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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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Black Gold Grill

Black Gold Grill tips its hat to El Dorado’s oil boom days…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

TAP HOUSE

Black Sheep Tap House

Set in a two-story red-brick building with indoor and outdoor seating, this…

📍 Phillipsburg, Phillips County

COFFEE

Blacksmith Coffee Shop and Roastery

Sweden is one of the top coffee-drinking countries in theworld so it…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

RESTAURANT

Blazer's Restaurant

Open since 1976, this Gardner icon is famous for shakes and fresh,…

📍 Gardner, Johnson County

SHOP STOPS

Blessed Blossoms

It's a floral and gift shop but the sweet treats and lunch…

📍 Neodesha, Wilson County

BREWERY

Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, and…

The oldest of Topeka craft breweries, the Blind Tiger, a 14-barrel, award-winning…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

BAR

Blue Bird Inn

This little 3.2 beer joint, a fixture since 1948, opens at 3…

📍 Marienthal, Wichita County

BREWERY

Blue Skye Brewery and Eats

Specializing in in-house crafted beer, wood-fired pizza, and more, the Blue Skye…

📍 Salina, Saline County

RESTAURANT

Bob's Drive-In

Bob's has served hand-pattied burgers since 1968. The shakes, sundaes, cherry limeades,…

📍 Meade, Meade County

BREAKFAST

Bob's Grill

This is a working man and woman's throwback 1964 diner. You'll see…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

RESTAURANT

Bob's of Mankato

There has been a Bob's of Mankato since 1931. New owners still…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

BARBECUE

Bobby D's BBQ

Known for its slow-smoked meat and its cheesy potatoes, Bobby D's has…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

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