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a classic French bistro in Brookside’s Crestwood Shops, opened in 2001 by Aix-en-Provence-born chef Emmanuel Langlade and his wife Megan; Tier 1 as a quarter-century owner-operated Brookside bistro.

Description

Aixois is a classic French bistro located in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood, just south of the Country Club Plaza, within the Crestwood Shops district along the Trolley Trail.12 The restaurant pairs an intimate dining room with what local listings repeatedly call one of the city’s best outdoor patios, and operates as an all-day French establishment — coffee bar, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch.13

Chef-owner Emmanuel Langlade, a native of Aix-en-Provence, builds the menu around fresh, organic, seasonal ingredients executed with traditional French technique, working with area farmers, butchers, and bakers to bring local product into the cooking.24 Frequently praised dishes include the grilled Angus hanger steak and the chocolate mousse, alongside the French breakfast and brunch service.35

As of 2026 the bistro remains open, with current posted hours running roughly 7:00 am to 9:00–10:00 pm daily and a Sunday brunch service; its Yelp listing was updated in May 2026 with hundreds of reviews.351

Ownership and history

Aixois was opened in 2001 by Emmanuel Langlade, a native of Aix-en-Provence in southern France, together with his wife Megan Langlade.24 The restaurant’s name derives from “Aixois,” the demonym for a resident of Aix-en-Provence. Chef Langlade is profiled among “KC Originals” for bringing Provençal-rooted French cuisine to Kansas City.4

The original — and now sole — location sits in the Crestwood Shops at 55th Street in Brookside/Crestwood, KCMO.61 A second location opened in June 2024 at Park Place in Leawood, Kansas (11570 Ash St), but that location permanently closed in October 2025 after roughly a year and a half; the Missouri original remains open and the Leawood listing was removed from the company website.67 Reporting confirms: “Owners Emmanuel and Megan Langlade opened Aixois’ original location in Kansas City, Missouri’s Crestwood neighborhood in 2001. (That location remains open.)”6

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Aixois published lunch/dinner menu (via Yelp structured menu listing) + official site & Crestwood Shops excerpts · URL(s): https://www.yelp.com/menu/aixois-kansas-city-4/lunch-menu · https://www.aixois.com/ · https://www.crestwoodshops.com/aixois · Confidence: High (signature dishes corroborated across official site, landlord page, and Yelp; prices from Yelp menu listing — verify against current in-house menu)

Classic French-bistro cooking from Aix-en-Provence-born chef Emmanuel Langlade — fresh/organic/seasonal ingredients, local farmers, butchers, and bakers — served all day: coffee bar, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch.8

Signatures

  • Onglet grillé au poivre (grilled hanger steak) — certified Angus hanger steak, green peppercorn sauce, mixed greens, pommes frites — $34 89
  • Confit de canard (duck confit) — duck leg confit, veal demi-glace, salad, pommes frites — $29 810
  • Moules au roquefort — mussels in roquefort cream sauce with pommes frites — $29; moules marinière (shallot, herb-wine broth) — $28 8
  • Mousse au chocolat — rich chocolate mousse with a madeleine — $9 89

Starters & soups

  • Escargots à la bourguignonne — half-dozen burgundy snails, mushrooms, herbed-garlic butter — $19 8
  • Soupe à l’oignon gratinée — classic French onion soup — $12 8
  • Terrine maison — chicken-liver mousse and country pâté — $17 8
  • Plateau de fromage — imported cheeses with fresh fruit — $21 8
  • Calamari — with rémoulade — $16 8

Salads & sandwiches (lunch)

  • Salade maison — Boston bibb, onion, tomato, walnuts, raisins, citrus vinaigrette — $12 8
  • Salade d’avocat et crevettes — bibb, avocado, grapefruit, grilled shrimp, rose cocktail, balsamic — $20 8
  • Croque monsieur — grilled French ham and cheese with béchamel (add egg for croque madame) — $17 8
  • Aixois salmon burger — grilled salmon, caper butter, arugula, spicy aïoli, brioche — $19 8
  • Royale with cheese — Black Angus burger, gruyère, lettuce, tomato — $21 8

Entrées

  • Chicken paillard — boneless breast, capers, tomato, shallot, lemon, greens, frites — $31 8
  • Truite saumonée poêlée aux amandes — ruby-red trout filet, lemon, shallot, almonds — $26 8
  • Foie de veau sauté — sautéed veal liver, caramelized onion, apple compote — $29 8
  • Pâtes fraîches aux saumon et crevettes — egg fettuccine, salmon, shrimp, vegetables, lobster cream — $26 8

Brunch & breakfast (Sunday brunch 11am–3pm; crêpes, quiche, pastries, beignets)

  • Quiche Lorraine — bacon, gruyère, onion — $17 810
  • Omelette parisienne — French ham and gruyère — $16 8
  • Crêpe parisienne — French ham, gruyère, topped with egg — $19 8
  • Crêpe florentine — roasted tomato, spinach, goat cheese — $19 8
  • Eggs Benedict — poached eggs, Canadian bacon, hollandaise, English muffin, sautéed potatoes, salad 10

Crêpes & desserts

  • Crêpe à la banane — banana, whipped cream, chocolate sauce — $12; crêpe de marron — chestnut mousse, warm chocolate — $12 810
  • Crème brûlée à la vanille — Tahitian vanilla custard — $12 8
  • Profiteroles — choux, vanilla ice cream, almonds, chocolate sauce — $12 8
  • Île flottante — French meringue with crème anglaise — $9 8

Prices reflect the Yelp-listed published menu and may have shifted; against the current in-house/printed menu (official menu pages returned 403 during research).

Sources

Disputes

(None active.)

Footnotes

  1. Crestwood Shops — Aixois — https://www.crestwoodshops.com/aixois — asserts: 251 E 55th St between Brookside Blvd and Oak St; Brookside/Crestwood location; patio + dining room; coffee bar, breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch hours; owner Emmanuel & Megan Langlade, est. 2001; phone 816.333.3305. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. Aixois — About Us (official site, via search excerpt) — https://aixois.com/aboutus/ — asserts: Emmanuel Langlade, native of Aix-en-Provence, opened Aixois with wife Megan in 2001; fresh/organic/seasonal French menu; works with local farmers, butchers, bakers. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. Yelp — Aixois (Kansas City) — https://www.yelp.com/biz/aixois-kansas-city-4 — asserts: 301 E 55th St listing; current hours; signature hanger steak and chocolate mousse; 386 reviews, updated May 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. KC Originals — Chef Emmanuel Langlade — http://kcoriginals.com/chef-emmanuel-langlade/ — asserts: chef profile, French/Aix-en-Provence background and Aixois ownership. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. Search aggregation of reviews/hours (Yelp/Tripadvisor/listings) — asserts: Aixois open as of 2026 with posted daily hours and Sunday brunch; positive reviews; best-patio reputation. ↩ ↩2

  6. Johnson County Post — “French bistro Aixois closes at Leawood’s Park Place” (Oct 13, 2025) — https://johnsoncountypost.com/2025/10/13/aixois-closes-leawood-270534/ — asserts: Leawood location closed Oct 2025 after ~1.5 years; original KCMO Crestwood location (opened 2001) remains open; Leawood removed from website. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  7. Johnson County Post — “Aixois, popular Brookside bistro, coming to Leawood” (Nov 9, 2023) / Leawood open June 2024 coverage — https://johnsoncountypost.com/2023/11/09/aixois-leawood-park-place-219980/ — asserts: second Leawood/Park Place location at 11570 Ash St, opened June 2024. ↩

  8. Yelp — Aixois published lunch/dinner menu (accessed 2026-06-17) — https://www.yelp.com/menu/aixois-kansas-city-4/lunch-menu — asserts: full structured menu with categories, dish descriptions, and prices — appetizers (escargots à la bourguignonne $19, soupe à l’oignon gratinée $12, terrine maison $17, plateau de fromage $21), seafood (moules au roquefort $29, moules marinière $28), salads/sandwiches (salade maison $12, croque monsieur $17, salmon burger $19, royale with cheese $21), entrées (onglet grillé au poivre $34, confit de canard $29, chicken paillard $31, truite saumonée aux amandes $26, foie de veau $29), quiche/crêpe/omelette (quiche Lorraine $17, omelette parisienne $16, crêpe parisienne/florentine $19), desserts (mousse au chocolat $9, crème brûlée $12, profiteroles $12, île flottante $9, dessert crêpes $8–12). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23 ↩24 ↩25 ↩26 ↩27

  9. Crestwood Shops — Aixois & corroborating listings (accessed 2026-06-17) — https://www.crestwoodshops.com/aixois · https://www.yelp.com/biz/aixois-kansas-city-4 — asserts: signature grilled Angus hanger steak and chocolate mousse repeatedly cited as house signatures; all-day French service (coffee bar, breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch). ↩ ↩2

  10. Aixois — official site brunch/breakfast menu (via search excerpts, 2026-06-17) — https://www.aixois.com/ — asserts: Sunday brunch 11am–3pm with crêpes, quiche, pastries, beignets; brunch dishes including Eggs Benedict (poached eggs, Canadian bacon, hollandaise, English muffin, sautéed potatoes, salad), quiche Lorraine, duck leg confit, dessert crêpes (crêpe à la banane, crêpe de marron). Official menu pages (aixois.com/menus) returned HTTP 403 during direct fetch. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

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