Pitchside

Pitchside Coffee is a soccer-themed specialty café in the Crossroads Arts District, opened August 31, 2025, and owned by six current and former Kansas City Current (NWSL) players. Named for the soccer “pitch,” it grew out of a year-old mobile coffee trailer into a 5,000-square-foot brick-and-mortar gathering place — the first athlete-founded, player-owned food-and-beverage venture of its kind to also vend permanently inside CPKC Stadium.¹²³

Description

Pitchside Coffee blends athletic culture with specialty coffee. The shop’s name derives from “pitch,” the term for a soccer field, and the space is designed as a social hub for soccer fans and coffee drinkers alike — featuring indoor and outdoor seating, garage doors that open in good weather, large windows, and televisions for watching matches.¹² The 5,000-square-foot café seats roughly 60–75 customers.¹

The menu centers on specialty coffee: matchas, cortados, lattes, drip coffee, and cold brew, alongside a signature “Game Day Grind” house blend and single-origin offerings. Pitchside’s syrups are made in-house and include a cinnamon brown syrup, a saffron orange honey syrup, and mocha.²³ Pastries and light food round out the offering. The café operates Tuesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to roughly 2–3 p.m.²⁴

Ownership and history

Pitchside Coffee is owned and founded by six current and former Kansas City Current (NWSL) players:¹⁵

• Kristen Hamilton — forward; NWSL veteran
• Elizabeth Ball — center defender
• Vanessa DiBernardo — midfielder
• Hailie Mace — midfielder
• Mallory Weber — defender
• Desiree Scott — former midfielder; Olympic champion, NWSL since the league’s inception

The concept originated during a preseason team trip to Florida, where the players discussed creating a community-focused coffee shop. They launched a mobile coffee trailer in 2024, working pop-up events and serving at CPKC Stadium for roughly a year before opening the brick-and-mortar.²³ The owners initially sought a location in the River Market near CPKC Stadium, but moved to the Crossroads when the 1819 Grand Blvd space became available.¹ The brick-and-mortar held its grand opening on August 31, 2025.¹³

Pitchside is locally owned and independent — there is no corporate parent or chain affiliation.¹² The Kansas City Current have announced a partnership making Pitchside a permanent food-and-beverage vendor inside CPKC Stadium, described as the first player-owned vendor permanently featured inside an NWSL or women’s-sports venue.⁶

Links

• Website: https://pitchsidekc.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pitchsidecoffee/ (primary handle, confirmed 2026-06-20 via current listings)
• Phone: (658) 254-0716

See also

• crossroads-arts-district
• Registry

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-20 · Source: Pitchside Coffee official site, MIKCexplore, The Pitch KC, KC Current, Here Kansas City · URL(s): https://pitchsidekc.com/ · https://mikcexplore.com/home/2026/1/7/pitchside-coffee · https://www.thepitchkc.com/dish-drink-kc-food-first-visits-to-pitchside-coffee-and-oddly-correct/ · https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-announces-historic-partnership-with-pitc · Confidence: High on the concept, signature blend, scratch-made syrups, and food-partner model (multiple independent sources); Medium on the exact rotating seasonal-drink lineup (menu rotates seasonally — “Playoff Menu,” “Game Day,” etc.) and Low on most in-café cup prices (not published online).

A soccer-themed specialty-coffee menu built on espresso, matcha, and tea, with scratch-made syrups, a locally roasted house blend, and food sourced from Kansas City bakeries and restaurants rather than distributors.³⁷⁸

House coffee & espresso

• Game Day Grind — Pitchside’s signature house blend; a Nicaragua / Colombia / Brazil mix with a bold, chocolatey finish, roasted locally in Kansas City by Post Coffee. Brewed in-café and sold in retail bags.⁷
• Single-origin offerings — rotating single-origin coffees alongside the house blend.²
• Espresso drinks — espresso bar serving cortados, lattes, and standard espresso drinks; drip coffee and cold brew.²⁸

Matcha & tea

• Matcha and traditional tea options — a dedicated matcha and tea program, including seasonal matcha drinks.⁷⁸
• Teal Time Matcha — seasonal matcha with blueberry, lavender, and agave.⁸

Signature & seasonal drinks (rotating)

• Golden Goal Latte — pear, rosemary, and honey latte.⁸
• Peanut butter caramel latte — latte made with house peanut butter caramel.⁸
• Pumpkin spice latte — seasonal.⁸
• House-made syrups — syrups made completely from scratch; documented flavors include cinnamon brown, saffron orange honey, and mocha. Seasonal/themed menus rotate (“Game Day,” “Playoff Menu”).²³⁸

Food (local partners)

• Bagels — Luca Bagel.⁷⁸
• Donuts — Hana’s Donuts.⁷⁸
• Buck Tui BBQ pop-up / collaboration items — including a vegan breakfast burrito stuffed with smoky, well-seasoned jackfruit and served with verde salsa. ($15.25)⁹
• Additional rotating bakery/restaurant partners and a few hot food items round out the food menu.⁷

Retail

• Gameday Grind coffee box — retail bags of the house blend (12 oz). ($21.99)¹⁰ Also stocked at the KC Current Team Store, select Hy-Vee, and Rally House locations.⁷

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Pitchside Coffee, 1819 Grand Blvd (accessed 2026-06-23). Listing updated June 2026; hours shown 7 a.m.–3 p.m., resolving the prior 2-vs-3 p.m. closing-time discrepancy in favor of 3 p.m.

Footnotes

1. Kansas City Magazine, “KC Current Players To Open Pitchside Coffee Shop In The Crossroads This Month.” https://kansascitymag.com/kc-current-players-to-open-pitchside-coffee-shop-in-the-crossroads-this-month/ ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

2. Here Kansas City, “Kansas City Coffee Shop Pitchside Coffee Opens Soon.” https://www.herekansascity.com/pitchside-coffee-kansas-city/ ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

3. Pitchside Coffee, official site — About Us / home. https://pitchsidekc.com/pages/about-us ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

4. joe.coffee / business listings — Pitchside Coffee, Kansas City, MO (hours and contact listing). https://joe.coffee/locations/mo/kansas-city/pitchside-coffee-kansas-city/ ↩

5. Pitchside Coffee, official site — Meet the Team. https://pitchsidekc.com/pages/meet-the-team ↩

6. Kansas City Current, “Kansas City Current announces historic partnership with Pitchside Coffee as next restaurant partner at CPKC Stadium.” https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-announces-historic-partnership-with-pitc ↩

7. Kansas City Current / CPKC Stadium, partnership announcement and blend detail — Game Day Grind (Nicaragua/Colombia/Brazil, roasted by Post Coffee), local food partners (Luca Bagel, Hana’s Donuts, Buck Tui BBQ), retail availability (Team Store, Hy-Vee, Rally House). https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-announces-historic-partnership-with-pitc ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

8. MIKCexplore, “Drinking Coffee in Kansas City: Pitchside Coffee” (Jan 7, 2026) — seasonal drinks (Teal Time Matcha, Golden Goal Latte, peanut butter caramel latte, PSL), scratch syrups, espresso/matcha/tea, food partners. https://mikcexplore.com/home/2026/1/7/pitchside-coffee ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

9. The Pitch KC, “Dish & Drink KC: Food-first visits to Pitchside Coffee and Oddly Correct” — Buck Tui BBQ collaboration; vegan breakfast burrito ($15.25). https://www.thepitchkc.com/dish-drink-kc-food-first-visits-to-pitchside-coffee-and-oddly-correct/ ↩

10. Pitchside Coffee, official site — Gameday Grind Coffee Boxes product listing (12 oz, $21.99). https://pitchsidekc.com/products/gameday-grind-blend-12oz ↩