Ingram's June 2026

BEST OUTDOOR DINING The Riverside setting has always been TREZO MARE ’s ace in the hole, and a Gold in outdoor dining is the natural consequence of a patio that makes the most of it. The Ital ian-American menu—house-made pastas, fresh seafood, wood-fired preparations— gives the terrace experience something worth lingering over. GRAM & DUN earns Silver , the Country Club Plaza restaurant whose patio remains one of the most reli ably pleasant warm-weather spots in the city. VERBENA and RYE KC tie for Bronze — the former for its garden-forward aesthetic, the latter for Colby and Megan Garrelts’ Leawood patio that pairs Midwestern com fort food with comfortable outdoor seating. BEST PIZZA MINSKY’S has been a Kansas City pizza touchstone since 1976—a local original that has outlasted trends, national chains, and countless competitors by being reli ably, unpretentiously good. Deep-dish and thin-crust options, generous toppings, and a family-friendly neighborhood feel have made it the kind of place multiple gen erations can claim as their own. SPIN and WALDO PIZZA tie for Silver —the former

ily replicate at home, 1587 PRIME —the 10,000-square-foot steakhouse at the Loews Kansas City Hotel co-founded by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce—earns Gold as the city’s current answer to that question. Opened in September 2025, the two-story space developed with Los Angeles-based Noble 33 carries enough local mythol ogy to be the conversation even before the food arrives. OCEAN PRIME earns Silver for the polished surf-and-turf ex perience it delivers to the Power & Light district. JACK STACK BARBECUE takes Bronze —because showing a visitor au thentic KC barbecue remains a civic obli gation, and Jack Stack delivers it reliably. MOST ROMANTIC LE FOU FROG earns Gold on precisely the qualities that have made it a beloved River Market institution—intimacy, an idiosyncratic personality, and a wine-list confidence that rewards exploration. The whimsical Parisian-café spirit, candlelit cor ners, and a menu that refuses to take itself too seriously have made it the kind of place that doesn’t need to try to be romantic. It simply is. CAFE DES AMIS earns Silver

known for its wood-fired, Neapolitan-style approach and scratch ingredients, the latter a neighborhood staple with its own long- time following in south KC. PIZZA TASCIO earns Bronze with its artisan approach. BEST PLACE TO EAT WITH A GROUP Group dining and Kansas City barbecue are a natural fit, and JACK STACK BARBE CUE —with its multiple metro locations, extensive catering arm, and a menu that pleases every dietary constituency at a long table—earns Gold here with room to spare. LIDIA’S earns Silver , the Crossroads Arts District Italian restaurant chef and televi sion host Lidia Bastianich opened in the historic Freight House building near Union Station—a reliable destination for large table dining featuring the famous pasta trio served tableside. BUCA DI BEPPO takes Bronze , the family-style Italian chain whose shareable, oversized portions are practically designed for the category. BEST PLACE TO TAKE OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS When someone is flying in and you want to show them something they can’t eas

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Kansas City’s Business Media

June 2026