Food Crossroads, Downtown Kansas City

Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House

Name: Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House
Price range: $$

A place to eat in Crossroads, Downtown Kansas City, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dec 30 dinner.

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Why go

A Kansas City barbecue institution in a restored freight depot next to Union Station, known for burnt ends and crown prime ribs.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Downtown Kansas City, alongside 2 bars & cafés, 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 Lidia's Kansas City and Crossroads Hotel.

Type: Food
Neighborhood: Crossroads
Price: $$
Time needed: 1.5 hr
Best time: Dec 30 dinner

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 2 beyond Downtown Kansas City. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

1
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 · 0.1 mi straight-line
2
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 · 0.1 mi straight-line
3
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line
4
Union Station Kansas City
1914 rail station with a grand hall, science center and model railroad exhibit.
Sight · Kansas City · 0.2 mi straight-line
5
Green Lady Lounge
A red-lit jazz lounge on Grand Boulevard with live Kansas City jazz every night, including New Year's Eve.
Drinks · 0.4 mi straight-line
6
Tom's Town Distilling Co.
Art Deco distillery and cocktail bar named for Prohibition-era boss Tom Pendergast.
Drinks · Kansas City · 0.4 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House 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 to do in Downtown Kansas City

Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House is our only food pick in Downtown Kansas City; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Downtown Kansas City guide.

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 Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House itself, we suggest: Dec 30 dinner.

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: 39.08728, -94.58580
Destination: Downtown Kansas City, Missouri
Website: jackstackbbq.com