Opera House Coffee &  Food Emporium is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

1. Opera House Coffee & Food Emporium

8.1
500 Walnut St (5th & Walnut St.), Kansas City, MO
Coffee Shop · 38 tips and reviews

Erik R.Erik Rowley: One of my favorite coffee joints of any city. Unique and artsy interior, great food, and excellent protein smoothies!

Cindy E.Cindy Eidson Chamberlain: Loved the paleo entree from the grill. Great taste, great menu and very helpful staff ❤️❤️❤️

Hannah E.Hannah Ellena: Not the best place for breakfast from the grill, but perfect place to grab a iced latte and a baked treat from the bar before you stroll through the market.

Lulu's Thai Noodle Shop is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

2. Lulu's Thai Noodle Shop

8.7
2030 Central St (at W 21st St), Kansas City, MO
Thai Restaurant · 104 tips and reviews

Heidi H.Heidi Hall: Great Pad Thai with tofu! Artsy atmosphere in Crossroads District! Great place for lunch!

Tevin R.Tevin Rincones: Dumplings and Drunken Noodles are the best. Will come back soon!

Laura W.Laura Watkins: If you leave your dog in a hot car while you enjoy your noodles I will poison your curry.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

3. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

9.4
4525 Oak St (at E 45th St), Kansas City, MO
Art Museum · 133 tips and reviews

Bill K.Bill Kelly: Closed Monday and Tuesday.

VMLVML: Host and co-sponsor of the annual TEDxKC event. Visit http://www.tedxkc.org for more information!

KC ExplorerKC Explorer: It's free!

Union Station is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

4. Union Station

9.1
30 W Pershing Rd (at Main St), Kansas City, MO
Rail Station · 92 tips and reviews

Seasons 52Seasons 52: Restored in the 1990s, this train station is filled with restaurants, stores, rotating exhibits and theaters. You can easily spend the entire day staring at the beautiful architecture.

Kansas CityKansas City: 2012 Visitors' Choice Award Winner for Favorite Landmark or Monument

Cara O.Cara Olson: Next to the entrance to science city is a door to the freight house bridge. You can walk across the bridge over the train tracks and watch the trains underneath!

Mildred's Coffeehouse is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

5. Mildred's Coffeehouse

1821 Wyandotte St (at W 19th St), Kansas City, MO
Coffee Shop · 67 tips and reviews

ᴡ M.ᴡ McGree: The staff is so welcoming, flavored coffee, as well as a full Batista to help. The sandwiches are great, and the customers are friendly as well.

John K.John Kreicbergs: Hang here for 5 minutes and you're sure to run into someone from KC's advertising/marketing scene.

mel h.mel hogan: Best coffee in town. Suck it starbucks

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

6. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

8.3
4420 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO
Art Museum · 19 tips and reviews

Kelsey H.Kelsey Hayes: A small (and free!) gem of a modern art gallery. It has pieces from big names (Warhol and O'Keefe), excellent photography and sculpture collections and a very good on-site cafe.

Halls KansasCityHalls KansasCity: Terrific place to take a quick revitalizing break. Lunch (Cafe Sebastienne) and stunning art. Not so big, so not something that will swallow your day. Just right.

Allyce M.Allyce Mohs: Open Tues.–Thurs. 10–4, Fri.–Sat.10–9, Sun. 11–5 Free admission and parking

You Say Tomato is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

7. You Say Tomato

8.1
2801 Holmes St (at E 28th St), Kansas City, MO
Breakfast Spot · 47 tips and reviews

morgan m.morgan miller: Great organic meals! The quiches are always great! Read more.

Robert A.Robert Abasolo: I came in craving a nice hot breakfast, inclusive of: bacon, eggs, and sausage. At first I was disappointed at their menu, but then was VERY pleasantly surprised by the breakfast pizza.It was AMAZING.

Local Ruckus KCLocal Ruckus KC: Try the Galette, don't think about it, just do it! You don't have to be a vegetarian to love this savory veggie pie. You Say Tomoato is the only place in town you'll find one!

Kaleidoscope is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

8. Kaleidoscope

7.8
2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO
Art Museum · 14 tips and reviews

Jason U.Jason Ulsrud: A great place to enjoy with your kids. Lots of art projects and fun things to do.

Rob G.Rob Gilkerson: It is freeee!

KC Parent MagazineKC Parent Magazine: To beat the crowd, try to visit during the week if possible. For lunch, head across the street to Crown Center for lunch at Fritz's Railroad Restaurant where trains deliver food to your table.

Starbucks is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

9. Starbucks

8.0
4101 Main St (at E 41st St), Kansas City, MO
Coffee Shop · 53 tips and reviews

PatriciaPatricia: Gotta love Starbucks! Can't beat the drive-thru!

Carolyn C.Carolyn Cohen: Don't go through the drive through from 8-9:30 during the week! Walk inside it takes half the time!

Courtney V.Courtney Viar: Best drive through view!

Starbucks is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

10. Starbucks

7.5
302 Nichols Rd, Kansas City, MO
Coffee Shop · 69 tips and reviews

Heidi C.Heidi Coughlin: Best service ever! Mike is amazing always makes my day! On top of all the other staff! Amazing! Only place I will get coffee

Nick D.Nick Dilbeck: Went here about a week ago and had the best service I've had compared to anywhere else. Always glad that Brad (cashier) takes care of me!

Halls KansasCityHalls KansasCity: Hi there! You're right across the street from Halls. Grab a coffee and come see us! (Peppermint mocha is our favorite, by the way.) Read more.

Cafe Sebastienne is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

11. Cafe Sebastienne

7.5
4420 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO
American Restaurant · Southmoreland · 13 tips and reviews

Bill W.Bill Wilson: A really great place to enjoy Sunday brunch. The food is excellent, the service cheerful and the art wonderful!

Kelly M.Kelly Mitchell, The Wine Siren™: The quiet table, most coveted is #9. It closes at 2:30 so if you arrive close to lunch time eat first and view art after.

Linda G.Linda Gardels: Food as art

Brookside Art Annual is one of The 13 Best Artsy Places in Kansas City.

12. Brookside Art Annual

6300 Brookside Blvd (at W 63rd St), Kansas City, MO
Street Fair · 2 tips and reviews

Lena C.Lena Charming: Love artistic jewelry

Rob S.Rob Sullivan: Gotta check out the Cowtown booth.