Visiting Longfellow, or just looking to better appreciate what it has to offer? Get to know this Kansas City neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a juice bar to a brunch spot.
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Longfellow, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
1. You Say Tomato
Topping the list is traditional American and breakfast and brunch spot You Say Tomato, which offers coffee and tea and more. Located at 2801 Holmes St., it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 304 reviews on Yelp.
For breakfast, You Say Tomato serves a breakfast casserole with an egg and cream custard, sausage, mushrooms and white cheddar cheese served hot and topped with gravy, and a breakfast flatbread with vegetarian country gravy, scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes and white cheddar cheese. For lunch, look for a black bean burger, traditional bierock (ground beef, sauerkraut, cabbage and Swiss cheese baked into a bread pocket) and a grilled cheese made with a blend of four cheeses. (Click here to view the menu.)
2. Filling Station
Next up is breakfast and brunch spot Filling Station, which offers coffee and tea and sandwiches, situated at 2980 McGee Trafficway With 4.5 stars out of 256 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite.
The Filling Station boasts a fresh pressed juice bar, fresh-roasted coffee and a menu that includes quiches, sandwiches, breakfast burritos and salads.
3. Succotash
Cafe, breakfast and brunch and gluten-free spot Succotash is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 2601 Holmes St., four stars out of 720 reviews.
Get your day started, or inject it with added fuel around lunchtime, with a fresh pressed juice option like the Kiss Me (carrots, apple, beets and ginger) or the Lawnmower (cucumber, celery, apples, spinach, parsley and lime) at Succotash. In addition, you'll find eggs, pancakes, a burrito, French toast and sandwich for breakfast, while the lunch menu features salads, sandwiches and burgers.
4. Ruby Jean's Kitchen & Juicery
Ruby Jean's Kitchen & Juicery, a breakfast and brunch spot that offers juices and smoothies and more, is another much-loved neighborhood go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 150 Yelp reviews. Head over to 3000 Troost Ave. to see for yourself.
Ruby Jean's Kitchen & Juicery serves handcrafted juices, smoothies and performance shakes on top of a menu that is filled with small bites of salads, wraps and rice bowls and entrees for breakfast and lunch. Try the Southwest breakfast bowl with scrambled eggs, grilled corn, pico de gallo, avocado, green onions, stewed black beans and tortilla chips, or the Wave burger with turkey burger patty, pineapple, avocado, fresh greens, gluten-free onion straws and Sriracha.
5. The Antler Room
Last but not least, check out The Antler Room, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 103 reviews on Yelp. You can find the bar, diner and New American spot at 2506 Holmes St.
The restaurant offers a rotating menu of small plates and an international selection of wine, regional beers and house cocktails. Influenced by Mediterranean, East Asian and Midwestern fare, expect to find entrees like beef tartare with beets, pickled shiitake mushrooms, strawberry vinegar, rose, walnuts and puffed chips, and Georgian pork and beef soup with dumplings, pomegranate molasses, chili vinegar and chives. (See the full menu here.)
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