Clay and Fire

Kansas City has seen an exciting new batch of amazing Middle Eastern restaurants—the Palestinian-American lunch deli Baba’s Pantry being a standout. When you’re craving hummus and flatbreads for dinner, though, this is the place to go. Everything in this cozy, wood-paneled restaurant is wood-fired, like their C&F grandma pizza and the trabzon pide with sujuk (essentially the Middle Eastern cousins of a cheese and pepperoni pizza). 

With great mezze options, like spicy seasonal vegetables, roasted olives, and grilled halloumi, this restaurant is perfect for vegetarians, too. Clay and Fire makes for a great starting point before a stroll to look for your future dream house in the West Side neighborhood.