Corner Cafe $

4541 NW Gateway Ave., Riverside
816/741-2570
www.thecornercafe.com [1]

HOURS: Daily 5 a.m.–10 p.m.

COST: Most entrées less than $10

Corner Cafe’s cheerful red exterior and inviting dining rooms are welcome sights for hungry travelers in search of one of the city’s best breakfasts. Former president George W. Bush may have only opted for one of the café’s fluffy signature biscuits, but I recommend going all out with an omelet, hash browns, and one of the café’s oversized cinnamon rolls or pecan-studded sticky buns, topped, as Corner Cafe puts it, “with extra sticky!”