Char Bar
Westport's barbecue beer garden with a burnt-end burger
Char Bar is a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.
Char Bar brings barbecue to Westport by way of a sprawling beer garden, a patio-first operation where the pit and the pint list share top billing. The outdoor space—lawn games, fire pits, and a long craft list—keeps a crowd lingering well past the last bite, turning a barbecue plate into a full afternoon rather than a quick tray.
The kitchen leans creative. A burnt-end burger stacks the city's signature cube onto a patty, the smoked chicken wings hit the smoker before they ever see the fryer, and the pulled-pork tacos stray happily from tradition. It's less a pilgrimage pit than a place to spend the day, but the smoke is real and the invention is the point. Come hungry, order a flight, and settle in on the patio for the long haul among the fire pits.
- Style: Kansas City Style
- Price: $$
- Neighborhood: Westport
- Serving since 2015
What to order
- Burnt End Burger
- Smoked Chicken Wings
- Pulled Pork Tacos
How it scores — 8.2/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 4050 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111
- Phone: (816) 531-2427
- Website: https://charbarbbq.com
Hours: Daily 11am–10pm
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