Take a Food-Fueled Road Trip in Missouri

This family owned restaurant is located in a culturally diverse neighborhood and specializes in the best flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. The Vine Cafe and Market serves fresh ingredients daily, offering a menu of family recipes served for generations. Start out with Lebanese nachos - pita chips topped with hummus and fresh vegetables - and enjoy a beef Shawarma sandwich, thinly sliced beef marinated in house spices for 24 hours. Additionally, the juice bar serves traditional Lebanese cocktails, smoothies and fresh pressed juices. It's a welcoming environment that replicates the cafes in Lebanon, offering exceptional Mediterranean hospitality.

For a century, Kansas City has perfected its version of "low and slow" barbecue, and Char Bar Smoked Meats and Amusements pays homage to the many great pitmasters who have gone before them. The southern-inspired smokehouse combines a love of great beer with legendary barbecue competitor Mitch Benjamin's expertise and his award-winning "Meat Mitch" sauces. The menu also features inspired meat-free options. A 10,000-square-foot beer garden offers backyard amusements, such as lawn croquet, bocce and ping-pong, to create a new kind of playground where carnivores, herbivores and locavores co-mingle and are affectionately known as "Charbarians."

Visit Columbia, Missouri's, ultimate entertainment bar and restaurant, Tavern 44, at Midway’s Toptracer Range. The menu has been carefully crafted to bring quality, modern and classic favorites that match the fun, energetic atmosphere. From easy and delicious appetizers like pub fritters and pretzel bites, to tavern nachos and fish-n-chips, there will be something to satisfy your appetite after hitting the driving range or knocking one out of the park.

Located in Hermann, the Vintage Restaurant is housed in Stone Hill Winery's circa 1847 carriage house and horse barn. The restaurant serves German specialties, including schweineschnitzel and spaetzle, as well as steaks, American dishes and Stone Hill wines. Reservations are highly recommended.

Enjoy classic American dining in the oldest brick building west of the Mississippi at the Old Brick House Restaurant in Ste. Genevieve – the first permanent European settlement in Missouri. The restaurant specializes in fried chicken, steaks, fish and onion rings.

Ocean fish and steaks are coupled with a full bar and an extensive wine list at JB Hook’s in Osage Beach. Take in the impressive bluff-top view from the outdoor patio and the dining room that overlook the Lake of the Ozarks.

The local owners of this fine establishment have been around the world and decided to bring some of their favorite “foodie” recipes from around the globe to Rolla, Missouri. Located in the community's quaint downtown, NaCl+H2O has dishes where you will get a taste of Mediterranean and a taste of New England. Everything prepared is made from scratch and features their most popular dishes, including seafood, mouthwatering steaks and burgers, plus craft cocktails.

Find authentic Italian food and atmosphere at Bruno’s Italian Restaurant, located in a beautifully restored circa 1905 building in downtown Springfield. Sample the wines made from grapes grown at Bruno's vineyard.

As the cornerstone dining experience at Top of the Rock, the Osage Restaurant serves inspired, upscale American cuisine. Located in Ridgedale, 10 miles south of Branson, the restaurant features a stunning dining room with sweeping Ozark Mountain views where guests will want to linger long after their meal.

Housed in a historic building that showcases fine craftsmanship from the early 1900s and features an art deco-style bar, Wilder’s Steakhouse takes you back to an earlier era. The Joplin restaurant specializes in hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood and more. Reservations are recommended but not required.