Best road-trip restaurants in Missouri
Start here: 70 route-useful dining stops in Missouri, grouped by town and filtered by cuisine or price. This is the curated road-trip layer, not every restaurant in the state.
Updated 2026-07-01. Check current hours, reservations, and seasonal closures before you go.
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Kansas City8Town guide →
Nick Goellner's izakaya, a 2026 James Beard Best New Restaurant finalist. (Crossroads)
Northeastern Thai and from-the-wok cooking using City Market produce. (Crossroads)
Longtime River Market Ethiopian spot serving communal injera platters.
Neighborhood raw bar with oysters flown in from Maine and the Pacific Northwest. (Brookside)
Chef Michael Smith's creative Crossroads tapas spot pairing artisanal ingredients with an adventurous small-plates menu and lively bar.
KC's first true omakase counter, eight seats and 15 courses. (Crossroads)
Columbus Park pho institution of nearly 30 years with lightning-fast service.
Women-led restaurant from chef Pam Liberda spotlighting bold Northern Thai specialties on a rotating menu with strong vegan options.
Saint Louis5Town guide →
Nationally acclaimed Bosnian-Turkish spot from Loryn and Edo Nalic serving wood-fired pide, lahmacun, and famous cevapi in homemade pita.
Yelp Top-100 Benton Park deli piling more than two dozen hearty sandwiches inspired by po-boy and muffuletta traditions.
Tiny beloved spot from Roberto Bommarito crafting some of the city's best thin-crust St. Louis-style pizza plus standout arancini.
Warm Bevo Mill mainstay in Little Bosnia serving perfectly seasoned cevapi, burek, and hearty Bosnian comfort food.
St. Louis's pioneering Vietnamese-Chinese restaurant with a sprawling menu, from pho and banh mi to the local St. Paul sandwich.
Springfield1
St. Louis1
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