3 late-night dives in Kansas City, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Kansas City nightlife.
Kelly's Westport Inn ★ 3.8
westport · 500 Westport Rd, 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 (later run by Albert Gallatin Boone as a trail outfitter) and the Westport bar strip's late-night anchor.
Tip: Cash works fastest; the back patio is the survival seat on busy Saturdays.
Buzzard Beach ★ 3.7
westport · 4110 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111
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.
Tip: Cash works fastest; the patio sand stays around even in winter.
The Brick ★ 3.8
crossroads · 1727 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108
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.
Tip: Live music starts late; the back patio runs warm-weather only. Cash works fastest.