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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
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North Kansas City Archive
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#1513: Outlaw Cigar & Brewery
Posted on March 2022 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1513th bar, first visited in 2022. A massive cigar lounge featuring a full bar and several of their own craft beers brewed on site. If... -
#1445: Tiki Huna
Posted on October 2020 | No Comments(Iron District, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1445th bar, first visited in 2020. A cocktail-focused, outdoor-only tiki bar located in a shipping container shopping/easting district. 1599 N Iron St North... -
#1443: Old Chicago
Posted on September 2020 | No Comments(One North, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1443rd bar, first visited in 2020. It occurred to me that as many times as I’ve sat at the bar waiting for a... -
#1264: Christine’s Firehouse
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1264th bar, first visited in 2018. New location! Right around the corner from the old place. It’s only been open a few days so... -
#1261: Callsign Brewing
Posted on July 2018 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1261st bar, first visited in 2018. New brewery located WAY back in the heart of industrial NKC. Dog friendly, has several bar games and a... -
#1185: Tapcade NKC
Posted on May 2017 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1185th bar, first visited in 2017. The second location for TapCade. The bar side features a rotating wall of craft beer, the gaming side features... -
#1184: Velo Garage & Tap House
Posted on March 2017 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1184th bar, first visited in 2017. Recently opened in a former costume store and an adjoining retail space that had been vacant for years. Half... -
#1183: Chicken N Pickle
Posted on January 2017 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1183rd bar, first visited in 2017. Rotisserie chicken restaurant and bar with indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, other outdoor games in its courtyard, an outdoor... -
#1175: Colony Espresso & Beer
Posted on October 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1175th bar, first visited in 2016. Coffee shop in the front, craft beer bar in the back with plans to add a brewery operation... -
#1131: Calibration Brewery
Posted on June 2016 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1131st bar, first visited in 2016. New microbrewery, bringing the total in North Kansas City to 3. I only had 10 minutes, just enough... -
#1001: Big Rip Brewing Company
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1001st bar, first visited in 2013. To kick of my second thousand bars, I headed down the street to the other new microbrewery that recently... -
#1000: Cinder Block Brewery
Posted on November 2013 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1000th bar, first visited in 2013. I spent months thinking about what I wanted my 1,000th bar to be. It needed to be local, centrally-located,... -
#860: Germania Club
Posted on February 2011 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. now Grain to Glass Scooter’s 860th bar, first visited in 2011. Updated June 2017 –... -
#856: Kelso’s
Posted on January 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 856th bar, first visited in 2011. Italian family restaurant with great pizza. The front end of the restaurant has a small sports bar. 300... -
#682: Spirits Pub
Posted on January 2010 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 682nd bar, first visited in 2010. Motel bar for the regional American Inn chain. The bar is located on the fact side of the lobby... -
#231: Helen’s Just Another Dive
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 231st bar, first visited in 2007. Probably the most popular under-the-radar place in North Kansas City. I rarely find people that know about it, but... -
#230: Paul & Jack’s Tavern
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 230th bar, first visited in 2007. I’ve never had the food here, but this is one of my favorite places in North Kansas City to... -
#229: Paci’s Cafe
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 229th bar, first visited in 2007. This is a place that blurs the boundaries of my definition of a dive, but since it technically meets... -
#228: VFW Post 4050
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS I’d never thought of a VFW as something that would go out of business, but this one did in mid-2009. Scooter’s 228th bar,... -
#227: Oak Tree Restaurant & Lounge
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 227th bar, first visited in 2007. Of all of the dive bars in North Kansas City, this was the one that I was most nervous... -
#214: Denim & Diamonds
Posted on January 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 214th bar, first visited in 2007. More of a dance club than a bar, so expect to pay a small cover. 1725 Swift Ave North...
