Popular lifestyle magazine Southern Living named one Kansas City staple the best place for barbecue in Missouri in 2025. The title stays in Kansas City in 2026, although this time it goes to a different restaurant.
Southern Living asked its readers to name the best barbecue joint in their state in an online survey was conducted by a third-party agency from July 9 to Sept. 9, 2025, and had over 17,000 respondents.
The survey said the best barbecue restaurant is Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue, after selecting Arthur Bryant’s in 2025…