The 30 Best Restaurants in Kansas City (2025)

Kansas City Magazine · 2025 · 30 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• Acre — Parkville
• Baba's Pantry — Off Troost, Kansas City, MO
• Chewology — Westport, Kansas City, MO
• Clay and Fire — Westside, Kansas City, MO
• Cosmo Burger — Waldo, Kansas City, MO
• District Biskuits — North Kansas City
• Earl's Premier — Waldo, Kansas City, MO
• Farina — Crossroads, Kansas City, MO
• Fox and Pearl — Summit, Kansas City, MO
• French Market — Prairie Village
• GG's Barbacoa Café — Argentine, Kansas City, KS
• Green Dirt On Oak — Crossroads, Kansas City, MO
• Harp Barbecue — Overland Park
• Hemma Hemma — Waldo, Kansas City, MO
• Kata Nori — Crossroads, Kansas City, MO
• Le Fou Frog — River Market, Kansas City, MO
• Mattie's Foods — Brookside, Kansas City, MO
• Of Course — Overland Park
• Pho Lan KC — River Market, Kansas City, MO
• Shagan's — Overland Park
• Sichuan Dynasty — Overland Park
• Sushi Kodawari — Central, Kansas City, MO
• Tailleur — Midtown, Kansas City, MO
• The Antler Room — Midtown, Kansas City, MO
• The Italian Sausage Company — Gladstone
• The Restaurant at 1900 — Mission Woods
• The Town Company — Crossroads, Kansas City, MO
• Waldo Thai — Waldo, Kansas City, MO
• Westport Cafe — Westport, Kansas City, MO
• Yoli Tortilleria — Westside, Kansas City, MO

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