Kansas City's Best After-Work Bar

Beer connoisseurs take a seat—ales, stouts and porters are the preferred drinks at this friendly downtown brewpub.

Reviews:

• “Laid-back, Good Beer”
• “Great location and staff.”
• “good beer but horrible food and no ambience”
• “Had a great time”
• “Good beer, bad vibe”

Tips: Just across the street at the City Market, there’s live music on the weekends and you can often find a River Market Brewing Company stand selling a selection of its suds.

River Market Brewing Company or email River Market Brewing Company

A lounge serving top martinis in a smooth atmosphere.

Reviews:

• “best bar in martini corner”
• “Nice trendy place for cocktails”
• “yes”
• “Best in KC”
• “Overpriced and snotty!”

Tips: Try to arrive early (before 10pm), if you’d like a table.

Velvet Dog

Locals flock for micro-brewed beer, fondue, hummus and salad at the pub that offers a warm atmosphere.

Reviews:

• “Best kept secret for kids!”
• “BREWPUB BABY!”

75th Street Brewery & Kitchen

Buffet serves a selection of salads, soups, pizza and appetizers at reasonable prices and offers happy hour drink specials.

Reviews:

• “At night this is a BAR”
• “Love the Quaff”
• “A jewel”

Quaff Buffet

This high-powered restaurant wins with classic seafood dishes and a posh atmosphere.

Reviews:

• “Anniversary Occassion was great!”
• “Disappointing”
• “Outstanding seafood in the Midwest”
• “I’ve had better…”
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Tips: Expect a wait on the weekends. The restaurant takes 50 percent reservations and 50 percent walk-ins.

McCormick & Schmick’s

A New York-style beatnik bar and bistro serving Spanish and Mediterranean cuisine in a hip scene.

Reviews:

• “Avoid on Friday nights”
• “not that cool”

Tips: The seating area is not for lounging during the late dinner hours, so order up some food to have a seat.

re:Verse

This sophisticated New York-style steakhouse is nationally acclaimed for dry-aged steaks and flown-in-daily seafood.

Reviews:

• “Significant disappointment.”
• “Excellent Food, service and atmosphere!”
• “Overall disapppointment”
• “Great ambiance for a special occasion”
• “BEST SERVICE IN TOWN!”

Tips: It’s best to try the popular dry-aged sirloin steak during lunch Monday to Friday when it’s not as busy.

The Capital Grille or email The Capital Grille

Popular eatery offers late night happy hours, fresh seafood, steaks, prime filet and rib eye with an Pan-Asian twist.

Reviews:

• “Manager”
• “SoSo Sushi”
• “Poor customer service”
• “Highlight: Sushi”
• “WORST service!!!”

Kona Grill

Students and alumni mingle at University of Missouri-Kansas City’s unofficial hangout.

Reviews:

• “anytime is open”
• “Okay”
• “after class happy hour”
• “Great Dive”
• “Mike’s is Mike’s…Amen”

Tips: Taking top honors in obscurity on the jukebox is Go-Kart, a defunct local band two of the bar’s owners played in. Local music support runs deep, and up-and-coming bands play regularly.

Mike’s Tavern

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