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RESTAURANT

More Local Eateries in Topeka

Visit Topeka lists these restaurants--from coffee shops and delis to steakhouses and…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

CUISINE

More Restaurants in Kansas City

Visit Kansas City, KS provides this list of area eateries and places…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

FRIED CHICKEN

Mr. G's

If you're craving homemade chicken and noodles, you'll find it here. Ask…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

BAKERY

Muffin Top Bakery & Confections

What a great story! Jordan Blaylock worked for the Muffin Top Bakery…

📍 South Haven, Sumner County

COFFEE

Mug Shot Coffee

Enter from the alley between Main and Walnut. Old photography equipment on…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

RESTAURANT

Murphy's Kitchen

Master Chef Jonathan and Elsbeth Murphy, along with their two daughters, picked…

📍 Herington, Dickinson County

COFFEE

Mustard Seed

Step through the recessed entrance of the timber facade into the warmth…

📍 Buhler, Reno County

COFFEE

N'Cahoots Coffee & Shoppe

No secret handshakes required — the only thing undercover at N’Cahoots is…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

RESTAURANT

Napoli's

Napoli's has a longtime following of devoted customers. Choose from all your…

📍 Garden City, Finney County

RESTAURANT

Negril Caribbean Restaurant

Owner Alan White, originally from Jamaica and later a Fort Riley soldier,…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

RESTAURANT

Neighbors Cafe

Being here is like crawling out of bed and stumbling into Mom's…

📍 McPherson, McPherson County

GROCERY

Nelson's Old Riverton Store

The ambience of this sweet reminder of the old Route 66 days…

📍 Riverton, Cherokee County

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