In a world of flashy restaurant chains with their laminated menus and corporate-approved smiles, City Diner in Kansas City stands as a defiant, checkered-floor testament to what breakfast should actually be.
There’s something magical about a place where the coffee comes in mugs that have seen things – real things – not those pristine vessels that look like they’ve been sanitized by NASA.
The classic black and white checkered exterior with its bold red lettering doesn’t whisper for your attention – it grabs you by the collar and says, “Hey, hungry person, get in here!”
And you should listen…