This local favorite features a rustic Italian décor, a warm fireplace and outdoor dining overlooking a creek. Although it is upscale and romantic, with servers dressed in tux shirts and ties, diners dress casually and the atmosphere is relaxed. This restaurant also connects to an adjoining market where diners can enjoy sandwiches. Entrees include shrimp scampi, lobster, chicken and KC strip. This award-winning restaurant, a Kansas City favorite, is perfect for business meetings and romantic occasions.
Kansas City is famous for its barbecue, and this restaurant is one of the reasons why. Arthur Bryant's has been serving up slabs of slow cooked pork and beef since the 1930's. The small building is nothing fancy and resides in a somewhat disreputable part of town, but diners do not necessarily come for the ambiance. Nevertheless, Mr. Bryant has a couple of other locations around town. Casual dining is an understatement here, where guests line up, sometimes waiting up to 30 minutes just to order at the counter. Be sure to order a plate of greasy, delicious fries, and be prepared for huge portions.
Happy hours are between 4p to 6p from Monday to Friday, but this joint seems to be having a grand old time, at every given hour. This place caters to everything from dinners, weddings, corporate meetings, home entertainment, anniversaries, special celebrations, birthdays to graduations - you name it and you've got it! The Hollywood room can be modified to suit your requirements - you can wish for a live band, audio-video equipment or any thing you want.
For incredible, authentic Middle Eastern food, Jerusalem Café is the place to go. Pictures and decorations from Jerusalem fill the walls, making you forget you are in Midwest America. Especially good is their shwarma chicken, gyros, and krass-stuffed pastries. For dessert, try a cup of Turkish coffee and baklava. Located in the heart of Westport, their giant windows and outside seating is a relaxing place to watch the city go by. They even have a hookah bar upstairs that overlooks the street. This place is relatively cheap and casual for the high-quality food, and is a great place to go with kids, a group, or on a date.
Foo's Frozen Custard is better than ice cream. It's thicker, creamier, and richer, and it comes in many different forms. Especially good are the concretes (super frozen custard mixed with any flavor you want) and slurries made with all natural fruit. Flavors include any fruit or nut you can think of, along with chocolate or mint. They also have hot and cold coffee drinks. If you want to wait until after lunch for this great dessert, a lunch menu is available with sandwiches, croissants, wraps, and soups.
Serving locally roasted coffee and baked snacks, the Filling Station is a real Kansas City coffee shop. They converted an old gas station into an airy modern space, fit with coffee bar, patio, and garage doors that open in the summertime.Some of their best coffee drinks include mochas and toddy au laits, but they also have a large and unique juice selection.You can choose anything from a cucumber, apple, mint drink to a carrot, celery, ginger, apple smoothie.