Blue Bird Bistro
This vegetarian friendly cafe located in a historic building on the city's Westside serves up gourmet, fusion style cuisine using organic vegetables, fruits and grains, and free range meats.
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- Restaurant
Brio Tuscan Grille (CC Plaza)
Brio's two-story location on Country Club Plaza is meant to evoke a Tuscan Villa. It's upscale with booths, table cloths, arched colonnades, Italian mosaics and marble countertops.
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
City Market Farmers Market
This is the largest farmers' market in the region with over 130 vendors selling all sorts of goodies on the weekends. The City Market is also home to gift shops, specialty merchants, restaurants and a steamboat museum.
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- Farmers' Market
Classic Cup Cafe
Classic Cup's Country Club Plaza location and sidewalk seating make it perfect for people watching and noshing (when the weather cooperates). Inside the European bistro décor is lively and friendly with big windows, wood beamed ceiling and contemporary furnishings.
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- Restaurant
Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ (CC Plaza)
A BBQ joint in the "Eat Well" section? Surprisingly when grilling is the skill, plenty of yummy and healthy eats are sure to follow and that is the case at Jack Stack BBQ.
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- Restaurant
Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ (Freight House/Crossroads)
A BBQ joint in the "Eat Well" section? Surprisingly when grilling is the skill, plenty of yummy and healthy eats are sure to follow and that is the case at Jack Stack BBQ.
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ (Overland Park)
A BBQ joint in the "Eat Well" section? Surprisingly when grilling is the skill, plenty of yummy and healthy eats are sure to follow and that is the case at Jack Stack BBQ. The setting is upscale and casual with lots of wood.
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
First Watch (Midtown Westport)
Despite being a franchise, this is a breakfast favorite. First Watch offers traditional and healthy breakfast, brunch and lunch fare. The decor is plain but bright and airy too. It looks like a chain.
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- Restaurant
First Watch (North)
Despite being a franchise, this is a breakfast favorite. First Watch offers traditional and healthy breakfast, brunch and lunch fare. The decor is plain but bright and airy too. It looks like a chain. Who can pass up the "tri-athlete" omelets?
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First Watch (Overland Park)
Despite being a franchise, this is a breakfast favorite. First Watch offers traditional and healthy breakfast, brunch and lunch fare. The decor is plain but bright and airy too. It looks like a chain.
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- Restaurant
Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill (39th Street)
This Mongolian BBQ style eatery offers all you can eat stir fry with protein of your choice, starch and veggies. There is also a full menu of selections including claypot creations.
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
Lidia's Kansas City
Located in the historic Freight Building just North of Union Station, Lidia's dining room is architecturally delightful with high wood beamed ceilings, exposed brick, arched windows, and enormous, blown-glass chandeliers.
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
McCormick & Schmick's (Plaza Area)
Located at Valencia Place on the Country Club Plaza, this classic, traditional, American grill offers an extensive menu with plenty of healthy ordering options. There are grilled preparations, creative entrée salads, and a wide appetizer and side selection.
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
Merriam Farmers' Market
Located about 7 miles Northeast of Kansas City, this seasonal market may be worth the drive. Over 30 vendors sell their goods under a 10,000 square foot covered pavilion. Fresh produce, flowers, herbs, baked goods and hand-crafted artwork are all for sale.
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- Farmers' Market
Noodles & Co. (Overland Park)
We really like the idea of healthier quick-serve joints and this Pearl District Noodle shop has a number of sensible eats for Athletic-Minded parents and kids. It's casual inside with bright colors that complement the contemporary, open and airy space.
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- Restaurant
Protein House
When you are in search of clean food and want to get off the Strip, Protein House's fast casual environment is the ticket. It's nothing fancy inside. White floors, long counter and big TV on the wall. But what is important is there. Healthy eats!
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- Grocery/Prepared Food
- Restaurant
Succotash (South)
Serving breakfast all day and offering a bevy of homemade and upscale eats, Succotash focuses on great access to fresh and seasonal ingredients. The diner-like setting is eclectic and casual with vintage and mismatched furnishings. Watch out for the HUGE cinnamon rolls!
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- Restaurant
Tavernonna Italian Kitchen (Hotel Phillips)
Located downtown in the art-deco Hotel Phillips, this restaurant/lounge offers Italian inspired cuisine in a casual yet modern space accented with exposed brick, dark wood floors, large street fronting windows, reclaimed wood walls in one room, high ceilings and cool chandeliers.
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
Various Eateries at Crown Center
When you want to eat quickly, have varying tastes to satisfy and don't want to blow the budget, head over to Crown Center and its dining options. Sit down, fast food, and all the options in between await. Take a look. Divide and conquer!
Open daily for lunch and dinner
Price: Moderately Expensive Types:
- Restaurant
Whole Foods (119th St. - Overland Park)
Come for the healthy prepared foods, fresh salad bar and other healthy staples.
Lots of gourmet goodies for all. Hot meals, natural and organic salad bar, and eats from the Grab 'n' Go case.
Open daily 7:30a to 10p
Price: Least Expensive Types:
- Grocery/Prepared Food
Whole Foods (Overland Park)
Come for the healthy prepared foods, fresh salad bar and other healthy staples.
Lots of gourmet goodies for all. Hot meals, natural and organic salad bar, and eats from the Grab 'n' Go case.
Open daily 8a to 9p
Price: Least Expensive Types:
- Grocery/Prepared Food