Apogee Coffee & Draft

Apogee Coffee & Draft is an Olathe all-day coffeehouse, craft-beer-and-cocktail bar, and pizza spot, tucked into a corner of the RoKC climbing gym at 670 N Central St. It is the second act of Kansas City coffee veteran Cory Stipp, who founded and later sold River Market’s Quay Coffee before reinvesting in this single venue that pours craft coffee by day and drafts and cocktails by night.

Description

Apogee Coffee & Draft is a single-location, dual-personality venue in Olathe that “blends the energy of a coffeehouse, the buzz of a bar, and the comfort of a pizza spot.”¹ As the operator describes the daypart arc: “The day starts with craft coffee, pastries, and easy breakfast bites. As the hours roll on, laptops close, cappuccinos give way to drafts and cocktails, and pizzas hit the oven with a perfect char.”¹ The menu spans craft coffee and espresso, draft beer and cocktails, charred pizzas, Italian sandwiches, wraps, salads, and bar snacks, with gluten-free options available.²

The space occupies a “modern, outdoor-inspired corner” inside the RoKC climbing, yoga, and fitness facility in Olathe — a venue that founder Cory Stipp spent roughly two years envisioning alongside RoKC partners.³

Ownership and history

Apogee is owned by Cory Stipp, a fixture of the Kansas City independent-coffee scene. Stipp founded Quay Coffee, the River Market coffee shop, and exited that business in 2019, reinvesting nearly all of the sale proceeds into Apogee.³ He built Apogee as a coffee-and-draft concept attached to the then-new RoKC climbing gym in Olathe.³

The venue was set to open in spring 2020, just as metro-wide COVID-19 Stay-at-Home orders took effect — a launch Stipp characterized as “closing before you even opened.”³ The business worked through that delayed, obstacle-laden start and established itself as an all-day neighborhood destination. Trade coverage ahead of opening described the concept as offering pizza, sandwiches, cocktails, beer, and cookies.⁴

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Apogee official site + Untappd live tap list · URL(s): https://www.apogeecafe.com/ · https://untappd.com/v/apogee-coffee-and-draft/9995520 · Confidence: Medium

The full ordering menu lives behind Apogee’s Toast online-ordering system (not publicly fetchable), so item-level food pricing could not be verified; signature drink descriptions below are drawn from the official site, and the draft list is a dated Untappd snapshot.⁵⁶

Coffee & espresso

• Dry Breve Cappuccino — espresso and steamed half-and-half, served dry; the house describes it as “velvety smooth, perfectly balanced,” a signature espresso pour.⁵
• Vanilla Latte — classic espresso-and-steamed-milk latte with vanilla, the cafe’s go-to “classic” order.⁵
• Espresso Macchiato — a double shot of espresso “marked” with a small amount of frothed milk.⁵
• House Lavender-Honey Hibiscus Tea — tart hibiscus flower, nutty rooibos, herbaceous lemongrass, and Zante currants finished with Apogee’s house lavender honey syrup.⁵
• Energy Spritzers & smoothies — house spritzers and blended smoothies round out the non-coffee drink program.⁵

Draft beer

Apogee runs a rotating ~13-tap craft draft program (the ”& Draft” half of the concept); the list rotates frequently, so the following is a dated snapshot, not a fixed menu.⁶

• Curated regional + national craft rotation — recent taps included Alma Mader Sandswept (American IPA), ExBEERiment Hammer Down (Mexican lager), Drekker Ectogasm (hazy NEIPA), Prairie Artisan Ales Pillow Talk (imperial pastry stout), Brick River Homestead Peach (cider), and Guinness Draught (Nitro), spanning lagers, IPAs, sours, stouts, and cider.⁶
• Cocktails — a full cocktail program runs alongside the drafts in the evening daypart.⁵
• Happy hour: 20% off drafts, 3–6 p.m. weekdays.⁶

Food

• Charred pizzas — wood-/high-heat-charred pizzas are the signature kitchen item (“pizzas hit the oven with a perfect char”).⁵
• Italian sandwiches, wraps, salads, and bar snacks — plus breakfast bites and pastries in the morning daypart; gluten-free options available.²
• Item-level food prices not publicly listed; order ahead via Toast.

Links

• Official site: https://www.apogeecafe.com/
• Online ordering (Toast): https://order.toasttab.com/online/apogee
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apogeekansascity/

Sources

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. Apogee Coffee & Draft — official site. https://www.apogeecafe.com/ asserts: business name, concept (“coffeehouse, the buzz of a bar, and the comfort of a pizza spot”; “lattes by day, cocktails by night” daypart text), established 2020, address 670 N Central St Olathe KS 66061, current hours. ↩ ↩²

2. Apogee Coffee & Draft — menu. https://www.apogeecafe.com/menu asserts: menu items (coffee, espresso, draft beer, cocktails, pizza, Italian sandwiches, wraps, salads, bar snacks; gluten-free options). ↩ ↩²

3. “Lattes by day, cocktails by night: Apogee climbs past obstacles for approachable escape (and pizza),” Startland News, May 2020. https://www.startlandnews.com/2020/05/apogee-coffee-draft/ asserts: owner Cory Stipp; Quay Coffee founder, exited 2019, reinvested proceeds into Apogee; located in RoKC climbing facility in Olathe; two-year buildout with RoKC partners; opening delayed by COVID Stay-at-Home orders (“closing before you even opened”). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

4. “Apogee Coffee & Draft to Open in Olathe This Spring, Offering Pizza, Sandwiches, Cocktails and More,” Feast Magazine. https://www.feastmagazine.com/travel/kansas-city/article_28fe8e82-5720-11ea-aafa-cfd9a70158eb.html asserts: pre-opening concept — pizza, sandwiches, cocktails, beer; Olathe location; spring 2020 timing. ↩

5. Apogee Coffee & Draft — official site (menu/concept text). https://www.apogeecafe.com/ asserts: signature drink descriptions — dry breve cappuccino (“velvety smooth, perfectly balanced”), vanilla latte, espresso macchiato (“double shot of espresso marked with a small amount of frothed milk”), house lavender-honey hibiscus/rooibos/lemongrass tea, energy spritzers and smoothies; charred pizzas; cocktail program; daypart arc. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

6. Apogee Coffee & Draft — Untappd live draft list (verified 2026-06-17). https://untappd.com/v/apogee-coffee-and-draft/9995520 asserts: ~13-tap rotating craft draft program; sample taps incl. Alma Mader Sandswept (American IPA), ExBEERiment Hammer Down (Mexican lager), Drekker Ectogasm (hazy NEIPA), Prairie Artisan Ales Pillow Talk (imperial pastry stout), Brick River Homestead Peach (cider), Guinness Draught (Nitro); happy hour 20% off 3–6 p.m. weekdays. Note: tap list rotates. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴