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One Missouri cafe serves pie on the same menu as a dish called the Belly Buster Omelet. I read that and grinned. Somebody there clearly understands priorities. Another spot saves a special pie for Wednesdays only. A third keeps a gift shop up front, so you can grab a souvenir after your pancakes.
A good fried pork chop dinner is hard to fake. It needs crisp breading, juicy meat, and sides that taste like somebody’s grandma made them on a Sunday. Missouri still has small-town cafes that serve plates like that, from the Ozarks to the Bootheel. Here are five country spots where the fried pork chop is the real reason to pull off the highway.
A plate of eggs, hash browns, and a hot cup of coffee used to be one of the easiest bargains in America. Prices have climbed almost everywhere, but a handful of small Missouri towns are still holding the line. The diners on this list serve hearty breakfasts, from biscuits and...
Holiday tables in Missouri have leaned on smoked and cured meats for generations, and a handful of family shops still do the work the slow way. Some cure country hams in rural sheds, while others turn out sausages, bologna, and bratwurst made right in the building. Ordering early matters, because...
Your burger arrives by train. It rolls along an overhead track, then drops down to your table on a little elevator. The ordering part is just as fun. Every table has a telephone, so you call the kitchen yourself. Kids often get paper engineer hats, which makes the whole meal...
One Missouri restaurant has been tossing hot dinner rolls across the dining room since 1942. Servers fling them, and you catch them. I love that a fried chicken trip can come with a side of outfield practice. That same spirit runs through this whole list. One spot sells mashed potatoes...
A famous Missouri place has just been named one of the 12 most haunted restaurants in America.
Some barbecue spots in Missouri have been feeding people since your grandparents were kids. They have survived new highways, changing tastes, and plenty of trendy competition, and they still pack the house. This list covers eight joints across Kansas City, St. Louis, Sedalia, Belton, and Dexter that have been smoking...
A marble bar, a chocolate malt, and a phosphate soda are still waiting on one Missouri town square. Yes, phosphates. The fizzy old fountain drink your grandparents ordered never fully left this spot. The menu reads like a time capsule with a few modern surprises tucked in. You’ll find floats,...
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who have eaten the brisket at Como Smoke and Fire in Columbia, Missouri, and those who don’t yet know what they’re missing. Lucky for you, today is the day that changes. Let’s start with the drive itself, because...
Prime rib night is one of those old Missouri dinner habits that never really went out of style. You know the setup: a thick slice of slow-roasted beef, a side of au jus, a tableside salad, and a dining room where nobody rushes you out the door. Some of these...
Crab legs used to be a regular sight at Chinese buffets across Missouri, and then many of them quietly vanished from the steam tables. The good news is that a handful of spots still pile them on, sometimes every day and sometimes only on certain nights. This list covers seven...
Missouri has a craft beer scene that deserves more attention. And the latest Missouri Beer Cup winners give us plenty of reasons to take a closer look. The Missouri Craft Brewers Guild has announced the results of its second annual statewide competition, with 30 breweries submitting 226 beers across 25 judged categories. Certified judges evaluated the entries, which ranged from pale lagers and hazy IPAs to porters, sour ales and barrel-aged beers.
As the leaves make their final transformation and the fall season settles in, my mind always turns towards comfort food. There’s no greater slice of Americana on a plate than a piece of pie, and some of the best pie shops in Missouri serve up treats that celebrate the culinary traditions of the Show Me […]
Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Hawaii have 2027 target dates for SNAP soda and candy limits, according to USDA's food restriction waiver list.
From the editor: KC Bier Co. built its name on traditional German-style bier, so the funny part of this Missouri haul is that two of the golds went to an American IPA and a Belgian tripel. Add a GABF gold for Winterbock a few weeks ago, and Kansas City has a legit lager destination on its hands.
Missouri-based Post Game Pizza has opened its fourth restaurant, expanding into Springfield in July 2026, as the family-owned brand continues to grow across southwest Missouri. Founded by Jacob Stephens, the company opened its first location in Marshfield in 2016, followed by restaurants in Rogersville in 2018 and Ozark in 2019....
One Kansas City counter has been flipping burgers and stirring chili since 1955. It still serves breakfast at the end of the day, along with rhubarb pie a la mode. That little detail hooked me right away. Then I found a St. Louis diner that traces its roots to 1935.
Cold Saturday mornings in Missouri call for something warm, sweet, and big enough to share, if you are feeling generous. Small-town bakeries across the state are rolling out cinnamon rolls by hand, from an Amish kitchen in Jamesport to a Main Street storefront in Webb City. Each stop on this...