Arthur Bryant's BBQ

Top 1% of restaurants in Kansas City

7 / 10

“Although there are more than 100 barbecue joints in Kansas City, Bryant's—low on decor but high on taste—tops the list for locals, who don't mind standing in long lines to order at the counter.”

– Fodor's

Frommer's

"A few blocks east of 18th and Vine, this unpretentious self-serve restaurant, with origins stretching back to the early 1920s, is the most famous -- and, some swear, the best -- barbecue joint in town." Full review

Zagat

"Everyone “bows to what comes out of the pit” at this “hole-in-the-wall” “Smithsonian of smoke” in Downtown's Historic Jazz District...serving some of the city's“finest BBQ”." Full review

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"You're probably already planning a visit to Arthur Bryant's, KC’s most famous BBQ joint" Full review

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+1 816-231-1123

1727 Brooklyn Ave, Kansas City, MO 64127-2590

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