Top Rated Restaurants & Cafes in Kansas City

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.

Brown and Loe is the second dining concept introduced by Harry Murphy, which celebrates the art of food by pickling, smoking meats, curing and blending in with American cuisine. They offer brunch, lunch and dinner menus with an exclusive selection of cocktails and wines. The dishes included in the menu are the chef's board that contains a selection of cured meats, cheeses and accompaniments, Oyster on the half shell, shrimp and grits and the customary cheeseburger and fries, lamb sausage grilled flat bread, garden block and watercress salad. They also serve non alcoholic beverages after every meal throughout the day or one could take advantage of the happy hours where a wide range of cocktails and wines are served.