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Jazz Brunch at The Phoenix, Then the Central Library

Sunday brunch with live jazz at The Phoenix, then a short walk to the Central Library and the giant book spines of the Community Bookshelf.

About $30–$60 for two2 hrs 23 minEstimated fit
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Map of the stops for Jazz Brunch at The Phoenix, Then the Central LibraryA map of a few blocks, not to scale, north at the top, with straight lines between stops. Stop 1, The Phoenix Jazz Club, the start. Stop 2, Kansas City Public Library (Central Library), 0.2 miles from stop 1, 8 min walk. The route is about 0.2 miles end to end. Neighborhoods shown: Downtown. Landmarks shown: Power & Light District.DOWNTOWNGRAND BLVDWALNUT STBROADWAY BLVD12TH STCENTRAL ST8 min walkPOWER & LIGHTSTART The Phoenix…Kansas City Public Library12N0.1 miJazz BrunchMusicMuseumWalkStreetcar lineStraight lines between stops, not driving directions.Not to scale, north up. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
The route is about 0.2 miles end to end. © OpenStreetMap

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Also close by
  • Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, museum, 1 min walk from stop 2
  • Artifact Coffee & Goods, coffee, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • Mildred’s (Baltimore), food, 1 min walk from stop 2
  • Spokes Café (Main St), coffee, 2 min walk from stop 2
  • Hemma Hemma Dinette, food, 3 min walk from stop 2
  • The Peanut, drinks, 3 min walk from stop 1

The stops

  1. The Phoenix Jazz ClubJazzy Brunch, Sundays 10 AM to 2 PM. Most Sundays it is Millie Edwards and Dan Sturdevant; check the calendar for the act. Brunch plates $10 to $16, per its menu.about 90 min · 302 W 8th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 · hours checked recently · then 8 min walkWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
  2. Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)Free. Open Sundays 1 to 5 PM; see the Community Bookshelf along 10th Street.about 45 min · 14 W 10th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 · hours freshly checkedWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
The Kansas City Public Library's Central Library building downtown
Photo: Nightryder84 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How the night flows

Book brunch on Resy. The library opens at 1 PM on Sundays, so linger over a second coffee if you finish early.

Good to know

Reservations
Recommended
Parking
Street parking around 8th and Central; the library has a garage on 10th Street.
Getting around
Walking, Driving
Setting
Indoors
Alcohol
Optional
What to wear
Whatever you feel good in.

Before you go

Hours, prices and reservations change. Anything we haven't recently source-checked is marked “Confirm today” in the planner rather than presented as fact. Check the venue's own page before you head out.

We last looked over this date on September 23, 2026. That is a review of the plan, not a promise that every detail is current.

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