Voltaire is a wine bar in West Bottoms, Kansas City.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Globally inspired plates, weekend brunch
Tip: Weekend brunch Sat 10:00-14:00 and Sun 10:00-15:00; the bar takes walk-ins. Sister to Golden Ox on the same block.
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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.
PourItalian whites and Spanish reds
WineEuropean, Mediterranean, natural
FoodMediterranean tapas, wood-grilled plates
TipBig 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.
PourNatural reds, growers Champagne
WineNatural, biodynamic, growers
FoodSteaks, charcuterie
TipSit 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.
PourLoire whites, Burgundy reds
WineSmall importer, growers Champagne
FoodTasting plates, pastry
TipWalk-in seat at the bar without a Tock reservation; the wine list is the draw.
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.
PourFriulian whites, Sangiovese reds
WineItalian, Bastianich family wines
FoodSmall plates, salumi
TipOrder a Friulian white with the pasta-tasting trio; the staff pours Bastianich Vespa Bianco by the glass.
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.
PourCotes du Rhone, Cremant
WineFrench, Provence and Burgundy
FoodFrench bistro plates
TipSit 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.
PourSkin-contact whites and natural reds
WineNatural and small-importer bottles
FoodSmall plates, charcuterie
TipWine retail by day, glass programme by night. The Union Hill sister shop closed; Crestwood is the active spot.
