Drinks Westport, Downtown Kansas City
Kelly's Westport Inn
A place for a drink in Westport, Downtown Kansas City, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dec 31, 6 p.m.
Why go
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.
It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Downtown Kansas City, alongside 2 places to eat, 2 sights and 1 activity. The closest of our other picks is Mill Creek Park and J.C. Nichols Fountain, 0.5 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Drinks · Nightlife
- Neighborhood
- Westport
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Dec 31, 6 p.m.
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 6 beyond Downtown Kansas City. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Mill Creek Park and J.C. Nichols Fountain
A small park at the Plaza's edge anchored by the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain and its bronze horsemen.
Sight · Country Club Plaza · 0.5 mi straight-line - 2Shuttlecocks
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's four giant shuttlecocks, scattered across the Nelson-Atkins lawn since 1994.
Sight · Country Club Plaza · 0.8 mi straight-line - 3Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City's free art museum, with a deep Asian collection and the glass Bloch Building; closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Jan 1.
Sight · Country Club Plaza · 0.8 mi straight-line - 4Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Free encyclopedic museum with the giant Shuttlecocks on its sculpture lawn.
Sight · Kansas City · 0.8 mi straight-line - 5Plaza Lights
Strings of colored bulbs outline the Plaza's towers and rooflines from Thanksgiving night, a tradition since the 1920s.
Sight · Country Club Plaza · 0.8 mi straight-line - 6Gram & Dun
A Plaza brunch favorite on Brush Creek, with a big patio and dishes like banana cream French toast and shrimp and grits.
Food · Country Club Plaza · 0.9 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Kelly's Westport Inn is a stop on our Kansas City New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More bars & cafés in Downtown Kansas City
Another curated place for a drink in Downtown Kansas City. 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 Kelly's Westport Inn itself, we suggest: Dec 31, 6 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
- 39.05291, -94.59169
- Destination
- Downtown Kansas City, Missouri
Kelly's Westport Inn: quick answers
How much time do you need at Kelly's Westport Inn?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Kelly's Westport Inn. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Kelly's Westport Inn?
Our pick: Dec 31, 6 p.m. Insider tip: Do the 6 p.m. drop, then head downtown for dinner.
Which TripsCircle routes include Kelly's Westport Inn?
Kelly's Westport Inn appears on Kansas City New Year's Eve, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Kelly's Westport Inn to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Downtown Kansas City.
Plan Downtown Kansas City
- Downtown Kansas City travel guide 8 places
- Kansas City weather (covers Downtown Kansas City) weather by month
- Downtown Kansas City to Country Club Plaza 3.9 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Downtown Kansas City
- Jack Stack Barbecue Freight House Food
- Liberty Memorial Sight
- NYE Live! at KC Live! Activity
- Crossroads Hotel Stay
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.