and ahhhhmazing salads. I eat here about once a week
small. food conscious. and oh so delicious. seating is difficult to navigate but worth it. I crave the breakfast casserole - nothing else quite like it.
46 locals recommend
You Say Tomato
2801 Holmes St
46 locals recommend
small. food conscious. and oh so delicious. seating is difficult to navigate but worth it. I crave the breakfast casserole - nothing else quite like it.
awesome place. I always get the catfish po boy. Warning* the beignets are rich
18 locals recommend
Beignet
307 Main St
18 locals recommend
awesome place. I always get the catfish po boy. Warning* the beignets are rich
my favorite mexican restaurant. Not far from the Mexican market district. award winning. just the best
18 locals recommend
El Patron
2905 Southwest Blvd
18 locals recommend
my favorite mexican restaurant. Not far from the Mexican market district. award winning. just the best
classy german cuisine. I go here to pretend I'm fancy, then I ask them to spätzle my schnitzel
42 locals recommend
Grünauer
101 W 22nd St
42 locals recommend
classy german cuisine. I go here to pretend I'm fancy, then I ask them to spätzle my schnitzel
Top ranked Italian perfection
38 locals recommend
Lidia’s
101 W 22nd St
38 locals recommend
Top ranked Italian perfection
Very popular bbq place for yuppies
126 locals recommend
Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House
101 W 22nd St
126 locals recommend
Very popular bbq place for yuppies
fun place. I always get the same thing: bubble tea, crispy tofu with awesome sauce, fried dumplings, and wonton cheesecake.: Wonton. Cheesecake. yum.
47 locals recommend
Blue Koi Noodles & Dumplings
1803 W 39th St
47 locals recommend
fun place. I always get the same thing: bubble tea, crispy tofu with awesome sauce, fried dumplings, and wonton cheesecake.: Wonton. Cheesecake. yum.

Entertainment & Activities

this is a restaurant/bar/theater that has a ton of classic arcade games. This is also the home of the KC burrito . bring your munchies
15 locals recommend
Tapcade
1701 McGee St
15 locals recommend
this is a restaurant/bar/theater that has a ton of classic arcade games. This is also the home of the KC burrito . bring your munchies
214 locals recommend
Kansas City Zoo
6800 Zoo Dr
214 locals recommend
66 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
66 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Hearken back to a 50s style tiki bar and the glory days of romanticized Polynesian culture with elaborate fruity cocktails. The entrance to this bar is hidden beneath Hopcat in Westport.
18 locals recommend
TikiCat
401 Westport Rd
18 locals recommend
Hearken back to a 50s style tiki bar and the glory days of romanticized Polynesian culture with elaborate fruity cocktails. The entrance to this bar is hidden beneath Hopcat in Westport.
Always playing rad anime has many pool tables. Tons of classic and modern games including VR and just a couple blocks from power and light district (downtown).
10 locals recommend
Broadway Arcade
1000 Broadway Blvd
10 locals recommend
Always playing rad anime has many pool tables. Tons of classic and modern games including VR and just a couple blocks from power and light district (downtown).
This is a bar with modern and classic video games
97 locals recommend
Up Down
101 Southwest Blvd
97 locals recommend
This is a bar with modern and classic video games
grungy bar that usually has two stages playing music
30 locals recommend
The Riot Room
4048 Broadway Blvd
30 locals recommend
grungy bar that usually has two stages playing music

Sightseeing

290 locals recommend
Union Station Kansas City
30 W Pershing Rd
290 locals recommend
400 locals recommend
National WWI Museum and Memorial
2 Memorial Dr
400 locals recommend
63 locals recommend
The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden
4800 Rockhill Rd
63 locals recommend
60 locals recommend
Harry S Truman Library and Museum
500 W US Hwy 24
60 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

River Front Park
River Front Park
Penn Valley Park Tennis Courts
2237 Pennsylvania Ave
213 locals recommend
Jacob L. Loose Park
5200 Wornall Rd
213 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

65 locals recommend
American Jazz Museum
1616 E 18th St
65 locals recommend
674 locals recommend
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St
674 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore Ave
15 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Leila's Hair Museum
1333 S Noland Rd
11 locals recommend
166 locals recommend
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
1601 Broadway Blvd
166 locals recommend

Shopping

234 locals recommend
Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd
234 locals recommend
Outdoors
505 locals recommend
Country Club Plaza
4706 Broadway Blvd
505 locals recommend
Outdoors