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What’s new in Kansas City food and drink: April 2025

1 month ago | kansascitymag.com | Joyce Smith |Tyler Shane

Cosmo Burger, one of KC’s top burger spots, is leaving the Lenexa Public Market to open in the Crossroads. Cosmo has been a beloved addition to KC’s food scene since it opened in 2020. In January, we dubbed it one of KC’s best restaurants, and more recently, we named it one of KC’s best smashburgers. Cosmo Burger chef and owner Jacob Kruger began selling his burgers out of Waldo’s Dodson’s Bar, and in 2022, he expanded, opening a stall in the Lenexa Public Market.
Luca Bagel Co., A New Jersey-style Bagel pop-up, finds a permanent home

2 months ago | kansascitymag.com | Joyce Smith

Luca Bagel Co. hopes to open Luca Bagel Co. in April or May with some indoor seating in the former Mattie's Foods.
What’s new in Kansas City food and drink: February 2025

Feb 11, 2025 | kansascitymag.com | Tyler Shane |Joyce Smith

The family-owned breakfast and lunch spot Mildred’s, a KC favorite for the past 30 years, continues to expand. A third location in the South Plaza’s former Mission Taco Joint (5060 Main St., KCMO) was just added. The third location maintains Mildred’s usual comfy, cozy coffee bar eatery vibes and will have the same delicious items, plus a few new ones. However, there are a few exciting new elements at the South Plaza site.
Irish restaurant Brady & Fox will not reopen after chef Shaun Brady's death

Jan 10, 2025 | kcur.org | Joyce Smith

The restaurant space previously home to East Brookside’s Brady & Fox is now available for lease, its owner confirmed, noting the building has been dark since the shooting death of beloved Kansas City chef Shaun Brady, a steadfast leader within the local Irish community. “We’ve been working with the family and we have all agreed that it is time to lease the space to another restaurant,” said Butch Rigby, owner of the building at 751 E. 63rd St.“We are never going to replicate what Brady & Fox was.
Prefix closes and opens

Dec 4, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Joyce Smith

Kansas City’s Prefix coffee has closed one cafe as it is opening another. Its Grandview location closed Friday, but it will soon open in another downtown location on the first floor of The Grand apartment building (1125 Grand Blvd.) It will have a few seats inside, and later a drive-thru (using the drive-thru of a former bank tenant). Prefix is owned by three couples: Joel and Lindsay Friedrich; Joel’s brother Jonathan Friedrich and his wife Sarah; and Colin and Melissa Dwyer.
Strip's expands into Lenexa and its beer is the chicken joint's star

Dec 2, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Jeremey Theron Kirby |Joyce Smith

Some see this Lenexa site as doomed. In the last few decades this freestanding building on a bustling road across from railroad tracks has gone from longtime bars to numerous restaurants specializing in a variety of cuisine – Mexican, barbecue, comfort food, pizza and burgers, breakfast and lunch, and more.
KC's Strang Chef Collective Is Closing

Nov 25, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Joyce Smith

After “evaluating the current market conditions and customer demand,” downtown Kansas City’s Strang Chef Collective at Lightwell has decided to close. The location (1100 Main St.) has two chef-driven concepts – Anousone (Southeast Asian cuisine) and Panacea (a New American Bistro), as well as Strang Bar. Tuesday, Nov. 26, will be their last day of operations in Lightwell. The Lightwell location was planned pre-pandemic and after months of delays, Strang Chef Collective opened it in late 2022.
Kansas City's 'King and Queen of Barbecue' return with a new Prospect restaurant

Nov 24, 2024 | kcur.org | Joyce Smith

Gary Paul and Patricia Moore have long been dubbed the “King and Queen of BBQ” by their loyal followers, they said. After several relocations for their P Moore & Moore BBQ brand over the past few years, the duo has landed a new kingdom at 5932 Prospect Ave. And they’ve now fully embraced their nicknames by calling the restaurant The King & Queen of Barbecue.
KC's Power and Light is getting a refresh

Nov 15, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Joyce Smith

“Kansas City’s living room” is getting a $10 million facelift. The Cordish Companies, developers of the Kansas City Power and Light District, recently unveiled new plans for the entertainment areaThe multi-venue reinvestment project includes a new restaurant, along with giving two others a refresh.
Q39's Kelly Magee is KC's 2024 Restaurateur of the Year

Nov 13, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Joyce Smith

Kelly Magee, owner of Q39 barbecue restaurants, was named the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association 2024 Restaurateur of the Year. The association surprised Magee with the award at a private event Tuesday at Q39’s original Midtown location (1000 W. 39th St.). Employees, friends, family, area restaurateurs and others attended the event.