Guidebook for Kansas City

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Guidebook for Kansas City

Drinks & Nightlife

I've only been here once so far, but they had good drinks and food!
7 locals recommend
Barrel 31
400 E 31st St
7 locals recommend
I've only been here once so far, but they had good drinks and food!
Monday: Comedy Open Mic Night Tuesday: Music Open Mic Night Wednesday: Poetry Night Thursday: Karaoke, 9pm - 1am. #cheapdrank
7 locals recommend
Uptown Arts & Bar LLC
3611 Broadway Blvd
7 locals recommend
Monday: Comedy Open Mic Night Tuesday: Music Open Mic Night Wednesday: Poetry Night Thursday: Karaoke, 9pm - 1am. #cheapdrank
Wednesday nights 8:30-10:30 = Trivia! Free to play.
Twin City Tavern
1815 Westport Rd
Wednesday nights 8:30-10:30 = Trivia! Free to play.
Check their schedule for upcoming concerts and events.
32 locals recommend
Uptown Theatre
3700 Broadway Blvd
32 locals recommend
Check their schedule for upcoming concerts and events.

Food Scene

24-hour mexican drive-thru
7 locals recommend
Pancho's
3540 Main St
7 locals recommend
24-hour mexican drive-thru
sake, bahn mi, what a fusion!
17 locals recommend
iPho Tower Vietnamese-French Bistro
3623 Broadway Blvd
17 locals recommend
sake, bahn mi, what a fusion!
The best vegetarian restaurant in town.
15 locals recommend
Eden Alley Vegetarià
707 West 47th Street
15 locals recommend
The best vegetarian restaurant in town.
Cute little restaurant with a small menu including veggie options, smoothies, and coffee drinks.
11 locals recommend
Urban Cafe KC
5500 Troost Avenue
11 locals recommend
Cute little restaurant with a small menu including veggie options, smoothies, and coffee drinks.
This chain is excellent for people with allergies. They have a book containing every single ingredient in every dish, so that you can be sure not to select anything containing your allergens. It's vegan and has raw menu items as well. The desserts are quite nut heavy (cashews/almonds), and there are cashew milkshakes also.
61 locals recommend
Cafe Gratitude Kansas City
333 Southwest Blvd
61 locals recommend
This chain is excellent for people with allergies. They have a book containing every single ingredient in every dish, so that you can be sure not to select anything containing your allergens. It's vegan and has raw menu items as well. The desserts are quite nut heavy (cashews/almonds), and there are cashew milkshakes also.
One of the things I like most about this place is that they use local beef and bison in their burgers & other menu items.
33 locals recommend
blue bird bistro
1700 Summit St
33 locals recommend
One of the things I like most about this place is that they use local beef and bison in their burgers & other menu items.
This is the closest coffee shop. It's not my favorite, but it's convenient and they have some food items there as well.
7 locals recommend
Mother Earth Coffee Hyde Park
3504 Gillham Rd
7 locals recommend
This is the closest coffee shop. It's not my favorite, but it's convenient and they have some food items there as well.
This is one of my favorite coffee shops. Great coffee, cake, pastries, and sandwiches. On a nice day, you can go to the tiny patio in the back or sit in the row of chairs out front and meet new people.
37 locals recommend
Broadway Cafe
4106 Broadway Blvd
37 locals recommend
This is one of my favorite coffee shops. Great coffee, cake, pastries, and sandwiches. On a nice day, you can go to the tiny patio in the back or sit in the row of chairs out front and meet new people.
This is one of my two favorite coffee shops. The few food items aren't my favorite, but the coffee is, and you can get great food next door at Grinders. There's a patio out back, a second floor with couches, a private room, and a balcony. They also have a full bar for a different evening vibe. Closed Sundays
28 locals recommend
Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters
28 locals recommend
This is one of my two favorite coffee shops. The few food items aren't my favorite, but the coffee is, and you can get great food next door at Grinders. There's a patio out back, a second floor with couches, a private room, and a balcony. They also have a full bar for a different evening vibe. Closed Sundays
Next door to Thou Mayest coffee, this place has great sandwiches and pizza by the slice. There's a large patio out back with picnic tables too.
59 locals recommend
Grinders Pizza
417 E 18th St
59 locals recommend
Next door to Thou Mayest coffee, this place has great sandwiches and pizza by the slice. There's a large patio out back with picnic tables too.

Essentials

This is the nearest grocery store. It's pretty basic & cheap; you won't find organics here.
8 locals recommend
Save A Lot
3500 Blue Ridge Cutoff
8 locals recommend
This is the nearest grocery store. It's pretty basic & cheap; you won't find organics here.
This is a specialty grocery store, with a lot of local & organic foods.
36 locals recommend
Nature's Own Health Market
1020 Westport Rd
36 locals recommend
This is a specialty grocery store, with a lot of local & organic foods.
99 locals recommend
Marsh's Sun Fresh Market
4001 Mill St
99 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Besides the art museum portion, there is lots of green space, trees, and trails. And of course the iconic enormous Shuttlecocks on the lawn!
674 locals recommend
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St
674 locals recommend
Besides the art museum portion, there is lots of green space, trees, and trails. And of course the iconic enormous Shuttlecocks on the lawn!
400 locals recommend
National WWI Museum and Memorial
2 Memorial Dr
400 locals recommend

Shopping

Not technically a mall, it's a large shopping area.
505 locals recommend
Country Club Plaza
4706 Broadway Blvd
505 locals recommend
Not technically a mall, it's a large shopping area.
At the Bunker, you can find KC memorabilia, trinkets, shoes, and clothing.
23 locals recommend
The Bunker
4056 Broadway Blvd
23 locals recommend
At the Bunker, you can find KC memorabilia, trinkets, shoes, and clothing.
This is an upscale thrift store. I'm not much of a clothing shopper myself, but I once got ~9 pairs of jeans & shorts for around $100. That's bargain shopping!
Clothz Minded
This is an upscale thrift store. I'm not much of a clothing shopper myself, but I once got ~9 pairs of jeans & shorts for around $100. That's bargain shopping!

Parks & Nature

There's a nice trail to walk/bike, there's a really cool nature playground out back, and then of course inside there are neat interactive nature displays.
12 locals recommend
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
4750 Troost Ave
12 locals recommend
There's a nice trail to walk/bike, there's a really cool nature playground out back, and then of course inside there are neat interactive nature displays.

Entertainment & Activities

Playground, trails, tennis courts
Gillham/Hyde Park Playground
3739 Gillham Rd
Playground, trails, tennis courts
Playground Lots of green space for flying a kite or playing games Baseball diamond Sundays at 1pm, we play Ultimate Frisbee here - join us!
20 locals recommend
Gillham Park
3915 Gillham Rd
20 locals recommend
Playground Lots of green space for flying a kite or playing games Baseball diamond Sundays at 1pm, we play Ultimate Frisbee here - join us!
Breakout rooms are really gaining in popularity. I hear we have 21 different locations in KC! This particular place has 6 different themed rooms, for up to 8 guests per room.
15 locals recommend
Breakout KC Escape Room | River Market
114 W 3rd St
15 locals recommend
Breakout rooms are really gaining in popularity. I hear we have 21 different locations in KC! This particular place has 6 different themed rooms, for up to 8 guests per room.