333 tracked keywords, 1,669,450 searches a month, $1.4M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Kansas City metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 333 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $15.31 for “same day flower delivery kansas city”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 823,000 | $0.66 | 9 | transactional |
| breakfast near me | 90,500 | $0.69 | 23 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 74,000 | $0.44 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 60,500 | $1.56 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 49,500 | $0.53 | 0 | transactional |
| restaurants kc mo | 33,100 | $0.87 | 14 | commercial |
| restaurantes kansas city | 33,100 | $0.87 | — | informational |
| overland park restaurant | 22,200 | $0.77 | 16 | commercial |
| best kc restaurants | 14,800 | $0.93 | 6 | commercial |
| boulevard brewery kansas city | 14,800 | $2.37 | 16 | commercial |
| slaps bbq kansas city kansas | 9,900 | $2.70 | 8 | commercial |
| waldo pizza kansas city | 9,900 | $2.50 | 6 | commercial |
| westport cafe kansas city | 9,900 | $0.30 | 0 | commercial |
| brunch kcmo | 8,100 | $0.62 | 8 | commercial |
| bbq in kc | 8,100 | $0.75 | 39 | commercial |
| bar bq kansas city | 8,100 | $0.75 | 45 | commercial |
| downtown kansas city restaurants | 8,100 | $1.05 | 17 | commercial |
| grand street cafe kansas city | 8,100 | $2.21 | 2 | commercial |
| arthur bryant bbq kansas city | 8,100 | $0.25 | 26 | commercial |
| kansas city convention center bartle hall | 8,100 | $2.74 | — | branded |
| steakhouse kc | 6,600 | $1.44 | 21 | commercial |
| country club plaza kansas city restaurants | 6,600 | $0.70 | 14 | commercial |
| nkc restaurants | 5,400 | $1.00 | 6 | commercial |
| north restaurant kansas city | 5,400 | $1.00 | 7 | commercial |
| kona grill kc | 5,400 | $0.77 | — | branded |
| food overland park | 5,400 | $0.75 | 18 | commercial |
| breakfast kcmo | 5,400 | $0.66 | 17 | commercial |
| brookside restaurants kc | 5,400 | $0.56 | 22 | commercial |
| leawood kansas restaurants | 5,400 | $0.90 | 9 | commercial |
| restaurants zona rosa kc | 5,400 | $0.60 | 1 | commercial |
| coffee shop kc | 4,400 | $0.32 | 0 | commercial |
| cafe in kansas city | 4,400 | $0.32 | 28 | commercial |
| best bbq in kansas city | 4,400 | $0.54 | 10 | commercial |
| kc barbecue restaurants | 4,400 | $0.76 | — | commercial |
| top restaurants in overland park | 4,400 | $0.59 | 0 | commercial |
| kc plaza restaurants | 4,400 | $0.67 | 17 | commercial |
| artego pizza kc | 4,400 | $2.51 | 3 | commercial |
| grinders restaurant kansas city | 4,400 | $1.61 | 19 | commercial |
| kcmo bars | 3,600 | $0.96 | 23 | commercial |
| kansas city bar | 3,600 | $0.96 | 4 | commercial |
| food in kc | 3,600 | $0.73 | — | branded |
| kc restaurant week | 3,600 | — | — | commercial |
| q39 bbq kansas city | 3,600 | $0.42 | 9 | commercial |
| restaurants in power and light district | 3,600 | $0.49 | 2 | commercial |
| blue bird bistro kansas city | 3,600 | $0.58 | — | branded |
| char bar westport | 3,600 | $1.00 | 1 | commercial |
| food places overland park | 3,600 | $0.74 | 17 | commercial |
| kc mexican restaurants | 3,600 | $0.40 | 4 | commercial |
| legends kansas city restaurants | 3,600 | $0.55 | 0 | commercial |
| restaurant week kcmo | 3,600 | $4.71 | — | commercial |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Kansas City.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the Kansas City metro — 14 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Power & Light District | 4.4 | 12,197 | ✓ |
| Garozzo's Ristorante Downtown | 4.7 | 4,629 | ✓ |
| Grinders Pizza | 4.5 | 4,445 | ✓ |
| Grinders Pizza | 4.5 | 4,445 | ✓ |
| Grünauer | 4.7 | 4,441 | ✓ |
| Yard House | 4.4 | 4,324 | ✓ |
| Yard House | 4.4 | 4,324 | ✓ |
| Pizza Ranch | 4.2 | 4,150 | ✓ |
| Waldo Pizza | 4.5 | 3,225 | ✓ |
| Guy Fieri's Dive & Taco Joint | 4 | 2,779 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Kansas City already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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