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Our Main Street: Armour Road

THE RINO

NORTHTOWN’S OFFBEAT LIVE-MUSIC HOTSPOT WITH TOURING BANDS, STAND-UP COMEDY AND DIY VIBES. HOME TO Sweet EMOtion ICECREAM.

SCREENLAND THEATER

BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED CENTURY-OLD MOVIE THEATER SHOWING BIG-BUDGET, INDIE, AND CLASSIC FILMS WITH A FULL BAR. DIGITAL AND 35- AND 70-MM FILM PROJECTION.

CHAPPELL’S RESTAURANT

PART RESTAURANT, PART MUSEUM, PACKED FLOOR-TO-CEILING WITH LEGENDARY SPORTS MEMORABILIA. MAKE CHAPPELL’S YOUR COLLEGE GAMEDAY SATURDAY HQ!

ERIN ROSE BOUTIQUE

CLASSIC, FUN AND STYLISH CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES FOR EVERY WOMAN! STORE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN NKC MO NEAR SCREENLAND ARMOUR!

MITCH E AMARO

PARADISE FOR COCKTAIL ENTHUSIASTS: BAR, BOTTLE SHOP, AND SUPPLY STORE WITH SIGNATURE AMARO COCKTAILS, NEW SPINS ON OLD FAVORITES AND KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF.

LATTE LIFE (COMING SOON)

COFFEE SHOP AND TRAINING CAFE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIFE UNLIMITED, FOCUSING ON BUILDING SKILLS AND CREATING INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES.

REWIND LOUNGE

ALLEY HIDEAWAY BAR WHERE YOU CAN STEP INTO YOUR PARENT’S WOOD-PANELED 90s BASEMENT AGAIN, COMPLETE WITH RETRO VIDEO GAMES, ADULT CAPRI SUNS, BLACKLIGHTS AND A CLOSET OF TAPES AND DVDs CURATED BY SCREENLAND THEATER.

DISTRICT BISKUITS

SERVING TOWERING SCRATCH-MADE BISCUITS STACKED WITH CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN, BRUNCH FIXINGS AND BOLD KC FLAVOR. COME HUNGRY!

SAIL AWAY WINE BAR

SAMPLE THE WORLD WITH SELF-POURING WINE DISPENSERS FEATURING REDS, WHITES AND ROSE WINE. LIVE MUSIC, OPEN-AIR SEATING AND DELICIOUS FLATBREADS.

TAY’S CHEESESTEAKS

AUTHETIC PHILLY-STYLE CHEESESTEAKS PILED HIGH ON A FRESH ROLL USING GRASS-FED BEEF AND SERVED UP WITH TAY’S SIGNATURE HAND-CUT TALLOW FRIES.

JEFFERSON’S

WALL-TO-WALL TVs IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SPORTS BAR SETTING. FAMOUS FOR HOT WINGS, FRIED PICKLES AND OYSTERS.

LUCKY DRAGON

OLD-SCHOOL CHINESE TAKEOUT WITH GENERAL TSO’S, CASHEW CHICKEN, CRAB RANGOON, CHINESE MOO SHU AND EGG FOO YOUNG. 

18th Avenue

F325 BBQ

TRADITIONAL AND UNIQUE TAKES ON KC BBQ, CREATIVE SIDES, CRAFT COCKTAILS AND THE BEST WHISKEY SELECTION IN TOWN. COME IN FOR LIVE MUSIC INDOORS AND ON THE PATIO.

CINDER BLOCK & THE COMMONS

NKC’S ULTIMATE HANGOUT WITH AWARD-WINNING CRAFT BEER, DUTCH-CRUNCH SANDWICHES, YARD GAMES AND PLENTY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACE TO SPREAD OUT. F325 BBQ DELIVERED FROM NEXT DOOR!

EL CANELO

FULL-SERVICE MEXICAN RESTAURANT WITH FAST, AUTHENTIC COMFORT FOOD THAT WON’T BREAK THE BANK. GENEROUS PORTIONS, STRONG MARGARITAS AND FRIENDLY SERVICE.

PAUL & JACK’S TAVERN

NORTHTOWN’S NEIGHBORHOOD PUB SINCE 1948. LIVE MUSIC PATIO SERVING UP PROGRAMMING WEEKLY. WATCH THE GAME ON BIG SCREENS OR COZY UP IN A BOOTH WITH FRIENDS AFTER YOUR DAY EXPLORING THE TOWN.

FM MUSIC VINTAGE SOUNDS

DIG THE CRATES FOR THOUSANDS OF VINTAGE, NEW AND PRE-OWNED VINYL RECORDS. CLASSIC ROCK, JAZZ, POP, SOUL, PUNK, RAP, COUNTRY, RARE FINDS, CDs, AND SPECIAL COLLECTION OF KC IRISH MUSIC.

McCLAIN’S MARKET

FLAGSHIP CAFE AND MARKET FOR KANSAS CITY BAKERY DATING BACK GENERATIONS. SIDEWALK SEATING, BREAKFAST MENU AND LUNCH SPECIALS PLUS PASTRIES AND COOKIES.

CHEF J’S BBQ (COMING SOON)

NEW LOCATION FOR BUZZ-WORTHY WEST BOTTOMS BARBECUE JOINT. ON CLAY STREET NEXT DOOR TO PAUL & JACK’S.

Have your watch party at Chicken N Pickle's outdoor and rooftop bars!

CHICKEN N PICKLE: THE ORIGINAL

NORTHTOWN IS HOME TO THE ORIGINAL CHICKEN N PICKLE — THE SPORTS BAR AND YARD GAME HANGOUT WITH PICKLEBALL COURTS YOU CAN RENT! HOME TO LIVERPOOL FC SUPPORTERS IN KANSAS CITY. WATCH A MATCH AND ORDER DRINKS AND CHICKEN PLATTERS FROM ANY SERVER, ANY TIME ON THEIR HASSLE-FREE FACILITY-WIDE ORDERING SYSTEM.

Swift Street: South of Armour

VELO GARAGE & TAP HOUSE

BIKE SHOWROOM, FIX-IT SHOP AND HANGOUT BAR WITH A REC ROOM AND LIVE MUSIC IN A BACKYARD BEERGARDEN!

SCIMECA’S MARKET

OLD-SCHOOL NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET WITH DELI FAVORITES, ITALIAN SPECIALTIES AND SCIMECA’S LEGENDARY SAUSAGES — FEEDING KANSAS CITY WITH FAMILY RECIPES FOR GENERATIONS!

OUTLAW CIGAR & BREWERY

WILD-WEST THEMED MAN CAVE WITH LEATHER RECLINERS, A WALL OF GIANT TVs AND ONE OF THE LARGEST SELECTIONS OF CIGARS IN KANSAS CITY. BEERS BREWED IN-HOUSE!

UP NORTH BREWING

LAID-BACK NEIGHBORHOOD BREWERY WITH HOUSE-MADE CRAFT BEER, TOASTED SANDWICHES AND FREQUENT LIVE MUSIC AND CREATOR POP-UPS.

HAWG JAW BBQ

AUTHENTIC KC BBQ OFF THE BEATEN PATH. SPECIALIZES IN BURNT ENDS, RIBS, BRISKET, SMOKED WINGS AND CORNED BEEF.

Maybe you've seen this along Burlington/ 9-Highway?

CALLSIGN BREWING    (just west of Swift on 14th & Burlington)

VETERAN-OWNED BREWERY WHERE BATCHES ARE DEDICATED TO CALLSIGNS OF AIRCRAFT AND THE FALLEN HEROES WHO CREWED THEM. KITCHEN WITH SLOW-SMOKED MEATS, SANDWICHES AND SAUSAGE.

East side of town: Venture further down Armour

LITTLE STORE ON KNOX

TINY, HIP NEIGHBORHOOD COFFEE SHOP SERVING UP CAFE CLASSICS AND SEASONAL SPECIALTIES + HOT BREAKFAST BURRITOS.

WOLCANO TEPPANYAKI

MONGOLIAN-STYLE TEPPANYAKI & CHINESE BUFFET + SUSHI BAR.

A LA CARTE HIBACHI PLATES AVAILABLE FOR DINNER AND LUNCH SPECIALS.

IRON DISTRICT

WANDER AROUND A DOZEN FOOD AND DRINK VENDORS IN A BIG, SHADED OUTDOOR COURTYARD WITH LIVE MUSIC AND TIKI COCKTAILS.

HELEN’S J.A.D BAR

FOR DECADES, HELEN’S HAS BEEN THE LATE NIGHT HANGOUT FOR RESIDENTS AND SERVICE INDUSTRY IN NKC, WITH A KITCHEN SERVING FRESH HOT MEALS ‘TIL 3AM.

TAY’S BURGER SHACK

HIGHLY-RATED GRASS-FED BEEF SMASH BURGERS, HAND-CUT TALLOW FRIES, SRIRACHA KETCHUP AND MAYO AND LATE-NIGHT OUTDOOR ORDER WINDOW.

DONUT KING

ROWS OF GLAZED, ICED, FILLED, CAKE, TWIST AND SPECIALTY DONUTS WITH ENOUGH VARIETY FOR ANY DONUT-LOVER. DRIVE-THRU OPEN EARLY MORNING ‘TIL 8PM

Swift Street: North of Armour

THE FIREHOUSE

LEGENDARY MASSIVE PORK TENDERLOIN SANDWICH AND LIVE BLUES AND ROCK THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS. COLD BEER, SPORTS ON TV, AND LOTS OF LOCAL MUSIC FANS AND NEIGHBORS.

CLASSIC BLENDS

COFFEEHOUSE BY DAY, CIGAR LOUNGE BY NIGHT. CLASSIC BLENDS IS NKC’S HOME FOR LIVE JAZZ AND SOUL. COMFORTABLE, CHILL AND WELCOMING CAFE VIBE WHERE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN, BE SOCIAL AND SIP SOME NICE BOURBON AND SIGNATURE COCKTAILS.

CLASSIC BLENDS 2

DAYTIME CIGAR OUTPOST AND PATIO WITH SPORTS ON TV AND FRIENDLY BARTENDER BARISTAS. YOUR PRIME SPOT TO UNWIND, JUST OFF SWIFT (BEHIND CHAMPION BURRITOS).

SPICES

FAMILY-OWNED AND OPERATED THAI FUSION RESTAURANT. GO-TO SPOT FOR CURRY, PHO, PAD THAI AND SOUTHEASTERN ASIAN COMFORT FOOD IN GENEROUS PORTIONS.

CHAMPION BURRITOS

BIG NO-NONSENSE BURRITOS PACKED WITH FRESH INGREDIENTS AND AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FLAVOR. LUNCH AND BREAKFAST BURRITOS PLUS TACO PLATTERS AND CARNE ASADA, TORTA SANDWICHES AND QUESABIRRIA!

PROVIS COFFEE ROASTERS

LITERARY-INSPIRED COFFEE ROASTER AND CAFE  WITH BOOKSHELVES AND BESPOKE CRAFTED INTERIOR. GREAT FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS AND BOOK CLUBS, THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE SEATING AREAS AND ROOMS TO MEET.

Other eats and drinks around town

PIZZA TASCIO

KANSAS CITY AND ST. JOSEPH PIZZERIA FRANCHISE WITH GENEROUS NEW YORK-STYLE SLICES YOU’VE GOT TO FOLD TO EAT.

HAWAIIAN BROS

KANSAS CITY-BASED FRANCHISE QUICK SERVICE HAWAIIAN RESTAURANT SERVING UP ISLAND-INSPIRED MEAT PLATTERS WITH MACARONI SALAD AND DOLE WHIPS.

STILL LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE?

NKC IS HOME TO MANY MORE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AND DRINK SELLERS, PROVIDING SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE:

  • FIRST WATCH
  • TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
  • SCOOTER’S COFFEE
  • JIMMY JOHN’S
  • TACO BELL
  • WENDY’S
  • ARBY’S
  • McDONALD’S
  • IHOP
  • DENNY’S
  • QUIZNOS
  • HARRAH’S CASINO

FM MUSIC VINTAGE SOUNDS

YOUR NEW HOME FOR PRELOVED VINYL RECORDS, CDs, CASSETTES AND 45s. MUSIC BY LOCAL BANDS PLUS MUSIC ACCESSORIES!

Eat and drink at local bars and North Kansas City restaurants!

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