Guidebook for Kansas City

Mike
Guidebook for Kansas City

Drinks & Nightlife

Great beer selection and a quiet but fun place to hang out.
32 locals recommend
Bier Station
120 E Gregory Blvd
32 locals recommend
Great beer selection and a quiet but fun place to hang out.
Some of the best whiskey cocktails in town.
48 locals recommend
Julep
4141 Pennsylvania Ave
48 locals recommend
Some of the best whiskey cocktails in town.
Excellent beer bar
20 locals recommend
The Foundry
20 locals recommend
Excellent beer bar
Arcade and bar. Good beer selection.
97 locals recommend
Up Down
101 Southwest Blvd
97 locals recommend
Arcade and bar. Good beer selection.
Arcade and bar with excellent beer selection
15 locals recommend
Tapcade
1701 McGee St
15 locals recommend
Arcade and bar with excellent beer selection
Sports bar with bar food
Tanner's Bar & Grill
7425 Broadway Street
Sports bar with bar food
A little bit different - a "secret" tiki bar in the basement of hop cat. Try to get a reservation, but they may have space for you at the bar.
18 locals recommend
TikiCat
401 Westport Rd
18 locals recommend
A little bit different - a "secret" tiki bar in the basement of hop cat. Try to get a reservation, but they may have space for you at the bar.

Food Scene

Great pizza and good beer selection. Lunch buffet.
52 locals recommend
Waldo Pizza
7433 Broadway St
52 locals recommend
Great pizza and good beer selection. Lunch buffet.
Excellent sushi, and Korean dishes
Kokoro Maki House
340 W 75th St
Excellent sushi, and Korean dishes
Great for breakfast and baked goods
39 locals recommend
Heirloom Bakery & Hearth
401 E 63rd St
39 locals recommend
Great for breakfast and baked goods
Diner food
7 locals recommend
Niecie's Restaurant
6441 Troost Ave
7 locals recommend
Diner food
My favorite Mexican place. Hole in the all, cheap, and delicious.
7 locals recommend
Ricos Tacos Lupe
802 Southwest Blvd
7 locals recommend
My favorite Mexican place. Hole in the all, cheap, and delicious.
Good Greek food, in charmingly goofy atmosphere.
Tasso's Greek Restaurant
8411 Wornall Rd
Good Greek food, in charmingly goofy atmosphere.
Iconic BBQ. Excellent burnt ends and ribs. This is where the good presidents go when they're in town.
85 locals recommend
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
1727 Brooklyn Ave
85 locals recommend
Iconic BBQ. Excellent burnt ends and ribs. This is where the good presidents go when they're in town.
Classic BBQ. Try the brisket sandwich. One of the founding great KC BBQ places.
118 locals recommend
Gates Bar-B-Q
3205 Main St
118 locals recommend
Classic BBQ. Try the brisket sandwich. One of the founding great KC BBQ places.
Best burnt ends in town. Hole in the wall place, perfect for the more adventurous who only want where the locals may go.
31 locals recommend
LC's Bar-B-Q
5800 Blue Pkwy
31 locals recommend
Best burnt ends in town. Hole in the wall place, perfect for the more adventurous who only want where the locals may go.
Upscale BBQ in a traditional KC style. They've been around forever making great BBQ, but you'll also get a cloth napkin.
126 locals recommend
Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House
101 W 22nd St
126 locals recommend
Upscale BBQ in a traditional KC style. They've been around forever making great BBQ, but you'll also get a cloth napkin.
Competition style BBQ and upscale. If you want a cloth napkin, and someone newer to the scene, this is your place.
257 locals recommend
Q39 - Midtown
1000 W 39th St
257 locals recommend
Competition style BBQ and upscale. If you want a cloth napkin, and someone newer to the scene, this is your place.
Ridiculously popular BBQ. Try the Z-Man. This is the place most tourists good. Good mix between atmosphere and great food.
344 locals recommend
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
3002 W 47th Ave
344 locals recommend
Ridiculously popular BBQ. Try the Z-Man. This is the place most tourists good. Good mix between atmosphere and great food.
Mid to upscale American Fare and cocktails
27 locals recommend
Summit Grill
520 W 75th St
27 locals recommend
Mid to upscale American Fare and cocktails
Diner food, especially for breakfast
11 locals recommend
Neighborhood Cafe
7531 Wornall Rd
11 locals recommend
Diner food, especially for breakfast
Excellent little breakfast spot and bakery
13 locals recommend
The Classic Cookie & Cafe
409 W Gregory Blvd
13 locals recommend
Excellent little breakfast spot and bakery
What Chipotle is to burritos, this is to Neapolitan style pizza.
6 locals recommend
Pizzeria Locale
505 W 75th St
6 locals recommend
What Chipotle is to burritos, this is to Neapolitan style pizza.
Amazing NY style bagels and lox.
27 locals recommend
Meshuggah Bagels
1208 W 39th St
27 locals recommend
Amazing NY style bagels and lox.
Great ramen bowls in a chill atmosphere
10 locals recommend
Bōru Ramen Bar
500 W 75th St
10 locals recommend
Great ramen bowls in a chill atmosphere

Arts & Culture

674 locals recommend
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St
674 locals recommend
138 locals recommend
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
4420 Warwick Blvd
138 locals recommend
One of KC's hidden treasures.
400 locals recommend
National WWI Museum and Memorial
2 Memorial Dr
400 locals recommend
One of KC's hidden treasures.
Must visit!
103 locals recommend
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
1616 E 18th St
103 locals recommend
Must visit!
Same building as the Negro Leagues museum. Worth a double ticket.
65 locals recommend
American Jazz Museum
1616 E 18th St
65 locals recommend
Same building as the Negro Leagues museum. Worth a double ticket.

Entertainment & Activities

66 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
66 locals recommend
113 locals recommend
Sprint Center
1407 Grand Blvd
113 locals recommend
188 locals recommend
Arrowhead Stadium
1 Arrowhead Dr
188 locals recommend
222 locals recommend
Kauffman Stadium
1 Royal Way
222 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
19100 E Valley View Pkwy
15 locals recommend
57 locals recommend
Kansas Speedway
400 Speedway Blvd
57 locals recommend
66 locals recommend
Children's Mercy Park
1 Sporting Way
66 locals recommend
T-Bones Ballpark
1800 Village West Pkwy
214 locals recommend
Kansas City Zoo
6800 Zoo Dr
214 locals recommend
96 locals recommend
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
2475 Grand Blvd
96 locals recommend
75 locals recommend
SEA LIFE Kansas City
2475 Grand Blvd
75 locals recommend

Essentials

40 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
8600 Ward Pkwy
40 locals recommend
33 locals recommend
Cosentino's Price Chopper
8700 E 63rd St
33 locals recommend
Gomer's Wine & Spirits
1606 W 75th St
38 locals recommend
ALDI
7511 Wornall Rd
38 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
Walgreens
4016 W 95th St
15 locals recommend
64 locals recommend
CVS
921 Main St
64 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
Hy-Vee
7620 State Line Rd
6 locals recommend

Sightseeing

505 locals recommend
Country Club Plaza
4706 Broadway Blvd
505 locals recommend
Jazz district
46 locals recommend
18th And Vine And Downtown East
46 locals recommend
Jazz district

Everything Else

Iconic Kansas City brewery with tours and tasting room.
174 locals recommend
Boulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest Blvd
174 locals recommend
Iconic Kansas City brewery with tours and tasting room.