Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Kansas City, with where to go and what is worth the late night.

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Dance Clubs in Kansas City

4 places

  • Mosaic Ultra Lounge

    Mosaic Ultra Lounge in Kansas City's Power and Light District is the city's primary dance club, recently expanded with a $2.5 million upgrade including LED wall, new sound system and DJ booth.

  • Howl at the Moon

    Howl at the Moon in Kansas City's Power and Light District is a high-energy dueling-piano bar and dance venue, with live music, party atmosphere and rotating performers nightly.

  • No Other Pub

    No Other Pub in Kansas City's Power and Light District is the sports-bar dance hybrid with multiple floors, a rooftop, food service and DJ nights running until 02:00.

  • Besos y Abrazos

    Besos y Abrazos in Kansas City's Power and Light District opened spring 2025 from the Cordish Companies, offering Latin-inspired cuisine with DJ nights and Latin music.

Live Music in Kansas City

6 places

  • The Phoenix Jazz Club

    The Phoenix on 8th Street in downtown Kansas City is one of the city's oldest jazz and blues clubs, with live music nightly Tue through Sun and full food service from lunch.

  • Green Lady Lounge

    Green Lady Lounge on Grand Boulevard in Kansas City's Crossroads District is an exclusively jazz lounge with live Kansas City jazz seven nights a week.

  • The Blue Room

    The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City's 18th and Vine Jazz District runs live jazz four nights a week, anchoring the historic neighbourhood.

  • Knuckleheads Saloon

    • ★ 4.2
    • $$
    • East Bottoms

    Knuckleheads Saloon on Rochester Avenue in Kansas City's East Bottoms is the city's main mid-size live-music venue, with country, blues and rock acts on rotating stages.

  • Kelly's Westport Inn live music

    Kelly's Westport Inn on Westport Road in Kansas City runs live music on weekends, anchoring one of Kansas City's oldest buildings (1850, later run by Albert Gallatin Boone as a trail outfitter from 1854) and the Westport bar strip.

  • Record Bar

    Record Bar in Kansas City's Crossroads is the indie-music venue holding 300 standing, with rotating touring acts running Wed through Sat and local openers on the lineup.

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Rooftop Bars in Kansas City

4 places

  • Messenger Coffee Rooftop

    Messenger Coffee's rooftop terrace on Grand Boulevard in Kansas City's Crossroads is the city's daytime rooftop hangout, with skyline views and an Ibis Bakery snack programme.

  • Tower Tavern

    • ★ 4.0
    • $$
    • Midtown

    Tower Tavern on 31st Street in Kansas City's Martini Corner has run a gastropub bar with 20-plus screens, a covered patio and a long beer selection since 2007.

  • Boulevard Brewing Beer Hall Patio

    Boulevard Brewing's Beer Hall on Madison in Kansas City has a second-floor patio with skyline views of downtown, plus rotating Boulevard pours and a curated food menu.

  • Char Bar Roof Patio

    Char Bar's roof patio in Kansas City's Westport is the city's largest dog-friendly outdoor space, with cornhole, ping-pong, bocce, a fire pit and Boulevard drafts.

Speakeasies in Kansas City

3 places

LGBTQ+ in Kansas City

4 places

  • Missie B's

    • ★ 4.4
    • $$
    • Midtown

    Missie B's on Broadway in Kansas City's Midtown has been the city's longest-running gay bar since 1994, with three bar areas, a patio, drag shows and dance nights.

  • Hamburger Mary's Kansas City

    • ★ 4.1
    • $$
    • Midtown

    Hamburger Mary's on Broadway in Kansas City's Midtown pairs burgers, bingo and drag entertainment for nightly events.

  • Buddy's Hideout

    Buddy's Hideout on 39th Street in Kansas City's Midtown is a small, casual gay bar with a strong neighbourhood crowd, karaoke nights and a low-key vibe.

  • SideKicks Saloon

    • ★ 3.9
    • $
    • Midtown

    SideKicks Saloon on Main Street in Kansas City's Midtown is the country-and-western LGBTQ bar, with line-dancing nights, karaoke and a long-running drag programme.

Listening Bars in Kansas City

2 places

Late Night Dives in Kansas City

3 places

  • Kelly's Westport Inn

    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 (later run by Albert Gallatin Boone as a trail outfitter) and the Westport bar strip's late-night anchor.

  • Buzzard Beach

    Buzzard Beach on Pennsylvania in Kansas City's Westport is the dive bar with a sand-floored patio, pool tables and cheap drinks until 03:00 nightly.

  • The Brick

    The Brick on McGee Street in Kansas City's East Crossroads is a long-running dive with live music nightly, a pool table and cheap drinks until 03:00.