Lidia's Wine Bar is a wine bar in Crossroads, Kansas City.
Lidia's Kansas City bar in the Crossroads pours the Bastianich-family Friulian wines plus a wider Italian list. The bar takes walk-ins for salumi and a glass.
Food program: Small plates, salumi
Tip: Friulian whites are the must-try; ask the staff for pairings with the pasta-tasting trio.
Address: 101 W 22nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Extra Virgin's bar in the Kansas City Crossroads is a wine destination unto itself, with a European list that runs deeper than the menu and bottle nights mid-week.
Signature pour: Italian whites and Spanish reds
Wine focus: European, Mediterranean, natural
Food: Mediterranean tapas, wood-grilled plates
Tip: Big Night Italian Thursdays are family-style with bottle service. The bar takes walk-ins.
Anton's Taproom on Main in Kansas City's Crossroads runs a natural-wine programme alongside the butcher steakhouse, with growers-only Champagne and Old World bottles.
Signature pour: Natural reds, growers Champagne
Wine focus: Natural, biodynamic, growers
Food: Steaks, charcuterie
Tip: Sit at the bar to taste through the by-the-glass list before committing to a steak.
Novel's bar in the Kansas City East Crossroads runs a parallel wine programme to Brazeal and Armstrong's tasting room, with grower-focused bottles and a short bar menu.
Signature pour: Loire whites, Burgundy reds
Wine focus: Small importer, growers Champagne
Food: Tasting plates, pastry
Tip: Walk-in seat at the bar without a Tock reservation; the wine list is the draw.
Le Fou Frog's wine programme in Kansas City is the city's deepest French selection, with Mano Rafael's three-decade cellar focused on Provence, the Rhone and Burgundy.
Signature pour: Cotes du Rhone, Cremant
Wine focus: French, Provence and Burgundy
Food: French bistro plates
Tip: Sit at the bar for the wine pours; tip Mano in cash if he comes round.
Underdog Wine Co. on 55th Street in Kansas City's Crestwood Shops sells natural and small-importer bottles by the glass and the bottle, with a tasting bar in the shop.
Signature pour: Skin-contact whites and natural reds
Wine focus: Natural and small-importer bottles
Food: Small plates, charcuterie
Tip: Wine retail by day, glass programme by night. The Union Hill sister shop closed; Crestwood is the active spot.
Voltaire in the Kansas City West Bottoms is the Moxie Industries wine bar and globally-inspired bistro, next to the sister Golden Ox in the Live Stock Exchange. Eclectic cellar, classic and contemporary cocktails.
Signature pour: Rotating by-the-glass list, classic cocktails
Wine focus: Eclectic, global cellar
Food: Globally inspired plates, weekend brunch
Tip: Weekend brunch Sat 10:00 to 14:00 and Sun 10:00 to 15:00; the bar takes walk-ins. Sister to Golden Ox on the same block.
Extra Virgin's bar in the Kansas City Crossroads is a wine destination unto itself, with a European list that runs deeper than the menu and bottle nights mid-week.
Signature pour: Italian whites and Spanish reds
Wine focus: European, Mediterranean, natural
Food: Mediterranean tapas, wood-grilled plates
Tip: Big Night Italian Thursdays are family-style with bottle service. The bar takes walk-ins.
Anton's Taproom on Main in Kansas City's Crossroads runs a natural-wine programme alongside the butcher steakhouse, with growers-only Champagne and Old World bottles.
Signature pour: Natural reds, growers Champagne
Wine focus: Natural, biodynamic, growers
Food: Steaks, charcuterie
Tip: Sit at the bar to taste through the by-the-glass list before committing to a steak.
Novel's bar in the Kansas City East Crossroads runs a parallel wine programme to Brazeal and Armstrong's tasting room, with grower-focused bottles and a short bar menu.
Signature pour: Loire whites, Burgundy reds
Wine focus: Small importer, growers Champagne
Food: Tasting plates, pastry
Tip: Walk-in seat at the bar without a Tock reservation; the wine list is the draw.
