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Dining

 • Stroud's - Best fried chicken (85th and Troost, and I-35 Frontage/Outer Road north of Vivion Road)
 • Town Topic - famous small diner. Low prices. The original is at 2021 Broadway just north of Broadway and Southwest Blvd. It is open 24 hours. Souvenir T-shirts available.
 • Nichols Lunch, 39th & Southwest Trf - Open during the day, but frequented by the after 3:00 AM bar closing crowd. You could see a drag queen from Missy B's next door.
 • Chubby's, 3756 Broadway St - Greasy spoon that attracts the after 3AM bar closing crowd.
 • LC's - 5800 Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Mo. (just head east on Ward Parkway from the Plaza), and at 95th Street and Interstate 435 in Lenexa, Kan.  
 • Rosedale - One block west of Rainbow (aka 7th St.) on Southwest Blvd.
 • Arthur Bryant's The original at 1727 Brooklyn is the best. It has pictures on the wall of presidents and other famous people who have visited. The sandwich consists of a large pile of brisket and two pieces of butternut bread. One sandwich could feed three people. If you get an order to go make sure you ask for sauce. There is a security guard in the parking lot at night.
 • Gates (If you're eating in, grab a tray ASAP if you don't want to be yelled at)
 • Haywards  
 • Fiorella's Jack Stack
 • Oklahoma Joe's  
 • Zarda

Italian

 • V's Restaurante
 • Lidia's
 • Anthony's
 • Garozzo's
 • Cupini's

Splurge

 • American Restaurant
 • Bluestem
 • Jaspers
 • Savoy Grill
 • Skies

Drink

Downtown

 • Tanner's (1000 Broadway) offers 20-30 beers on tap, and standard bar fare. It can get noisy and very smoky, but the Thursday night steak special is not to be missed.
 • The Quaff (1010 Broadway, next-door to Tanner's) Large, very popular bar with scantily-clad waitresses and tough guy bartenders. Frequented mostly by the post-college crowd.
 • 12 Baltimore (12th St and Baltimore, attached to the upscale Hotel Phillips)
 • The Phoenix
 • John's Deck
 • The Peanut

River Market

 • River Market Brewing Company
 • Harry's Country Club
 • The Cup and Saucer
 • Kabal
 • Winslow's Barbecue
 • Minsky's

Crossroads

 • Bulldog
 • The Cashew
 • Danny's Big Easy
 • Jilly's
 • Grinders
 • The Brick
 • Balanca's Pyro Room

Midtown

 • The Newsroom
 • The Velvet Dog
 • The Lava Room
 • The Empire Room
 • Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club
 • Harling's
 • The Hangout
 • The Levee

Westport

 • Buzzard Beach
 • Kelly's
 • Harpo's
 • McCoy's Public House
 • Westport Flea Market
 • Dave's Stagecoach Inn
 • Harry's Bar and Tables

Country Club Plaza

 • Tomfooleries
 • O'Dowd's
 • Fred P Ott's
 • The Granfalloon
 • George Brett's
 • JJ's

Brookside

 • Charlie Hooper's
 • The Brooksider
 • Sharp's

Waldo

 • 75th Street Brewery
 • Lew's
 • Waldo Pizza
 • Fin's Waldo Bar
 • Bobby Baker's Lounge
 • Kennedy's
 • Tanner's Waldo