Life What to Do Bar Scene
Bar Scene

Head to Midtown for creative cocktails and appetizers at The Drop

Toast to the end of the long workday at Maker's Mark in the Power & Light District!

Savor a flight of wine at JP Wine Bar in the Crossroads

The bar and nighttime scene around greater Downtown Kansas City is the epitome of urban cool. Districts like Power & Light www.powerandlightdistrict.com, the Crossroads www.kccrossroads.org, and Martini Corner www.martinicorner.com rank among the region’s hottest destination for libations and adult fun.

For a complete guide to Downtown area bars by neighborhood, explore away:

Central Business District
12th Street Lounge (Marriott) marriott.com 200 W. 12 St. 421-6800
Club Mojo urbanspoon.com 300 W. 9 St. 474-1995
Drum Room (Hotel President) drumroomkc.com 1335 Baltimore 303-1686
Martini Loft (Aladdin Hotel) hialaddin.com 1215 Wyandotte 421-8888
Power & Light District (below) powerandlightdistrict.com 1111 Walnut 842-1045
Zoo Bar yelp.com 1220 McGee 842-6060
Crossroads Arts District
Balanca’s Pyro Room balancaskc.com 1809 Grand 474-6369
Bazooka’s bazookasshowgirls.com 1717 Main 421-1915
The Brick thebrickkcmo.com 1727 McGee 421-1634
Czar Bar czarkc.com 1531 Grand 221-2244
Eighteen22 Ultra Lounge nightlivekc.com 1822 Main 472-8400
Madrigall Martini Bar yelp.com 1627 Oak 472-4400
Manifesto facebook.com 1924 Main 536-1325
Retro Downtown retrodowntown.com 1518 McGee 421-4201
Snow & Co. snowandcompany.com 1815 Wyandotte 214-8921
Temptations yelp.com 1517 Grand 421-5631
Historic 18th & Vne District
Blue Room americanjazzmuseum.org 1616 E. 18 St. 474-8463
Mutual Musicians Foundation thefoundationjamson.org 1823 Highland 471-5212
Martini Corner
The Drop thedropbar.com 409 E. 31 St. 753-3767
The Monaco monacokc.com 334 E. 31 St. 561-1300
Sol Cantina solcantina.com 408 E. 31 St. 931-8080
Tower Tavern towertavernkc.com 401 E. 31 St. 931-9300
Velvet Dog velvetdog.com 400 E. 31 St. 753-9990
Power & Light District
Angels Rock Bar angelsrockbarkc.com 1323 Walnut 896-3943
Howl at the Moon howlatthemoon.com 1334 Grand 471-4695
Indie Bar midlandkc.com 1228 Main 283-9900
The Marquee themarqueekc.com 1400 Main 474-4545
Mosaic Lounge mosaicmo.com 1331 Walnut 645-9976
PBR Big Sky pbrbigskykc.com 111 E. 13 St. 442-8145
Shark Bar sharkbarkc.com 1340 Grand 997-3554
West Bottoms
Grandma’s Bar & Grill facebook.com/grandmas-bar 1615 Genessee 442-8131
Korruption yelp.com 1717 W. 9 St. 842-1078
R Bar rbarkc.com 1617 Genessee 471-1777

For a copy of the Downtown dining and bar scene map, click on the pdf below:

-     2010 Downtown Restaurant & Bar Map (PDF)