Kansas City keeps one of its easiest secrets right out in the open at 2021 Broadway Blvd, where the neon hums like an old friend and the smell of sizzling burgers seems to drift straight into your decisions.
Walk up to Town Topic Hamburgers at almost any hour and the scene feels the same: a tight counter, a hot grill, and regulars who could probably place each other’s orders without asking.
It’s a 24-hour beacon in a city that knows good food doesn’t need a schedule, and locals will tell you without hesitation that a midnight line is just as common, and just as worth it, as a noon one…