Char Bar Beer Garden is an american bbq late-night spot in Westport, Kansas City.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 22:00; the beer garden runs later. The fire pit is the survival seat on cold nights.
Address: 4050 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111
Kelly's Westport Inn on Westport Road in Kansas City is one of the city's longest-running dive bars, set in an 1850 building and running until 03:00.
Try: Beer and well drinks, no kitchen
Tip: No kitchen; food trucks park outside on weekend nights. The back patio is the survival seat.
Westport Flea Market in Kansas City's Westport keeps the kitchen and bar open until midnight, serving the city's most-cited burger with a build-your-own.
Try: 10-ounce burger
Tip: Patio runs later than kitchen; the bar takes walk-ins on Saturdays.
Kelly's Westport Inn on Westport Road in Kansas City is one of the city's longest-running dive bars, set in an 1850 building and running until 03:00.
Try: Beer and well drinks, no kitchen
Tip: No kitchen; food trucks park outside on weekend nights. The back patio is the survival seat.
Winstead's on the Plaza runs daily until 23:00 with curb-service from the 1940 drive-in. The steakburger and Frosty malt are the canonical late Kansas City.
Try: Steakburger, Frosty malt
Tip: Curb service still operates in the parking lot; the kitchen keeps later hours on weekends.
Westport Flea Market in Kansas City's Westport keeps the kitchen and bar open until midnight, serving the city's most-cited burger with a build-your-own.
Try: 10-ounce burger
Tip: Patio runs later than kitchen; the bar takes walk-ins on Saturdays.
Gates Bar-B-Q's Emanuel Cleaver II flagship in Kansas City stays open to 23:00 weeknights and 24:00 weekends, with burnt ends and beef on bun after the jazz.
Try: Burnt ends, beef on bun
Tip: The Main Street location runs to 24:00 weekends as well; both are reliable late-night BBQ.
