Restaurant Week returns for 2024 with multicourse meal deals for diners all for a good cause. Scheduled over ten days, restaurant “week” allows area eateries to show off new dishes or offer staples to new guests with multiple courses, typically for $20 or $40, with a portion of funds going to a local nonprofit.
Now in its 14th year, KC Restaurant Week has raised $3.3M for various area charities. Past beneficiaries include Harvesters, Don Bosco Centers, Boys & Girls Clubs of KC, and Kansas City Community Gardens. This year’s main charity is Kanbe’s Markets, which looks to eliminate food waste and combat food desserts by redirecting produce to where it’s needed most.
From Jan. 12-21, over 200 restaurants in the KC area are participating. While there are many tasty options, here are seven Black-owned establishments taking part in KC Restaurant Week that range from casual to fine dining fare.
Privēe Restaurant + Lounge
700 Southwest Blvd. KCMO
Privēe Restaurant + Lounge is a fine dining restaurant and lounge in the Crossroads Arts District that opened in August. The establishment features both a formal restaurant and cocktail lounge where the drink menu is curated by Bryan Ari, one of KC’s highest-rated bartenders. The restaurant is open to everyone who enjoys fine dining but check the dress code beforehand. Grenada-born Executive Chef Jonathan Wilson’s menu specializes in steak and seafood with dishes like lobster mac & cheese, ahi tuna tartare, and tomahawk ribeyes with truffle butter.
Mon-Tue: Closed
Wed-Fri: 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Sat: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. to Midnight
The Spot (The Prospect KC)
2010 Vine St. KCMO
Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant opened The Spot last year, a 1,200-square-foot culinary space featuring a café, coffeeshop and fresh grocer section accepting SNAP benefits. The healthy food is prepared by prospects enrolled in their 16-week culinary training program. For Restaurant Week, The Spot is offering a two-course $20 Brunch with hash browns an oat milk latte and a choice of a spicy fried chicken biscuit sandwich or banana bread french toast. There’s also a $40 three-course lunch with a matcha lemonade and choices like a lobster roll and a warm croissant bread pudding.
Sun & Tue: Closed
Mon, Wed & Thur: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fri-Sat 8 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
MESOB
3601 Broadway Blvd. KCMO
Mesob highlights both Caribbean and Ethiopian cuisine—the respective birth countries of co-owners Cherven Desauguste and Mehret Tesfamariam. Consistently ranked as one of the best restaurants in KC, MESOB combines homemade bold flavors with fine dining techniques in a relaxed atmosphere. The menu offers tender lamb, beef, and poultry spiced to perfection, along with fresh and flavorful seafood and a variety of satisfying vegan and vegetarian dishes. The bar also features an unrivaled rum list.
Mon: Closed
Tues-Thur: 3 to 9 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 3 to 10 p.m.
Sun: 3 to 9 p.m.
Fannie’s West African Cuisine
4105 Troost Ave, KCMO
Fannie’s restaurant embraces West African culture, with a menu designed to reflect ethnic, cultural, and traditional themes. The Restaurant Week offerings include a $20 2-course lunch and a larger portioned $40 2-course dinner. Spicy gizzards are a can’t miss at Fannie’s and are available for both lunch and dinner. Lunch Restaurant Week Menu offers a choice of chicken or beef with either a chuck rice and gravy or a fried eggplant sauce with fufu or rice. The dinner menu expands your options to chicken, beef, or goat in an array of West African preparations and is highlighted by the fish meal with a choice of Tilapia, Mackerel, or Red Snapper with jollof rice or attieke.
Mon: Closed
Tue-Sat: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sun: 1 to 5 p.m.
District Biskuits
504 Armour Road, North Kansas City
Chef Guroux was born and raised in KC but attended the Le Cordon Bleu in Atlanta Georgia. From there he began perfecting his craft and became a pop-up sensation operating at Lufti’s before eventually opening District Biskuits in 2022. Chef Guroux has worked to make the best handmade biscuits in KC. District Biskuits is renowned for its flavorful fried chicken and biscuit combinations like The Charlie Hustle which features a Nashville hot chicken filet, hot honey butter, house sauce, pickles, and coleslaw all on a big fluffy homemade biscuit.
Mon Closed
Tues-Thur: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sun: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
KC Cajun
3510 E 27th St. KCMO
Voted as one of the best cajun food trucks and restaurants in the area, KC Cajun claims to offer some of the best cajun food west of the Mississippi. The owners come from the southern bayou and their recipes were mastered by generations of Creole chefs and cooks. The menu features an assortment of Po’boys, pastas, gumbo and even “cajun pizza.” Don’t miss the beignets for dessert.
Sun-Mon: Closed
Tue-Thu: 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
The Combine Deli, Pizza & Taps
2999 Troost Ave. KCMO
The Combine, a pizzeria and cocktail bar, seeks to be a neighborhood hangout where people can find unity in divisive times. The Combine partners with Pizza 51 and has similar specialty pizzas like Mama’s Margherita with chicken, jalapeno, spinach, tomato, artichoke hearts and feta. There are also hot and cold sandwiches like deluxe grilled cheese or the humus wrap. The Combine also features salads, starters, and calzones along with a full bar.
Sun-Thu: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
