Hidden bars & speakeasies in Kansas City
Looking for hidden bars & speakeasies in Kansas City? These 8 are the genuinely strange ones — The Common Tiger, The Forge, The Brass Monkey Lounge and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Kansas City they'd never find on their own.
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The Common Tiger
Up front, it's a neighborhood pizzeria, but giving the cashier the correct password unlocks a heavy steel doo…
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The Forge
Tucked inside a historic blacksmith shop along the Santa Fe Trail, this 1920s-style speakeasy is hidden behin…
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The Brass Monkey Lounge
Hidden in the windowless, reinforced concrete basement of a historic building once rumored to be a CIA bunker…
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Drastic Measures
Operating out of a completely unmarked stone building that once housed a medical clinic, this James Beard-nom…
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P.S. Speakeasy
Concealed in the basement of the historic Art Deco Hotel Phillips, this speakeasy occupies a long-forgotten 1…
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The Blue Palm
Located in the gritty-cool Strawberry Hill neighborhood, this intimate tiki lounge has blacked-out front wind…
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The Ship
A gem in the sea of warehouses, The Ship is a quirky, maritime-themed cocktail bar and live music venue hidde…
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Klā Sanctuary
Located in a beautifully restored historic warehouse in the West Bottoms, this design-forward, silent bathhou…