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Green Dirt Farm in Weston is famous for its sheep milk cheeses and lamb dishes, and they’ve brought the best of the farm downtown to the Crossroads.

Stilwell is perfect to impress a business client staying at the Loews Hotel or a soul food-inclined date with huge portions of shrimp and grits or chicken fricassee.

Unforked is a local chain owned by the Sheridan Frozen Custard family, one of the many KC establishments that claim to do the dense dairy dessert best.

If you can only go to one restaurant in KC (that's not a BBQ spot), go to The Antler Room in Longfellow.

Corvino in Crossroads is one of KC's go-to fine dining restaurants.

Voltaire in West Bottoms does fusiony dishes and makes the best Old Fashioned in KC.

Come for the best espresso martini in Kansas City, stay for the staff that knows your name and acts like they’ve been desperately waiting for you to walk in the door.

If you’re looking for some filling (and meaty) comfort food on a chilly day, Fox and Pearl on the West Side is the answer.

Head to Pierpont's in Union Station for a Happy Hour martini and fritto misto.

The Town Company is an actually good hotel restaurant where you should eat beef tartare.