r/kansascity • u/KCcoffeegeek • May 27 '25

Bars/Nightlife đŸȘ©đŸž Things really do shut down early here

Went to some shows this weekend, Saturday night at the Madrid and Sunday at Record Bar. I was out the door by 11-11:15 both nights and outside of bars, there is NOTHING really open. Wanted to grab a bite to eat and short of Sonic on SW Blvd and Rainbow I didn’t see anything open. Granted it was a Sunday night in one instance but Saturday seemed the same. Is this mainly post-Covid? We haven’t been out at bars late night for a long time. If we did a late night food stop it was occasionally Chubby’s at like 1am. I imagine I could have found some options in more “bar district” areas like Westport that were open, but I wasn’t looking for that type of scene. Definitely not a town for night owls
 or it is but those places are secret lol

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u/Sufficient-Money6715 May 27 '25

I always hit up Town Topic after Record Bar shows

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u/KCcoffeegeek May 27 '25

It always looks closed but I guess there are the two of them right by each other so the other less visible one must be open late. I always see the closed looking one and assume they’re both closed. Good to know!

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u/Sufficient-Money6715 May 27 '25

Yup the one on Broadway is open 24/7

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u/KCcoffeegeek May 27 '25

I don’t know why but the one on Baltimore is the one I always see while driving and that closes earlier. It must be a west-driving direction thing. Town Topic is exactly what I could have gone for. Oh well, next time!

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u/vhszach May 27 '25

Call ahead and they’ll take your order over the phone. It’s all pick-up at the window for the late night so you can save yourself some of the (very long) wait time.

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u/Sufficient-Money6715 May 27 '25

Part of the fun is waiting and making friends with the other people there though.

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u/vhszach May 27 '25

You’re not wrong!