Drinks Crossroads, Downtown Kansas City

Green Lady Lounge

A place for a drink in Crossroads, Downtown Kansas City, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2.5 hours. Best time to go: After 9 p.m.

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Why go

A red-lit jazz lounge on Grand Boulevard with live Kansas City jazz every night, including New Year's Eve.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Downtown Kansas City, alongside 2 places to eat, 2 sights and 1 activity. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Tom's Town Distilling Co. and Lidia's Kansas City.

Type: Drinks · Nightlife
Neighborhood: Crossroads
Price: $$
Time needed: 2.5 hr
Best time: After 9 p.m.

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Downtown Kansas City. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

1
Tom's Town Distilling Co.
Art Deco distillery and cocktail bar named for Prohibition-era boss Tom Pendergast.
Drinks · Kansas City · 0.2 mi straight-line
2
Lidia's Kansas City
Lidia Bastianich's Italian restaurant in the Freight House since 1998, with a multi-course menu on New Year's Eve in past years.
Food · 0.3 mi straight-line
3
Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House
A Kansas City barbecue institution in a restored freight depot next to Union Station, known for burnt ends and crown prime ribs.
Food · 0.4 mi straight-line
4
Crossroads Hotel
A hotel in a converted 1911 warehouse in the arts district, with a rooftop bar and its own themed New Year's Eve party.
Stay · 0.4 mi straight-line
5
NYE Live! at KC Live!
The Power & Light District's ticketed New Year's Eve party on the covered KC Live! block, with DJs, live acts and a midnight ball drop.
Activity · 0.4 mi straight-line
6
Union Station
The 1914 Beaux-Arts station, with a Grand Hall clock and holiday trains; Science City inside hosts a family Noon Year's Eve.
Sight · 0.5 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Green Lady Lounge is a stop on our Kansas City New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Kansas City New Year's Eve
Ball drop downtown, jazz and barbecue after
3 daysStop 1 of 2Best Dec 30 – Jan 1

More bars & cafés in Downtown Kansas City

Another curated place for a drink in Downtown Kansas City. See the full Downtown Kansas City guide.

Kelly's Westport Inn
Westport's oldest building and a classic Irish bar that drops a ball at 6 p.m. for Ireland's midnight, then again at midnight.
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When to go: weather by month, based on Kansas City

Our climate figures for Downtown Kansas City come from nearby Kansas City. Average daily highs in Kansas City run from 37°F in January to 89°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For Green Lady Lounge itself, we suggest: After 9 p.m.

Modelled monthly averages for Kansas City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Kansas City weather by month (covers Downtown Kansas City).

Getting there

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Coordinates: 39.09135, -94.58108
Destination: Downtown Kansas City, Missouri