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Neighbourhoodmidtown
Hours{'monday': '16:00-03:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-03:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-03:00', 'thursday': '16:00-03:00', 'friday': '16:00-03:00', 'saturday': '16:00-03:00', 'sunday': '12:00-03:00'}

Tip: Drag shows nightly; the patio is the warm-weather move.

Location

Address: 3740 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111

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Hamburger Mary's Kansas City ★ 4.1

$$midtown{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': '16:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-22:00', 'thursday': '16:00-22:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '11:00-22:00'}

Hamburger Mary's on Broadway in Kansas City's Midtown pairs burgers, bingo and drag entertainment for nightly events. The downstairs Mary's Bar opens earlier than the dining room.

Tip: Drag bingo Wed nights; Saturday drag brunch is the move. Reservations recommended.

SideKicks Saloon ★ 3.9

$midtown{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': '19:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '19:00-02:00', 'thursday': '19:00-02:00', 'friday': '19:00-03:00', 'saturday': '19:00-03:00', 'sunday': '16:00-02:00'}

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.

Tip: Line-dance lessons Tuesday nights; drag shows weekends.

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Hamburger Mary's Kansas City ★ 4.1

$$midtown{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': '16:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-22:00', 'thursday': '16:00-22:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '11:00-22:00'}

Hamburger Mary's on Broadway in Kansas City's Midtown pairs burgers, bingo and drag entertainment for nightly events. The downstairs Mary's Bar opens earlier than the dining room.

Tip: Drag bingo Wed nights; Saturday drag brunch is the move. Reservations recommended.

Buddy's Hideout ★ 4.0

$westport{'monday': '17:00-03:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-03:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-03:00', 'thursday': '17:00-03:00', 'friday': '17:00-03:00', 'saturday': '17:00-03:00', 'sunday': '17:00-03:00'}

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.

Tip: Karaoke Wednesdays; the bar fills up after the larger Missie B's lets out.

SideKicks Saloon ★ 3.9

$midtown{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': '19:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '19:00-02:00', 'thursday': '19:00-02:00', 'friday': '19:00-03:00', 'saturday': '19:00-03:00', 'sunday': '16:00-02:00'}

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.

Tip: Line-dance lessons Tuesday nights; drag shows weekends.

Green Lady Lounge Orion Room ★ 4.7

$$crossroads{'monday': '17:00-03:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-03:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-03:00', 'thursday': '17:00-03:00', 'friday': '14:00-03:00', 'saturday': '14:00-03:00', 'sunday': '17:00-03:00'}

Green Lady Lounge's downstairs Orion Room in the Kansas City Crossroads runs trios led by Danny Embry, Ken Lovern, Jeff Shirley and Tyrone Clark. No televisions, conversation-friendly.

Tip: The downstairs Orion is the quieter, more intimate room; bookings preferred Fri-Sat.

The Phoenix Listening Room ★ 4.4

$$downtown{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': '11:00-01:30', 'wednesday': '11:00-01:30', 'thursday': '11:00-01:30', 'friday': '11:00-01:30', 'saturday': '16:00-01:30', 'sunday': '10:00-14:00'}

The Phoenix on 8th Street in downtown Kansas City is the city's oldest jazz and blues listening room, with food service and live music nightly Tue through Sun since 1990.

Tip: Saturday brunch 10:00 to 14:00 with the bloody mary bar. Sunday closes at 14:00.

Kelly's Westport Inn ★ 3.8

$westport{'monday': '11:30-01:30', 'tuesday': '11:30-01:30', 'wednesday': '11:30-01:30', 'thursday': '11:30-01:30', 'friday': '11:30-03:00', 'saturday': '11:00-03:00', 'sunday': '11:00-01:30'}

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.

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