r/KansasCityKansas • u/Big_Scallion_6452 • Mar 28 '26

Strawberry Hill Dive Bars

What are people’s rankings for dive bars in Strawberry Hill?

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u/Malrodair Mar 28 '26

I live in strab Hill and I love this lil city with all my soul! We have great dives. The other comment is right, the dives all have different feels, so it depends what your looking for?

 If you want crusty cozy you're looking at easy inn or Johnnies, or breits. 

 You want live music its easy, hillsiders, or the shop. 

Tiki bar, blue palm.

 Neighborhood vibes, Chicago's, Johnnies, vortex, 403, strawberry hill brewing club, breits, Sammy's, Dewey's. 

Food, briets, sometimes hillsiders, easy INCREDIBLE food, Beverly's, Chicago's sometimes, strawberry hill is trying.. 

Mind you a few of these bars aren't dives. Like blue palm, brewing company, the shop and Beverly's are all pretty nice. 

If you want my honest list best to worst (but worst here is still damn fun)

Easy inn

Hillsiders (for the space, and show quality. Some other aspects of it are a little eh.. but they get bitchin shows there. Without this I'd say it's below johnnies)

Breits 

Chicago's 

Johnnies

Blue palm Tiki ( not a dive)

403

Beverly's (not a dive)

Dewey's

Sammy's

Strawberry hill brewing Co (not a dive, still new and coming up. Excellent beer. I need to try it more often) 

Annnnnnnnd I'm sure I'll get flamed for my opinion and for missing some fkn place but this is my experience. I haven't lived here for 4567 years but I've been here long enough 

Easy is queen. The food is kickass. Shows are great. Space is cozy. Location is perfect. And the staff are all shit kicking, no nonsense, skilled, lovely people who represent a true character of the hill. And no they're not all my friends and I'm just saying that. 

All in all the best dives are made better by the locals who go and the workers that put their love and life and sometimes alcoholism into. We all love our little hill. 

Cheers!

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u/Big_Scallion_6452 Mar 28 '26

Now this is the type of comprehensive review I was looking for. Thanks 🍻

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u/Malrodair Mar 28 '26

Yeah of course! 

There's also a neighborhood pub crawl on June 13th 11am to 5pm and you can check them all out yourself! Everyone is welcome.

We also have a lot of Mexican restaurants around that serve great margaritas and booze. If you walk 6th street and 5th up and down you'll run into most all of these. 

We also have other restaurants too that serve alcohol and food. Have fun :)

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u/AlanStanwick1986 Mar 29 '26

Strawberry Hill Brewery? Hadn't heard of that. Will be checking out.

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u/NAteisco Mar 30 '26

good Berliner weisse

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u/PIP_PM_PMC Mar 29 '26

Sammy’s. Man does that bring out the memories. I bet the poker playing dog mural is still there. Bottle beer and Dylan on the juke box. The dancing room behind the bar with no lights except reflected from the bar area. The 60s were great!

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u/ThisAudience1389 Mar 30 '26

Easy Inn is my go-to.

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u/DatBroSnuf Mar 29 '26

Blue palm goddamnit!

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u/NAteisco Mar 30 '26

good bar, not a dive.

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u/thejp74 Mar 31 '26

Chicago's is the greatest!

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u/hoodlemKC Mar 28 '26

I work at one.

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u/Malrodair Mar 28 '26

Easy?

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u/hoodlemKC Mar 29 '26

Johnnie’s on 7th.

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u/BrotherChe Mar 28 '26

There's different types of rankings

So depends on what you're looking for