Best Restaurants in Kansas City
Burnt ends and rising ambitions.
Kansas City's barbecue needs no introduction — burnt ends were invented here, and the sauce debate is eternal. What's new is everything else: a downtown dining boom, chefs with national attention, and a Midwestern confidence that doesn't need coastal approval. The smoke is just the beginning.
The Spots
The spotThe rating
1AnjinCrossroads · Japanese · $$Delicious2The Town CompanyDowntown Kansas City · American · $$$Damn Good3El Pollo ReyArmourdale · Mexican · $Damn Good4GG's Birria Barbacoa CaféKansas City, KS · Mexican · $Damn Good51587 PrimeCrossroads · Steakhouse · $$$$Damn Good6Room 39Westport · American · $$Damn Good7ChewologyWestport · Taiwanese · $$Damn Good8J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & SeafoodOverland Park · Steakhouse · $$$Damn Good9Slap's BBQKansas City, KS · Barbecue · $$Damn Good10NOUR'SMidtown · Lebanese · $Damn GoodBrowse all 87 Kansas City restaurantsWhat movedAug 30Burnt End BBQ in Crown CenterBacklog →Worth TryingAug 29J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & SeafoodWorth Trying →Damn GoodAug 29ABC Cafe 釗記餐廳On the Radar →Worth TryingAug 29Heritage by Bo LingsBacklog →Worth TryingAug 29Buck Tui BBQOn the Radar →Worth TryingAug 28Earl's PremierDamn Good →Worth Trying
The beef
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