Top Rated Restaurants & Cafes in Kansas City

Bright red doors welcome you into sun-filled You Say Tomato, a restaurant serious about serving the freshest, best tasting breakfast and lunch in the most casual atmosphere imaginable. Most of their products are local, organic, and pesticide- and hormone-free. There is a quaint grocery area, but they also use these products to create unique dishes such as the meat and veggie bierocks (sort of like pot pies), a variety of paninis, edamame hummus, quiche, and honey vanilla bean yogurt with mint & berries. This is a great place to relax with coffee and the newspaper in the morning or to bring the family for a delicious, healthy meal.

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.

The breezy Blue Nile Cafe celebrates the authentic cuisine of the Nile region, with a focus on the vegetarian and vegan specialties of Ethiopia. Found in the heart of Kansas City's Greater Downtown, this family-friendly spot has been a city tradition since the year 1995. Menu features toothsome, inviting preparations made of chicken, beef and lamb, along with an equally diverse list of vegan and vegetarian eats presented with injera, a large flatbread made of sourdough. Counted as one of the finest vegetarian restaurants of Kansas City, Blue Nile Cafe was also rated as 'Best Ethiopian Food' in the year 2005 by Vegetarian Kansas City.

Using fresh, seasonal produce, The Farmhouse serves you American cuisine that makes your mouth water. Your meal at this restaurant starts with items like butternut squash bisque, assorted local cheeses and sweet potato croquettes, after which you can move on to various sandwiches and entrées like vegan moussaka, smoked pumpkin risotto and soft carrot polenta. Happy Hour is between 3p and 6p, Wednesday to Saturday, and is the perfect time to enjoy various wines and beers on tap.

This kitchen at this popular French restaurant has the ability to transform a typical French meal into a long, lasting memory. The atmosphere in the cozy dining room and outside on the bright terrace transports diners to the South of France, where outstanding food, an awesome wine list and stellar service are just as good in the Côte d'Azur. On those cold Midwest winter days, they have a private, heated tent available to comfortably accommodate diners. The dinner menu changes nightly, but some permanent examples of what you may find include Escargot in butter and garlic, the classic Steak au Poivre, Filet Mignon stuffed with Lobster and a vibrant Bouillabaisse.

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.