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Hours{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-23:00', 'thursday': '17:00-24:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'Closed'}

Tip: Reservations recommended; the door is unmarked off the alley off 12th Street.

Location

Address: 106 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105

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Swordfish Tom's ★ 4.6

$$crossroads{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': 'Closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'Closed'}

Swordfish Tom's in Kansas City's Crossroads is an intimate speakeasy-inspired cocktail bar, with no beer, no wine, no food, premium spirits and crafted cocktails for 30 seats.

Tip: Reservations recommended. The door is unmarked; the Wise Sage is the bar's signature.

210 W 19th Ter, Kansas City, MO 64108

Tom's Town Distilling Speakeasy ★ 4.3

$$crossroads{'monday': '16:00-20:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-22:00', 'thursday': '16:00-22:00', 'friday': '16:00-00:00', 'saturday': '12:00-00:00', 'sunday': 'Closed'}

Tom's Town Distilling Company in Kansas City's Crossroads is the city's first legal distillery since Prohibition (2015), with a tasting room that reimagines 1920s speakeasy cocktails.

Tip: Mon 16:00 to 20:00, Tue to Thu 16:00 to 22:00, Fri 16:00 to 24:00, Sat 12:00 to 24:00. Tours by appointment.

1701 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64108

Missie B's ★ 4.4

$$midtown{'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'}

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.

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

3740 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111

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.

3700 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111

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.

1006 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111

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.

3707 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111

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