Welcome!
Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
-
Kansas City Archive
-
#1384: Stroud’s Oak Ridge Manor
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Oak Ridge, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1384th bar, first visited in 2019. Considering I’ve been coming here for more than two decades, it was stunning to me when I looked... -
#1383: The Clubhouse Experience
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1383rd bar, first visited in 2019. After more than a decade of dormancy, the basement courtyard of the Wallstreet Tower is alive again! This new... -
#1382: Streetcar Grille & Tavern
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1382nd bar, first visited in 2019. Another new place that also opened very recently in the ground floor retail area of a parking garage. My... -
#1381: Oak & Steel
Posted on September 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1381st bar, first visited in 2019. A brand new craft beer/whiskey bar, my first visit was just a few days after it opened. It’s located... -
#1356: Pierpont’s
Posted on August 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1356th bar, first visited in 2019. I popped in here to meet my wife and a friend of ours at the bar for drinks and... -
#1336: Pizza Bar
Posted on May 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1336th bar, first visited in 2019. I had no idea until later that, while I’ve been in here before, I’d never actually had a drink... -
#1335: County Road Ice House
Posted on May 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Gordon Biersch Scooter’s 1335th bar, first visited in 2019. I wasn’t originally planning to even count this as a new bar since I had already... -
#1331: Side Pockets
Posted on April 2019 | No Comments(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1331st bar, first visited in 2019. Gigantic strip mall sports bar. Mostly centered on pool but also has darts, several video games, cornhole tournaments, and lots... -
#1300: Dott Boss
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1300th bar, first visited in 2018. This is the hotel bar for the Hotel Indigo, but with a separate street entrance on Baltimore it’s removed... -
#1299: Made In KC Cafe
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1299th bar, first visited in 2018. From the outside, you’d never guess there was a bar in here. All you can see is a coffee... -
#1298: Parlor
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1298th bar, first visited in 2018. This food hall contains 7 restaurants, 2 bars, a covered deck on the second floor, and space for private... -
#1297: Spokes Cafe & Cyclery
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1297th bar, first visited in 2018. Bike shop, deli, coffee shop, and craft beer bar all rolled up into one. 1200 Washington, Suite B Kansas... -
#1296: Bar K Dog Bar
Posted on November 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1296th bar, first visited in 2018. This bar isn’t just dog-friendly, it’s mainly for dogs. The menu even has a section of food and drinks... -
#1263: Mo Brew
Posted on August 2018 | No Comments(West 39th, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1263rd bar, first visited in 2018. Craft beer bar that borders on both sports bar and five bar. Great staff. Open and airy with... -
#1262: The Peanut on 64th
Posted on August 2018 | No Comments(North, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1262nd bar, first visited in 2018. Stopped in for a beer and a bite to eat after a long afternoon of programming. I had a... -
#1260: Smokehouse BBQ
Posted on June 2018 | No Comments(Zona Rosa, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1260th bar, first visited in 2018. We popped in here for an appetizer and one last beer for the day. I had a Helldorado... -
#1231: BC Bistro
Posted on April 2018 | No Comments(Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1231st bar, first visited in 2018. Visited for a friend’s birthday party. I had Block IPA by Cinder Block Brewery. 7749 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas... -
#1223: Strange Days Brewing Company
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1223rd bar, first visited in 2018. New brewery in the River Market that seems to have hit a gold mine on location as it’s always... -
#1221: Casual Animal Brewing Company
Posted on February 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1221st bar, first visited in 2018. Stopped into this new brewery a couple of weeks after opening. I ended up having some of everything. They... -
#1215: Martin City Brewery Pizza & Taproom
Posted on November 2017 | No Comments(Martin City, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1215th bar, first visited in 2017. Tap room for Martin City Brewing Company… serves some pretty great pizza! Visited for birthday dinner with my... -
#1214: Grand Street Cafe
Posted on October 2017 | No Comments(Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1214th bar, first visited in 2017. Stopped in for a drink and to wish the bartender (a friend of ours) a happy birthday. 4740 Grand...
