2025 Centurion Award winner
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
Best Barbecue in Kansas City · Kansas City, MO
Best Barbecue in Kansas City · Kansas City, MO
Arthur Bryant's is the temple of Kansas City barbecue, smoking meats over hickory and oak on Brooklyn Avenue since the Bryant family took over in the 1940s. Burnt ends, beef, and ribs come piled on white bread and doused with the gritty, tangy signature sauce that Calvin Trillin once called the best restaurant in the world.
A pilgrimage site for presidents and pitmasters alike, Bryant's descends directly from Henry Perry, the father of KC barbecue — an unbroken line of smoke that helped define an American style.
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Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Arthur Bryant's Barbeque (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
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