This Missouri Beer Garden Was Named One of America’s Best

The February thaw always gets us hyped up for springtime. True, springtime won’t officially begin for a few more weeks, but the brief winter warmup always gets our minds racing toward outside activities and freshening things up in the yard, or taking an extended walk. But also, hitting up a lovely beer garden at the end of the walk.

In Missouri there is one beer garden that stands above the rest. Tasting Table put together a list of the best beer gardens in the United States, and the Missouri gem of Grunauer made the cut.

Across the tracks from Union Station in Kansas City, MO.

Just across the tracks from Union Station in Kansas City, in the Freight House District is an Austrian beer garden. Situated in the enviable position of being right in between Jack Stack Barbecue and Lidia’s Italian restaurant, Grunauer didn’t rest on its amazing location. They delivered with authenticity.

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The menu is full of Austrian fare and savory dishes that can be found throughout central Europe. Grunauer offers several different types of schnitzel, also, wurzelgrostl, bauernschmaus, sauerbraten, stelze and much more. Austrian and German wine, and authentic desserts like strudels, sachertorte, and punschkrapfen.

Apfelstrudel is just one of many authentic Central European dishes to try

At a legitimate Austrian beer garden, you should pour legitimate Austrian and central European beer. Grunauer will serve up crisp European pilsners, radlers, hefeweizen from Germany, Austria and more. The beer garden itself is surrounded by stone and greenery with a pergola covering more than half of the outdoor seating. Immersive, authentic, and impressive. The best beer garden in Missouri is found at Grunauer in Kansas City.