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Best Restaurants in Missouri

Choose a meal before choosing an address: this guide to the best restaurants in Missouri begins with the kind of meal you want to make time for. Let the next Missouri restaurant give the day a direction: a place you want to try can turn a loose idea into a proper plan. A restaurant earns its character through the food, the room, and the people who welcome you. If your plans take you toward Columbia or Independence, choose the area first and give the meal its own time in the day.

Let the occasion guide the shortlist: a quick invitation, a long conversation, or a meal you have wanted to plan. In Missouri, picture a meeting place everyone is pleased to have chosen as you narrow the choices. Restaurant Score offers a common comparison of public dining signals; open the profiles to consider each place in more detail. Compare another kind of meal with Italian Restaurants in Missouri or Steak House Restaurants in Missouri. For possibilities beyond Missouri, continue with Restaurants across the United States. Bring this restaurant search into Restaurants in Kansas City or Restaurants in St. Louis.

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#4

Adriana's On the Hill

St. Louis, Missouri

3
88.5
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#5

Salvatore's

Independence, Missouri

1
88.3
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#6

Garozzo's Ristorante Downtown

Kansas City, Missouri

2
87.9
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#7

Vivola Express

Maryland Heights, Missouri

1
87.3
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#8

Q39 - Midtown

Kansas City, Missouri

5
87.3
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#9

Dukes on the BLVD

Jefferson City, Missouri

4
87.0
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#10

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

1
86.6
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#11

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Nevada, Missouri

17
86.6
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#12

Blues City Deli

St. Louis, Missouri

3
86.5
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#13

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Columbia, Missouri

2
86.3
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#14

Adam's Smokehouse

St. Louis, Missouri

2
86.2
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#15

Ginger Sue's

Liberty, Missouri

6
86.2
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#16

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

Springfield, Missouri

3
86.1
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#17

Fitz's Delmar

University City, Missouri

5
86.0
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#18

Piropos Restaurant "A Taste of Argentina well served”

Kansas City, Missouri

2
86.0
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#19

Annie Gunn's Restaurant

Chesterfield, Missouri

8
85.9
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#20

Hamilton's Urban Steakhouse & Bourbon Bar

St. Louis, Missouri

2
85.9
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#21

PaPPo's Pizzeria & Pub Lee’s Summit

Lee's Summit, Missouri

6
85.9
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#22

Old 76 Smokehouse

Branson West, Missouri

1
85.9
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#23

Chick-fil-A

Joplin, Missouri

5
85.8
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#24

Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

Kansas City, Missouri

5
85.7
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#25

Taco Buddha

University City, Missouri

6
85.7
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