Town Topic Hamburgers

Town - Topic Hamburgers

Since 1937

Hamburgers cooked the same way since day one, with grilled onions on a steamed bun. Two little diners in downtown Kansas City, both in the Crossroads.

Broadway, around the clock

  • From 5amBreakfast at the counter in the lobby.
  • 7:30pm to 10pmWalk-up window.
  • 10pm to 5amDoorDash delivery and online ordering.

Since 1937

In 1937 Claude Sparks opened a little white diner at 2442½ Broadway in Kansas City and began selling hamburgers for 5 cents each. At the end of his first day he had made $21.

Town Topic still sells hamburgers by the bagful, and still cooks them the same way, with grilled onions and a steamed bun. The full breakfast line is the same as it has always been, cooked fresh to order. The downtown diners haven't changed a whole lot since the early days.

Take your place at the counter. Have an old-fashioned hamburger and a hand-dipped malt, a bowl of homemade chili, a fresh breakfast, a piece of pie and coffee, or an ice-cold Coca-Cola, all made right in front of you. Plenty of the regulars have been coming for years, and they have great stories about this city. Just ask them.

“A Kansas City classic. An original greasy spoon.”

KC Magazine

In the news

A few of the write-ups Town Topic has collected over the years.

  • Hamburger AmericaTop 150 Burgers in America
  • Playboy.comAmerica's 10 Best Burgers
  • The PitchBest Burger, Best Milkshake, Best Diner, Best Place to Eat after Midnight
  • The Squire, Best of Kansas CityBest Chili
  • Kansas City MagazineLittle Diners Reveal the Soul of the City
  • Missouri Restaurant Association, 1967Marking Town Topic's 30th year in business

At the counter

Space for Town Topic's own photographs.

The sign at nightPhoto of the Broadway sign
The counterPhoto of the stools and the grill
A sack of burgersPhoto of a double with onions

Get in touch

Broadway

2021 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64108

(816) 842-2298

Baltimore

1900 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108

(816) 471-6038

Everything else

Email contact@towntopic.com

Town Topic on Facebook

Design preview — a proposed website for Town Topic Hamburgers. Not their official site.