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EXPLORE KC | | | | | | | 1700 Summit St
Kansas City,
MO
64108
816-221-7559 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. Vegetarian cuisine that tastes great? Yes, if it's at Bluebird Bistro, where they make simply spectacular soups and specialty pizzas. The comfortable spot, which also offers dishes that incorporate meat and seafood, makes you feel right at home, and much of the produce the cafe uses comes from a garden right across the street. When you stop for lunch, you get not only healthy food but great, tasty cuisine to boot.
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| 3904 Bell St
Kansas City,
MO
64111
816-531-0550 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. To those longing for a NYC-style corned beef deli sandwich or a thin-crust pizza, locals point out this downtown standard, where exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, tin ceilings, and a nostalgic lunch counter seem more Big Apple than Midwestern. Boasting what many regard as KC's best pizzas, Gibraltar-sized subs, and homemade apple pie, d'Bronx never fails to impress and satisfy. There's a second location in the Crown Center (816-842-2211).
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| 6227 Brookside Plz
Kansas City,
MO
64113
816-333-6116 | | | | | Description: Housed in a refurbished Texaco station, this stylish establishment is billed as the country's first wine bar. It sports the largest by-the-glass wine list in the city and boasts an incredible patio that's always busy on mild days. The Continental menu features savory, light fare at lunch, including conch chowder, turkey sandwiches, fresh salads, and an intriguing pasta-crust pizza. Evening entrees are more substantial but equally pleasing. Just look to the crowds for proof.
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| 703 Southwest Blvd
Kansas City,
MO
64108-2124
816-472-8272 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. The tapas menu at this trendy sidewalk cafe is much favored by young, hip patrons. Spanish music and Iberian-influenced decor provide just the right measures of sophistication and liveliness. Sample squid sautéed in olive oil, mussels stuffed with chorizo and garlic, and pancetta-wrapped shrimp. Or, if you have something "heavier" in mind, main dishes include a pancetta-wrapped, boneless pork chop stuffed with Majon cheese and a stuffed chicken breast sautéed in spicy garlic sauce. Live flamenco is featured every Friday and Saturday night.
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| 1411 W 39th St
Kansas City,
MO
64111
816-561-6200 | | | | | Description: WESTPORT. The difference is in the dough at Minsky's. Made fresh daily at each location, it comes in five varieties: original, thin-crust, pan, honey and wheat, and herbed. Numerous toppings (including zucchini, alfredo sauce, and sauerkraut, along with more traditional options) are then piled high on your crust of choice, resulting in a pizza that many locals claim to be the best in town. Any pizza can also be transformed into a calzone, should you need a change of pace. Cheap beer and several TVs add to the casual, relaxed vibe.
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| Pierpont's At Union Station30 W Pershing Rd #900
Kansas City,
MO
64108
816-221-5111 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. Named after railroad magnate John Pierpont Morgan and located in refurbished Union Station, this fine restaurant is an excellent choice any time of day. At lunch, try a crab cake melt sandwich, a grilled shrimp spinach salad, or even a "small plate" option like macaroni and lobster with fresh asparagus. While dining, check out the early 20th-century decor and exquisite architectural features that distinguish the striking train depot. Business dress.
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| 8430 Ward Pkwy
Kansas City,
MO
64114
816-333-8899 | | | | | Description: STATE LINE. Dubbing itself "pan-Asian" while leaning heavily towards Chinese fare, Red Snapper pleases with a wealth of perfectly prepared plates. Tofu is especially well done, whether texturizing a soup or sitting atop a salad, fried light and puffy. Sweet-and-sour fish, pad Thai, salmon teriyaki, spicy basil duck, and garlic-basil red snapper populate the lengthy menu, making decisions difficult. With a long history in the Asian restaurant biz, the owners of Red Snapper have found their most successful venture in this latest incarnation.
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| 4525 Oak St
Kansas City,
MO
64111-1818
816-751-1248 | | | | | Description: COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA. One of the Plaza's preferred lunch destinations, especially with the fashion-conscious gentry, this eclectic eatery features a bevy of international-flavored lunch fare, from brilliant omelets with crab, shrimp, and fresh veggies to excellent soups and salads to intrepid hot and cold sandwiches. Located in the Nelson-Atkins Museum, Rozzelle Court offers an open-air, European café-style setting, complete with seductively intimate tables, lush greenery, and one of Kansas City's oldest fountains. On Ford Free Fridays, when admission to the museum is free of charge, the café hosts live musical performances and serves dinner until 8pm.
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| 9359 W 87th Ave
Overland Park,
KS
66212-3772
913-649-5420 | | | | | Description: OVERLAND PARK. For authentic Thai food, locals head to this Johnson County gem, whose kitchen carefully balances spices and flavor. Family-owned since 1991, Thai Place offers upscale dining and a friendly, courteous waitstaff. Specialties include grilled pepper steak and steamed vegetables in pepper and mushroom garlic sauce; seafood Phad Gapow with scallops, mussels, and crab; and Mussaman beef stewed with coconut milk and curry.
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| 4701 W 119th St
Overland Park,
KS
66217
913-345-1111 | | | | | Description: OVERLAND PARK. Yia Yia's means "grandmother," and you can be assured of having food as delicious and confidently prepared as that from your grandmother. The restaurant, on Sundays from 10am till 2pm, presents a great a la carte brunch menu that attracts fairly upscale crowds for an early-day feast. Try the well-received calzone omelet or a serving of tasty tenderloin hash. Portions are good-sized, but, fortunately, prices aren't. Expect attentive service and cosmopolitan atmosphere. Reservations are accepted.
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