Guidebook for Kansas City

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Guidebook for Kansas City

Food scene

6 locals recommend
The Fix!
600 E 31st St
6 locals recommend
Literally right next door breakfast/ brunch place featured on diners, drive ins, and dives.
73 locals recommend
Succotash
2601 Holmes St
73 locals recommend
Literally right next door breakfast/ brunch place featured on diners, drive ins, and dives.
Just 2 blocks away and excellent Mexican food. Locally owned and operated by folks who still live in the neighborhood. Check out the roof top bar!
13 locals recommend
Teocali
2512 Holmes St
13 locals recommend
Just 2 blocks away and excellent Mexican food. Locally owned and operated by folks who still live in the neighborhood. Check out the roof top bar!
Make reservations, it’s fancy but delicious and creative. Totally walkable- just 2 blocks away.
31 locals recommend
The Antler Room
2506 Holmes St
31 locals recommend
Make reservations, it’s fancy but delicious and creative. Totally walkable- just 2 blocks away.
Great spot for coffee and a sweet treat.
40 locals recommend
Filling Station Coffee - Midtown
2980 McGee Trafficway
40 locals recommend
Great spot for coffee and a sweet treat.
The BEST pizza in KC
20 locals recommend
Artego Pizza
900 W 39th St
20 locals recommend
The BEST pizza in KC
If you are in KC for the Q, you gotta check this place out.
85 locals recommend
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
1727 Brooklyn Ave
85 locals recommend
If you are in KC for the Q, you gotta check this place out.
Old school BBQ that KC is famous for.
118 locals recommend
Gates Bar-B-Q
3205 Main St
118 locals recommend
Old school BBQ that KC is famous for.
Off the beaten path but the locals know all about it.
31 locals recommend
LC's Bar-B-Q
5800 Blue Pkwy
31 locals recommend
Off the beaten path but the locals know all about it.
Great place for a drink and some bar food. Nice patio, great service, and good food.
7 locals recommend
Cliff's Taphouse
3044 Gillham Road
7 locals recommend
Great place for a drink and some bar food. Nice patio, great service, and good food.
Please everyone in your group with a variety of food options in one place. Great place to grab a drink too!
41 locals recommend
Parlor
1707 Locust St
41 locals recommend
Please everyone in your group with a variety of food options in one place. Great place to grab a drink too!
Beautiful place for a fancy night out. Try the table side mozzarella and beet salad
Lazia
2101 Central Street
Beautiful place for a fancy night out. Try the table side mozzarella and beet salad
The best pho in the city… not far from river market
55 locals recommend
Vietnam Cafe
522 Campbell St
55 locals recommend
The best pho in the city… not far from river market
42 locals recommend
Novel
1927 McGee St
42 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
Farina
1901 Baltimore Avenue
13 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

46 locals recommend
18th And Vine And Downtown East
46 locals recommend
Excellent live piano jazz and good cocktails off the beaten path.
47 locals recommend
The Phoenix
302 W 8th St
47 locals recommend
Excellent live piano jazz and good cocktails off the beaten path.
If you are looking for a dark, swanky jazz hall, this is the place.
150 locals recommend
Green Lady Lounge
1809 Grand Blvd
150 locals recommend
If you are looking for a dark, swanky jazz hall, this is the place.
Lots of nightlife and restaurants in this area.
397 locals recommend
Power and Light District
397 locals recommend
Lots of nightlife and restaurants in this area.
Great live music off the beaten path
41 locals recommend
Knuckleheads Saloon
2715 Rochester Ave
41 locals recommend
Great live music off the beaten path
Lemonade Park
1628 Wyoming Street
20 locals recommend
Voltaire
1617 Genessee St
20 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
J. Rieger & Co.
2700 Guinotte Ave
18 locals recommend
174 locals recommend
Boulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest Blvd
174 locals recommend
Great patio and not too far away
10 locals recommend
Brick House KC
400 E 31st St
10 locals recommend
Great patio and not too far away

Arts & Culture

History in the heartland
400 locals recommend
National WWI Museum and Memorial
2 Memorial Dr
400 locals recommend
History in the heartland
FREE Art Museum... Outdoor sculpture garden and indoor static and revolving displays
674 locals recommend
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St
674 locals recommend
FREE Art Museum... Outdoor sculpture garden and indoor static and revolving displays
Tons of history about Baseball AND America.
103 locals recommend
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
1616 E 18th St
103 locals recommend
Tons of history about Baseball AND America.
Very educational and interesting!
22 locals recommend
The Money Museum
1 Memorial Dr
22 locals recommend
Very educational and interesting!
Fun and active way to learn about college basketball. Come dressed to play ball
28 locals recommend
The College Basketball Experience
1401 Grand Blvd
28 locals recommend
Fun and active way to learn about college basketball. Come dressed to play ball

Entertainment & Activities

Street Car stop, 3-D Extreme Screen, Science City
290 locals recommend
Union Station Kansas City
30 W Pershing Rd
290 locals recommend
Street Car stop, 3-D Extreme Screen, Science City
Coterie Theater, SeaLife Aquarium, Lego Land, Shops, Restaurants, ice skating, live music events, and more!
234 locals recommend
Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd
234 locals recommend
Coterie Theater, SeaLife Aquarium, Lego Land, Shops, Restaurants, ice skating, live music events, and more!
52 locals recommend
Chicken N Pickle - Kansas City
1761 Burlington St
52 locals recommend
Check out Lego Land, Sea Life Aquarium, Coeterie Theater, and shopping and food.
234 locals recommend
Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd
234 locals recommend
Check out Lego Land, Sea Life Aquarium, Coeterie Theater, and shopping and food.

Sightseeing

Go to the top of the memorial for the best view of the city or take a walk around the beautiful park.
44 locals recommend
Liberty Memorial
2 Memorial Drive
44 locals recommend
Go to the top of the memorial for the best view of the city or take a walk around the beautiful park.

Parks & Nature

213 locals recommend
Jacob L. Loose Park
5200 Wornall Rd
213 locals recommend
Beautiful free garden right next to the Nelson Museum of Art
63 locals recommend
The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden
4800 Rockhill Rd
63 locals recommend
Beautiful free garden right next to the Nelson Museum of Art
Hiking, golf, zoo, ropes course... this place is awesome!
40 locals recommend
Swope Park
3999 E Meyer Blvd
40 locals recommend
Hiking, golf, zoo, ropes course... this place is awesome!
25 locals recommend
Penn Valley Park
Broadway Boulevard
25 locals recommend

Shopping

Interesting local shops, art, and Made in KC store. Plus, there are plenty of unique places to grab a bite to eat, a beer, or a cocktail
158 locals recommend
Crossroads
158 locals recommend
Interesting local shops, art, and Made in KC store. Plus, there are plenty of unique places to grab a bite to eat, a beer, or a cocktail
Cute little place right next door. Pop in while you wait for your table at Succotash!
BOB or SHOP
2603 Holmes St
Cute little place right next door. Pop in while you wait for your table at Succotash!
114 locals recommend
Plaza Area
114 locals recommend
Shopping, food, drinks, this little gem has it all.
505 locals recommend
Country Club Plaza
4706 Broadway Blvd
505 locals recommend
Shopping, food, drinks, this little gem has it all.
Great shopping! Unique furniture, art, household items. You can spend an entire day in this place. Be sure to check out the two other places on the same block and grab a bite to eat at one of the restaurants.
7 locals recommend
Urban Mining Homewares
3111 Gillham Rd
7 locals recommend
Great shopping! Unique furniture, art, household items. You can spend an entire day in this place. Be sure to check out the two other places on the same block and grab a bite to eat at one of the restaurants.
Virgil's Plant Shop
2763 Cherry St
Made in KC
325 East 31st Street