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 · $$Damn Good2The Town CompanyDowntown Kansas City · American · $$$Damn Good3El Pollo ReyArmourdale · Mexican · $Damn Good41587 PrimeCrossroads · Steakhouse · $$$$Damn Good5Room 39Westport · American · $$Damn Good6J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & SeafoodOverland Park · Steakhouse · $$$Damn Good7GG's Birria Barbacoa CaféKansas City, KS · Mexican · $Damn Good8Slap's BBQKansas City, KS · Barbecue · $$Damn Good9The Restaurant at 1900Westwood, KS · American · $$$$Damn Good10The Antler RoomDowntown Kansas City · American · $$Damn GoodBrowse all 190 Kansas City restaurantsThe beef
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