![]() Thou Mayest has swag and bags of coffee available and is playing with collaborations, barrel conditioning and coffee/beer collaborations with their neighbor, Torn Label Brewing Co. ![]() It gets insaneon First Friday weekends! The entire Crossroads loses its mind (in a good way) on FF’s, so it’s a great time to see how vibrant this part of Kansas City is. Thou Mayest overlooks the concert space next door and so it’s a popular hangout when there are live bands next door. The space was built by KC’s Utilitarian Workshop and it’s a big, very cool environment. We move into the Crossroads Arts District (tons of galleries, lofts, restaurants, etc) with Thou Mayest, which is one part roaster, one part coffee shop and one part bar. Thou Mayest – 419 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108 Best deal in town! Nice pastry and light lunch case, lots of seating. This is the preferred hangout for arts scenesters, hipsters and weirdos (I say that all lovingly!) in KC, so the people watching is the best in town and if you can snag one of the outdoor chairs and stay a while it will be worth it! You get a free refill with espresso, so if you want to act like a local make sure you ask for a drip coffee or, what I do, iced tea to go for your refill. ![]() I love their espresso, which leans toward the more chocolatey/caramel side of things. They usually have their espresso blend and house blend available by the pound in dispensers so you can get as much or as little as you want, then bags of their other selections, generally in two sizes. They roast their own beans and I would say they lean toward slightly darker and more developed roasts. They also have a small cafe attached to their roasting facility. Very limited breakfast pastry items, coffee is the highlight at Oddly.īroadway Cafe – 4106 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111īroadway Cafe (Broadway Roasting Company) has been a staple in Kansas City for a long time and is smack-dab in Westport. They use whole milk for milk-based drinks. They don’t have cream or sugar available for your coffee and it’s either espresso (and lattes, capps, cortados, etc), Kalita Wave or cold brew so it’s not a rush in and rush out place. Expect lighter roasts that highlight the beans’ origins. Their roasting space two doors down on the same block and they do a great job. They usually have one single origin and one seasonal blend espresso on bar with 3-4 different coffees available for pourover as well as multiple types of cold brew. This is a relatively small shop in/very close to Westport, which is a highly trafficked and cool restaurant/bar/local shopping area in KC. The quintessential “third wave” coffee shop, Oddly Correct is quirky, takes coffee seriously and does a fantastic job roasting and serving their products. I go to Oddly Correct more than any other place in town. Oddly Correct – 3940 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111 I will update this when I can, but we’re talking a couple times a year, maybe, so please use this as a resource, not the only resource! Things are listed below in no particular order and I’ve attempted to stick to KC and the immediate ‘burbs. Also, things change, so places open, move and close and this is my hobby, not my job, so use Google, Yelp, etc to help you out. These are my picks for good roasters and shops, but there are many more. Now, a couple disclaimers… This is not intended to be a comprehensive guide. I’ll let you in on another secret… KC is an AWESOME food and beverage city, so if you like stuffing things into your piehole, then you need to get to Kansas City! It comes as a big surprise to people that Kansas City has one of the most robust coffee scenes in the country.
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