Cleo Club

Cleo Club is a dim, plush, cat-themed cocktail bar in the Crossroads that leans on classic, approachable drinks rather than esoteric mixology.

Description

Cleo Club is a small cocktail bar in the Crossroads Arts District at 2000 Grand Boulevard, opened in 2026 by Rockhill Restaurant Group¹. The room is intentionally low-lit and plush, seating a modest crowd, and the drink program is deliberately restrained — Kansas City Star coverage frames it as “affordable and approachable,” with food-and-beverage director Clark Grant declining to put “anything too esoteric” on the menu¹. The name references Cleopatra and the long tradition of naming large cats after her¹. A separate whiskey menu is offered alongside the cocktail list².

Ownership and history

Cleo Club is operated by the leadership of Rockhill Restaurant Group — Zach Marten, Bret Springs, and food-and-beverage director Clark Grant — who had been using the space as an informal satellite dining room for the group’s nearby restaurants before deciding to convert it into a standalone bar for guests waiting for tables¹. The build-out took roughly six months¹. The group also operates Rockhill Grille and two other Kansas City restaurants; further ownership history and formation date of the group.

Links

• Website: https://www.cleoclubkc.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleoclubkc/
• Reservations: https://resy.com/cities/kansas-city-mo/venues/cleo-club

Menu

The site publishes drink and whiskey menus as separate PDFs; specific cocktail names, ingredients, and prices are pending direct menu capture. Kansas City Star coverage confirms the program is intentionally “simple but quality,” classic-leaning rather than experimental¹. Food menu (if any).

Sources

Footnotes

1. Kansas City Star, “New cocktail bar opens in KC’s Crossroads: ‘Affordable and approachable’,” 2026. URL ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Cleo Club official website (hours, address, Resy link, whiskey library reference), accessed 2026-08-14. URL ↩