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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
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Dive bar Archive
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#46: The Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Chouteau, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in Spring 2011. A sign outside says “Dangerous Building”. Scooter’s 46th bar, first visited in 2006. This is one of the most... -
#45: River City Tavern
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed at the end of January, 2011, after the building was condemned. Scooter’s 45th bar, first visited in 2006. This is the southernmost... -
#44: Bar 12
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 44th bar, first visited in 2006. Bar 12 is a popular sports dive in NKC’s Swift Avenue dive bar row. it’s best known as a... -
#43: Pat’s Pub
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 43rd bar, first visited in 2006. Pat’s Pub is my favorite of the bars on the Swift Avenue dive bar row. It and River City... -
#41: Shooter’s
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 41st bar, first visited in 2006. Shooter’s is one of those places where everybody knows everybody. But don’t let that intimidate you, newcomers are welcome... -
#40: The Runaway Lounge
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Vivion West, Northmoor, MO) Scooter’s 40th bar, first visited in 2006. Visited in 2006 and remembered it as a basic strip mall bar. Revisited in 2014 and liked it much... -
#39: Jockey Club Lounge & Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Riverside, MO) Scooter’s 39th bar, first visited in 2006. The bar’s name ties to the local history, when a questionably-legal horse racing track operated during the 1930s under the financing... -
#38: Big Shots Bar & Grill
Posted on April 2006 | No Comments(Barry, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Now a sushi restaurant Scooter’s 38th bar, first visited in 2006. Basic strip mall bar 7753 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO... -
![(Barry, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 37th bar, first visited in 2006. Basic strip mall sports bar 8132 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO 64151US [launch map] (816) 587-3646 Visit...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/37-115x115.jpg "Dirk’s Sports Bar & Grill")
#37: Dirk’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on April 2006 | No Comments(Barry, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 37th bar, first visited in 2006. Basic strip mall sports bar 8132 NW Prairie View Rd Kansas City, MO 64151US [launch map] (816) 587-3646 Visit... -
#30: Winslow’s City Market Barbecue
Posted on September 2005 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 30th bar, first visited in 2005. BBQ restaurant with a separate bar on the other side of the kitchen. The bar opens to the largest... -
#29: Cup & Saucer
Posted on August 2005 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Closed in 2006 Reopened Jan 2010 as a wine/coffee bar called K City. Scooter’s 29th... -
#28: Drafter’s
Posted on August 2005 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in 2007. Started to re-open as The Belfry but that went under before it got going. Scooter’s 28th bar, first visited in... -
#25: Buzzard Beach
Posted on July 2005 | No Comments(Westport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 25th bar, first visited in 2005. This is one of the few bars in Westport that I don’t mind going to. A true dive. There’s... -
#21: Jilly’s
Posted on July 2004 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Re-opened in late 2008 as CODA. Scooter’s 21st bar, first visited in 2004. As Jilly’s,... -
#20: Mike Kelly’s Westsider
Posted on July 2004 | No Comments(West Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 20th bar, first visited in 2004. Combines fine dining with a dive bar. The web site makes it look formal, but during an afternoon... -
#13: Harling’s Upstairs Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2003 | No Comments(Westport, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 13th bar, first visited in 2003. Nice, spacious upstairs dive and venue with a patio during the summer. If using the men’s room, watch your... -
#8: Peanut Downtown
Posted on March 2003 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 8th bar, first visited in 2003. Cool dive bar with good beer selection and a variety of live music. Good food (burgers vary however) and... -
#4: Tanner’s Bar & Grill
Posted on April 2002 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Tanner’s downtown location usually attracted decent crowds but was notorious for poor service. It closed in 2008. Scooter’s 4th bar, first visited in... -
#3: The Quaff
Posted on October 2001 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 3rd bar, first visited in 2001. The Quaff is a pretty popular sports bar in downtown Kansas City. The main bar is fairly small, but...
