Visit this Missouri restaurant People magazine named one of America's 50 most beautiful

Aarik Danielsen, Columbia Daily Tribune
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Forget the Sexiest Man Alive — which restaurants are America's most beautiful? People magazine has a list for that too, and one Missouri eatery made the cut.

Grünauer in Kansas City landed on People's tally of the 50 most beautiful restaurants in America, compiled in collaboration with OpenTable, the restaurant review and reservation service.

Here's a quick look at what the restaurant has to offer.

What makes Grünauer so beautiful?

In honoring the restaurant located at 101 W. 22nd St., People and OpenTable cited "lofted ceilings modeled after beer barrels channel biergartens in the owner’s native Vienna."

What's on the menu?

Continuing a family restaurant culture that extends back to Vienna, Austria as well as New York City, the Kansas City spot honors that heritage both with its design and menu.

Entrees include varieties of schnitzel as well as sauerbrauten, krustenbrauten, ungarisches rindsgulasch (Hungarian-style goulash), fruhlingsgrostl (spring vegetable hash) and bauernschmaus, which combines bone-in pork loin, pork belly, bauernwurst, sauerkraut, potatoes, mustard and horseradish.

Grünauer sources food from well-known Missouri farms such as Hemme Bros. and Buttonwood, along with growers in Iowa, Colorado and California.

What are some of the most beautiful restaurants in neighboring states?

Headed out on the road? These restaurants on People's list sit within neighboring states:

Arkansas: Preacher's Son in Bentonville

Illinois: Tre Dita in Chicago

Iowa: Mulberry Street Tavern in Des Moines

Kansas: The Weather Room in Topeka

Kentucky: Lost Palm in Lexington

Nebraska: Timbers at Lied Lodge in Nebraska City

Oklahoma: The Great Hall in Oklahoma City

Tennessee: Top of the Rock Restaurant and Brewery in Jasper

Learn more about Grünauer at https://grunauerkc.com/ and view the full People list at https://people.com/the-50-most-beautiful-restaurants-in-america-2024-8641001.

Aarik Danielsen is the features and culture editor for the Tribune. Contact him at [email protected] or by calling 573-815-1731. He's on Twitter/X @aarikdanielsen.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: This Missouri restaurant one of America's most beautiful, People says

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