Pho & Boil is moving into the old Smoke Town BBQ spot on Shawnee Mission Parkway, with a spice scale that climbs to level 10.

The Waldo grocery store opens Aug. 25 immediately south of McGonigle's current store, with an industrial smoker and Fareway's first walkup window.

The Tucson-born chain's 45th restaurant lands at Corinth Quarter with a 60-seat patio and a mural of lemons.

Megan Garrelts debuts her first solo bakery at Mission Farms, next door to Rye, with banana cream pie and cardamom buns.

The Heart of America Hot Dog Festival moves to the National WWI Museum and Memorial on August 22, with Zapp and Con Funk Shun on the bill.

The Cajun spot on Wornall Road closed just weeks after a Best Cajun runner-up nod in South KC.

Chef Guroux Khalifah reopened District Biskuits inside its original Kansas City storefront, with plans to expand into a neighboring space.

Prairie Village’s Va Bene has closed after failing to reach a new lease agreement. Its scratch-made pasta will live on at two other VinZant restaurants.

KC Bier Co. cut the ribbon on a two‑acre Lenexa brewery Tuesday, adding a 400‑seat bierhalle and roughly 500 outdoor seats to the metro's beer scene.

The beloved West Side courtyard bar Panthers Place will close 1000 W. 25th St. at the end of October and relocate to a larger indoor-outdoor space at 1 Shawnee Ave.

Waterbird Coffee will return to downtown Kansas City in mid‑August under new owners Adraina and Matt Holopirek. Expect Scratch KC pastries, Foxen‑roasted coffee and new seating.

Disco Burger announced a Brookside storefront at 600 E. 63rd and plans to serve takeout while crews finish the dining room. Limited hours and a walk‑up window are in place.

Moka & Co. will open a Mission drive‑thru this fall at 5922 Barkley St., joining a recent cluster of Yemeni‑style cafés popping up across Johnson County.