Drinks 18th & Vine, Kansas City
The Blue Room
A place for a drink in 18th & Vine, Kansas City, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Night.
Why go
Jazz club inside the American Jazz Museum with live music most nights.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Kansas City, alongside 4 sights, 2 bars & cafés and 2 places to eat. 2 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Arthur Bryant's Barbeque.
- Type
- Drinks · Nightlife
- Neighborhood
- 18th & Vine
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 2 hr
- Best time
- Night
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 3 beyond Kansas City. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Moving history of Black baseball in the 18th & Vine Jazz District.
Sight · 0.0 mi straight-line - 2Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
Barbecue institution with vinegar-forward sauce and piles of burnt ends.
Food · 0.4 mi straight-line - 3Green Lady Lounge
A red-lit jazz lounge on Grand Boulevard with live Kansas City jazz every night, including New Year's Eve.
Drinks · Downtown Kansas City · 1.0 mi straight-line - 4NYE 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 · Downtown Kansas City · 1.1 mi straight-line - 5Tom's Town Distilling Co.
Art Deco distillery and cocktail bar named for Prohibition-era boss Tom Pendergast.
Drinks · 1.1 mi straight-line - 6Lidia'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 · Downtown Kansas City · 1.2 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
The Blue Room is a stop on our Kansas City to Omaha route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
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When to go
Average daily highs in Kansas City run from 37°F in January to 89°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For The Blue Room itself, we suggest: Night.
Modelled monthly averages for Kansas City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Kansas City weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for The Blue Room, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 1600 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.09137, -94.56307
- Destination
- Kansas City, Missouri
The Blue Room: quick answers
How much time do you need at The Blue Room?
Plan on about 2 hours at The Blue Room. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit The Blue Room?
Our pick: Night.
Where is The Blue Room?
The Blue Room is at 1600 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA, in 18th & Vine. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include The Blue Room?
The Blue Room appears on Kansas City to Omaha, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add The Blue Room 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 Kansas City.
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- Lawrence to Kansas City 36 mi straight-line
- Kansas City to Omaha 165 mi straight-line
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